Henrik Werdelin
Entrepreneur in Residence @ Index Ventures
New York, United States
Henrik Werdelin is a seed investor at Index Ventures in New York focused on Apps and Events. Henrik Werdelin is the Founder of BARK, America’s fasted growing pet company as well as Managing Partner of Prehype, a venture development firm headquartered in New York with offices in Copenhagen and London. He attended Aalborg University and the University of Westminster.Prehype co-create new ventures and incubation programs with VCs andcorporations ranging from NewsCorp over Danone to GE and Mondelez – as well as launching successful venture-backed startups like BarkBox, AndCo, Roman and ManagedByQ.Henrik has for the past 15 years been involved in a range of successful startups and corporate incubations as either founder, investor or advisor; including HotPotato (now by Facebook), GoTryItOn (now Rent the Runway), NewSmart (incubated with NewsCorp), ReadMill (now DropBox), Betabox (incubated with Mondelez) and Sunrise (now Microsoft). Prior Werdelin was the Entrepreneur in Residence with Index Ventures and running product development for MTV International where he spearheaded the development of many of MTV’s award-winning innovative digital products. He is a frequent speaker at top-tier business schools and industry forums and has been quoted in numerous publications and media outlets on subjects such as corporate innovation, product design and entrepreneurship.He is Danish but lives in the US, where he was named amongst the Top 100 most Creative by Fast Company and Silicon Alley Insider’s ‘100 People in Tech’.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
Last updated:
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Industries Henrik Werdelin invests in
Stages Henrik Werdelin invests in
Countries Henrik Werdelin invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $630k–$3.2M
- Series A
- $6M–$17M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Apps 2 (15%)
- Events 2 (15%)
- Mobile 2 (15%)
- FinTech 2 (15%)
- Internet 2 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (38%)
- Series A 4 (31%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (8%)
- Series B 1 (8%)
- Series C 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 6 (46%)
- France 1 (8%)
- Denmark 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Fomo is a cutting-edge fintech startup revolutionizing the financial landscape through innovative technology and strategic partnerships. | $17M / Series A / Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Proper offers a platform to help property owners‚ and their tenants, manage their property. Proper develops an intelligent platform that automatically performs the operational tasks associated with the rental of residential and commercial leases, garages and parking lots, etc. It was founded in 2017 and based in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark. | $3.1M / Seed / Nov 17, 2022 | ||
| Catch is redesigning benefits to put people at the center of their own financial stability and security. For freelancers, contractors, and workers without access to employer benefits, Catch automatically handles tax withholding, builds long-term investment savings, and provides critical insurance products. In creating a personalized safety net,Catch envisions a world where individuals can leverage data-driven curation and timely insights to gain full agency over changing needs. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Jan 15, 2019 | ||
| Proper offers a platform to help property owners‚ and their tenants, manage their property. Proper develops an intelligent platform that automatically performs the operational tasks associated with the rental of residential and commercial leases, garages and parking lots, etc. It was founded in 2017 and based in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark. | $630K / Seed / Nov 24, 2018 | ||
| Unioncrate helps consumer goods companies build and manage supply chains that can keep up with the consumer of today. Based in New York City, we are a team of CPG veterans, rebels, and nerds who believe that the future of supply chain will be driven by AI. It powers everything we do.We are obsessed with helping our clients take back theinvaluable time, money, and resources that are far too commonly lost by relying on archaic supply chain management systems. That’s why we’ve built an intelligent platform designed specifically for the complexities of a consumer goods industry that’s needlessly stuck in the past. | $3.2M / Seed / Sep 28, 2018 | ||
| Umi Kitchen offers an application that enables its users to order homemade food from local chefs. The meals are delivered with reheating instructions and an ingredient list.Umi Kitchen enables its customers to rate and review services of the chefs. The company provides chefs with marketing, packaging, and delivery services.Umi Kitchen wasfounded by Khalil Tawil, Derek Gottfrid, and Hallie Meyer in March 2015. It is based in New York. | $1.4M / Seed / Sep 26, 2016 | ||
| Path is a mobile photo-sharing and messaging service for building personal social networks with up to 150 contacts. Currently Path Places. Path Talk and Path sold to Daum Kakao May 28, 2015.Path brings people closer together. Guided by the belief that mobile technology will fundamentally change the cultural, social, and economic landscape, Pathfocuses on simplicity, quality, and privacy to provide the best mobile personal networking service in the world. Path was designed with the people they love, closest friends, and family in mind. | $25M / Series C / Jan 10, 2014 | ||
| Brit + Co is a media company that inspires, educates, and entertains real women with a creative spirit. Founded in late 2011 by Brit Morin, Brit + Co has become one of the largest digital media companies for women. Brit + Co now reaches an engaged community of over 125 million online and across platforms. They have garnered tens of millions ofvideo views and produce over 100 pieces of content every day to keep up with everything their audience is up to.As a digital-first company, they have an innate understanding of how the online connection to offline. That’s why, in addition to their website, brit.co, their free app, and their presence across social channels, they extend their reach to experiences. | $6.3M / Series A / Jun 25, 2013 | ||
| Brit + Co is a media company that inspires, educates, and entertains real women with a creative spirit. Founded in late 2011 by Brit Morin, Brit + Co has become one of the largest digital media companies for women. Brit + Co now reaches an engaged community of over 125 million online and across platforms. They have garnered tens of millions ofvideo views and produce over 100 pieces of content every day to keep up with everything their audience is up to.As a digital-first company, they have an innate understanding of how the online connection to offline. That’s why, in addition to their website, brit.co, their free app, and their presence across social channels, they extend their reach to experiences. | $1.3M / Seed / Apr 30, 2012 | ||
| Path is a mobile photo-sharing and messaging service for building personal social networks with up to 150 contacts. Currently Path Places. Path Talk and Path sold to Daum Kakao May 28, 2015.Path brings people closer together. Guided by the belief that mobile technology will fundamentally change the cultural, social, and economic landscape, Pathfocuses on simplicity, quality, and privacy to provide the best mobile personal networking service in the world. Path was designed with the people they love, closest friends, and family in mind. | $30M / Series B / Apr 16, 2012 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Index Ventures
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm which helps entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.
Index Ventures Contacts
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Hannah Seal
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Jan Hammer
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Julia Andre
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What does Henrik Werdelin invest in?
Henrik Werdelin invests primarily in Apps, Events and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Henrik Werdelin's check size?
Henrik Werdelin typically joins rounds of $630k–$3.2M at Seed and $6M–$17M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Henrik Werdelin participates in.
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When did Henrik Werdelin last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Henrik Werdelin closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 13 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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