""It's no longer enough to show how far we've come. It's critical, too, that we use those insights to point the way forward," said the report's author, Tom Wehmeier, who is also a partner at Atomico and the firm's head of intelligence. This includes four policy recommendations with fairly self-explanatory names: Fix the friction, Fund the future, Empower talent, and Champion risk."
"While Atomico is using answers from a wide range of respondents to advocate for these specific recommendations, it arguably has some authority to speak for more than itself. Founded in 2006 by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, its portfolio includes high-profile European companies such as Aiven, DeepL, Klarna, Pipedrive, Stripe, and Supercell. Taking a page from Big Tech and from legacy industries, as well as from their U.S. peers, European tech companies of that scale are increasingly learning to lobby for themselves."
Investment in European tech is trending upwards. Atomico, founded in 2006 by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, includes companies such as Aiven, DeepL, Klarna, Pipedrive, Stripe, and Supercell in its portfolio. The firm advances four policy priorities: Fix the friction, Fund the future, Empower talent, and Champion risk. European startups and investors are increasingly engaging in lobbying at company and collective levels, hiring public affairs staff and issuing open letters. These advocacy efforts align with broader Brussels policy debates on pan-European company structures, regulatory approaches, and competitiveness, and are drawing attention from high-level figures and institutions.
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