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Daniel Ek

Spotify
Stockholm, Sweden
Daniel Ek co-founded Spotify in 2006 in Stockholm, determined to fight music piracy by building a legal alternative that was better than the pirated options. Spotify went public via a direct listing in 2018 and became the world's most-used music streaming platform with over 600 million users. Ek is also a major investor in European deep tech, backing defense company Saab and AI startup Mistral.
Music Streaming / Tech

About Spotify

Spotify is the world's largest music streaming platform, offering access to over 100 million tracks, 5 million podcasts, and audiobooks across 180+ markets with 250 million paying subscribers.

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