About us

Discover the vision, dedication, and innovation that drive Archethic.
With years of research, patented technology, and a team committed to redefining digital security, we’re building a trusted foundation for a secure, password-free future.

Meet the Team

Our Vision & Our Mission

Archethic envisions a world where digital assets and identities are secured through seamless biometric authentication, eliminating the need for passwords and seed phrases. Our mission is to deliver technology that empowers individuals with privacy and security, starting with our revolutionary cold wallet.

Our Team

Meet the Archethic team—a group of innovators dedicated
to transforming digital security and privacy for a safer, password-free future.

CEO

Sebastien Dupont

Steered two flagship projects at Orange over a decade: Identity Management, catering to a vast user base of 100M & Mobile Banking in Africa, where he drove growth from €10M to €4 billion in revenue. Cybersecurity Specialist with Thales for 10 years, Bitcoin Evangelist since 2013.

COO

Nilesh Patankar

Nilesh is an ardent advocate of open-source principles and decentralization. He has assisted organizations like Mastercard and Barclays in modernizing their payment infrastructure and successfully transitioning to the cloud.

CIO

Sylvain Séramy

With over two decades of experience, Sylvain, Chief Information Officer at Archethic, has committed his career to a leading firm specializing in the secure processing, storage, and management of sensitive data.

Lead Architect

Samuel Manzanera

Samuel is the Lead Architect of the Blockchain Development Team. He specialized in solidity on ETH since 8+ years with a focus on Identity Management & Fundraising Models. Previous collaborations with industry leaders such as Michelin, Viseo, and Deloitte.

Blockchain Lead Dev

Julien Leclerc

Julien is passionate about development and discovering new technologies. Motivated by challenges, he excels at finding clean solutions. With over 6 years in the web3 ecosystem, Julien leads blockchain development at Archethic, optimizing network scalability, stability, and smart contracts.

Lead R&D Engineer

Akshay Reddy

Akshay is the Lead R&D Engineer focused on blockchain and biometrics AI at Archethic. He graduated from École Polytechnique as an International TotalEnergies Scholar. During his studies, Akshay also worked as a Data Scientist for the TotalEnergies Digital Factory team.

Partners & Investors

We thank them for their continuous support.

In collaboration with Google

Our partnership with Google is propelling Archethic’s biometric technology for our upcoming cold wallet, refining the algorithm that transforms fingerprints into reproducible cryptographic keys.

In collaboration with CNRS

Our partnership with CNRS was instrumental in developing the ARCH consensus protocol, bringing advanced fault tolerance to Archethic's blockchain. Built on research led by CNRS expert Bernadette Charron-Bost, this collaboration combines academic rigor with industry innovation, setting a new standard in blockchain security.