Henrik Werdelin

Henrik Werdelin is an accomplished founder, investor, and author with over fifteen years at the forefront of entrepreneurship. Werdelin’s first entrepreneurial success came as cofounder of BARK (BarkBox/BARK Air), the NYSE-listed company that brings joy to dogs and their people. He also cofounded Prehype, the highly regarded startup studio behind ventures like AndCo, Ro, ManagedByQ, and now Audos, an AI platform helping aspiring entrepreneurs create startups smarter and faster. Active in applied AI since 2019, he cohosts the podcast Beyond the Prompt, with Stanford’s Jeremy Utley. Werdelin is the coauthor of the forthcoming Me, My Customer and AI, a book that explors how AI reshapes the entrepreneurial landscape.

Formerly an Entrepreneur in Residence at Index Ventures and head of product development at MTV International, Werdelin has been involved in multiple successful startups and incubations (including HotPotato, AndCo, ReadMill, and Sunrise, which were eventually bought by the likes of Facebook, Fiverr, Dropbox, and Microsoft). A native of Denmark with stints in Paris, London, and New York, Werdelin is the author of The Acorn Method, 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.