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Atomico
London-based venture capital firm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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]
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