Spotify, Daniel Ek and Neko Health

Daniel Ek’s body scanning startup hits £1.4 billion valuation with 100,000 people lining up to pay £299 for a health check
The Spotify co-founder's startup, dubbed the Apple of healthcare, aims to identify health issues for a price of £299.
Neko, the body-scanning startup co-founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek, snaps up $260M at a $1.8B valuation
Stockholm startup Neko Health has made a big bet on consumers wanting to learn about their state of health and how to prevent things going wrong. Now, investors are making a big bet on Neko. The startup has raised a fresh $260 million in funding,
Spotify Founder’s Body-Scan Startup Valued at $1.8 Billion
Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raised $260 million in a round led by Lightspeed as the startup eyes expansion into the U.S.
Daniel Ek’s Neko raises $260mn in push to be Apple of healthcare
Daniel Ek’s body-scanning start-up Neko Health has raised $260mn in new capital to fuel expansion of its clinics to the US, as the Spotify founder aims to build what he called the Apple of healthcare.
Spotify CEO's Neko Health raises $260M for US expansion
Neko Health developed a full body scan procedure that checks for skin cancer, risk factors for stroke and heart disease and other conditions.
Spotify co-founder's health-tech venture Neko raises $260M at $1.B valuation
Neko Health, a Swedish health-tech start-up co-founded by Spotify 's Daniel Ek, has raised an impressive $260 million in a Series B funding round. The investment, which was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, also saw participation from General Catalyst, O.G. Venture Partners, Rosello, Lakestar and Atomico.
Full-body scan startup Neko Health raises $260 million
Neko Health, a full-body scan startup co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, has raised $260 million in Series B funding that values it at $1.8 billion, a source familiar has confirmed. Why it matters: Full-body scan startups have spurred debate,
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Daniel Ek sells another $29m in Spotify stock as total cash-out nears $600m
The Spotify boss divested $57.1 million worth of company stock in January, bringing his total share sales since July 2023 to ...
What Spotify took from us by giving us everything
Its great strengths are its interviews with Spotify employees, use of internal Slack messages, and bringing into English for ...
Spotify’s share surge arrives at AI crossroads
Daniel Ek is cranking up the volume at Spotify Technology . Two years ago, the U.S.-listed music streamer faced heat from ...
Spotify: The Operational Leverage Run Is Close To Being Over, What's Next?
Spotify’s growth stems from cost-cutting and podcast expansion. Read why SPOT stock is a 'Hold' amid operational leverage ...
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Spotify’s playlists have altered the music industry in unexpected ways
Novelty suffers, too. By one estimate nearly three-quarters of streamed songs are over 18 months old. Compared with the raucous explosion of genres that characterised popular music until the 2000s— ...