# Daniel Ek, Founder at Prima Materia > Daniel Ek, Founder at Prima Materia. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Stockholm, SE · Angel # Daniel Ek Founder at [Prima Materia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prima-materia) Latest rounds - **Helsing** Growth · $1.2B May 2026 Backs *Robotics* *Defence Tech* *AI* *Drones* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last May 2026 - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Prima Materia - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=daniel-ek)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=daniel-ek) ## The firm [**Prima Materia** Venture studio · SE **1** cheques in 12 months **2** all time **1** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prima-materia) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $1.2B - **Active:** 2026 2026 - [Helsing](https://millionrounds.com/company/helsing) *Growth* **$1.2B** *DE* May 2026 Joined · +2 investors By stage - Growth **1** What they backed Robotics **1** Defence Tech **1** AI **1** Drones **1** Alongside - [Dragoneer Investment Group *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dragoneer-investment-group) - [Lightspeed Venture Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Spotify Technology S.A.** Director since 2016 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Prima Materia - [**Pia Michel** Head of New Projects *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/pia-michel) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 28 Sept 2026 · 51 min Daniel Ek: Life After Spotify, Broken Healthcare Incentives, Catching Disease Early & AI's Potential With [Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek) About this episode (0:00) Daniel Ek joins the Besties! (1:14) Starting Spotify: Beating piracy and betting his own money on the record labels (6:10) Neko Health: The Spotify playbook for healthcare, the $499 body scan, and why US healthcare waits until you're sick (36:04) AI: Tech's failure to sell the upside,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 30 Sept 2024 · 2h 17m Acquired LIVE from Chase Center (with Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg) With [Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek)[Emily Chang](https://millionrounds.com/person/emily-chang) Mentions [Mark Zuckerberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-zuckerberg) About this episode Here it is: the complete video of the most unbelievable night of Acquired’s nine-year life… our sold out live show at the Chase Center in San Francisco. We joked during the months (months!) of preparation leading up to this event that it was like planning a wedding for 6,000 Acquired fans, and the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) · 19 Apr 2024 · 47 min Sophia Bendz on why Spotify's Daniel Ek hired people with "no track record" With [Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek)[Sophia Bendz](https://millionrounds.com/person/sophia-bendz) Mentions [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) About this episode This week on the podcast we are joined by Cherry Ventures general partner Sophia Bendz, formerly global marketing director at Spotify, who talks us through what she's seeing across the European early-stage startup ecosystem in a challenging market. She tells us about the AI effect on young… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [In Good Company](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-good-company) · 10 Jan 2024 · 44 min Live podcast with Daniel Ek Founder & CEO Spotify: The future of audio, AI in music and motivation With [Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek) About this episode Daniel shares the unique story of how Spotify revolutionized the music industry, the future of audio, the impact of AI, and his approach to leadership and building a strong corporate culture. The production team on this episode were PLAN-B's Pål Huuse and Niklas Figenschau Johansen. Background… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Pattern Breakers](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/pattern-breakers) · 12 Jun 2023 · 47 min Daniel Ek: How Spotify Revolutionized The Music Business With [Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek) About this episode When he was a little boy growing up in Sweden, Daniel Ek was obsessed with two things: the binary realm of computers and the artistry of music. As a young adult, he combined his love for both by co-founding Spotify, which became the global standard-bearer for streaming, Spotify now has more than… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) · 2 Jun 2023 · 1h 10m EP 67: Daniel Ek (CEO, Spotify) on the Creation of Wrapped, How Apple Blocks Innovation & Growing Up in the Projects With [Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek) About this episode Daniel Ek is the CEO and Co-Founder of Spotify and an overall legendary entrepreneur. Daniel grew up in Sweden and after selling a few businesses went on to found Spotify and disrupt the music industry against all odds. On this episode Daniel shares his entrepreneurial journey, stories from the… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Daniel Ek in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 30 Sept 2026 · 32 min A Neko Health investor on the $700M bet to scan your whole body Mentions [Preface Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/preface-ventures)[Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek)[Farooq Abbasi](https://millionrounds.com/person/farooq-abbasi) About this episode Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raised $700 million to build a business around scanning your body, but it’s not the only company centering its roadmap around a new kind of preventative healthcare. Midjourney is building its own body scanner, while Function Health has also raised significant… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 3 Jun 2026 · 1h 7m Dara Khosrowshahi - Uber's Bet on AVs, AI, and Building a Super-App - [Invest Like the Best, EP.476] Mentions [Dara Khosrowshahi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dara-khosrowshahi)[Reed Hastings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reed-hastings)[Barry Diller](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-diller)[Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek) About this episode My guest today is Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber. Before Uber, Dara ran Expedia for thirteen years. We start with why he took this job in 2017, and a big part of that story is Daniel Ek, who told him that life is not about happiness, it is about impact. We talk about what the chaos felt like on… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 31 Dec 2025 · 1h 40m David Senra on the Founders Who Never Quit Mentions [Michael Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-dell)[Michael Ovitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-ovitz)[Brad Jacobs](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-jacobs)[Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek) About this episode David Senra joins Sourcery for a candid conversation about the founders he’s spent nearly a decade studying, and why time, not intelligence or hype, is the only filter that actually matters. As the creator of Founders, Senra has read and analyzed hundreds of biographies of history’s most… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 27 Dec 2025 · 45 min Why Lightspeed Bet on xAI, Neuralink, Suno, Granola, & Pika | Michael Mignano With [Michael Mignano](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-mignano-2) Mentions [Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek) About this episode Michael Mignano, Partner at $30B VC firm Lightspeed, and the co-founder of Anchor, a podcast creation, hosting, and monetization platform acquired by Spotify in 2019, joins Sourcery to discuss the next era of creation & technology investing. In this episode, Michael shares how his background… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) · 3 Jul 2025 · 38 min DACH Startup News, June 2025: Helsing's Decacorn & EU's €10B Scale-Up Bet Mentions [Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek) About this episode June 2025 was a landmark month for DACH deep tech: Helsing became Germany’s most valuable startup, a $12B defense decacorn, and the EU unveiled a €10B scale-up fund. Startuprad.io’s roundup of the unicorns, mega-rounds, and policy moves reshaping the German, Swiss, and Austrian ecosystem. Full… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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