Daniel Ek, the founder of Spotify, has committed to investing €1bn of his fortune in European deeptech ”moonshot projects”.
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September 24, 2020
Daniel Ek commits to investing €1bn in European ”moonshots”
The Spotify founder will focus on deeptech startups in Europe
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