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Sentinel Fund

VC
Dubai, UAEWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

17 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Sentinel Fund backs frontier blockchain technologies reinventing cross-border transactions and payment networks, with a focus on MENA and Africa.

Meet the Team

DS

David S. Lobel

General Partner

EB

Eric Bommer

Managing Partner

OB

Owen Basham

Partner

JV

John Van Sickle

Partner

TL

Tyler Lowenstein

Principal

Business Development
MS

Marissa Sutker

Managing Partner

Investor Relations
GS

Garrett Schires

Partner

JG

Jeffrey Groves

Managing Partner

Debt / Capital Markets
AR

Ali Rashid

Managing Partner

Fintech
MENA/Africa
JF

John F. McCormack

General Partner

MF

Michael Fabian

Partner

JC

James Coady

Partner

SC

Steven Cumbow

Partner

Operations / Operating Partnership
PM

Paul Murphy

Partner

SP

Scott Perry

Partner

JB

John Blake

Partner

Operations / Operating Partnership
VT

Vincent Taurassi

Managing Partner

Legal / Compliance

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Goods

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

AR

ArabPay

Payments
ET

Ethereum Africa

Blockchain
How to pitch Sentinel Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as David S. Lobel, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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