# Ethel Chen

> Ethel Chen is General Partner at Sentinel Global, a San Francisco-based multi-stage venture capital firm that raised a $213.5 million inaugural fund to back enterprise technology founders worldwide. She brings 20+ years of investing experience across GIC (Singapore's sovereign wealth fund), Sequoia Capital Global Equities, CPP Investments, and Norwest Venture Partners - a career that includes early bets on Anthropic, Databricks, Zoom, Snowflake, Coinbase, Airbnb, DoorDash, Affirm, Chainalysis, and Uber, collectively contributing to 20+ IPOs and tens of billions in returns.

- **Role:** General Partner at Sentinel Global
- **Organizations:** Sentinel Global, Sequoia Capital Global Equities, GIC, CPP Investments, Norwest Venture Partners
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, Harvard Business School, BS, Computer Science, Stanford University, MS, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Contributed to 20+ IPO exits including Affirm, DoorDash, Airbnb, Chainalysis, Databricks, Zoom, Uber, Snowflake, and Coinbase while at GIC, Early investor in Anthropic during tenure at Sequoia Capital Global Equities, Part of a team generating tens of billions in returns from enterprise and consumer technology investments

## Career timeline

- **~2000s** — Began career in technology investing at Norwest Venture Partners, spending approximately 8 years as a venture capital investor
- **~2010s** — Joined GIC (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation) as a venture capital investor in the Technology Investment Group (TIG), eventually rising to Senior Vice President
- **2019** — Featured at the Bridge Forum in San Francisco as SVP of Venture Capital and Technology at GIC
- **~2020** — Moved to CPP Investments (Canada Pension Plan Investment Board) as Managing Director in Growth Equity & Venture Capital
- **2021** — Joined Sequoia Capital Global Equities as Partner, leading diligence and investment recommendations for high-growth private and public companies including Anthropic
- **2024** — Departed Sequoia Capital Global Equities
- **2026-02** — Joined Sentinel Global as General Partner, reuniting with Managing Partner Jeremy Kranz (former GIC colleague)
- **2026** — Sentinel Fund I closed at $213.5 million in committed capital

## Achievements

- Contributed to 20+ IPO exits including Affirm, DoorDash, Airbnb, Chainalysis, Databricks, Zoom, Uber, Snowflake, and Coinbase while at GIC
- Early investor in Anthropic during tenure at Sequoia Capital Global Equities
- Part of a team generating tens of billions in returns from enterprise and consumer technology investments
- Partner at Sequoia Capital Global Equities, one of the most storied venture firms in Silicon Valley
- Senior Vice President at GIC, managing a multi-billion dollar technology investment portfolio
- Managing Director at CPP Investments in Growth Equity & Venture Capital
- General Partner of Sentinel Fund I, a $213.5 million inaugural venture fund
- 20+ years of continuous venture investing across sovereign wealth funds, growth equity, and early-stage VC

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Joined Sentinel Global as General Partner alongside Managing Partner Jeremy Kranz and fellow partner Karan Sharma
- **2026** — Sentinel Fund I closes at $213.5 million in committed capital to back enterprise technology globally
- **2026** — Sentinel Labs AI research arm and Sago AI workflow product launched as part of Sentinel's 'AI-enabled VC platform' positioning

## Links

- Website: https://sentinelglobal.xyz
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ethelchen
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ethelchen

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Last updated: 2026-05-18