Organization · Venture Capital
Atomico
Atomico is a European venture capital firm based in London, with additional offices in Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, and Luxembourg. The firm partners with technology entrepreneurs to drive transformative changes across various sectors.
Overview
What Atomico does
What Atomico is
Atomico is a European venture capital firm based in London, with additional offices in Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, and Luxembourg. The firm partners with technology entrepreneurs to drive transformative changes across various sectors.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2006
- Approximate age
- About 20 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- February 26, 2026
Official channels
Find Atomico elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Atomico as a funder
Investment thesis
Broad-based European tech investor from Series A through growth. Founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom. Backs transformative founders with global execution capability. Strong belief in European tech leadership.
Focus narrative
Atomico is a broad-based European tech investor backing companies from Series A through growth stage. The firm does not restrict itself to a single vertical, seeking startups with transformative ideas and founders capable of global execution. Focus areas include AI, fintech, enterprise software, industrial automation, internet infrastructure & security, and future of food.
Value beyond capital
Atomico provides founder-credible partnership from a team that has built and scaled iconic tech companies (Skype, Google, Twitter, Wise). The firm's platform offers unmatched operational support from early stage to scale. Annual "State of European Tech" report positions the firm as a thought leader. European-first thesis with established global networks.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $10,000,000–$50,000,000
- Sweet spot
- $20,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Series A · Series B · Growth Equity
- Regions
- Europe
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 155
- Investments in the last 12 months
- 20
- Last recorded investment
- January 30, 2026
- Recorded notable exits
- Stripe, Klarna, Supercell, DeepL, and Hinge Health
Portfolio context
322 total investments with 62 exits. 130+ European founders partnered. Notable portfolio: Stripe, Klarna, Supercell, DeepL, Hinge Health, Pipedrive, Aiven, Bird, Jobandtalent, Wellhub, Lilium. Recent: Tem (Series B, Jan 2026), Lakera ($20M Series A), CADDi ($38M Series C). Stripe and Klarna IPOs anticipated.
Common questions
What to know about Atomico
Upseed classifies Atomico under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
February 26, 2026
Known limits
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