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Atomico
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Atomico is a founder-built European venture capital firm whose overarching thesis is that technology will transform all sectors of the world, and that the biggest transformations are yet to come. As Niklas Zennström states: 'My bet is that entrepreneurs using technology to solve the world's biggest problems will build the defining companies of our lifetime.' The firm partners with the most ambitious founders from Series A through to pre-IPO, with thematic focus areas spanning Industrial Automation, Internet Infrastructure & Cybersecurity, Enterprise AI & Automation, Future of Finance, Frontier Tech, Medtech & Digital Health, and Mobility. Atomico operates a 'One Team' platform model combining investors, operators, and specialists to provide unmatched support beyond capital, with a particular emphasis on helping European companies scale globally.
Notable quotes
“The next 15 years will define the next hundreds of years of the planet and humanity. Some of the biggest and most successful companies of tomorrow will be those addressing some of our greatest global challenges. And they'll do it by turning problems into opportunities.”
“I founded Atomico because there were not enough investors who had been founders. Back in 2006, when I was a founder travelling the world scaling Skype, I kept seeing the same thing time and time again — investors who had never been in the shoes of a founder. And that's when I realised that the next industry to disrupt was venture capital.”
“The conversation with European institutional investors has visibly shifted, from whether to back European tech to how quickly and at scale. The Sovereign AI fund launch in the UK pointed in a similar direction. Capital is beginning to move in line with the ambition.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klarna | Series A | — | 2010 |
| Supercell | Series A | — | 2011 |
| DeepL | Series B+ | $300m | 2024-05 |
| Neko Health | Series A | $260m | 2024-01 |
| Lakera | Series A | $20m | 2024 |
| Corti | Series B | $60m | 2023-09 |
| Pelago | Series C | $58m | 2024 |
| Lace Lithography | Series A | $40m | 2025-03 |
| Stripe | Series A | — | 2012 |
| Wolt | Series C | — | 2019 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Index Ventures | 12 |
| Balderton Capital | 10 |
| Sequoia Capital | 9 |
| Accel | 8 |
| Northzone | 7 |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 6 |
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