My firstminute | Bing Gordon, Kleiner Perkins, EA | David Helgason, Unity, Foobar
Happy wife investor, happy life
Many say an investor-founder relationship is like a marriage. That includes David Helgason and Bing Gordon.
In this episode of myfirstminute from May 2020, we covered everything from the earliest days of their careers, as founder and CEO of Unity Technologies for...
There will be 8-10 Tesla-sized climate companies built in the next decade | David Helgason | Unity | firstminute capital
We are going to see 10 Tesla-sized companies springing up in the coming years tacking big issues in climate. That’s 10 new companies with a market cap of over $520bn 🏢💪🏻♻️
That’s the big idea of David Helgason, the founder of Unity Technologies, one of the world’s two largest game engine compani...
Capital Series: David Helgason, Transition
This episode is part of our new Capital Series hosted by Jason Jacobs. This series explores a diverse range of capital sources and the individuals who drive them. From family offices and institutional LPs to private equity, government funding, and more, we take a deep dive into the world of capit...
s03e18 - Iceland: Ice, Fire, and Climate Tech with Iceland's Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and Climate Investor
In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), we feature Iceland’s Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, and David Helgason, co-founder and former CEO of software unicorn Unity, and the founder of a climate-focused venture capital firm called Trans...
Brian Meidell On Raising $79 Million To Give Everyone Easy Access To Fun Entertainment
In the sphere of innovation, there are individuals whose journeys span continents, cultures, and industries, shaping their perspectives and approaches to problem-solving. Brian Meidell, a Danish entrepreneur with roots in Copenhagen, embarked on a remarkable journey that led him from a stable upb...
EP.43: Into The Metaverse with Maxim Perumal - founder and CEO of Unai
Maxim Perumal is the founder of Unai, a stealth startup company that makes a VR headset and Virtual World dedicated to making human interactions look, feel, and sound like they do in real life. Unai is funded by NFX, Stride, Y Combinator and David Helgason (founder of Unity Engine), among others....
Transition Ventures transitions to a new world
Transition Ventures' second fund has closed at over $150M, bringing AUM to $300M. David Helgason, founding CEO of Unity Software (NYSE: U), spent two decades giving developers the tools to build virtual worlds. Now, with Transition, he's backing the founders building the physical one. He spoke to...
David Helgason, Co-founder at Transition Ventures: Raising $150m Fund II
Transition VC raised a new $150m fund to back highly technical founders building the next generation of energy, compute and industrial companies.
David Helgason, Co-founder at Transition VC, says AI is increasing demand for compute, power and industrial systems at a time when venture is moving b...
