Henrik Torstensson

Partner at Alliance VC | Backing Nordic founders

📍 Sweden, Sweden🔄 Updated September 2026💼 13 investments📅 18 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2026𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Investor
Jun 2026
Hiring should be about people, not polished CVs and soulless AI screeners. Fika Jobs is building a more human way to hire. Through video conversations with our AI agent, you can share your experience, motivations and what matters to you. We then connect you with roles and teams where you can thrive. For companies, that means meeting relevant candidates based on a deeper understanding of who they are, with a faster path to stronger matches than a traditional CV can provide. Free for job seekers. Free for companies to use, pay only when you hire.
Investor & Board Member
Dec 2024
We help growing tech companies protect what matters most: their ideas. Lightbringer is an AI-first patent service that makes protecting innovation fast, clear, and reliable for founders, CTOs, and legal teams. Innovation should never be slowed down by complexity or outdated manual processes. That’s why we’re reimagining how patents and IP protection work. Our groundbreaking service combines intelligent automation with human expert insights. From identifying and securing your first invention to managing a global portfolio, Lightbringer drafts, reviews, and files patent applications through a fully streamlined AI-driven experience. Our mission is to empower innovators to focus on building the future. We bring together a purpose-built AI platform and a dedicated team of Patent Attorneys and IP specialists, ensuring every idea gets the protection it deserves. Trusted across industries, Lightbringer is defining a new era of patenting thats built for modern tech companies.
Investor
Oct 2024
Encore is the Development Platform for startups building event-driven and distributed systems. Move faster with purpose-built development and DevOps tooling — from local to your cloud on AWS/GCP. Encore provides end-to-end tooling for backend development and DevOps: - Declarative Infrastructure SDK for defining infrastructure semantics in application code - Automatic infrastructure provisioning for local, preview, and cloud environments on AWS/GCP - Built-in Distributed Tracing in local and cloud - Automatic API docs and Service Catalog - Cloud Cost Analytics - And much more Join our developer community on Discord: https://encore.dev/discord
Investor & Board Member
Oct 2022
The BI tool for modern companies. Metrics-first BI thats built for all users.
Investor & Board Member
Mar 2022
Mjuk is an innovative end-to-end re-commerce marketplace for furniture. Housing the largest selection of circular furniture in the Nordics, Mjuk has already facilitated the rehoming of tens of thousands of furniture pieces and interior decor items. With the opportunity to save up to 80% on sought-after designer furniture and explore expertly cleaned second-hand furniture, Mjuk empowers sustainable furnishing without compromising quality or budget. Each week, over 100 newly added items undergo meticulous reviews and cleaning, ensuring confidence in every purchase. In addition to individual sellers, Mjuk collaborates directly with brands and retailers to find loving homes for pristine returns and archive pieces, enabling customers to acquire finds from their favorite brands at reduced prices while contributing to reducing emissions. For sellers, Mjuk provides a seamless solution, making the selling process a breeze for both individuals and businesses. From handling logistics to product cleaning and sales, Mjuk ensures a hassle-free experience for all involved. Join the circular furniture revolution at mjuk.com.
Investor
Feb 2022
Gilion is the intelligence layer between capital and builders.
Investor
Apr 2015
Teamtailor — the all in one solution for your recruitment. Attract more candidates and manage their applications, while you promote yourself as an attractive employer. All packaged in an easy to use web service. Sign up for a free trial and get started with a new career site in just a few minutes!
Investor
Sep 2014
Castle lets you block bad bots, account takeovers, transaction fraud, and spam — all without the hassle of CAPTCHAs.
Investor
Jun 2013
Fishbrain is a passionate and collaborative community with the tools you need to have the best possible fishing experience. With 200 million people sport fishing around the world, we’re connecting anglers to make fishing dreams come true, today and tomorrow. Here are some impressive stats: 15 million anglers use the platform, and have logged over 14 million catches. On any given day, Fishbrain lets you choose from over 1.7 million fishing locations worldwide. With all the new fishing information that keeps rolling in from our anglers, our engineers crunch the numbers to make the world’s best data-driven fishing recommendations. The Fishbrain experience happens in our mobile app, and we have some pretty cool features: - See where the big fish will be biting with our Fishing Forecast. - Share catches and moments with fellow anglers. - Explore catches and fishing spots on a local map. - Log your catches and track your personal angling progress. As a company, we value diversity. Some of us are anglers. Some of us are parents. All of us are human. We’re passionate about the outdoors and conservation. We have an open work culture. We have core values that we bring to life on a daily basis. Our Stockholm office is a cubicle-free, well-lit place, where teamwork is fluid and ongoing, and there’s always coffee brewing. Why dont you join us? See all open positions at http://fishbrain.com/jobs/ Download the app at www.fishbrain.com.
