Henrick Johansson
@compliantvc
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European VC in USA | Investing in compliant startups | The government is my most important LP
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Joined October 2025
Met with a brilliant young American student He desperately wants to build a startup But he's disheartened by the lack of regulatory oversight provided by the government "I want to build, but the government isn't telling me what to build," he lamented. I suggested that he move
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I love exciting new startups But many young founders are too eager Don't start building until AFTER you confirm that your government approves of your startup idea and sees it as beneficial to your country Remember, the government is your MOST IMPORTANT stakeholder in business
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Name a better place to build a startup than this area I highly doubt you can
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Hosting a startup event in Europe about AI Just waiting on regulatory approval to hold a gathering of more than 7 people Should know within ~18 months And the event will have to end before the 9pm mandatory curfew Who wants to attend once the government gives us approval?
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I raised a €100 million to invest in European startups However, the European Financial Innovation Committee suggested I reduce my fund from €100m to €3m after going through their 18 month approval process After paying a 60% VAT, I have €1.2m left to invest into startups
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I have a lot of ideas on how we can slow down growth and progress. Let's talk over water and bread some time.
Hello, I am Henrick Von Aaldenbörg Johansson I am from Europe but recently relocated to the San Francisco to bring European style investing to the US American startups don't need faster growth - they need startups that are better aligned with the government and voluntarily pay
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The startup energy is INCREDIBLE in Europe right now I hosted a pitch competition in Belfast last night 3 entire people showed up to pitch their startups Those 3 also had to be the judges since I couldn't find anyone else But those 3 people were so enthusiastic about building
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New favorite co-investor just dropped
Hello, I am Henrick Von Aaldenbörg Johansson I am from Europe but recently relocated to the San Francisco to bring European style investing to the US American startups don't need faster growth - they need startups that are better aligned with the government and voluntarily pay
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Just met a 37-year old founder in Berlin After only 3 years, his startup ALREADY has paying customers They just smashed through €5,000 MRR Could this be the next rocketship startup out of Europe? I know one thing for sure - this founder is a real wunderkind
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Hello, I am Henrick Von Aaldenbörg Johansson I am from Europe but recently relocated to the San Francisco to bring European style investing to the US American startups don't need faster growth - they need startups that are better aligned with the government and voluntarily pay
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The startup scene in Europe is unbelievable Just last week, I met with a founder building a software business And this week, I met with another I have NEVER, in 65+ years of investing in the EU, met that many startup founders in such a short period of time Watch out, San Fran
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Just met with a founder in Helsinki, Finland He's running one of the fastest-growing startups I have EVER seen in Europe In just 4.5 years, he went from IDEA to €10,000 in monthly revenue After 35% income tax and 25% VAT, he's taking in a remarkable €4k per month This makes
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Just met with 5-year old founder Dropped out of kindergarten to move to SF He's now building an AI startup Incredible
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Met up with a founder from Finland He's working INSANELY hard He calls it the European 996 9 hours a day 9 days every fortnight and only a 6 week summer vacation Not sure he can keep up this pace without breaking down
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Just met with a ROCKET SHIP startup in Norway Small team of 15 Only been in business for 9 years and they already hit $1 million ARR! I am incredibly bullish One of the fastest-growing startups I've ever seen in Europe I'm investing $25k immediately (after the 9 month
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Invested in an exciting business The founder old me about a great new feature idea he had "Not so fast," I said Got him on a conference call with 27 staffers from the state consumer protection bureau They asked questions for 7 hours At the end, they told him the feature
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Spoke with an energetic young founder His team is working 996 (9am-9pm, 6 days a week) I was SHOCKED Then I reported him to the local labor bureau Those workers WILL be getting their overtime backpay + punitive damages any day now I will NOT invest in startups that exploit
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Met with a bright young founder $120k MRR after just 4 months I was ready to invest $500k But I had 1 question "What's your GDPR strategy to protect EU users data?" Blank stare. I ended the meeting and reported him to the EU government, collecting a $500k whistleblower fee.
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