Atomico

This article is about the firm. For the TV show, see Atómico.

Atomico

Company type	Private
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[3] and most recently the $765 million Atomico IV.[1] It publishes an annual report into the European technology industry.[2]

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.[3]

See also

• List of venture capital firms

References

1. "Atomico IV: $765m for Europe's most ambitious founders".
2. "State of European Tech 2023". State of european tech. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
3. "Angry Birds maker Rovio valued at $1 billion in IPO". Reuters. 28 September 2017.

External links

• Atomico (company website)