Skype Maker

Niklas Zennström ( born February 16, 1966 ) is an entrepreneur best known for founding several high-profile online ventures with Janus Friis including Skype and Kazaa . Most recently he founded the investment group Atomico and have become significant figures for entrepreneurs in the technology sector . Zennström started his professional career in the European telecom operator Tele2 . He went on to serve in various business development roles including launching and being responsible for the European Internet Service Provider get2net business and as CEO of the portal everyday.com . Skype is a communications program with the technology of P2P ( peer to peer ) . This program is a free program ( a free download ) and is made with the purpose of providing a means of voice communication (voice ) high-quality Internet-based cheap for all the people in different parts of the world . Skype users can speak to other Skype users for free , with the cost of a traditional phone call ( SkypeOut ) , receive calls from traditional phones ( SkypeIn ) , and receive voice messages . Skype technology entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom discovered by and Janus Friis , the same people who find Kazaa and Joost ( P2P for television ) . Skype then open VoIP protocols compete with existing ones such as SIP , IAX , and H.323 . Skype Group which was formed in September 2003 the company was bought by Internet auction giant E - Bay in America in September 2005 and is headquartered in Luxembourg , Germany with offices in London , England , Prague , Russia and San Jose , California , USA Since its launch Skype has experienced rapid growth in both the popular and the use of its software development , services offered also be diverse ranging from the use of free or paid . In just a few short years in April 2006 Skype has 100 million users . In 2001 Zennström and Friis founded the Kazaa , a peer - to- peer file sharing application . Zennström and Friis success ' most prominent to date is Skype , the telephone company -based peer-to - peer principles . On October 14, 2005 Skype was acquired by eBay for € 2.1 billion ( $ 2.6 billion ) plus the potential to get more performance -based bonus of up to € 1.2 billion . Zennström is the CEO of Skype until the beginning of September 2007 . During that time , Skype became the global leader in Internet voice communications with more than 309m registered users within five years of launch . After the sale of Skype , Zennstrom and Friis went on in 2007 to launch Joost , the online video distribution service ( where Zennström is vice- chairman ) . In 2009 Zennström was part of the investment consortium that bought Skype from eBay and have now re- joined the Skype board . Skype posted Q3 2009 revenues of $ 185m and 521m registered users . Currently , Zennström running Atomico . Based in London , the company primarily invests in fast growing technology company with the ability to transform their respective industries . Through Atomico they have invested in over 30 companies , including MadBid , Last.fm , Fon , Xobni , Technorati , Heysan , Rdio and Woome . On May 10, 2011 Skype was bought by Microsoft for $ 8.5 billion cash deal should in its largest ever . It is reported that Zennstrom and Friis will make about $ 1 billion between them from the sale . Education Zennström has dual degrees in Business Administration ( BSc ) and Engineering Physics ( MSc ) from the University of Uppsala in Sweden . He spent a year at the University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , USA. Atomico is a investment group focused on the technology sector . The company looks to invest in fast growing technology companies who have innovative business models or new enabling technologies . Together with his wife , Catherine , he founded the philanthropic Zennström to direct their charitable giving in the areas of climate change , human rights and social entrepreneurship . Niklas is specifically involved in the fight against climate change and improve the state of the Baltic Sea . Zennström is a mini yachtsman sharp and his 72ft maxi Ran II ( Judel / Vrolijk design , 2009) compete in a major race offshore world . Ran II was the overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race in 2009 and 2011 . At first he ran second season topped the rankings in the IRC division. He campaigns all over the world and have a trip to Australia to compete in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race twice to date . In 2010 he won the inaugural Mini Maxi World Championship . Zennström latest yacht RAN IV ( TP52 designed by Judel / Vrolijk , 2011) was launched in Palma to take part in the highly competitive Audi MedCup .
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