Atomico

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London-based venture capital firm

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FieldValue
nameAtomico
logo[[Image:Atomico.png
typePrivate
foundation
founderNiklas Zennström
industryVenture capital
productsVenture capital, growth capital
homepagewww.atomico.com
num_employees57
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| name = Atomico | logo = [[Image:Atomico.png|220px|Atomico]] | type = Private | foundation = | founder = Niklas Zennström | industry = Venture capital | products = Venture capital, growth capital | homepage = www.atomico.com | num_employees = 57 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 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, the $765 million Atomico IV, the $820 million Atomico V, the $1.1 billion Atomico VI, and most recently, the $1.24 billion Atomico VII. The company publishes an annual report into the European technology industry.

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), Lakera ($20 million Series A led by Atomico), and FarmDrop (£7 million Series A).

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, and LendInvest's IPO on the London Stock Exchange in July 2021.

References

References

  1. "$1.24 billion as European technology comes of age".
  2. (2013-11-09). "Atomico Raises $476.6 Million for Third Fund".
  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".
  5. Prabhu, Abhinaya. (2023-10-04). "Amidst market slowdown, Atomico closes $1.1B to break the Silicon Valley monopoly in Europe — TFN".
  6. Sawers, Paul. (2024-09-08). "European VC Atomico closes $1.24B across two funds for early- and growth-stage startups".
  7. "State of European Tech 2023".
  8. Kahn, Jeremy. "AI startup CADDi, which helps manufacturers solve their 'too many parts' problem, gets $38 million in new funding".
  9. Sawers, Paul. (2024-07-24). "Lakera, which protects enterprises from LLM vulnerabilities, raises $20M".
  10. Ghosh, Shona. "Skype's billionaire cofounder funded a startup that delivers fresh local produce".
  11. (28 September 2017). "Angry Birds maker Rovio valued at $1 billion in IPO". Reuters.
  12. "London Stock Exchange {{!}} London Stock Exchange".

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