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Companies making drones and battlefield systems have taken the place once occupied by e-scooters and grocery apps in European ...
Spotify's Daniel Ek just led a €600 million investment in Helsing, a four-year-old, Munich-based defense tech company that is now valued at €12 billion, according to the Financial Times. The ...
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"We don't want our success being tied to AI battle tech," Deerhoof write in a statement. "Spotify is flushing itself down the toilet." ...
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s investment firm led a $690 million round in Helsing, a leading European A.I. defense startup.
Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek is leading a €600 million investment in Helsing, a military A.I company branching out into drones.
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s investment company is leading a €600mn funding round in Helsing, valuing ...
Ek had previously invested €100 million in Helsing, a software specialist that currently produces drones, aircrafts and submarines for military use Daniel Ek, the CEO of Spotify, is leading a €600 ...
Daniel Ek, Spotify CEO and drone warfare profiteer. Ek’s investment company Prima Materia dumped its first €100 million in Helsing, the German defense tech group with roots in AI software ...
Spotify Technology SA CEO Daniel Ek has positioned his investment firm at the forefront of Europe's defense tech boom, leading a €600 million Series D funding round in AI-powered military ...
Spotify's $694M Bet On AI War Tech: What Daniel Ek's Helsing Move Signals For Investors Watching The Defense Boom Paula Tudoran Tue, Jun 24, 2025, 8:31 AM4 min read ...