Niklas Zennström

At-a-Glance

Founder and CEO of Atomico, a European venture capital firm based in London.
Co-founded the file-sharing service KaZaA.
Co-founded the internet telephony provider Skype with Janus Friis, serving as CEO until March 2008.
Identified as a Swedish entrepreneur, technology investor, and philanthropist.

Biography

Niklas Zennström is a Swedish entrepreneur, technology investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Atomico, a European venture capital firm based in London.

Previously, Zennström co-founded the file-sharing service KaZaA.

He also co-founded the internet telephony provider Skype with Janus Friis, where he served as CEO until March 2008.