Spotify
Media / Entertainment · Stockholm, Sweden · #43 globally
0.18%
Spawner rate
15
Funded founders
8,164
Alumni tracked
$389M
Capital raised by spawns
Founder DNA
Sectors spawned founders go on to build in
Over-indexed on Media / Entertainment. Founders spawned from Spotify pick it 6.9× more often than the global founder population.
Media / Entertainment
6.9×
Real Estate / PropTech
6.3×
AI / Machine Learning
2.6×
Consumer Internet
1.2×
Fintech
0.7×
Enterprise Software
0.6×
← under · 1× market average · over →
The Spotify network
Where the founders came from, when spawns were founded, and how much they have raised since
Spawned companies
| Company | Founders from Spotify | Role at Spotify | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PodimoMedia / Entertainment | Eva Kirstine Lægdsgaard(2018) | Director, Artist & Label Services Nordics | 2019 | $222M |
AgentioAI / Machine Learning | Jonathan Meyers(2023) | Engineering Manager - Growth & Innovation | 2023 | $58M |
Slang AIAI / Machine Learning | Alex Sambvani(2019) | Senior Data Scientist | 2019 | $56M |
OseroAI / Machine Learning | Piotr Saczuk(2024) | Host | 2025 | $14M |
LinkupAI / Machine Learning | Denis Charrier(2022) | Senior Backend Engineer | 2024 | $13M |
Alta Music GroupMedia / Entertainment | Jeremy E(2025) | Global Head of Music | 2025 | $5M |
StarmonyMedia / Entertainment | Johan Lagerlöf(2020) | Head Of Commercial Partnerships | 2019 | $4M |
SwypexFintech | Tarek Mokhtar(2022) | Product Manager | 2022 | $4M |
ChurneyAI / Machine Learning | Brian Brost(2021) | Research Scientist | 2021 | $4M |
EncoreAI / Machine Learning | André Eriksson(2021)Marcus Kohlberg(2020) | Staff Software EngineerGroup Product Manager / Product Area Lead - Premium | 2020 | $3M |
PlotEnterprise Software | Thomas Chang Min Jeon (He/Him)(2020) | Senior Software Engineer | 2020 | $2M |
OutcomeEnterprise Software | Sveinn Fannar Kristjánsson(2023) | Engineering Manager | 2022 | $2M |
MinimistConsumer Internet | Stephan Hofmann(2023) | Product Manager, Seamless & Wearables | 2024 | $2M |
FlowpassReal Estate / PropTech | Tomas Lundborg(2021) | Director of Product, User Platform | 2021 | $1M |