Niklas Zennström
Swedish entrepreneur, co-founder of Skype and founder of Atomico.
Quick facts
- Current role
- Founder and CEO, Atomico
- Organization
- Atomico
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Sector
- Finance
- Forum
- Rhine Group
Niklas Zennström is a Swedish entrepreneur and investor. With Janus Friis he co-founded the file-sharing service Kazaa and, in 2003, the internet communications company Skype, which was acquired by eBay in 2005.
In 2006 he founded Atomico, a London-based venture capital firm investing in European technology companies, where he is chief executive. He also co-founded the environmental philanthropy Zennström Philanthropies.
Education
- Uppsala University, MSc in engineering physics and BSc in business