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Sentinel Labs is the in-house intelligence engine of Sentinel Global. Labs produces forward-looking analysis, custom research, and curated briefings that connect insight with action for founders.

Labs also manages our Industrial Advisory Council (“IAC”), a group of senior executives, policymakers, and domain experts across geographies who help accelerate growth and facilitate customer introductions across our portfolio. It is the intellectual bridge that links innovators with the adopters who need their technology.

In this section, we share our original insights on our key investment themes and industry deep dives.

Pieces about our investment themes and ideas that keep us up at night.

Featured Articles

Stress-Testing Botpower: Where Does It Break?

Enterprise

Stress-Testing Botpower: Where Does It Break?
The Botpower Equation: A Universal Measure for Tomorrow’s Productivity

Enterprise

The Botpower Equation: A Universal Measure for Tomorrow’s Productivity
How To Work with Adopters: Some Tips for Builders

Enterprise

How To Work with Adopters: Some Tips for Builders
Recalling 25 Years in VC with Jeremy Kranz
In Conversation

Recalling 25 Years in VC with Jeremy Kranz

We talk with Sentinel’s Managing Partner, Jeremy Kranz, about his journey as an investor and why institutions will embrace open computing

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From Stablecoins to Settlement: Rethinking the Future of Payments

The "Finternet"

From Stablecoins to Settlement: Rethinking the Future of Payments

The path to an inter-stablecoin settlement infrastructure

Supply Chain "Whack-a-Mole": How AI, Standardization, and Adoption will Fix the Mess

Interoperable Commerce

Supply Chain "Whack-a-Mole": How AI, Standardization, and Adoption will Fix the Mess

Without standardized, interoperable data, even the best systems struggle.

“Legacy Limitations”: Why Adoption is the Biggest Supply Chain Challenge

Interoperable Commerce

“Legacy Limitations”: Why Adoption is the Biggest Supply Chain Challenge

Despite the promise of AI-driven solutions, most companies are struggling to integrate them effectively.

How DeepSeek Proves the Power of Open Computing

Sentinel Info

How DeepSeek Proves the Power of Open Computing

Here we go again: the undeniable advantages of open-source development.

Interoperable Commerce: Our Beliefs

Interoperable Commerce

Interoperable Commerce: Our Beliefs

Here are the five core beliefs shaping our vision of Interoperable Commerce

Stress-Testing Botpower: Where Does It Break?

Enterprise

Stress-Testing Botpower: Where Does It Break?

AI-powered productivity, or "Botpower," promises infinite output, but what happens when we push it to its limits?

Interoperable Commerce 101: An Intro

Interoperable Commerce

Interoperable Commerce 101: An Intro

In an era where speed, adaptability, and resilience are essential, interoperability is no longer optional.  It is inevitable.

This Time Is Different:  How Interoperable Commerce Will Transform The Pace of Supply Chain Innovation

Interoperable Commerce

This Time Is Different: How Interoperable Commerce Will Transform The Pace of Supply Chain Innovation

Why hasn't supply chain technology reached its potential yet?

The Finternet Revolution

The "Finternet"

The Finternet Revolution

How programmable digital dollars (aka stablecoins) are transforming finance

Researching and Reimagining Open Protocols with Josh Shaked

Sentinel Info

Researching and Reimagining Open Protocols with Josh Shaked

How to question everything through math, rabbit hole dives into DeFi and the open web, and Krav Maga

The Botpower Equation: A Universal Measure for Tomorrow’s Productivity

Enterprise

The Botpower Equation: A Universal Measure for Tomorrow’s Productivity

Can we quantify an equation for botpower, and the roles of standardization, valuation, and corporate leadership in its calculation?

A Holistic Approach to the VC Journey with David Renne

Sentinel Info

A Holistic Approach to the VC Journey with David Renne

We talk with Sentinel Global Venture Partner, David Renne, about his journey from dev work to investment banking to venture capital. 

Sentinel Global’s “Unlimited Partner” Model

Sentinel Info

Sentinel Global’s “Unlimited Partner” Model

Sentinel team members discuss their"unlimited partner" framework

How To Work with Adopters: Some Tips for Builders

Enterprise

How To Work with Adopters: Some Tips for Builders

The mistaken assumptions that startups make about legacy institutions, the real reasons that firms hold back from adopting new tech

Disinformation in AI

Enterprise

Disinformation in AI

The warning signs from social media that led to AI disformation, and the unnerving evolution to AI disinformation farms

Pivoting from Founder to Investor with Sylvester Wee

Sentinel Info

Pivoting from Founder to Investor with Sylvester Wee

We talk with Investment Partner, Sylvester Wee, about his journey launching his own fintech company to becoming a venture investor

Botpower: a Universal Metric for AI

Enterprise

Botpower: a Universal Metric for AI

Ultimately, what we are trying to define - from the trek of horsepower to manpower - is the next stop on the journey: botpower. 

Recalling 25 Years in VC with Jeremy Kranz

In Conversation

Recalling 25 Years in VC with Jeremy Kranz

We talk with Sentinel’s Managing Partner, Jeremy Kranz, about his journey as an investor and why institutions will embrace open computing

7 Reasons for Open Computing

Blogs

7 Reasons for Open Computing

In the future, open computing technologies will hold the key for enterprise success.

Opening Day: Introducing Sentinel Global

Sentinel Info

Opening Day: Introducing Sentinel Global

Sentinel Global is a venture capital fund that centers around transformative technologies and business models. 

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