Atomico, founded in 2006 by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, raised two new funds worth $1.24 billion to back European technology firms. The two new funds are comprised of a $754 million growth ...

Skype was originally created in 2003 by a group of European developers, where it saw some success, with the service being acquired by Microsoft in 2011. Much like other messaging services ...

Tech giant to retire service it acquired for $8.5bn after being overtaken by upstarts such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Zoom ...

Microsoft is retiring Skype in May 2025, urging users to migrate to Microsoft Teams Free. Here are some alternatives video ...

Skype, the iconic internet chat and phone service owned by Microsoft, has announced it will be shutting down in May. The company shared the news on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, marking the end ...

Saar has seen first-hand how the tech scene in Europe and Israel has been developing. His firm, Mangrove Capital Partners, was an early backer of Skype, the Luxembourg-based online communications ...

Microsoft bought Skype almost 14 years ago. I remember it was started by a couple of entrepreneurs in Northern Europe. Um eBay owned it at one point, then it was sold to a private equity consortium.