Henrik Holst is a seasoned software founder and architect with over 11 years building AI, cloud, and distributed systems. As Co-Founder of Omnimodular AB and AB Swiftstrike AI, he leads cloud-based ML services and defense-focused solutions from Stockholm, translating research into scalable products. His career spans senior engineering and solutions architecture roles at NVIDIA, EA/DICE, and other tech companies, where he tackled deep learning workflows and high-performance distributed software. An active contributor to the V programming language, he has focused on reliability and performance fixes—from TCP networking and Levenshtein distance to fast self-compiling builds. He holds advanced degrees from KTH, including Tech Dr Numerical Analysis and MSc, reflecting a strong foundation in mathematical modeling and algorithm design. Henrik brings a rare combination of academic rigor, startup leadership, and hands-on development to deliver resilient, production-grade systems.
Simple, fast, safe, compiled language for developing maintainable software. Compiles itself in <1s with zero library dependencies. Supports automatic C => V translation. https://vlang.io
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:27 reviews, 12 PRs, 77 comments in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Henrik primarily contributed to bug fixes and enhancements within the V programming language codebase. Their work included addressing issues related to network functionality in TCP listeners, fixing syntax errors in test files, correcting a function for Levenshtein distance calculation, and resolving problems with OS-level command execution and path joining. They also worked on time-related issues, specifically fixing the string representation of negative durations.
Contributions:2 releases, 3 reviews, 15 PRs in 3 years
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