David Helgason

Founder at

Transition Global

Net worth: 173 M $ as of 2026-07-30

48 year

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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
UNITY SOFTWARE, INC. 1.25%	2025-12-10	5,446,808 ( 1.25% )	173 M $	2026-07-30

David Helgason active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Nordic Makers Management IVS Nordic Makers Management IVS Investment ManagersFinance Nordic Makers is an active manager which provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements, as well as providing management support. The firm targets startups operating in the technology, consumer and commercial services sector, and industries such as information technology processing, software development, and communications. Nordic Makers focuses on young companies located in Northern Europe, and prefers leading rounds with investment sizes ranging between DKK 3 and 12 million per round. The firm looks to take minority stake positions in its investments, as well as a seat on the board.	Private Equity Investor	2016-06-30
Lockwood Publishing Ltd. Lockwood Publishing Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and publishes video games	Director/Board Member	-
Transition Global Transition Global Investment ManagersFinance Transition Global invest in companies located in United States and United Kingdom. The firm focuses on environmental services.	Founder	2021-02-28
Foobar Management ehf Foobar Management ehf Investment ManagersFinance Foobar invests in companies located in Iceland. The firm focuses on technology and climate. It participates in early stage transactions.	Private Equity Investor	2011-12-31

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Former positions of David Helgason

Companies	Position	End
UNITY SOFTWARE INC.	Founder	2026-02-04
Nordic Makers General Partners ApS	Private Equity Investor	2021-02-28
Labster Group ApS Labster Group ApS Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Director/Board Member	2021-02-28
Realm, Inc. Realm, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Engages in constructing commercial and institutional buildings	Director/Board Member	2019-02-28
Eevo I/O ApS Eevo I/O ApS Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Operates advertising agencies	Director/Board Member	2017-03-31

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Private companies	16
Coin-In Software, Inc. Coin-In Software, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides social mobile gaming platform services for players to compete with their friends	Technology Services
University of Copenhagen University of Copenhagen Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Realm, Inc. Realm, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Engages in constructing commercial and institutional buildings	Industrial Services
Unity Technologies SF Unity Technologies SF Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software for creating interactive virtual reality games, training simulations and architectural visualizations	Technology Services
Fabricly, Inc. Fabricly, Inc. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Provides online shopping services	Retail Trade
Plain Vanilla Corp. Plain Vanilla Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops social trivia platform	Technology Services
Eevo I/O ApS Eevo I/O ApS Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Operates advertising agencies	Commercial Services
Nordic Makers Management IVS Nordic Makers Management IVS Investment ManagersFinance Nordic Makers is an active manager which provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements, as well as providing management support. The firm targets startups operating in the technology, consumer and commercial services sector, and industries such as information technology processing, software development, and communications. Nordic Makers focuses on young companies located in Northern Europe, and prefers leading rounds with investment sizes ranging between DKK 3 and 12 million per round. The firm looks to take minority stake positions in its investments, as well as a seat on the board.	Finance
Teatime ehf. Teatime ehf. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops social games	Technology Services
Lockwood Publishing Ltd. Lockwood Publishing Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and publishes video games	Technology Services
Unity Software, Inc. Unity Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops video gaming software	Technology Services
Nordic Makers General Partners ApS
Giant Ventures Global LLP Giant Ventures Global LLP Investment ManagersFinance Giant Ventures invests in companies located in the United States and Europe. The firm focuses on AI, energy & climate, health, consumer, robotics and fintech. It participates in pre-seed, early and growth stage capital requirements.	Finance
Labster Group ApS Labster Group ApS Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
Transition Global Transition Global Investment ManagersFinance Transition Global invest in companies located in United States and United Kingdom. The firm focuses on environmental services.	Finance
Foobar Management ehf Foobar Management ehf Investment ManagersFinance Foobar invests in companies located in Iceland. The firm focuses on technology and climate. It participates in early stage transactions.	Finance