# Victor Henning

> Victor Henning is a German entrepreneur based in the Oslo area, co-founder and founding CEO of Mendeley, founder of Fjorden and founder of Snapkick. Mendeley was acquired by Elsevier in 2013; Leica announced its acquisition of Fjorden in 2024. His work connects academic research, mobile photography and taekwondo instruction through tools developed from his own experience.

- **Role:** Founder at Snapkick
- **Organizations:** Snapkick, Mendeley, Elsevier, Fjorden, Leica Camera, VU Amsterdam, Bauhaus University Weimar, Sony Music Entertainment, Revelation Records, Royal Society of Arts
- **From:** Hamburg, Germany
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** Ph.D.; research on consumer decision-making, Bauhaus University Weimar, Business degree, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mendeley and led it as founding CEO before its 2013 acquisition by Elsevier., Founded Fjorden, acquired by Leica in a transaction announced in June 2024., Fjorden Grip received the 2022 iF Design Award.

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Born in Hamburg, Germany.
- **2002** — Authored an academic paper on European film funding policy while studying in Oslo.
- **2007** — Co-founded Mendeley with Jan Reichelt and Paul Föckler; became founding CEO.
- **2008** — Moved to London in January; Mendeley released an early public beta that year.
- **2010** — Completed his doctorate at Bauhaus University Weimar.
- **2012** — Mendeley approached two million users by August.
- **2013** — Elsevier announced the Mendeley acquisition on April 9; Henning also joined Elsevier as VP of Strategy.
- **2020** — Founded Fjorden in Oslo.
- **2021** — Fjorden launched its Kickstarter campaign.
- **2022** — Fjorden Grip received an iF Design Award.
- **2023** — Fjorden began collaborating with Leica; Henning says its acquisition closed in December.
- **2024** — Leica announced the acquisition and introduced Leica LUX on June 6; Henning was Head of Product for Leica LUX.
- **2025** — US patent US12321088B2 granted June 3; appeared on New Renaissance Talks on November 20.
- **2026** — Public profile identifies him as Snapkick founder; the app presents taekwondo forms from eight synchronized camera angles.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mendeley and led it as founding CEO before its 2013 acquisition by Elsevier.
- Founded Fjorden, acquired by Leica in a transaction announced in June 2024.
- Fjorden Grip received the 2022 iF Design Award.
- Leica reported 15,000 Fjorden grips sold and three registered patents in June 2024.
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, as listed by Fjorden.
- Former technology advisor to the UK and Dutch governments, as listed by Fjorden.
- Co-authored two Journal of Marketing articles during his doctoral work, according to the University of Münster.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Observed current public profile: founder of Snapkick. Its official site lists 17 taekwondo forms, eight synchronized camera angles and Henning as a second-dan black belt.
- **2025-11** — Interviewed by Severin Zugmayer on New Renaissance Talks; episode published November 20.
- **2025-06** — US patent US12321088B2 granted June 3, according to his public LinkedIn patent listing.
- **2024-06** — Leica announced the acquisition of Fjorden and launched Leica LUX on June 6.

## Links

- Website: https://snapkick.app/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorhenning/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/victorhenning

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Last updated: 2026-10-21