David Helgason
Founder at UNITY SOFTWARE INC.
Net worth: 155 M $ as of 2024-05-30
Profile
David Helgason founded Unity Technologies SF and Fabricly, Inc. Currently, he is Partner at Nordic Makers Management IVS. Mr. Helgason is also Partner at Nordic Makers General Partners ApS and on the board of 5 other companies. Mr. Helgason received an undergraduate degree from the University of Copenhagen.
Known holdings in public companies
Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
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UNITY SOFTWARE, INC.
2.16% | 2024-02-29 | 8,456,792 ( 2.16% ) | 155 M $ | 2024-05-30 |
David Helgason active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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UNITY SOFTWARE INC. | Founder | 2002-12-31 |
Foobar Management ehf | Private Equity Investor | 2011-12-31 |
Transition Global
Transition Global Investment ManagersFinance Transition Global Management Ltd. (Transition Global) is a Private Equity and Venture Capital firm founded in 2022. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-02-28 |
Lockwood Publishing Ltd.
Lockwood Publishing Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lockwood Publishing Ltd. develops and publishes video games. The firm also offers information technology services. The company was founded by Joel Kemp and Halli Bjornsson in 2009 and is headquartered in Nottingham, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | - |
Teatime ehf.
Teatime ehf. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Teatime ehf. develops social games. The company was founded by Guðmundur Th. Bergþórsson, P. Johann Bergporsson, Thorsteinn Baldur Fridriksson and Ymir Orn Finnbogason in 2017 and is headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland. | Director/Board Member | - |
Nordic Makers Management IVS
Nordic Makers Management IVS Investment ManagersFinance Nordic Makers Management IVS (Nordic Makers) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. The firm was founded in 2016 by a group of angel investors consisting of Erik Byrenius, Klaus Nyengaard, Martin von Haller Groenbaek, Lars Fløe Nielsen, Thorvald Stigsen, and Thomas Madsen-Mygdal. | Private Equity Investor | 2016-06-30 |
Unity Technologies SF
Unity Technologies SF Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Unity Technologies SF engages in design and development of a platform for three-dimensional (3D), virtual reality, and augmented reality games and applications. It offers solutions for different industries including games, film, animation, cinematic, automotive, gambling, architecture, engineering, and construction. The company was founded by Nicholas Peter Francis, David Helgason, and Joachim Ante in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Founder | 2000-12-31 |
Former positions of David Helgason
Companies | Position | End |
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Nordic Makers General Partners ApS | Private Equity Investor | 2021-02-28 |
Labster Group ApS
Labster Group ApS Financial ConglomeratesFinance Labster Group ApS is a Danish company that develops fully interactive virtual training simulations to enhance traditional learning outcomes by stimulating students' natural curiosity and reinforcing the connection between science and the real world. Labster is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has subsidiaries in Denmark and Canada. The simulations can be used in a variety of different ways, from a full lab replacement to a supplemental learning activity. The company collaborates with over 1,000 institutions around the world, including ETH in, MIT, and Imperial College, and has over 6 million students in high schools and universities in 100-plus countries who have used Labster to perform realistic experiments, learn key science concepts, and practice their skills in a risk-free learning environment. The company was founded in 2017, and Michael Bodekær Jensen has been the CEO of the company since 2017. | Director/Board Member | 2021-02-28 |
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Training of David Helgason
University of Copenhagen | Undergraduate Degree |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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UNITY SOFTWARE INC. | Technology Services |
Private companies | 14 |
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Coin-In Software, Inc.
Coin-In Software, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Coin-In Software, Inc. provides social mobile gaming platform services for players to compete with their friends. The firm is an addictive social gaming network for iOS that allows players to compete with their friends and win real prizes from sponsoring brands, leading to an increase in player loyalty, downloads and duration of gaming sessions for its partners. It makes every game a social game (even single player arcade, action and puzzle titles) by linking all member games with a unifying social currency using a simple plug-in. The company was founded by Jason Adam Seldon and Armando Pena on January 1, 2011 and is headquartered in Culver, CA. | Technology Services |
Realm, Inc.
