In this podcast episode Bits & Pretzels Editor-in-Chief Britta Weddeling talks to one of the household names in the global investor community: Mattias Ljungman who co-founded legendary European VC firm Atomico with a hefty $2.7 billion under management together with Skype founder Niklas Zennström and recently left after 14 years to kick-off his own seed fund Moonfire Ventures.

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In this podcast the world-class venture capitalist shares 1) what entrepreneurs & business models he’s investing in right now with Moonfire as well as his personal email address, 2) how to find an investor who is valuable beyond money and 3) the best metrics to figure out whether a startup is really a hit or not – and no, it’s not the amount of funding.

Mattias has been involved with numerous exits or substantial transactions in companies including the Berlin based ”Wunderkinder” that was famously acquired by Microsoft for 200 million Euros  – and he has worked closely with companies on their global expansion. The investor sees Europe on the verge of a tech investment breakthrough that is likely to continue unfolding even during the pandemic because today more than ever, it doesn’t really matter where you start your company as a founder.