Summary
Damien Henry is a seasoned technology founder and product leader with 12 years of experience building AI-driven consumer and creative tools, currently serving as SVP of Clipdrop. He co-founded Init ML (YC W21) and led its acquisition by Stability AI, and previously ran innovation at Google Arts & Culture Lab where he helped create Google Cardboard and led AI/ML experiments. A serial entrepreneur and former CTO, Damien co-founded AudioGaming and Novelab and has guided teams from prototype to product across audio, AR and computer vision. He holds an engineering degree, is co-author of 10 patents, and combines deep technical craft with a knack for turning research-grade ideas into widely adopted products. Based in Paris, he blends startup grit with enterprise-scale leadership, often operating at the intersection of creative tech and applied machine learning.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
UTBM
Engeneer A.V.I. (Acoustics Vibrations Industrie), Engeneer A.V.I. (Acoustics Vibrations Industrie) at Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC)
French, English