# Henri Stern

> Henri Stern is a seed investor at Privy (New York) backing Apps, FinTech and Software. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Privy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/privy-4265)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henri-stern
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/henri_stern

Henri Stern is a seed investor at Privy in New York focused on Apps and FinTech. Henri Stern is the Co-Founder and CEO of Privy. He previously worked at Protocol Labs as a Research Scientist. Henri Stern attended Stanford University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$15M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.8M–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 18% |
| FinTech | 2 | 18% |
| Software | 2 | 18% |
| B2B | 1 | 9% |
| iOS | 1 | 9% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 36% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 27% |
| Angel | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 36% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 18% |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Natural | Payments for AI agents. | $30M | Series A | Jul 20, 2026 |  |
| Lua | Lua provides AI-powered virtual agents for sales, support, and bookings across channels like WhatsApp, Messenger, and email. | $5.8M | Seed | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| Zalos | Zalos creates AI tools that automate finance tasks, handle invoices, manage payments, and integrate with accounting systems. | $3.6M | Seed | Mar 24, 2026 |  |
| The Clearing Company | The Clearing Company is an on-chain prediction market that aims to build an on-chain, permissionless prediction market that is compliant with regulatory standards and friendly to retail users. | $15M | Seed | Aug 28, 2025 |  |
| fomo | Fomo is a cutting-edge fintech startup revolutionizing the financial landscape through innovative technology and strategic partnerships. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Trendies | Trendies is a provider of the Base Ecosystem Token Launch Platform, which is primarily designed for token holders. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Oct 11, 2024 |  |
| OneBalance | OneBalance is a new framework for credible accounts - combining chain abstraction, gas abstraction and permission management to solve the fragmented Web3 user experience. | $5M | Angel | Aug 26, 2024 |  |
| Inco | Inco develops a global confidentiality layer for Ethereum and other networks. It enables a wide range of new apps, spanning various verticals such as gaming and gambling, DeFi, including dark pools, private lending, and blind auctions, and enterprise solutions such as confidential stable coins, private RWAs, and private voting. | $4.5M | Seed | Feb 21, 2024 |  |
| Witness | Witness is an on-chain R&D firm that accepts digital ownership and allows for quicker Web3 ownership, verification, and exchange of digital material. | $3.5M | Seed | Feb 15, 2024 |  |
| Salsa (prev. Pearl) | Salsa is a mobile app for brands looking for a crypto-native way to engage their audiences. Salsa is launching its app in partnership with POAP, a “Proof of Attendance Protocol” that lets users mint memories like event attendance as digital collectibles. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 16, 2023 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Haun Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haun-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-twenty-minute-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [14Peaks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/14peaks-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [1kx](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1kx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Archetype](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archetypefund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Privy

VC Fund · New York, United States

Privy creates authentication, authorization, and data control tooling to enable developers to create products that keep users safe. It creates simple, powerful APIs for managing user data, allowing them to easily integrate user data into their products. Privy bridges the gap between users' on-chain activity and their off-chain data, allowingusers to create delightful experiences without putting themselves or the product at risk.

2 contacts available at Privy.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Asta Li | Co-Founder and CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asta-li |
| Henri Stern | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henri-stern |

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## FAQ

### What does Henri Stern invest in?

Henri Stern invests primarily in Apps, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Henri Stern's check size?

Henri Stern typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$15M at Seed and $1.8M–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Henri Stern participates in.

### When did Henri Stern last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Henri Stern closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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