# Jaypal Sethi

> Jaypal Sethi is a General Partner on the Venture team at Tribe Capital, the data-driven Silicon Valley VC firm managing over $2.2 billion in assets. With more than 20 years in enterprise technology spanning VMware, MongoDB, Google, and Orbitera (acquired by Google), Sethi brings operator-grade pattern recognition to enterprise software investments. He sits on the boards of JupiterOne, Aether, and Tranzact, and serves as a board observer at Docker, Instabase, and LinearB.

- **Role:** General Partner at Tribe Capital
- **Organizations:** Tribe Capital, JupiterOne (board member), Aether (board member, co-founder), Tranzact (board member), Docker (board observer), Instabase (board observer), LinearB (board observer)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Binghamton University
- **Known for:** General Partner at Tribe Capital, overseeing $2.2B+ AUM firm's enterprise software investments, Part of the Orbitera leadership team when Google acquired the company for $100M+, Built and led business development teams across VMware, MongoDB, Google Cloud Commerce

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Manager at Oracle
- **2003** — Product Manager at MailFrontier
- **2004** — Joined VMware - began 7+ year tenure in corporate development and strategic alliances
- **2012** — Director of Business Development at Metamarkets
- **2013** — Director of Business Development at MongoDB
- **2015** — VP of Business Development at Orbitera
- **2016** — Google acquired Orbitera for $100M+; Sethi joined Google
- **2016** — Senior roles at Google in product strategy and Cloud Commerce/Marketplace
- **2022** — Appointed SVP, Partnerships and Business Development at Nobl9 (April 2022)
- **2023** — Joined Tribe Capital as General Partner, Venture team

## Achievements

- General Partner at Tribe Capital, overseeing $2.2B+ AUM firm's enterprise software investments
- Part of the Orbitera leadership team when Google acquired the company for $100M+
- Built and led business development teams across VMware, MongoDB, Google Cloud Commerce
- Board member at JupiterOne, Aether, and Tranzact
- Board observer at Docker, Instabase, and LinearB
- Co-founder and President of Aether
- Over 20 years of enterprise technology experience spanning operators and investors

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Tribe Capital raised $50M in additional funding (latest tranche of total $239.3M raised)
- **2024-07** — Active on LinkedIn sharing insights on aerospace materials and next-gen technology innovations
- **2023-01** — Joined Tribe Capital as General Partner on the Venture team, focusing on enterprise software

## Links

- Website: https://tribecap.co
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jssethi
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jssethi
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/tribecap

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