
CEO & Founding Partner / Atomico
Niklas Zennström is a highly successful technology entrepreneur and investor, best known as the co-founder of Skype, Kazaa, and Joltid. He is currently the CEO and Founding Partner of Atomico, a European venture capital firm dedicated to supporting ambitious technology entrepreneurs from the early stages to global scale. Zennström is also actively involved in philanthropy, focusing on human rights and climate change through Zennström Philanthropies.

CEO & Founding Partner

CEO and co-founder

co-founder and CEO

general manager positions

MSc, BSc
Core technical and professional competencies derived from founding and leading global technology companies and a major European VC firm.
A factual summary of Niklas Zennström's career, focusing on his founding roles and current venture capital leadership.
He is the CEO and Founding Partner of Atomico, a European venture capital firm he established in 2006 to support technology entrepreneurs.
Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion, years after Zennström had left his operational role at the company.
Zennström holds a Master of Science in Engineering Physics and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Uppsala University.
Zennström Philanthropies focuses on two main areas: supporting human rights and combating climate change globally.
Venture Capital, Technology Investment, European Tech Ecosystem
Telecommunications, P2P Networking, Environmental Sustainability
Visionary, Pioneering, Global-Minded, Impact-Driven
Entrepreneurship, Technology, Scaling, Philanthropy
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