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September 29, 2020

Spotify founder backs gigafactory as first deeptech investment

Northvolt is Daniel Ek’s first investment since the €1bn announcement


Mimi Billing

2 min read

Daniel Ek invests in the gigafactory Northvolt.

Late last week, the founder of Spotify Daniel Ek announced that he was committing €1bn, one third of his wealth, to investing in European moonshots.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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