Realm, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Realm, Inc. engages in constructing commercial and institutional buildings. The company is headquartered in Louisville, KY. | Industrial Services |
Unity Technologies SF
Unity Technologies SF Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Unity Technologies SF engages in design and development of a platform for three-dimensional (3D), virtual reality, and augmented reality games and applications. It offers solutions for different industries including games, film, animation, cinematic, automotive, gambling, architecture, engineering, and construction. The company was founded by Nicholas Peter Francis, David Helgason, and Joachim Ante in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Plain Vanilla Corp.
Plain Vanilla Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Plain Vanilla Corp. engages in the development of a social trivia platform for mobile devices. The firm offers QuizUp, a multiplatform and real-time social trivia engine, which allows customers to compete head-to-head in real time between different mobile devices. The company was founded by Thorsteinn B. Fridriksson in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Eevo I/O ApS
Eevo I/O ApS Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Eevo I/O ApS operates advertising agencies. The company was founded by Nikolaj Due Osterbye on April 20, 2015 and is headquartered in Albertslund, Denmark. | Commercial Services |
Nordic Makers Management IVS
Nordic Makers Management IVS Investment ManagersFinance Nordic Makers Management IVS (Nordic Makers) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. The firm was founded in 2016 by a group of angel investors consisting of Erik Byrenius, Klaus Nyengaard, Martin von Haller Groenbaek, Lars Fløe Nielsen, Thorvald Stigsen, and Thomas Madsen-Mygdal. | Finance |
Teatime ehf.
Teatime ehf. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Teatime ehf. develops social games. The company was founded by Guðmundur Th. Bergþórsson, P. Johann Bergporsson, Thorsteinn Baldur Fridriksson and Ymir Orn Finnbogason in 2017 and is headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland. | Technology Services |
Lockwood Publishing Ltd.
Lockwood Publishing Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lockwood Publishing Ltd. develops and publishes video games. The firm also offers information technology services. The company was founded by Joel Kemp and Halli Bjornsson in 2009 and is headquartered in Nottingham, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Nordic Makers General Partners ApS | |
Giant Ventures Global LLP
Giant Ventures Global LLP Investment ManagersFinance Giant Ventures Global LLP (Giant Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Cameron McLain and Tommy Stadlen. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Finance |
Labster Group ApS
Labster Group ApS Financial ConglomeratesFinance Labster Group ApS is a Danish company that develops fully interactive virtual training simulations to enhance traditional learning outcomes by stimulating students' natural curiosity and reinforcing the connection between science and the real world. Labster is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has subsidiaries in Denmark and Canada. The simulations can be used in a variety of different ways, from a full lab replacement to a supplemental learning activity. The company collaborates with over 1,000 institutions around the world, including ETH in, MIT, and Imperial College, and has over 6 million students in high schools and universities in 100-plus countries who have used Labster to perform realistic experiments, learn key science concepts, and practice their skills in a risk-free learning environment. The company was founded in 2017, and Michael Bodekær Jensen has been the CEO of the company since 2017. | Finance |
Transition Global
Transition Global Investment ManagersFinance Transition Global Management Ltd. (Transition Global) is a Private Equity and Venture Capital firm founded in 2022. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Finance |
Foobar Management ehf | |
Fabricly, Inc.
Fabricly, Inc. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Founded in 2008, Fabricly has many years experience in the clothing manufacturing sector, and provides connections to a network of high quality, trusted clothing manufacturers and fabric suppliers to clients around the world. Online shopping is a lot of things. But the internet sometimes feels like a giant street with lots stores that all carry the same products, all right next door to each other. It's like strolling through a mall of sameness; it's hard to find something unique, something special. Fabricly is here to change the way customers shop. In collaboration with they find talented emerging designers, provide them with everything they need to execute a collection from start to finish. | Retail Trade |
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