Helsing
Analysis of artist boycott over Ek's Helsing investment; Helsing's June 2025 €600M round boosted valuation to $12 billion, triggering confusion that falsely linked its tech to Gaza.
Read more →Massive Attack quit Spotify over CEO Ek's Helsing investment and joined No Music for Genocide; earlier, Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and King Gizzard also pulled catalogs for the same reason.
Read more →Multiple bands boycotted Spotify over CEO Ek's €600M investment in Helsing; artists cited Gaza, with UMAW labelling Ek a 'warmonger who pays artists poverty wages.'
Read more →Last month, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek led a €600 million round of investment in Helsing, a company which develops AI software to enhance military weapons and other equipment. Ek is also Helsing’s chair…
Read more →Reports that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek invested in Helsing via his firm Prima Materia, prompting artists to withdraw music and accusing Spotify of ties to the military-industrial complex.
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