Henrik Werdelin

About

Henrik Werdelin is an accomplished founder, investor, and author with over 15 years at the forefront of entrepreneurship. Best known as the co-founder of Bark (BarkBox), the NYSE-listed company bringing joy to dogs and their people, Werdelin also co-founded Prehype, the esteemed startup studio behind ventures like AndCo, Ro, and ManagedByQ, and Audos, an AI platform helping aspiring entrepreneurs create startups smarter and faster. Active in applied AI since 2019, he co-hosts the podcast “Beyond the Prompt” with Stanford’s Jeremy Utley and is the co-author of the forthcoming “Me, My Customer and AI,” exploring how AI reshapes the entrepreneurial landscape. Formerly an Entrepreneur in Residence at Index Ventures and head of product development at MTV International, he has been involved in multiple successful startups and incubations—including HotPotato, AndCo, ReadMill, and Sunrise—to acquisitions by the likes of Facebook, Fiverr, Dropbox, and Microsoft. A native of Denmark with stints in Paris, London, and New York, Werdelin frequently speaks on entrepreneurship and AI and has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the “Top 100 Most Creative People in Business” and by Business Insider’s Silicon Alley 100. Henrik graduated from Aalborg University (Denmark) with a BA in Social and Politics Science and received a Masters with distinction in Journalism from the University of Westminster (London, UK).

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