Daniel Ek is a technology entrepreneur who co-founded Spotify, the global music streaming platform, and also co-founded Neko Health and Prima Materia. Daniel Ek's Twitter Score is 242 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #1,642 (top 0.5%) among 498,181 tracked accounts.
Daniel Ek co-founded Spotify, which became one of the world's leading music streaming services. He also co-founded Prima Materia, an investment company established alongside early Spotify investor Shakil Khan. In 2025, Prima Materia led a €600 million funding round for Helsing, a defense technology company focused on AI software, drones, aircraft and submarines, valuing it at €12 billion. Daniel Ek serves as chairman of Helsing.
Daniel Ek co-founded Neko Health, a full-body scan startup that raised $260 million in a Series B funding round in January 2025. In an earlier crypto-adjacent move, Spotify tested a limited feature in May 2022 allowing select artists to promote NFTs on their profiles. Daniel Ek has 802,853 followers as of October 2026 and has published 7,115 posts. He has been mentioned by 335 accounts, with 1,237 total mentions.
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