Interview: Investor Zennström: „Jede neue Erfolgsgeschichte setzt die Messlatte für die nächste Generation höher“
Der Skype-Gründer glaubt an Europas Chance auf ein Billionen-Euro-Unternehmen. Noch fehlen dafür dem Chef des Risikokapitalgebers Atomico zufolge aber Wachstumskapital und größere europäische Fonds.
Niklas Zennström, the co-founder of one of Europe's first unicorns, sold his video conferencing service Skype to eBay for around three billion dollars in 2005. This deal established him as a pioneer in Europe's tech scene. A year later, he founded Atomico, a venture capital firm based in London, which co-invested in high-profile startups like the space exploration company The Exploration Company and the AI firm DeepL.
In a recent interview with the Handelsblatt, Zennström expressed his confidence in Europe's growing ambition. He stated, "Every new success story sets a higher benchmark for the next generation." Zennström pointed out that in the past, a typical German, Swedish, or French entrepreneur would launch a copy of a US company and use the language barrier as a protective barrier. He clarified, "Those days are gone. Today, European entrepreneurs develop their own innovations rather than copying."
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