Geoffrey Prentice is a Partner at Atomico， and is primarily focused on sourcing new investments and working with portfolio companies on global business development and expansion initiatives. Prior to helping launch Atomico， he was the first employee at Skype where he was Chief Strategy Officer and worked with Niklas to build a leading global telecommunications platform company. He oversaw the expansion of Skype into Asia and Latin America and was responsible for developing the company’s initial business plan and for fundraising activities.
Prior to Skype， Geoffrey was director of investments at Target Investments AB， Stockholm， a publicly-traded investment company focused on new media and telecommunications. Earlier in his career， Geoffrey oversaw the North American operations for a venture-backed competitive intelligence company based in Amsterdam， and started his career at Robertson Stephens， the boutique investment bank， working with a wide range of public and private companies. Geoffrey received his Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan.
