To build an entire lifetime of accomplishments on this idea truly deserves applause and recognition as a visionary. The duo, Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, always lived on the edge and seemed never ...

The deal saw founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis pocket approximately $390 million each. At the time, it was not only the biggest exit in European tech, but also the largest tech exit ...

Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis made names for themselves as renegade Internet entrepreneurs by taking conventional tasks like talking on the phone or listening to music and giving consumers an ...

Janus Friis made his name founding a series of disruptive software startups such as Skype, Rdio, Joost and (much earlier) KaZaA — some more successful than others. Now the Danish entrepreneur is ...

Janus Friis knows a thing or two about building a popular digital communications platform that’s used by millions. So this is why our interest was well and truly piqued when we heard that the ...

the investment vehicle of Skype co-founder Janus Friis. Existing investor UVC Partners also participating, among other returning backers. The messaging tool — which launched almost a decade ago ...

This is actually so upsetting." Skype, founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, was one of the first video conferencing apps, also allowing users to make voice calls and send messages.

When the company was founded in 2003 by Danish software developer Janus Friis and Swedish developer Niklas Zennström, Skype had stratospheric success with 75 million active users by the end of 2005.

After being around for what seems like forever, it's finally the end of the road for Microsoft's video conferencing and communications app Skype. On February 28, 2025, Jeff Teper, President of ...