Atomico is a European Venture Capital firm headquartered in
London
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, with offices in
Paris
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, Berlin and
Stockholm
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. Its founder and CEO is
Niklas Zennström, a
serial entrepreneur who co-founded
Skype
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and
Kazaa
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.
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
is a Japanese multinational Investment company, investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, that focuses on investment management. The group primarily invests in companies operating in technology that offer goods and services ...
, valuing the business at $3 billion in 2013),
The Climate Corporation
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History
The company was founded as WeatherBill in 2006 by two former ...
(acquired by
Monsanto
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for $1.1 billion in 2013),
Xobni (acquired by
Yahoo!
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in 2013),
PowerReviews (acquired by
Bazaarvoice
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in 2012),
Rovio's $1 billion IPO in September 2017, and LendInvest's IPO on the London Stock Exchange in July 2021.
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See also
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List of venture capital firms
Below is a list of notable venture capital firms:
Assets under management
Shown below are the largest venture capital firms ranked by Assets Under Management.
Capital raised
Data is for capital raised between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 20 ...
References
External links
Atomico(company website)
Venture capital firms of the United Kingdom