Henriette Karlsen is the CEO of The Footprint Firm who joined as the fifth employee and grew into what colleagues call a fundamental force of power before being promoted to partner and then CEO through the firm's two-year rotational leadership model. She combines her investing role with deep expertise in EU sustainability regulations like CSDDD, positioning compliance requirements as competitive advantages rather than just costs, while maintaining a hands-on operator approach to building both companies and team culture.
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Biotech, Climate, Energy, Proptech, Food & Ag
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Pre-Seed - Seed
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€0.5-€2m
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The Footprint Firm operates as both a sustainability advisory serving major Nordic corporates and private equity firms and an Article 9 venture fund, integrating its 45-person sustainability team into every investment to provide portfolio companies with hands-on support in regulation, scientific validation, and scaling. The fund targets research-based deeptech companies that can reach industrial scale in climate sectors, backed by patient Danish institutional investors and family offices whose long-term approach matches the extended development cycles required for fundamental climate infrastructure.
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