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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
| Founder | Niklas Zennström |
| Products | Venture capital, growth capital |
| Number of employees | 57 |
| Website | www.atomico.com |
Atomico is a European Venture Capital firm headquartered in London, with offices in Paris, Berlin and Stockholm. Its founder and CEO is Niklas Zennström, a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Skype and Kazaa.
History and investments
It has invested in more than 130 companies across the globe via 4 funds, Atomico Ventures I, the $165 million Atomico Ventures II, Atomico III, which closed at $476 million in November 2013 and most recently the $765 million Atomico IV. It publishes an annual report into the European technology industry.
The company has been involved with exits or substantial transactions in companies including Supercell (sold a majority stake to SoftBank, valuing the business at $3 billion in 2013), The Climate Corporation (acquired by Monsanto for $1.1 billion in 2013), Xobni (acquired by Yahoo! in 2013), PowerReviews (acquired by Bazaarvoice in 2012) and Rovio's $1 billion IPO in September 2017.
See also
References
- "Atomico IV: $765m for Europe's most ambitious founders".
- "State of European Tech 2023". State of european tech. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- "Angry Birds maker Rovio valued at $1 billion in IPO". Reuters. 28 September 2017.
External links
- Atomico (company website)