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David Helgason
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder at Unity Technologies · Founder at Transition Global · Partner at Transition
Reykjavík, Iceland
Writes $100K – $5M checks
FoundedUnity Technologies$19.1B
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About
David Helgason co-founded the game engine most of the world's mobile games are built with. He started Unity in Copenhagen in 2004 with Joachim Ante and Nicholas Francis, and it was born out of failure: their first game, GooBall, sold poorly, and they realised the tools they had built to make it were the real product. He was chief executive for a decade, handing over in 2014, and took the company to a New York listing in September 2020 that raised $1.3 billion at a $13.7 billion valuation. In 2021 he co-founded Transition, a London climate and deep-tech fund investing where artificial intelligence meets the physical world — power, robotics, materials — which closed a $150 million second fund in 2026 and passed $300 million under management. He left Unity's board in February 2026 after twenty-two years. Icelandic, he moved to Denmark at ten and studied physics and psychology in Copenhagen.
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Invests in
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationSaaS
Beyond investing
- Family
- Icelandic; he moved to Denmark at ten with his journalist mother and two brothers, and studied physics and psychology at the University of Copenhagen.
- More
- Unity came out of failure: the trio's first game, GooBall, sold poorly in 2005, and they realised the tools they had built to make it were the product. Left Unity's board in February 2026, ending a twenty-two-year association with the company.
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Founder at Unity Technologies
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Unity Technologies's investors · 26
Co-founders at Unity Technologies
Investments
Investor
Absurd:JoyAlgorithmiqBigger GamesBitmovinBoxhubCarbo CultureClockwork LabsClutchCortiCylindoDazzle RocksDoppio GamesDreamdataElo HealthEnd Game InteractiveFlow AIFlow EngineeringFRVRFullviewGenominesGripHeadstartIsometricIXIKlang GamesLabsterLeapLenasctLifeXLix TechnologiesLockwood PublishingLunarMoneriumMoviNextmindNoahNoiceOLIXOrder Of MetaPanionParrotPeergradePreplyQuizUpRaw Fury GamesRedHill GamesReel EnergyReScanResolution GamesRFRSH EntertainmentRocky RoadSalesroomScripticScyAISeaborg TechnologiesSiren CareSlopeTacticTeatime GamesTerra.doTreesPlease GamesUrbioValuebeatWaterplanYousician
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring David HelgasonThe Inevitable Transition | David Helgason (Transition) with Nico Rosberg (Rosberg Ventures)
Slush
David Helgason, co-founder of Unity talks about why he's backing the Sustainable Games Alliance
Sustainable Games Alliance
Climate Investing with David Helgason, Transition - My Climate Journey #podcast
MCJ
Sit down with entrepreneur, investor and Unity billionaire David Helgason
venturecuptv
David Helgason - Fireside chat with David Helgason
Games Gathering
GoMyCode Talk with David Helgason: Founder and Former CEO of Unity Technologies
Go My Code
Colleagues at Transition Global
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Helgason?
- David Helgason co-founded the game engine most of the world's mobile games are built with. He started Unity in Copenhagen in 2004 with Joachim Ante and Nicholas Francis, and it was born out of failure: their first game, GooBall, sold poorly, and they realised the tools they had built to make it were the real product. He was chief executive for a decade, handing over in 2014, and took the company to a New York listing in September 2020 that raised $1.3 billion at a $13.7 billion valuation. In 2021 he co-founded Transition, a London climate and deep-tech fund investing where artificial intelligence meets the physical world — power, robotics, materials — which closed a $150 million second fund in 2026 and passed $300 million under management. He left Unity's board in February 2026 after twenty-two years. Icelandic, he moved to Denmark at ten and studied physics and psychology in Copenhagen.
- Where does David Helgason work?
- David Helgason is Founder of Unity Technologies and Founder at Transition Global and Partner at Transition.
- What does David Helgason invest in?
- David Helgason invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
- What check size does David Helgason write?
- David Helgason typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did David Helgason found?
- David Helgason founded Unity Technologies.
- What companies has David Helgason invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Absurd:Joy, Algorithmiq, Bigger Games, Bitmovin, Boxhub, Carbo Culture, Clockwork Labs, Clutch, Corti, Cylindo, Dazzle Rocks, Doppio Games, and 53 more.
- What podcasts and interviews feature David Helgason?
- Tracked appearances include "The Inevitable Transition | David Helgason (Transition) with Nico Rosberg (Rosberg Ventures)", "David Helgason, co-founder of Unity talks about why he's backing the Sustainable Games Alliance", "Climate Investing with David Helgason, Transition - My Climate Journey #podcast", and 3 more.
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