# Daniel Ek

> Daniel Ek is a Series A investor in New York backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-ek-1b52093a
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/eldsjal
- Website: http://www.spotify.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eldsjal

Daniel Ek is a Series A investor in New York focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Daniel Ek is based out of Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, and is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Spotify. Daniel previously worked at Stardoll as Chief Technology Officer.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $17M–$105M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 27% |
| Software | 2 | 18% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 18% |
| SaaS | 1 | 9% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 36% |
| Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Angel | 1 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 2 | 18% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| France | 1 | 9% |
| Germany | 1 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Helsing | Helsing is an information technology company that artificial intelligence in implementing security. Helsing's platform aims to provide the clearest picture possible in any operating environment. It was founded in 2021 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $1.8B | Series E | Jul 13, 2026 |  |
| Outpost | Outpost.ai offers programmable infrastructure that simplifies global selling for merchants by handling payments, taxes, compliance, and legal liabilities.It acts as the legally liable entity (Merchant of Record and Tax of Record) across markets like Europe, North America, LATAM, and Asia, using dedicated local entities to enable domestic paymentprocessing. | $17.5M | Series A | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Helsing | Helsing is an information technology company that artificial intelligence in implementing security. Helsing's platform aims to provide the clearest picture possible in any operating environment. It was founded in 2021 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $688.9M | Series D | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Sand Clinic | Sand Clinic is a healthcare startup. Sand Clinic provides a wide range of services to its members, including primary care, vascular ultrasonography, and red light therapy. | $4.7M |  | Mar 08, 2024 |  |
| Unearthly Materials | Unearthly Materials is a transformative materials company developing superconducting technology. Superconductors will have an impact on every aspect of our lives in the future. We discovered the first superconducting material at room temperature and hope to bring its benefits to everyone. | $20M | Series A | Mar 17, 2023 |  |
| Stegra | H2 Green Steel helps to build a large-scale steel factory based on a fossil-free manufacturing process targeting large European OEMs.The plant will be built in northern Sweden, in Boden, offering unique conditions for cost-competitive fossil-free steel production. The project includes a giga-scale green hydrogen plant as an integrated part of thesteel production facility. Production will begin in 2024 and by 2030, H2GS will have an annual production capacity of five million tons of high-quality steel. | $190.2M | Series B | Aug 29, 2022 |  |
| Unearthly Materials | Unearthly Materials is a transformative materials company developing superconducting technology. Superconductors will have an impact on every aspect of our lives in the future. We discovered the first superconducting material at room temperature and hope to bring its benefits to everyone. | $17M | Seed | Mar 17, 2022 |  |
| HJN Sverige | HJN Sverige is a technology business based in Sweden that specializes in machine learning and artificial intelligence. | $1.9M | Angel | Jan 04, 2022 |  |
| Homa Games | Homa Games is a gaming technology platform that publishes and creates mobile games for studios and developers. It develops games internally and in partnership with more than 200 handpicked studios worldwide. The company has published more than 30 games with titles such as NERF Epic Pranks!, Sky Roller, and Idle World. Homa Games gives gamecreators the data-driven tools and human expertise needed to turn their creative ideas into commercial hits. The company is headquartered in Paris France. | $50M | Series A | Oct 10, 2021 |  |
| Stegra | H2 Green Steel helps to build a large-scale steel factory based on a fossil-free manufacturing process targeting large European OEMs.The plant will be built in northern Sweden, in Boden, offering unique conditions for cost-competitive fossil-free steel production. The project includes a giga-scale green hydrogen plant as an integrated part of thesteel production facility. Production will begin in 2024 and by 2030, H2GS will have an annual production capacity of five million tons of high-quality steel. | $105M | Series A | May 24, 2021 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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- [FAM AB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fam-ab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IMAS Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imas-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Daniel Ek invest in?

Daniel Ek invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Daniel Ek's check size?

Daniel Ek typically joins rounds of $17M–$105M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Daniel Ek participates in.

### When did Daniel Ek last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Daniel Ek closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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