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Atomico

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 215 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $477M, Jan 2019VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BAI & Machine LearningCRMClimate

Deploying now
90%of best year36cheques in 12 months, 215 on record
Since the last cheque19days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$30MCheque size, as they say$5.0M – $20MRounds led19 of 215Sole investor17 roundsExits17 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 44%
Pitch Atomico

Atomico highlights

  1. 01

    36 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $8.2M

  4. 04

    17 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2012-10From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$5.0M – $20M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningCRMClimate
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first215 appearances

  1. 2026

    29 rounds

  2. Oct
    ScarletSeries B · GB · Tech.eu$50MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    PipedriveEE · Firms' own news pagesUndisclosedWith 5 others
  4. Sept
    CADDiSeries D · JP · Ventureburn$114MWith 9 others
  5. Sept
    CloudNCSeries B · GB · TechCrunch$20MWith 7 others
  6. Sept
  7. Aug
    CallosumSeed · GB · AlbionVC$100MLed
  8. Aug
    CodeRabbitSeries C · US · TechStartups$143MLed
  9. Jul
    Neko HealthSeries C · SE · Steven Bartlett$700MWith 19 others
  10. Jun
    PhysicsXSeries C · GB · Firms' own news pages$300MWith 10 others
  11. Jun
    FactorialSeries D · ES · Silicon Canals$150MWith 5 others
  12. Jun
    PerkDebt · GB · Ventureburn$300MWith 7 others
  13. Jun
    CorteaSeed · DE$14MWith 3 others
  14. Jun
    Frontier HealthSeed · GB$13MWith 4 others
  15. May
    NourishSeries C · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 10 others
  16. May
    QutwoSeed · FI · PostScriptum$29MWith 15 others
  17. May
    GaiaDebt · US$100MWith 3 others
  18. Mar
    OpenFXSeries A · Ventureburn$94MLed
  19. Mar
    Lace LithographySeries A · NO · TechStartups$40MLed
  20. Mar
    BenVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. Mar
    LaceSeries A · US$40MWith 1 other
  22. Mar
    Ankar AIVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  23. Feb
    PlatoSeed · DE · Ventureburn$15MLed
  24. Feb
    Electric TwinSeed · GB · Mercuri VC$10MLed
  25. Feb
    TemSeries B · GB · TechCrunch$75MWith 7 others
  26. Feb
    AndercoreSeries B · DE$40MWith 1 other
  27. Feb
    Early HealthVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 5 others
  28. Jan
    Pomelo CareSeries C · US · Crunchbase News$92MWith 6 others
  29. Jan
    PsiQuantumVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  30. Jan
    MewsSeries D · NL$300MWith 4 others
  31. 2025

    28 rounds

  32. Dec
    BenSeries B · GB · TechStartups$28MWith 5 others
  33. Dec
    Lace LithographyVenture · NOUndisclosedWith 1 other
  34. Dec
    IconicSeed · GB$13MWith 3 others
  35. Dec
    Ankar AISeries A · GB$20MWith 3 others
  36. Nov
    DigitailSeries B · RO · Ventureburn$23MWith 4 others
  37. Nov
    VayVenture · DE$60MWith 4 others
  38. Nov
    PhysicsXSeries B · GB$20MWith 3 others
  39. Oct
    Wonder StudiosSeed · GB · TechCrunch$12MLed
  40. Oct
    KatanaSeries B · EE · Cogito Capital Partners$16MWith 6 others
  41. Oct
    UnfabledSeed · GB$1.7MWith 5 others
  42. Oct
    ClaimSortedSeed · US$13MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration14 named

CJChristopher James BarnesMemberiForm ADV
CEClaris Enereta RuwendeDirectoriForm ADV
DSDuncan SmithManageriFiling they signed
GDGautier DespretManageriFiling they signed
GPGeoffrey PrenticePromoteriFiling they signed
HTHiroyuki TamuraPromoteriFiling they signed
JFJanus Friis DegnbolDirectoriFiling they signed
MIMark Ian DyneDirectoriFiling they signed
MLMattias LjungmanPromoteriFiling they signed
NNNatisha Nicole RamroopDirectoriForm ADV
NRNicole RamroopDirectoriFiling they signed
NZNiklas ZennstromShareholder and DirectoriForm ADV
RHRoger HansonDirectoriFiling they signed
RGRonan GuilfoyleDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 60 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$4.2Bgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
6+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Atomico Management, LTD.
SEC number
CRD 165691

Who backs their funds

2 LPs on record in Atomico's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: an LP list.

Funds they back

8 fund commitments on record

Managers
6

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: an LP list.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed17 in all

MapillaryBought by FacebookUndisclosedJun 2020
RdioBought by Pandora Media$75MNov 2015
QuipperBought by Recruit Holdings$39MJul 2015
6Wunderkinder / WunderlistBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedJun 2015
FabBought by PCH International$15MMar 2015
TrialPayBought by VisaUndisclosedFeb 2015
PedidosYa / PedidosJáBought by Delivery HeroUndisclosedJun 2014
YubBought by Coupons.com$30MDec 2013
Ge.ttBought by e-conomic InternationalUndisclosedNov 2013
SupercellBought by SoftBank$1.5BOct 2013
The Climate CorporationBought by Monsanto$930MOct 2013
XobniBought by Yahoo!$48MJul 2013
SeesmicBought by HootsuiteUndisclosedSept 2012
WooMeBought by ZooskUndisclosedNov 2011
KyteBought by KIT digitalUndisclosedJan 2011
JottBought by Nuance CommunicationsUndisclosedJul 2009
HeysanBought by Good TechnologyUndisclosedMay 2009

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Atomico. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Atomico put money into.

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Atomico in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Atomico

What does Atomico invest in?

Atomico invests most often at Series B and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, CRM and Climate.

How active is Atomico?

215 investments on record, 36 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 19. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Atomico invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Scarlet (Series B, Oct 2026), Pipedrive (Sept 2026) and CADDi (Series D, Sept 2026).

How big are Atomico's cheques?

The median round it joins is $30M. It says it writes cheques of $5.0M to $20M.

Does Atomico lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 19 of its 215 investments on record (9%).

Where does Atomico invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (44%), the United States (18%) and Germany (13%).

Is Atomico investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 36 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Atomico invest alongside?

Most often Index Ventures (15 rounds together), Sequoia Capital (14 rounds together) and General Catalyst (12 rounds together).

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