Niklas Zennström ^{Ultimate Decision-Maker}

CEO & Founding Partner at Atomico

Current Job Duration: 18 yrs 5 mos (until March 2026)

HEADLINE:
CEO of Atomico, Founder of Skype, etc

PERSONAL SUMMARY:
Founding Partner and CEO at Atomico. Previously co-founded and managed Skype, Kazaa and Joltid.

I believe that entrepreneurs are the ultimate gamechangers for positive transformation across the most critical aspects of our society and economy. Starting in Europe, Atomico’s mission is to further their global progress, with a platform offering unmatched support from the earliest stages to scale.

I am also engaged in the fight for human rights, and against climate change, through Zennström Philanthropies. I founded the Race for the Baltic, a foundation for a well-managed and sustainable Baltic Sea, and sit on the international advisory board of the Stockholm Resilience Centre.

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EDUCATION:
School: Uppsala University
Degree: MSc, BSc, Engineering Physics, Business Administration
Activities: None

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