Niklas Zennström
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Niklas Zennström biography
Niklas is an Internet entrepreneur and one of Atomico’s co-founders. Previously, Niklas has also co-founded Joost, Skype and Kazaa among other companies. He is currently a partner of Atomico. In addition to this, he is also the co-chairman of Joost. Through Atomico, Niklas serves as a Board Member for several start-up companies, such as FON.
Niklas started his professional career at Tele2, the first competitive phone company in Europe. Niklas holds dual degrees in business and MSc Engineering Physics/Computer Science from Uppsala University in Sweden. He spent his final year at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
In his career to date, Niklas has won a series of industry awards including ‘Business Leader of the Year 2006’ (European Voice), ‘Innovation in Computing and Communications 2006’ (Economist Innovation Awards) and the ‘Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award for Technology Change Agent of the Year 2006. Niklas has also been named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ (European Business Leaders Awards 2006) and was included on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People List 2006.
Niklas is a Swedish citizen, lives in London and is happily married. Niklas is a passionate sailor and loves skiing, travelling, modern art and music. He and his wife share many interests including a number of environmental and human rights causes. In particular, Niklas is passionate about engaging those with influence to respond to the dangers of global warming.