Daniel Ek
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| Daniel Ek | |
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| Born | Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | CEO and Founder, Spotify |
| Net worth |  US$ 400 million |
Daniel Ek is a Swedish entrepreneur and a technologist who started 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 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.[citation needed]
On 3 October 2013 Daniel Ek was inducted into SUP46's Swedish Startup Hall of Fame.[3]
Spotify
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In 2006, Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, co-founder of TradeDoubler, set up Spotify AB in Stockholm, 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[update] he is ranked 395th on the British rich list with a calculated worth of £190m[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-14/spotify-wins-over-music-pirates-with-labels-approval-correct-.html
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- ↑ http://www.investstockholm.com/en/At-your-service/Stay-informed/Newsletter--Invest-in-Stockholm/Newsletter-archive/October-2013/Stockholms-startup-superstars-join-forces/
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