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This article is about the firm. For the TV show, see Atómico.
Atomico
Company typePrivate
IndustryVenture capital
Founded2006; 19 years ago (2006)
FounderNiklas Zennström
ProductsVenture capital, growth capital
Number of employees
57
Websitewww.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

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It has invested in more than 155 companies[1] across the globe via 7 funds, Atomico Ventures I, the $165 million Atomico Ventures II, Atomico III, which closed at $476 million in November 2013,[2] the $765 million Atomico IV,[3] the $820 million Atomico V,[4] the $1.1 billion Atomico VI,[5] and most recently, the $1.24 billion Atomico VII.[6] The company publishes an annual report into the European technology industry.[7]

Areas of interest for Atomico, include Industrial Automation, Internet Infrastructure & Security, and Future of Food. Notable growth investments in these categories include CADDi ($38 million Series C),[8] Lakera ($20 million Series A led by Atomico),[9] and FarmDrop (£7 million Series A).[10]

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), Rovio's $1 billion IPO in September 2017,[11] and LendInvest's IPO on the London Stock Exchange in July 2021.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "$1.24 billion as European technology comes of age". atomico.com. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  2. ^ "Atomico Raises $476.6 Million for Third Fund". StrictlyVC, LLC. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  3. ^ "Atomico IV: $765m for Europe's most ambitious founders".
  4. ^ Browne, Ryan (2020-02-18). "Skype co-founder's venture capital firm just raised an $820 million fund to back European start-ups". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  5. ^ Prabhu, Abhinaya (2023-10-04). "Amidst market slowdown, Atomico closes $1.1B to break the Silicon Valley monopoly in Europe — TFN". Tech Funding News. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  6. ^ Sawers, Paul (2024-09-08). "European VC Atomico closes $1.24B across two funds for early- and growth-stage startups". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  7. ^ "State of European Tech 2023". State of european tech. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  8. ^ Kahn, Jeremy. "AI startup CADDi, which helps manufacturers solve their 'too many parts' problem, gets $38 million in new funding". Fortune. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  9. ^ Sawers, Paul (2024-07-24). "Lakera, which protects enterprises from LLM vulnerabilities, raises $20M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  10. ^ Ghosh, Shona. "Skype's billionaire cofounder funded a startup that delivers fresh local produce". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  11. ^ "Angry Birds maker Rovio valued at $1 billion in IPO". Reuters. 28 September 2017.
  12. ^ "London Stock Exchange | London Stock Exchange". www.londonstockexchange.com. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
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