# Henrik Bennetsen

> Danish entrepreneur based in San Francisco, co-founder and former CEO of Savor, Canvas co-founder, and current chief business officer at Formant. His career spans professional music, Stanford virtual-world research, open-source web technology, construction robotics and climate-focused food production.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at Formant
- **Organizations:** Formant, Savor, Canvas, Katalabs, Otherlab, Pneubotics, Stanford Humanities Lab, Scandinavian School in San Francisco
- **Nationality:** Danish
- **Education:** B.S., Aalborg University, M.S., IT University of Copenhagen, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Katalabs, Canvas and Savor., Organized WebGL Camp 4 at Mozilla in 2011, attended by more than 70 technologists., Named co-inventor on US patent 11,447,963, granted September 20, 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Relocated from Denmark to San Francisco.
- **2009** — Associate director of Stanford Humanities Lab; worked on virtual-world arts research.
- **2010** — Co-founded Katalabs, a Stanford research spinoff.
- **2011** — Presented OurBricks at WebGL Camp 3 and organized WebGL Camp 4.
- **2016** — Joined Kevin Albert and Maria Telleria as Canvas co-founder and chief business officer in September.
- **2021** — Began the founding journey that became Savor with Kathleen Alexander and Ian McKay.
- **2022** — Savor founded; named as a co-inventor on US patent 11,447,963 for an automated wall finishing system and method.
- **2024** — Left his CEO role at Savor in May.
- **2026** — Formant lists him as chief business officer; JLG announces acquisition of Canvas core technology in January.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Katalabs, Canvas and Savor.
- Organized WebGL Camp 4 at Mozilla in 2011, attended by more than 70 technologists.
- Named co-inventor on US patent 11,447,963, granted September 20, 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — JLG announced acquisition of Canvas core technology, extending the work of the company he co-founded.
- **2026-02** — Published How Formant Meets This Moment on February 9; publicly discussed changing operating practices amid AI development.
- **2026-10** — Research check: Formant’s current leadership page lists Bennetsen as chief business officer.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrikbennetsen/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/henrikbennetsen

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Last updated: 2026-10-11