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Niklas Zennstrom

Video: Zennström, Parker On Innovation And Pushing Legal Boundaries

May 26, 2011 4:19 AM

KaZaA and Napster helped destroy entertainment industry value. Now their co-founders have invested in building legal subscription offerings. In this great video from Paris eG8, Reuters (NYSE: TRI) TV’s Matt Cowan puts Niklas Zennström and Sean Parker on the spot for their past sins, and asks whether a certain such…

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Posted In: Companies, Spotify, niklas zennstrom, sean parker

Angry Birds’ Rovio Raises $42 Million From Accel And Skype Founders

Mar 10, 2011 8:05 AM

Big news today from Rovio, the Finland-based developers behind the hugely successful Angry Birds mobile game: the company has picked up $42 million in funding, a first round round led by no less than Accel Partners and Atomico Ventures, the VC firm founded and led by Skype/Kazaa/Joost founders Niklas Zennstrom…

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Posted In: Apps, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Countries, Europe, Finland, accel partners, angry birds, atomico, niklas zennstrom, rovio

Skype Co-Founders Raise $165 Million For New Fund—Short Of Initial Goal

Mar 21, 2010 11:05 PM

Skype co-founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis have raised $165 million for their second venture fund which will mainly back European high growth tech startups. Zennström and Friis—who also started Kazaa and Joost—had initially aimed to raise $266 million for the fund a year ago but downplay the shortfall telling…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, janus friis, niklas zennstrom

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