Investor
Jun 2013
Brisk finds the fastest paths to sales by showing you which leads to follow and next steps to take. Brisk Enterprise implements your sales process and leverages all your sales tools to find even shorter sales paths. This way to a win.
Investor
Jan 2013
We build a portfolio of global lifestyle e-commerce brands. We are a passionate team of business veterans, data engineers, designers and creatives. We are looking for smart people with an eye and passion for building scalable and beautiful solutions. You are experienced, motivated and ready to unleash all your knowledge towards building the perfect product. Send an email to info@tiedaygroup.com or ping anyone of us here on LinkedIn.
Investor / Board Member / Senior Advisor
Jun 2008
Videoplaza is now officially Ooyala. Follow us for all future updates on adtech and the future of TV at Ooyala's company page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ooyala Videoplaza, an Ooyala company, empowers broadcasters and video publishers to build profitable and sustainable businesses in the internet-delivered TV world. More than 50% of the broadcasters in Europe run their advertising businesses on Karbon. Videoplaza's technology, built for video, is device agnostic and empowers publishers to trade across sales channels, maximising the value of their audiences. Due to the belief in valuing service equally to technology, Videoplaza have local teams in London (HQ), Stockholm (R&D), Berlin, Cologne, Madrid, Paris, and Singapore.
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2026
Investor
Jun 2026
Hiring should be about people, not polished CVs and soulless AI screeners. Fika Jobs is building a more human way to hire. Through video conversations with our AI agent, you can share your experience, motivations and what matters to you. We then connect you with roles and teams where you can thrive. For companies, that means meeting relevant candidates based on a deeper understanding of who they are, with a faster path to stronger matches than a traditional CV can provide. Free for job seekers. Free for companies to use, pay only when you hire.
2024
Investor & Board Member
Dec 2024
We help growing tech companies protect what matters most: their ideas. Lightbringer is an AI-first patent service that makes protecting innovation fast, clear, and reliable for founders, CTOs, and legal teams. Innovation should never be slowed down by complexity or outdated manual processes. That’s why we’re reimagining how patents and IP protection work. Our groundbreaking service combines intelligent automation with human expert insights. From identifying and securing your first invention to managing a global portfolio, Lightbringer drafts, reviews, and files patent applications through a fully streamlined AI-driven experience. Our mission is to empower innovators to focus on building the future. We bring together a purpose-built AI platform and a dedicated team of Patent Attorneys and IP specialists, ensuring every idea gets the protection it deserves. Trusted across industries, Lightbringer is defining a new era of patenting thats built for modern tech companies.
Investor
Oct 2024
Encore is the Development Platform for startups building event-driven and distributed systems. Move faster with purpose-built development and DevOps tooling — from local to your cloud on AWS/GCP. Encore provides end-to-end tooling for backend development and DevOps: - Declarative Infrastructure SDK for defining infrastructure semantics in application code - Automatic infrastructure provisioning for local, preview, and cloud environments on AWS/GCP - Built-in Distributed Tracing in local and cloud - Automatic API docs and Service Catalog - Cloud Cost Analytics - And much more Join our developer community on Discord: https://encore.dev/discord
2022
Investor & Board Member
Oct 2022
The BI tool for modern companies. Metrics-first BI thats built for all users.
Investor & Board Member
Mar 2022
Mjuk is an innovative end-to-end re-commerce marketplace for furniture. Housing the largest selection of circular furniture in the Nordics, Mjuk has already facilitated the rehoming of tens of thousands of furniture pieces and interior decor items. With the opportunity to save up to 80% on sought-after designer furniture and explore expertly cleaned second-hand furniture, Mjuk empowers sustainable furnishing without compromising quality or budget. Each week, over 100 newly added items undergo meticulous reviews and cleaning, ensuring confidence in every purchase. In addition to individual sellers, Mjuk collaborates directly with brands and retailers to find loving homes for pristine returns and archive pieces, enabling customers to acquire finds from their favorite brands at reduced prices while contributing to reducing emissions. For sellers, Mjuk provides a seamless solution, making the selling process a breeze for both individuals and businesses. From handling logistics to product cleaning and sales, Mjuk ensures a hassle-free experience for all involved. Join the circular furniture revolution at mjuk.com.
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