Daniel Ek

Daniel Ek
Born Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Occupation CEO and Founder, Spotify
Net worth Increase US$ 400 million

Daniel Ek is a Swedish entrepreneur and a technologist. Ek is co-founder and CEO of the music streaming service Spotify and previous CEO of µTorrent, a popular BitTorrent client.[1]

He founded his first company in 1997 at the age of 14.[2] His ventures have also included the founding of Advertigo, the advertising company acquired by TradeDoubler, and has been a part of the Nordic auction company Tradera (acquired by Ebay) and Evertigo.

On 3 October 2013, Ek was inducted into SUP46's Swedish Startup Hall of Fame.[3]

Spotify

Main article: Spotify

In 2006, Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, co-founder of TradeDoubler, set up Spotify AB in Stockholmm, Sweden.[4] In October 2008, the company launched its legal music streaming service Spotify. Daniel Ek currently serves as a CEO of Spotify.[5]

As of 2012 he is ranked 395th on the British rich list with a calculated worth of £190m[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-14/spotify-wins-over-music-pirates-with-labels-approval-correct-.html
  2. ↑ "Stanford Entrepreneurship Corner : A Playlist for Entrepreneurs - Daniel Ek, Chi-Hua Chien (Spotify)". Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  3. ↑ http://www.investstockholm.com/en/At-your-service/Stay-informed/Newsletter--Invest-in-Stockholm/Newsletter-archive/October-2013/Stockholms-startup-superstars-join-forces/
  4. ↑ "Daniel Ek Background Information (Spotify)". Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Spotify Information". Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Spotify Information". BBC News. 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-04-28.


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