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    Niklas Zennström (Swedish: [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈsɛ̂nːstrœm] ; born 16 February 1966) is a Swedish entrepreneur and technology investor. He is co-founder of the...
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  • application Skype. In September 2005, he and his business partner Niklas Zennström sold Skype to eBay for $2.6B. Friis has maintained ownership interest...
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    Joost (/ˈdʒuːst/) was an Internet TV service, created by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis (founders of Skype and Kazaa). During 2007–2008 Joost used peer-to-peer...
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  • desktop, mobile, and video game console platforms. Skype was created by Niklas Zennström, Janus Friis, and four Estonian developers, and first released in August...
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  • Tallinn, the same team that later created Skype. After selling it to Niklas Zennström from Sweden and Janus Friis from Denmark, it was introduced in March...
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    with a succession of Skype presidents including Niklas Zennström, Rajiv Dutta, Alex Kazim, Niklas Zennström (again), and Henry Gomez, all holding that title...
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    million in cash. Rdio was launched by Skype Technologies founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis on August 3, 2010. At the time they had to compete...
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  • with offices in Paris, Berlin and Stockholm. Its founder and CEO is Niklas Zennström, a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Skype and Kazaa. It has invested...
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    President of Estonia), John Riccitiello (CEO of Electronic Arts), and Niklas Zennström (Founder of Skype). The 2013 pitching competition was won by Weekdone...
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    sold to eBay for US$4.1 billion (~$6.15 billion in 2023). Draper and Niklas Zennström appeared in the first Skype video together in 2007 at Stanford University...
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