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Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP client Atomico participated in MasterClass’s Series D funding round along with IVP, Javelin Ventures, NEA, Advancit Capital, and Evolution Media raising a total of $80M. This round of funding will be used to expand internationally and to bring more celebrities to MasterClass’s curriculum.
To read the full press release visit here.
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles attorney representing Atomico in this deal is Caroline Cherkassky.
About Atomico
Atomico invests in disruptive technology companies with ambitious founders from Series A onwards. Our experienced team includes founders and operators from the world’s most successful technology firms who partner with our companies as they scale to become global winners. Founded in 2006, Atomico has made over 80 investments into companies including Supercell, Klarna, Stripe, ofo, Lilium, 6Wunderkinder and The Climate Corporation. Atomico’s team includes founders of six billion dollar companies, and operational leaders who were responsible for global expansion, hiring, user growth, and marketing at companies from Skype and Google to Uber, Facebook, and Spotify.
For more information about our Emerging Growth & Venture Capital Practice, contact Scott Alderton at or Louis Wharton at .
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Stubbs Alderton client ZocDoc announced that it has closed a round worth $130 million, at a current valuation of $1.8 billion. The investment round was led by SAM client, Atomico, and the Scottish investment firm Baillie Gifford (which is also a Spotify investor), with participation from previous backer Founders Fund.
SA&M Partner Murray Markiles represented Atomico for this transaction.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc is the tech company at the beginning of a better healthcare experience. Each month, millions of patients use ZocDoc to find in-network neighborhood doctors, instantly book appointments online, see what other real patients have to say, get reminders for upcoming appointments and preventive checkups, fill out their paperwork.
Atomico
Founded in 2006 by Niklas Zennström, a co-founder of Skype, they have made over 50 investments over four continents, including Skype, Supercell, Rovio, Klarna, and The Climate Corporation, with an exclusive focus on the technology sector. Their sector expertise and deep network mean that they know, and have worked with, people across the world who can add value to their portfolio companies.
For more information about our Venture Capital and Emerging Growth practice, contact Scott Alderton at (818) 444-4501 or
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP client Atomico Ventures announced that it led the $51M investment round to EdTech veteran Knewton. Other investors included GSV Capital, as well as previous backers Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, FirstMark Capital and Founders Fund, along with debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank.
Knewton is an education technology company that personalizes digital courses so every student is engaged and no one slips through the cracks. As students progress through a Knewton-powered course, Knewton figures out what each student knows and how that student learns best, then recommends what to study next. Teachers use Knewton-powered predictive analytics to detect gaps in knowledge and differentiate instruction for each student.
Knewton plans on using the funds to expand its company into a global business, including adding 80-100 new employees to strengthen its existing data science and engineering teams, and moving into a new, larger headquarters in NYC.
To read the full press release on Tech Crunch, click here.
About Atomico Ventures
Atomico is a growth stage international investment firm, focused on helping the world’s most disruptive technology companies scale and reach their full potential globally. Founded by Niklas Zennström, the co-founder of Skype, they have become the investor of choice for ambitious entrepreneurs due to their experience of building global companies, unique international network, and ability to help companies operationally, with offices in London, Beijing, São Paulo, Istanbul and Tokyo.
For more information about our Venture Capital & Emerging Growth practice, contact Scott Alderton at (818) 444-4501 or