# Atomico: portfolio, investments and team > Atomico is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 215 investments on record, 36 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Atomico Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 215 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund $477M, Jan 2019 VC firm Seed Series A Series B AI & Machine Learning CRM Climate Follow Atomico and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fatomico) Deploying now **90%** of best year **36** **cheques in 12 months**, 215 on record Since the last cheque **19** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$30M** Cheque size, as they say **$5.0M – $20M** Rounds led **19 of 215** Sole investor **17 rounds** Exits **17 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 44%** Pitch Atomico ## Atomico highlights - 01 36 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 58% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $8.2M - 04 17 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2012-10 From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $5.0M – $20M as they say - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** AI & Machine Learning CRM Climate - **Based in:** London, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **215 appearances** - **2026** 29 rounds - **Oct** **[Scarlet](https://millionrounds.com/company/scarlet)** Series B · GB · Tech.eu **$50M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[Pipedrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipedrive)** EE · Firms' own news pages **Undisclosed** With 5 others - **Sept** **[CADDi](https://millionrounds.com/company/caddi)** Series D · JP · Ventureburn **$114M** With 9 others - **Sept** **[CloudNC](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudnc)** Series B · GB · TechCrunch **$20M** With 7 others - **Sept** **[The Exploration Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-exploration-company)** Series C · DE · Firms' own news pages **$450M** *Led* - **Aug** **[Callosum](https://millionrounds.com/company/callosum)** Seed · GB · AlbionVC **$100M** *Led* - **Aug** **[CodeRabbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/coderabbit)** Series C · US · TechStartups **$143M** *Led* - **Jul** **[Neko Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/neko-health)** Series C · SE · Steven Bartlett **$700M** With 19 others - **Jun** **[PhysicsX](https://millionrounds.com/company/physicsx)** Series C · GB · Firms' own news pages **$300M** With 10 others - **Jun** **[Factorial](https://millionrounds.com/company/factorial)** Series D · ES · Silicon Canals **$150M** With 5 others - **Jun** **[Perk](https://millionrounds.com/company/perk)** Debt · GB · Ventureburn **$300M** With 7 others - **Jun** **[Cortea](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortea)** Seed · DE **$14M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Frontier Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/frontier-health)** Seed · GB **$13M** With 4 others - **May** **[Nourish](https://millionrounds.com/company/nourish)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$100M** With 10 others - **May** **[Qutwo](https://millionrounds.com/company/qutwo)** Seed · FI · PostScriptum **$29M** With 15 others - **May** **[Gaia](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaia)** Debt · US **$100M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[OpenFX](https://millionrounds.com/company/openfx)** Series A · Ventureburn **$94M** *Led* - **Mar** **[Lace Lithography](https://millionrounds.com/company/lace-lithography)** Series A · NO · TechStartups **$40M** *Led* - **Mar** **[Ben](https://millionrounds.com/company/ben)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Lace](https://millionrounds.com/company/lace)** Series A · US **$40M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Ankar AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ankar-ai)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Plato](https://millionrounds.com/company/plato)** Seed · DE · Ventureburn **$15M** *Led* - **Feb** **[Electric Twin](https://millionrounds.com/company/electric-twin)** Seed · GB · Mercuri VC **$10M** *Led* - **Feb** **[Tem](https://millionrounds.com/company/tem)** Series B · GB · TechCrunch **$75M** With 7 others - **Feb** **[Andercore](https://millionrounds.com/company/andercore)** Series B · DE **$40M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[Early Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/early-health)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 5 others - **Jan** **[Pomelo Care](https://millionrounds.com/company/pomelo-care)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$92M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[PsiQuantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/psiquantum)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **Jan** **[Mews](https://millionrounds.com/company/mews)** Series D · NL **$300M** With 4 others - **2025** 28 rounds - **Dec** **[Ben](https://millionrounds.com/company/ben)** Series B · GB · TechStartups **$28M** With 5 others - **Dec** **[Lace Lithography](https://millionrounds.com/company/lace-lithography)** Venture · NO **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Dec** **[Iconic](https://millionrounds.com/company/iconic)** Seed · GB **$13M** With 3 others - **Dec** **[Ankar AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ankar-ai)** Series A · GB **$20M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Digitail](https://millionrounds.com/company/digitail)** Series B · RO · Ventureburn **$23M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Vay](https://millionrounds.com/company/vay)** Venture · DE **$60M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[PhysicsX](https://millionrounds.com/company/physicsx)** Series B · GB **$20M** With 3 others - **Oct** **[Wonder Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/wonder-studios)** Seed · GB · TechCrunch **$12M** *Led* - **Oct** **[Katana](https://millionrounds.com/company/katana)** Series B · EE · Cogito Capital Partners **$16M** With 6 others - **Oct** **[Unfabled](https://millionrounds.com/company/unfabled)** Seed · GB **$1.7M** With 5 others - **Oct** **[ClaimSorted](https://millionrounds.com/company/claimsorted)** Seed · US **$13M** With 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 registration **14 named** CJ **Christopher James Barnes** Member i Form ADV CE **Claris Enereta Ruwende** Director i Form ADV DS **Duncan Smith** Manager i Filing they signed GD **Gautier Despret** Manager i Filing they signed GP **Geoffrey Prentice** Promoter i Filing they signed HT **Hiroyuki Tamura** Promoter i Filing they signed JF **Janus Friis Degnbol** Director i Filing they signed MI **Mark Ian Dyne** Director i Filing they signed ML **Mattias Ljungman** Promoter i Filing they signed NN **Natisha Nicole Ramroop** Director i Form ADV NR **Nicole Ramroop** Director i Filing they signed NZ **Niklas Zennstrom** Shareholder and Director i Form ADV RH **Roger Hanson** Director i Filing they signed RG **Ronan Guilfoyle** Director i Filing 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 **$4.2B** gross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combined Oct 2026 **6+** funds on file numbered funds in its name **Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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. - [**TFI PZU SA** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tfi-pzu-sa) Fund Vintage Committed Atomico - - - [**Axon Partners Group** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axon-partners-group) Fund Vintage Committed Atomico - - 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. Managers it backs most - [Ada Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ada-ventures) - [Alpha Intelligence Capital 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-intelligence-capital) - [Cornerstone VC 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cornerstone-vc) - [Fabric Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fabric-ventures) - [Firstminute Capital 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) - [Shilling Founders Fund 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shilling-founders-fund) Most recent commitments - [Ada Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ada-ventures) - [Alpha Intelligence Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-intelligence-capital) - [Cornerstone VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cornerstone-vc) - [Fabric Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fabric-ventures) - [Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) - [Shilling Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shilling-founders-fund) - Unconventional Ventures - Zinc ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **17 in all** **[Mapillary](https://millionrounds.com/company/mapillary)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Jun 2020 **[Rdio](https://millionrounds.com/company/rdio)** Bought by Pandora Media **$75M** Nov 2015 **[Quipper](https://millionrounds.com/company/quipper)** Bought by [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) **$39M** Jul 2015 **[6Wunderkinder / Wunderlist](https://millionrounds.com/company/6wunderkinder-wunderlist)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jun 2015 **[Fab](https://millionrounds.com/company/fab)** Bought by [PCH International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pch-international) **$15M** Mar 2015 **[TrialPay](https://millionrounds.com/company/trialpay)** Bought by [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) **Undisclosed** Feb 2015 **[PedidosYa / PedidosJá](https://millionrounds.com/company/pedidosya-pedidosja)** Bought by [Delivery Hero](https://millionrounds.com/fund/delivery-hero) **Undisclosed** Jun 2014 **[Yub](https://millionrounds.com/company/yub)** Bought by Coupons.com **$30M** Dec 2013 **[Ge.tt](https://millionrounds.com/company/gett)** Bought by e-conomic International **Undisclosed** Nov 2013 **[Supercell](https://millionrounds.com/company/supercell)** Bought by [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) **$1.5B** Oct 2013 **[The Climate Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-climate-corporation)** Bought by [Monsanto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monsanto-growth-ventures-mgv) **$930M** Oct 2013 **[Xobni](https://millionrounds.com/company/xobni)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$48M** Jul 2013 **[Seesmic](https://millionrounds.com/company/seesmic)** Bought by Hootsuite **Undisclosed** Sept 2012 **[WooMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/woome)** Bought by Zoosk **Undisclosed** Nov 2011 **[Kyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyte)** Bought by KIT digital **Undisclosed** Jan 2011 **[Jott](https://millionrounds.com/company/jott)** Bought by [Nuance Communications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nuance-communications) **Undisclosed** Jul 2009 **[Heysan](https://millionrounds.com/company/heysan)** Bought by [Good Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/good-technology) **Undisclosed** May 2009 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$477M** raised in Jan 2019 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$30M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$8.2M** Led 19 of 215 rounds **9%** - **Said size:** $5.0M – $20M - **Sole investor:** 17 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 - **Exits:** 17 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *51* - Series A said *50* - Seed said *36* - Venture *20* - Series C *18* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 15 - [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 14 - [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 12 - [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) 10 - [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 9 - [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 8 **Pitching Atomico?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**Index Ventures** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Cherry Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Accel** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**Creandum** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Lakestar** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakestar)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Balderton Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) ## Recently backed The latest companies Atomico put money into. [**Scarlet** $50M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/scarlet)[**Pipedrive** Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipedrive)[**CloudNC** $20M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudnc)[**The Exploration Company** $450M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-exploration-company)[**Callosum** $100M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/callosum)[**CodeRabbit** $143M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/coderabbit) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Atomico in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 5 Oct 2026 · 23 min Laura Connell, Partner at Atomico: Deep tech is reshaping Europe’s growth stage funding With [Laura Connell](https://millionrounds.com/person/laura-connell) Mentions [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 9 Mar 2026 · 44 min Europe’s future GDP growth needs tech: Niklas Zennström, CEO at Atomico Mentions [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 25 Feb 2026 · 19 min Tom Wehmeier, Partner | Head of Intelligence at Atomico: Europe has a culture of lifting everyone up With [Tom Wehmeier](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-wehmeier) Mentions [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 21 Oct 2025 · 21 min Tom Wehmeier - Partner, Head of Intelligence @ Atomico With [Tom Wehmeier](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-wehmeier) Mentions [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 2 Sept 2022 · 23 min SaaStr 587: The 7 Tips to Setting Yourself Apart During the Venture and Growth Stages with Atomico Partner Irina Haivas and Principal Hillary Ball With [Hillary Ball](https://millionrounds.com/person/hillary-ball)[Irina Haivas](https://millionrounds.com/person/irina-haivas) Mentions [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) 9 Feb 2022 · 36 min Atomico's State of European Tech: Key Lessons for Founders Mentions [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 20 Aug 2026 · 36 min Danyal Akarca, Co-founder at Callosum: BREAKING: Callosum raised $100m Seed Apple PodcastsShow page - [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) 13 Aug 2026 · 32 min E 769, Talent Without Recycling: The European Scale-Up Question, Part 5 Apple PodcastsShow page - [EU-Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/eu-startups) 29 Jul 2026 · 41 min How Europe can Win in Tech Apple PodcastsShow page - [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) 11 Jun 2026 · 45 min Newton Venture Program CEO Anu Adebajo on Europe’s ‘zombie funds’ Apple Podcasts ## 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? 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