# Sasha Vidiborskiy
Sasha Vidiborskiy is a Partner at the venture capital firm Atomico, based in London, where he focuses on enterprise software, including blockchain/web3, developer tools, and AI/ML applications.[1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy) He led Atomico's investments in Mondoo and Ben and sits on the boards of [Jobandtalent](https://www.edgepedia.org/jobandtalent), CloudNC, and Varjo.[1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy) Atomico, which manages more than $5bn in assets and invests at Series A and beyond with a particular focus on Europe, was founded in 2006 by [Niklas Zennström](https://www.edgepedia.org/niklas-zennstrom), former CEO and co-founder of Skype, and has backed more than 100 teams including Klarna, Supercell, MessageBird, Pipedrive, Hinge Health, and Ben.[2](https://jbmc.co.uk/podcasts/quantum-physicist-turned-vc-partner-with-sasha-vidiborskiy-partner-at-atomico/)
| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Current role | Partner at Atomico, London, covering enterprise software (blockchain/web3, developer tools, AI/ML) [1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy) |
| Board seats | Jobandtalent, CloudNC, Varjo [1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy); LabGenius recorded 21 May 2026 [3](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/alexander-vidiborskiy-atomico/35646836) |
| Led investments at Atomico | Mondoo, Ben [1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy) |
| Prior firm | Senior Associate, Runa Capital (Nginx, Keymetrics/PM2, Yoopies, Cloudlinux) [1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy) |
| Education | MBA, Harvard Business School; MSc Theoretical Physics, MISIS; MSc Innovation Studies, Skoltech with MIT [1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy) |
| Firm scale | Atomico: $5bn+ AUM, founded 2006, Series A and beyond, Europe focus [2](https://jbmc.co.uk/podcasts/quantum-physicist-turned-vc-partner-with-sasha-vidiborskiy-partner-at-atomico/) |
## Early training and education
**A physics first career.** Vidiborskiy trained as a quantum physicist and built qubits in a laboratory before moving into investing. He began his career as a Research Associate building a tunable superconducting metamaterial, and earlier ran Business Operations at Bitcalm.[1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy) His academic record combines science and business: an MBA from [Harvard Business School](https://www.edgepedia.org/harvard-business-school), an MSc in Theoretical Physics from MISIS, and an MSc in Innovation Studies from Skoltech in collaboration with MIT.[1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy)
## Career
Before joining Atomico, he was a Senior Associate at Runa Capital, where he worked with entrepreneurs from Nginx, Keymetrics/PM2, Yoopies, Cloudlinux, and other companies.[1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy) He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and Atomico's team page now lists him as a Partner in London.[1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy) Equilar records a board membership for [Alexander](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexander) (Sasha) Vidiborskiy at Atomico dated 17 November 2025.[3](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/alexander-vidiborskiy-atomico/35646836) No retrieved independent source documents the date of any promotion to Partner; the title rests on the firm's own team page and Equilar's recording.
## Investment approach at Atomico
**Deep tech defined by defensibility, not category.** In an interview with EU.VC, Vidiborskiy defined deep tech not as a set of sectors but by a single test: it is where "investment in R&D can fundamentally make something more defensible."[4](https://www.eu.vc/p/atomico-s-sasha-vidiborskiy-the-one-question-in-deep-tech-investing) He argued that most technologies can be rebuilt given enough time, capital, and motivation, so there is little moat in the technology itself; defensibility has to come from what sustained R&D investment compounds into.[4](https://www.eu.vc/p/atomico-s-sasha-vidiborskiy-the-one-question-in-deep-tech-investing)
That view drives how the firm executes. "For most of the deepest investments, we do technical due diligence before term sheet," he told EU.VC, reflecting his own technical background.[4](https://www.eu.vc/p/atomico-s-sasha-vidiborskiy-the-one-question-in-deep-tech-investing) He said Atomico is concentrating its deep-tech attention on areas where these shifts are most pronounced, including the compute supply chain, robotics, energy, space, and materials.[4](https://www.eu.vc/p/atomico-s-sasha-vidiborskiy-the-one-question-in-deep-tech-investing)
## Notable investments and boards
Vidiborskiy led Atomico's investments in Mondoo, an enterprise software company, and in Ben.[1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy)
His board portfolio, as stated on Atomico's team page, spans Jobandtalent, CloudNC, and Varjo.[1](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy) Equilar additionally records a board membership at LabGenius dated 21 May 2026, indicating a seat there by mid-2026.[3](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/alexander-vidiborskiy-atomico/35646836)
## Public positions and recognition
Vidiborskiy has articulated his investment thesis in public writing and interviews, including the EU.VC interview on deep-tech diligence and a JBMC podcast appearance describing his path from quantum physics to venture capital.[2](https://jbmc.co.uk/podcasts/quantum-physicist-turned-vc-partner-with-sasha-vidiborskiy-partner-at-atomico/) • [4](https://www.eu.vc/p/atomico-s-sasha-vidiborskiy-the-one-question-in-deep-tech-investing) No controversies, disputes, or regulatory matters involving him were found in the sources retrieved for this article.
## Recent developments
The clearest post-2023 developments in the record are: Equilar's recording of his Atomico board membership in November 2025 and a LabGenius board seat in May 2026;[3](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/alexander-vidiborskiy-atomico/35646836) and a deep-tech focus framework centered on the compute supply chain, robotics, energy, space, and materials.[4](https://www.eu.vc/p/atomico-s-sasha-vidiborskiy-the-one-question-in-deep-tech-investing)
## References
1. [Sasha Vidiborskiy — Atomico team page](https://atomico.com/team/sasha-vidiborskiy)
2. [Quantum Physicist Turned VC Partner, with Sasha Vidiborskiy (JBMC podcast)](https://jbmc.co.uk/podcasts/quantum-physicist-turned-vc-partner-with-sasha-vidiborskiy-partner-at-atomico/)
3. [Alexander Vidiborskiy — Equilar ExecAtlas](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/alexander-vidiborskiy-atomico/35646836)
4. [Atomico's Sasha Vidiborskiy: The One Question in Deep Tech Investing (EU.VC)](https://www.eu.vc/p/atomico-s-sasha-vidiborskiy-the-one-question-in-deep-tech-investing)
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