David Helgason

David Helgason Email and Phone Number

Icelandic entrepreneur and climate investor. Behind Transition, Unity, CleanPlay, others (don’t see LinkedIn messages) @ Transition
David Helgason's Location
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland, Iceland
About David Helgason

I love technology and entrepreneurs. I founded Unity many years ago. Now I spend my time worrying about global warming.My background is in programming, university dabbling, creating companies, and helping entrepreneurs. I served as CEO of Unity Technologies since co-founding it in 2003 until October 2014.

David Helgason's Current Company Details
Transition

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Icelandic entrepreneur and climate investor. Behind Transition, Unity, CleanPlay, others (don’t see LinkedIn messages)
David Helgason Work Experience Details
  • Transition
    Partner
    Transition Mar 2021 - Present
    London, Gb
    Building an abundant and resilient society that can thrive within our finite planet.Transition is a cross-Atlantic early stage venture fund, bringing leading entrepreneurs and climate operators together to partner with the best founders who develop the best products focused on climate and sustainability. Transition invest in hard tech, software and marketplaces, with the unflinching belief that large swathes of the old industrial system are dumb, dangerous, and inefficient, and can be replaced with new efficient and clean solutions.
  • Unity Technologies
    Founder & Board Member
    Unity Technologies Jan 2003 - Present
    San Francisco, Us
    Since 2003 and until further notice I try to help making Unity the best it can be – first as CEO for nearly 12 years, and now on the board of directors and supporting the leadership.
  • Unity Technologies
    Founder & Ceo
    Unity Technologies Jan 2003 - Oct 2014
    San Francisco, Us
  • Cleanplay
    Founder
    Cleanplay Mar 2024 - Present
    Selling clean power to games, directly through app markets.
  • Foobar.Vc
    Principal
    Foobar.Vc 2012 - Present
    Reykjavik, Is
    Personal platform focused on fighting climate change and related sustainability crises. Also act as an angel investor and board member.
  • Nordic Makers – Backing Ambitious Entrepreneurs
    Partner
    Nordic Makers – Backing Ambitious Entrepreneurs Jul 2016 - Mar 2021
    Copenhagen, Dk
    A group of ten top Nordic angels working closely together to be the best angel investors in the Nordics. We did some good investments and improved the local ecosystem in the process.
  • Labster
    Board Member & Investor
    Labster Jun 2015 - Mar 2021
    Copenhagen, Dk
    Labster is a fast moving, award-winning company that focuses on revolutionizing the way science is taught to students all over the world. Our platform offers a Virtual Laboratory provided as a supportive curriculum based e-tool where students can work with real-life challenges in an online environment that simulates reality.
  • Realm Inc
    Board Member
    Realm Inc Jun 2014 - Mar 2019
    New York, Ny, Us
    Realm is a YCombinator company building a mobile database, which rapidly became the second most deployed database in the world. Realm lets you build apps faster, build apps that are faster, and craft amazing user experiences. Acquired by MongoDB.
  • Spiri
    Investor & Board Member
    Spiri May 2016 - Apr 2017
    Monte Carlo, Monaco, Mc
    Founded in 2015, Spiri was a visionary on-demand carpooling service for urban transport. Spiri developed its own vehicle connectivity and operating system, as well as an ultra-light electric vehicle, bespoke for on-demand carpooling.
  • Quizup
    Investor & Board Member
    Quizup Jun 2012 - Nov 2016
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    First angel investor and subsequently a board member at a game company which hit 1M users in just a week, and then went on to entertain over 100M people before being acquired by Glu Mobile.
  • World On A Hanger
    Co-Founder
    World On A Hanger Apr 2008 - Dec 2009
    Houston, Texas, Us
    World on a Hanger was a web based services to the apparel industry.
  • Icover
    Co-Founder & Cto
    Icover Jan 2002 - Feb 2004
    Took at stab at something similar to iTunes LP. Since even Apple couldn't make it succesful, I guess I don't need to feel bad that we didn't pull it off either.
  • Panmedia
    Co-Founder
    Panmedia Jul 2001 - Dec 2002
    Co-founded a tech shop. Set up business processes, and worked as consultant for Nokia most of the period. Learned a fair bit, but in the end I couldn't become passionate about doing work for hire.
  • Netropolis
    Backend Programmer
    Netropolis 1998 - 1999
  • Egeberg Interactive Communication
    Web Programmer
    Egeberg Interactive Communication 1996 - 1998

David Helgason Education Details

  • Københavns Universitet - University Of Copenhagen
    Københavns Universitet - University Of Copenhagen
    Psychology

Frequently Asked Questions about David Helgason

What company does David Helgason work for?

David Helgason works for Transition

What is David Helgason's role at the current company?

David Helgason's current role is Icelandic entrepreneur and climate investor. Behind Transition, Unity, CleanPlay, others (don’t see LinkedIn messages).

What schools did David Helgason attend?

David Helgason attended Københavns Universitet - University Of Copenhagen.

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