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Henry A. Lee

Founder

Founder at Akkari · CTO/Head of Engineering at OrderAhead · Founder at Kern Systems

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAkkari · YCKern Systems · YCOrderAhead · YC

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About

Henry A. Lee studied computer science at Stanford. He co-founded OrderAhead, which was acquired by Square and reached millions of users and thousands of merchants. He previously worked on BLADE, a crypto derivatives exchange that processed over $1.2B in monthly trading volume.

Founder at AkkariYC X26

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YC

Henry went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Akkari's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Co-founders at Akkari

CTO/Head of Engineering at OrderAheadYC W11

Intro paths

YC

Henry went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Co-founders at OrderAhead

RLRuddick Lawrence
Ruddick LawrenceCTO
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Anders BondFounder
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Johan GertellFounder
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Oskar LindeFounder
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Petter IvmarkFounder
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Jeff KraemerFounder
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Mark QuinlivanFounder

Founder at Kern SystemsYC S19

Intro paths

YC

Henry went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Henry can intro founders to Kern Systems's investors below.

Co-founders at Kern Systems

HLHenry Lee
Henry LeeFounder
GMGeorge M. Church
George M. ChurchCo-Founder, Professor at Harvard / MIT

Frequently asked questions

Who is Henry A. Lee?
Henry A. Lee studied computer science at Stanford. He co-founded OrderAhead, which was acquired by Square and reached millions of users and thousands of merchants. He previously worked on BLADE, a crypto derivatives exchange that processed over $1.2B in monthly trading volume.
Where does Henry A. Lee work?
Henry A. Lee is Founder of Akkari and CTO/Head of Engineering at OrderAhead and Founder at Kern Systems.
What companies did Henry A. Lee found?
Henry A. Lee founded Akkari, Kern Systems, OrderAhead.

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