Henrick Knight is a big name in tech who invested in the app Wake.
History[]
Hen was on his yacht in Ibiza with Talia Mallay, Steve Lagos, and Bryce when Anna Delvey and Chase Sikorski joined them. Upon their arrive, Hen immediately offered Chase a tour of the yacht. Later, when he toasted, he was surprised when Anna claimed not to speak Russian, as he thought her accent sounded a bit Russian to him.
Later that night, Chase explained his app to Hen and Steve, who didn't believe it was worth anything. Talia stepped in to get Chase to stop talking business on their vacation, but then Anna stepped in and said that Hen and Steve just didn't see the value because they were too old. When she finished her speech, Hen said she was good and said he wanted to hire her. She told him she had made a pledge not to work for others, but offered him the kickstarter for Chase's app. He put in $100,000.
After the party ended, they all left the yacht and parted ways. Then five days later, the crew notified Hen that Chase and Anna were still on his yacht. He called Talia, who called Anna and told her to leave.
Career[]
He is a big name in technology. He is a founding partner of Deepwoods Capital, a venture capital fund he started out of his sophomore dorm room at Stanford in 1989.
Notes and Trivia[]
- He did a year in Moscow in college, but only remembers the toasts.
- He was captain of the tennis team at Stanford and let the team to two Western Conference Championships and one National Championship.
- He's worth $2 billion.