{
  "id": 12165352,
  "title": "Interview: Investor Zennström: „Jede neue Erfolgsgeschichte setzt die Messlatte für die nächste Generation höher“",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/interview-investor-zennstrom-jede-neue-erfolgsgeschichte-setzt-die",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:43:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/start-ups/skype-gruender-jede-erfolgsgeschichte-legt-die-messlatte-hoeher/100259313.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "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.\n\nIn 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.\"",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}