Overview

Number of Portfolio Companies 6
Number of Exits 1
  • Primary Job Title CEO and Partner
  • Primary Organization 
    Atomico
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 1

Niklas Zennström is CEO and Founding Partner at Atomico. He works daily with founders and sits on the boards of Farmdrop, Lilium, Pipedrive, Oden Technologies and Varjo.

Niklas is an experienced technology investor and entrepreneur, having previously co-founded and managed globally successful technology companies including Skype, Kazaa and

Joltid. Niklas founded Atomico in 2006. He is passionate about partnering about founders solving big challenges facing their planet with digital technology.

In 2007, he co-founded Zennström Philanthropies with his wife, Catherine. They focus their efforts in two areas: human rights and the environment. Niklas also founded the Race for the Baltic, a foundation for a well-managed and sustainable Baltic Sea, one of the most threatened major bodies of water in the world.

Niklas is a keen yachtsman and has won four World Championships with his yacht racing team, Rán.

Niklas holds dual degrees in Business and MSc Engineering Physics/Computer Science from Uppsala University in Sweden, and he spent his final year at the University of Michigan.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments 8
Niklas Zennström made 8 investments. Their latest investment is Pre Seed Round - Prion on Sep 23, 2019. Niklas Zennström invested SEK4M in Prion.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 23, 2019
Prion
No
Pre Seed Round - Prion
SEK4M
Feb 14, 2019
Eastnine
Seed Round - Eastnine
£2M
Mar 13, 2018
Wefarm
Seed Round - Wefarm
$5M
Oct 10, 2017
Visor
Seed Round - Visor
$6.5M
Jul 26, 2017
Cleo
No
Seed Round - Cleo
£2M
Jun 7, 2017
Prion
Seed Round - Prion
Jan 25, 2017
Cleo
No
Angel Round - Cleo
$700K
Jan 1, 2007
wunderloop
Series A - wunderloop
$10M

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments 12
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Oct 7, 2018
Varjo
Atomico
Yes
Series B - Varjo
$31M
Jul 2, 2018
Oden Technologies
Atomico
Yes
Series A - Oden Technologies
$10M
Jun 14, 2018
Farmdrop
Atomico
No
Series B - Farmdrop
£10M
Sep 5, 2017
Lilium
Atomico
No
Series B - Lilium
$90M
Mar 21, 2017
Beekeeper
Atomico
Series A - Beekeeper
$8M
Dec 5, 2016
Lilium
Atomico
Yes
Series A - Lilium
$11.4M
Jun 13, 2013
Wrapp
Atomico
Series B - Wrapp
$15M
Jan 18, 2012
Wrapp
Atomico
Yes
Series A - Wrapp
$5M
Nov 14, 2011
Wrapp
Atomico
Yes
Series A - Wrapp
$5.5M
Mar 10, 2011
Rovio Entertainment
Atomico
Yes
Series A - Rovio Entertainment
$42M

Exits

Number of Exits 1
Niklas Zennström has 1 exit - wunderloop.
  • wunderloop Wunderloop is a behavioral ad and content tech platform that provides targeting services for advertising, content and e-commerce.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 7
Niklas Zennström has 2 current jobs as CEO and Partner at Atomico and Co-Founder at Joost. Additionally, Niklas Zennström has had 7 past jobs including CEO and co-founder at Skype.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Skype
CEO and co-founderJul 2002Sep 2007
Skype
CEO and co-founderJun 2002Sep 2007
Joltid
Co-founder and CEOOct 2001Aug 2003
Rdio
Co-Founder
Kazaa
Co-Founder
eBay
Non-Executive Chairman, Skype
Fon
Director

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 8
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Niklas Zennström holds 8 board and advisor roles including Managing Director at IGuest Blog, Board Member at Oden Technologies, and Board member at Wrapp.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Jolicloud
Board Member

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Education

Niklas Zennström studied at Uppsala University and Uppsala University.

Events

Recent News and Activity

Number of News Articles 448