Daniel Ek

Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Daniel is a serial entrepreneur and technologist who started his first company in 1997 at the age of 14. He is currently the CEO of Spotify, which he co-founded in 2006 together with Martin Lorentzon.

Spotify is an award-winning digital music service that gives on-demand access to over millions of songs, wherever you are. The music service makes it easier than ever to discover, manage and share music with friends, while making sure that artists get a fair deal. Spotify is available on the computer, smartphone, and a whole heap of other devices from Android to iPod.

Prior to Spotify, Daniel founded Advertigo, the online advertising company acquired by TradeDoubler, having previously held senior roles at Nordic auction company Tradera (acquired by Ebay). Daniel was also CTO at Stardoll, the fashion and entertainment community for tweens.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
1
Daniel Ek has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Aug 29, 2022, when H2 Green Steel raised €190M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Aug 29, 2022 H2 Green Steel Series B €190M CleanTech Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
1
Daniel Ek has 1 current jobs including Board Member at Helsing , .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Helsing Board Member Detail