# Daniel Ek: person

Canonical ID: `b54bf8e2-c267-40e2-9607-62ec7d326a11`

Chairman of the board of Helsing (via his investment vehicle Prima Materia, which led major rounds); co-founder and CEO of Spotify.

- **Nationality:** Swedish
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Board seats (1)

- [Helsing](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/helsing.md) chair

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/spotifys-daniel-ek-leads-investment-in-defense-startup-helsing.html


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