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Karan Sharma

Questioner · DISC type c
Partner at Sentinel Global
📍 New York, New York, United States

Karan Sharma is an investor and Partner at Sentinel Global, focusing on AI, blockchain, and frontier technologies. With over a decade of experience from J. P. Morgan and Singapores sovereign wealth fund, GIC, he has backed transformative companies like Coinbase, SpaceX, and DoorDash. He studied at The Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania.

Born and raised in Dubai, Karan is an avid reader of military history outside of his professional work. He also enjoys playing golf and has recently started a creative outlet for long-form writing to share his learnings on technology, inspired by his favorite film director.

Unique fact: While at GIC, Karan designed and executed the first institutional token purchase for a sovereign wealth fund.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Karan shows up

Price-Sensitive
Not Easily Convinced
Systematic

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Priorities

Topics Karan cares about

Digital Assets
He has deep expertise in this area, having led digital asset investing at GIC and backing companies like Chainalysis, Coinbase, and recently, Cryptio.
Frontier Technology
His investment focus is on the intersection of AI, blockchain, and deep-tech. His portfolio includes pioneering companies like SpaceX and Stoke Space.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Partner
Sentinel Global
2-2025 - 9-2025
Partner
Interlagos
10-2017 - 2-2025
Technology Investor
GIC
7-2015 - 8-2017
Technology Investment Banker
J.P. Morgan
In the press

Media appearances

Sentinel Global Backs AI Firms, Aims Beyond Silicon Valley. Featured in Business Insider
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Education
8-2011 - 5-2015
Bachelor of Science in Economics
The Wharton School
8-2011 - 5-2015
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Pennsylvania
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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