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AUM

~$5+ billion (estimated)

Principals

1

Principal Net Worth

$7.5B

Founded

~2016

Data Flags

Multi-source verified; Forbes Real-Time $7.5B (1/17/26); Bloomberg ~$8.6B; Giving Pledge (2022); private family office - limited team disclosure

Prima Materia Research

SFOHigh Confidence

Stockholm, Sweden

Last verified: Jan 17, 2026

Details

Phone
Not publicly available
Source of Wealth
Technology (Spotify)
Assets Under Management
~$5+ billion (estimated)
Source File
research/organizations/prima-materia.md
UID
fo-prima-materia

Also Known As

Prima MateriaDaniel Ek Family OfficeEk Family Office

Principals (1)

Daniel EkFounder & PrincipalOWNS
$7.5B

Team Members (2)

Daniel EkFounder & Principal
WORKS_AT
Shakil KhanCo-founder
WORKS_AT

Related Entities (2)

Neko HealthSubsidiary

Health tech startup (co-founded by Ek)

Prima MateriaSubsidiary

Family office / VC firm (~2016)

Known Associates (2)

Helsing

Ek is Chairman

Spotify

NYSE: SPOT

Daniel Ek is CEO

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Changelog

  • 2026-01-17UPGRADED to High confidence - Forbes Real-Time $7.5B (#505 globally, #401 Billionaires 2025), Bloomberg ~$8.6B confirmed. Multi-source verification complete.
  • 2025-12-11Enhanced Current Team section with LinkedIn profile for Daniel Ek, detailed team structure notes, and operational context
  • 2025-12-10Initial research file created

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