# Niklas Zennström

> Niklas Zennström is a Series A investor at Atomico (London) backing Internet and Apps. See 36 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Atomico](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atomico)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 36
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 19%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niklaszennstrom/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/nzennstrom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Niklas-Zennstr%C3%B6m-127629170628608

Niklas Zennström is a Series A investor at Atomico in London focused on Internet and Apps. Niklas Zennström is CEO and Founding Partner at Atomico. He works daily with founders and sits on the boards of Farmdrop, Lilium, Pipedrive, Oden Technologies and Varjo. Niklas is an experienced technology investor and entrepreneur, having previously co-founded and managed globally successful technology companies including Skype, Kazaa andJoltid. Niklas founded Atomico in 2006. He is passionate about partnering about founders solving big challenges facing their planet with digital technology.In 2007, he co-founded Zennström Philanthropies with his wife, Catherine. They focus their efforts in two areas: human rights and the environment. Niklas also founded the Race for the Baltic, a foundation for a well-managed and sustainable Baltic Sea, one of the most threatened major bodies of water in the world.Niklas is a keen yachtsman and has won four World Championships with his yacht racing team, Rán.Niklas holds dual degrees in Business and MSc Engineering Physics/Computer Science from Uppsala University in Sweden, and he spent his final year at the University of Michigan.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$25M |
| Series A | $5.3M–$65M |
| Series B | $13M–$260M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 4 | 11% |
| Apps | 3 | 8% |
| FinTech | 3 | 8% |
| Software | 3 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 8% |

53 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 10 | 28% |
| Seed | 8 | 22% |
| Series B | 6 | 17% |
| Angel | 2 | 6% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 3% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 17% |
| Sweden | 4 | 11% |
| Finland | 3 | 8% |
| United States | 3 | 8% |
| France | 1 | 3% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Qutwo | Europe’s next-generation AI lab for a quantum world. | $29.3M | Angel | May 05, 2026 |  |
| OpenFX | OpenFX is redefining the future of global money movement. We enable money to flow across borders as effortlessly as data, unbound by time zones, legacy systems, or banking hours. Our FX infrastructure transforms how finance teams operate, delivering cross-border transfers with industry-leading spreads, real-time settlement and 24/7availability. We are a team of serial entrepreneurs from Affirm, BofA, Charles Schwab, Goldman Sachs, Intuit, JPM, Kraken, Microsoft, Meta, PayPal, and Slack. | $94M | Series A | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Andercore | Andercore is a supply chain platform for construction and building materials | $40M | Series B | Feb 11, 2026 |  |
| Audos | Audos helps everyday entrepreneurs build small AI companies by providing tools to author AI agents and create businesses around personal interests and experiences. | $11.5M | Seed | Jun 26, 2025 |  |
| Neko Health | Neko Health is a Swedish health-tech business. Its ambition is to build a healthcare system that can help people stay healthy by focusing on prevention and early detection. Neko has created a new medical scanning technology concept that allows for comprehensive and non-invasive health data collection that is both convenient and economical for thegeneral people. | $260M | Series B | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Isometric | Isometric is a carbon removal registry and science platform. | $25M | Seed | Jul 17, 2023 |  |
| Neko Health | Neko Health is a Swedish health-tech business. Its ambition is to build a healthcare system that can help people stay healthy by focusing on prevention and early detection. Neko has created a new medical scanning technology concept that allows for comprehensive and non-invasive health data collection that is both convenient and economical for thegeneral people. | $65.1M | Series A | Jul 05, 2023 |  |
| Lilium | Lilium is an aviation company developing an emissions-free regional air mobility service. It has designed and prototyped the Lilium Jet, a brand-new type of aircraft that will enable it to deliver regional journeys that are considerably faster than rail or road, yet competitive in price. The demonstrator aircraft first flew in 2019 and is afive-seater, fully-electric aircraft that can take-off and land vertically (VTOL). | $119M | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 23, 2022 |  |
| Neoplants | Neoplants use synthetic biology to design plants for the future. | $20M | Seed | Oct 27, 2022 |  |
| Varjo | Varjo develops VR/XR hardware and software for industrial use, merging the real and virtual worlds seamlessly together in human-eye resolution. | $40M | Series D | Sep 06, 2022 |  |

10 of 36 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [EQT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eqtventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Lifeline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifeline-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Alpana Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpana-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Creandum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creandum) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [FYRFLY Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fyrfly-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Atomico

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Atomico is an international investment firm that focuses on helping disruptive technology companies scale globally. It partners with technology founders at the Seed stage and beyond with a particular focus on Europe, leveraging deep operational experience to supercharge their growth. The company's team of founders, investors, and operationalleaders have been responsible for global expansion, hiring, and marketing at companies from Skype, Google, and Twitter to Wise and Snowflake. It specializes in seed, startup, Series A, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, and growth capital investments.Atomico was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in London, England, with offices in Paris, Berlin, and Stockholm

5 contacts available at Atomico.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam S. Lasri | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-s-lasri |
| Konstantin Zedelius | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/konstantin-zedelius |
| Niall Wass | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/niall-wass |
| Siraj Khaliq | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/siraj-khaliq |
| Andrew Crankshaw | Financial Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-crankshaw |

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## FAQ

### What does Niklas Zennström invest in?

Niklas Zennström invests primarily in Internet, Apps and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Niklas Zennström's check size?

Niklas Zennström typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$25M at Seed, $5.3M–$65M at Series A and $13M–$260M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Niklas Zennström participates in.

### When did Niklas Zennström last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Niklas Zennström closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 36 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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