About
Henrik Zillmer is an entrepreneur who held an executive role at Rocket Internet, where he launched Zalora across eight Asian markets. He founded AirHelp and other ventures in travel, insurance, and e-commerce sectors.
Founder at AirHelpYC W14
Intro paths
YC
Henrik went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Henrik can intro founders to AirHelp's investors below.
AirHelp's investors · 8
10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checksABRY PartnersBoston · $20M – $200M checks · since 2025DreamcraftCopenhagenKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksNordic Eye Venture CapitalCopenhagen K · $100K – $5M checksTempoCapLondonUpslope VenturesDenver · $100K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014
Co-founders at AirHelp
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Nicolas MichaelsenFounder
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Greg RoodtFounder/CTO
Experience
- AirHelpFoundercurrent2013 — presentLisbon, Portugal
- ROOMCo-Founder2016 — 2021New York
- Rocket Internet GmbHDirector of Product Management2011 — 2012Australia and South East Asia
- ScalePoint Technologies LtD.Product Manager2007 — 2011Copenhagen Area, Denmark
- Innovation Center DenmarkAssociate2006 — 2007Silicon Valley, California
- The Danish ArtilleryFirst Lieutenant2000 — 2002Copenhagen Area, Denmark
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship99Business Development86Business Modeling13Location Based Services7Feasibility Studies6Business Strategy65Project Management56Marketing Strategy36E-commerce99New Business Development21Product Management98Start-ups99
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Product DevelopmentProject PlanningTelecommunicationsManagement ConsultingAnalyticsDigital MarketingMarket ResearchInternational SalesStrategyLeadershipLanguages Danish · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Henrik Zillmer?
- Henrik Zillmer is an entrepreneur who held an executive role at Rocket Internet, where he launched Zalora across eight Asian markets. He founded AirHelp and other ventures in travel, insurance, and e-commerce sectors.
- Where does Henrik Zillmer work?
- Henrik Zillmer is Founder of AirHelp.
- What companies did Henrik Zillmer found?
- Henrik Zillmer founded AirHelp.
- Where did Henrik Zillmer go to school?
- Henrik Zillmer studied at Y Combinator; Copenhagen Business School & IT University of Copenhagen (Master of Science (M.Sc.), E-Business); Copenhagen Business School (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), International Business).
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Shared employers
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