Atomico, whoch has spent the past decade proving startups can prosper outside Silicon Valley, said on Thursday it had closed Europe’s largest standalone tech venture fund, a $765 million war chest that reflects the region’s growing financing firepower.The London-based venture firm started by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom has invested in around 60 firms since it was established in 2006. It was an early backer of two of the world’s hit mobile gaming companies – Supercell and Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment, both of Finland.Such bigger venture funds promise to help fill a widely recognized funding gap that leads most European start-ups to be acquired rather than holding out for stock market flotations of their own in order to build powerful global tech franchises.
Källa: Atomico closes $765 million tech venture fund, Europe’s biggest | Reuters
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