Daniel Ek - Executive Chairman @ Spotify - Crunchbase Person Profile

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Primary Job Title Executive Chairman
Primary Organization
Spotify

Location Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Regions European Union (EU), Nordic Countries, Scandinavia
Gender Male

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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.

Personal Investments

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Daniel Ek

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Series A - Outpost

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Outpost

raised

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Outpost	—	Series A - Outpost	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sand Clinic	—	Funding Round - Sand Clinic	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Stegra	—	Series B - Stegra	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	HJN Sverige	Yes	Angel Round - HJN Sverige	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Homa Games	—	Series A - Homa Games	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Stegra	—	Series A - Stegra	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Helsing	Prima Materia	Yes	Series D - Helsing	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Daniel Ek

is the

Executive Chairman

Spotify

. Additionally,

Daniel Ek

has had

past jobs including

Founder and CEO

Spotify

Spotify Executive ChairmanJan 1, 2026

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Spotify	Founder and CEO	Apr 2006	Jan 2026
Stardoll	Chief Technology Officer	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Spotify	Chairman	Apr 2006	Jan 2026

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Micro VC Funded Companies (Top 10K)	2,471
European Union (EU) Public Companies With More Than $10M in Revenue	8,246
Blisce Portfolio Companies	92,890
Scandinavia Companies With More Than 500 Employees	6,221
Europe Companies With More Than $100M in Revenue (Top 10K)	650
Europe Companies With More Than 1000 Employees (Top 10K)	548
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Investors (Top 10K)	359
Stockholms Lan Public Companies With More Than $50M in Revenue	67,009
European Union (EU) Public Companies With More Than $1M in Revenue	9,764
Investors Active in Nordic Countries	4,110