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Henrik Rydberg

Principal Venture Builder, North America

Henrik Rydberg
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Henrik has spent over 20 years building winning businesses that have redefined markets and created significant shareholder value through buyouts and public listings. As Principal Venture Builder, North America, he draws on his deep roots in user experience to offer product development expertise and design thinking to New Venture Teams, helping them create uniquely valuable solutions that cut through the competition. Henrik is passionate about meeting the customer on Day 1 and believes customer pain belongs at the heart of every business model. It’s the mindset behind his unparalleled talent for identifying product-market fit. 

Growing up in Finland with Apple’s first Macintosh computers, while his friends were engrossed in computer games, Henrik learned to code and use Photoshop. He fell in love with digital design and creating software, and boldly proclaimed that he would one day create cutting-edge technology alongside Silicon Valley’s top minds. 

That dream was a guiding light through Henrik’s adolescence, leading him to his first job as a web developer at just 16. By 20, he had founded Aisti Medialab, which became the most awarded Finnish UX consulting firm of its time. Henrik’s entrepreneurial spirit only grew as he forayed into the 3D technology market, helping found and scale a 3D design application that now has 40M users worldwide, and growing a 3D printing service from a startup to a public listing. All in all, Henrik has aided startups in securing over $100M from leading venture capitalists.

Holding a bachelor’s degree in digital design from the Lahti Institute of Design, Henrik is also a Design Coach for the Andreessen Horowitz network and a featured speaker at conferences and universities on the topics of design leadership, design thinking, user experience design, and lean startup methodology. 

At Mach49, Henrik feels honored to live out his childhood dream of creating groundbreaking products with Silicon Valley’s thought leaders. But when he comes home to his family, he finds the most joy in the simple pleasures. Along with their 10-year-old son — who is following in his father’s footsteps with Tinkercad and coding lessons, Henrik and his wife love to travel, visiting relatives scattered across Europe and the US while exploring new cuisines and hunting for obscure local specialties.

Henrik Rydberg

Principal Venture Builder, North America

Henrik has spent over 20 years building winning businesses that have redefined markets and created significant shareholder value through buyouts and public listings. As Principal Venture Builder, North America, he draws on his deep roots in user experience to offer product development expertise and design thinking to New Venture Teams, helping them create uniquely valuable solutions that cut through the competition. Henrik is passionate about meeting the customer on Day 1 and believes customer pain belongs at the heart of every business model. It’s the mindset behind his unparalleled talent for identifying product-market fit. 

Growing up in Finland with Apple’s first Macintosh computers, while his friends were engrossed in computer games, Henrik learned to code and use Photoshop. He fell in love with digital design and creating software, and boldly proclaimed that he would one day create cutting-edge technology alongside Silicon Valley’s top minds. 

That dream was a guiding light through Henrik’s adolescence, leading him to his first job as a web developer at just 16. By 20, he had founded Aisti Medialab, which became the most awarded Finnish UX consulting firm of its time. Henrik’s entrepreneurial spirit only grew as he forayed into the 3D technology market, helping found and scale a 3D design application that now has 40M users worldwide, and growing a 3D printing service from a startup to a public listing. All in all, Henrik has aided startups in securing over $100M from leading venture capitalists.

Holding a bachelor’s degree in digital design from the Lahti Institute of Design, Henrik is also a Design Coach for the Andreessen Horowitz network and a featured speaker at conferences and universities on the topics of design leadership, design thinking, user experience design, and lean startup methodology. 

At Mach49, Henrik feels honored to live out his childhood dream of creating groundbreaking products with Silicon Valley’s thought leaders. But when he comes home to his family, he finds the most joy in the simple pleasures. Along with their 10-year-old son — who is following in his father’s footsteps with Tinkercad and coding lessons, Henrik and his wife love to travel, visiting relatives scattered across Europe and the US while exploring new cuisines and hunting for obscure local specialties.
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