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Venture Capital NIKLAS ZENNSTRÖM| ATOMICO Partner and CEO SPEAKER BIO Niklas Zennström is CEO and Founding Partner at Atomico. He is an experienced entrepreneur, previously co-founding and managing globally successful technology companies including Skype, Kazaa, Joost and Joltid. In 2006 Niklas created Atomico to help entrepreneurs primarily outside Silicon Valley to scale their businesses domestically and globally. It has so far invested in more than 50 companies on four continents, and Niklas works closely with a number of leaders of portfolio companies so that they benefit from his own experience as an entrepreneur. Before starting Atomico, Niklas co-founded Skype, where he held the position of CEO from its inception until September 2007. In 2005, Skype was sold to eBay Inc for $3.1bn, the largest European venture capital exit to date. Subsequent to this, Skype was bought back by a consortium that included Niklas, and was sold to Microsoft for $8.5 billion cash in 2011. 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. KEY CORPORATE FACTS& KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Headquarters London, UK Atomico is an international investment firm, focused on helping the world’s most disruptive technology companies scale and become global leaders. Founded in 2006 by Niklas Office Locations London, Beijing, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Istanbul Zennström, a co-founder of Skype, Atomico has made over 50 investments over four Founded 2006 continents, including Skype, Supercell, Klarna, Truecaller, ZocDoc and The Climate Corporation, with an exclusive focus on the technology sector. Business Overview Venture Capital Investor Website atomico.com 8

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