Henry A. Lee
FounderFounder at Akkari · Founder/CTO/Head of Engineering at OrderAhead
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedAkkari · YCOrderAhead · YC
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
Intro paths
Henry went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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 ↗
In turn, Henry can intro founders to Akkari's investors below.
Akkari's investors · 2
Co-founders at Akkari
Founder/CTO/Head of Engineering at OrderAheadYC W11
Intro paths
Henry went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Henry can intro founders to OrderAhead's investors below.
OrderAhead's investors · 2
Co-founders at OrderAhead
Experience
- Stealth StartupCTO, Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- BLADECTO, Co-Founder2018 — 2022
- OrderAhead (acquired by Square)CTO, Co-Founder2012 — 2017
- Y CombinatorPortfolio Startup Founder2010 — 2011
- Increo Solutions (acquired by Box)Software Engineer2008 — 2009
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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 Founder/CTO/Head of Engineering at OrderAhead.
- What companies did Henry A. Lee found?
- Henry A. Lee founded Akkari, OrderAhead.
- Where did Henry A. Lee go to school?
- Henry A. Lee studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Music).
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