Next to having worked towards a PhD in Complex Systems from the Department of Zoology at Oxford University, the CEO of Helsing, founded the software and games company NaturalMotion in 2001, which was bought by Zynga for $527 million in 2014.

The latter have a wide pool of knowledge and experience across different disciplines such as gaming, biotech, AI, physics, computer science, software development, engineering, defence, security, geopolitics and diplomacy. Resonating with Helsing’s mission to use AI technologies for the creation of a better future, Helsing will offer Ek a spot in their company board alongside its experts. Having raised €102.5 million, Ek’s investment company Prima Materia plays a key role in accelerating the impact of Helsing. While it was founded by Gundbert Scherf, Niklas Köhler and Torsten Reil in Berlin in 2021, Helsing already has offices in Berlin, Munich and London. Helsing’s Background And ‘Hellsicht’Ĭrunchbase classifies Helsing as an “information technology company that artificial intelligence in implementing security”. This article will provide further background information about the ‘Helsing deal’ and provide a few thoughts about the morality of military tech in the 21 st century. Whereas Ek’s interest in Gunners is linked with his support for the team, which he has favoured since he was a child, Ek’s investment into Helsing is linked with his mission to “to advance ambitious science and technology to solve the world’s biggest challenges and help society progress towards a better future”. Next to announcements about Ek’s investment in Helsing, the Swedish billionaire made headlines several times this year after Arsenal FC declined the offer for his takeover of the football club. As Techcrunch recently announced, Daniel Ek, the founder and CEO of Spotify, has added two zeros to its one year-old promise to invest €1 million in the military AI and ‘European defence’ series A start-up Helsing, which was founded in 2021 in Berlin.

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