Daniel Ek

Co-founder, Neko Health

Industry: Imaging & Diagnostics
Based in: Sweden
Company funding: $260M raised
Region: Europe

Technology founder who co-founded Neko Health alongside his work in consumer technology.

Backed and co-founded a preventive health scanning company in Sweden.

Daniel Ek is a Swedish entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Spotify, the global music streaming service he started in 2006. He co-founded Neko Health with Hjalmar Nilsonne in 2018, a preventive healthcare company using its own scanning technology to help doctors spot disease early.

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The journey

How Daniel Ek got here, step by step.

2000s
Early technology ventures
Ek worked on a series of internet and technology projects in Sweden's growing startup scene.
2006
Co-founded Spotify
Ek co-founded Spotify with Martin Lorentzon, building it into one of the world's largest music streaming platforms.
2018
Co-founded Neko Health
Ek co-founded Neko Health with Hjalmar Nilsonne to develop technology for preventive full body health scanning.
2018 to 2022
Developed the scanning technology
Neko spent several years engineering the sensors and data science behind its preventive health scanner.
2023
Launched the full body scanner
Neko Health opened its first preventive scanning clinic in Stockholm to the public.
2024
Expanded to London
Neko Health opened a clinic in London, taking its preventive health service beyond Sweden.