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November 9, 2021

Daniel Ek’s investment group announces first bet in defence startup Helsing

Prima Materia leads €102.5m Series A investment in the British-German defence AI company


Eleanor Warnock

4 min read

Daniel Ek

Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek’s investment company announced its first investment today, backing British-German defence artificial intelligence company Helsing. 

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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