Atomico

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Atomico
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ProductsVenture capital, growth capital
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Websitewww.atomico.com

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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 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

References

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  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
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  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sawers, Paul (2024-07-24). "Lakera, which protects enterprises from LLM vulnerabilities, raises $20M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ghosh, Shona. "Skype's billionaire cofounder funded a startup that delivers fresh local produce". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
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