Klarna and Spotify backer Atomico just raised one of Europe's biggest ever VC funds of $820 million

AtomicoAtomico's partnersSpotify and Klarna backer Atomico has raised one of Europe's biggest ever VC funds with a fresh $820 million to back local tech startups. Founded in 2006, the new fund sees a number of Atomico portfolio founders and early team members join the project as LPs."It's a very exciting time," Irina Haivas, partner at Atomico, told Business Insider in an interview. "We are a platform that wants to be more than capital by engaging with talent, founders and the ecosystem." Click here for more BI Prime stories.European VC fund Atomico has closed a new $820 million fund to support European tech startups. The new raise is one of Europe's biggest ever standalone venture capital funds. Atomico also set the record for the largest venture capital raise for its fourth fund of $765

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