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Niklas Zennström

Skype / Atomico
London, United Kingdom
Niklas Zennström co-founded Skype, which revolutionized voice and video communication over the internet, and was later sold to eBay and then Microsoft for $8.5 billion. He also co-founded Kazaa, one of the first peer-to-peer file sharing networks. After Skype, Zennström founded Atomico, a European venture capital firm that has backed Klarna, Supercell, Rovio, and other global tech companies.
Venture Capital / Communications

About Skype / Atomico

Atomico is a European venture capital firm founded by Niklas Zennström, investing in technology companies from Series A through growth. Notable portfolio includes Klarna, Supercell, and Pipedrive.

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