# Henri Stern

> Henri Stern is privy co-founder; Head of crypto and stablecoins at Stripe. Privy Wallets (server wallets, agent wallets, policy engine) on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Privy co-founder; Head of crypto and stablecoins at Stripe.

Henri Stern co-founded Privy with Asta Li and was its CEO. Privy builds developer tools for embedded crypto wallets, raised a seed round led by Sequoia in 2021 and became part of Stripe. Before Privy he worked at Protocol Labs.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henri-stern/

## What Henri builds

- [Privy Wallets (server wallets, agent wallets, policy engine)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/privy.md), graded BB, 70/100, in Agent wallets & spending controls. Wallet infrastructure owned by Stripe since June 2025. Privy co-founder; Head of crypto and stablecoins at Stripe, researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Asta Li](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/asta-li/), Co-founder and CTO

## Backed by

- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)
- [Paradigm](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/paradigm/)

## Questions

### Who is Henri Stern?

Henri Stern co-founded Privy with Asta Li and was its CEO. Privy builds developer tools for embedded crypto wallets, raised a seed round led by Sequoia in 2021 and became part of Stripe. Before Privy he worked at Protocol Labs.

### What does Privy (Stripe) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Privy Wallets (server wallets, agent wallets, policy engine) from Privy (Stripe). Wallet infrastructure owned by Stripe since June 2025.

### Who has invested in Privy (Stripe)?

The sources our research read name Sequoia Capital and Paradigm.

### How are Henri's tools graded?

Privy Wallets (server wallets, agent wallets, policy engine) is graded BB, 70 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.privy.io/careers
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/henri-stern/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/asta-li
- https://www.privy.io/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/privyio/
- https://docs.privy.io/
- https://www.privy.io/careers-old

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