Company
Since 2016, Sentinel has been at the forefront of blockchain intelligence — building the data infrastructure, analytical tools, and investigative expertise that governments and enterprises rely on to navigate the digital asset ecosystem.
Our Mission
Sentinel provides the data, software, services, and research that government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions, and insurance and cybersecurity companies use to navigate the complexities of blockchain technology. Our platform powers investigation, compliance, and market intelligence solutions that have helped trace and recover billions of dollars in illicit funds.
We have supported thousands of criminal investigations across 70+ countries, enabled safe engagement with digital assets for the world's largest financial institutions, and contributed to the development of regulatory frameworks that protect consumers while fostering innovation.
Our team combines deep expertise in blockchain technology, data science, financial regulation, law enforcement, and cybersecurity — bringing together the diverse skills needed to address the most complex challenges in the digital asset ecosystem.
30% of revenue invested in R&D. 12 patents. 40+ published research papers.
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FedRAMP authorized. Used by 45+ government agencies.
Research partnerships with MIT, Stanford, UCL, ETH Zurich. Peer-reviewed methodology.
35+ blockchains, 120+ bridges, 500+ protocols. Offices on 4 continents.
Our Values
We build trust by being transparent about our methods, our data sources, and our limitations. Our customers can verify and audit our work at every step.
We maintain the lowest tolerance for error in the industry. Every data point is validated, every attribution is verified, every report is peer-reviewed.
Our customers protect the financial system. We succeed when they succeed. Their mission drives our roadmap, our research, and our investment priorities.
Crypto crime is borderless. Our team, our data, and our partnerships span 70+ countries to match the global threat landscape.
We invest 30% of revenue in R&D. Our research team publishes at top academic conferences and holds 12 patents in blockchain analysis.
We operate under strict ethical guidelines. Our technology is used to protect victims, not to enable surveillance. Privacy and civil liberties guide our work.
Leadership
Our leadership team brings together decades of experience from the world's leading intelligence agencies, financial institutions, and technology companies.
Chief Executive Officer
Former Director of Financial Crimes, U.S. Treasury FinCEN. PhD in Computer Science from MIT. 20+ years in financial crime prevention and regulatory technology.
Chief Technology Officer
Former VP of Engineering at Palantir Technologies. Led blockchain analytics R&D at GCHQ. Built intelligence platforms processing petabytes of financial data.
Chief Science Officer
Pioneer in graph neural networks for blockchain analysis. Former research lead at ETH Zurich. Published 40+ papers on distributed systems and cryptographic analysis.
Chief Revenue Officer
Former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Digital Assets division. Built and scaled enterprise sales organizations across 3 continents and 40+ countries.
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Former Senior Counsel at the SEC Division of Enforcement. Specialized in crypto regulation, cross-border financial crime, and digital asset policy.
VP of Investigations
Former Special Agent, FBI Cyber Division. Led investigation teams behind major darknet marketplace takedowns. 18+ years in cybercrime investigation.
VP of Data Science
Former Principal Scientist at Amazon Web Services. PhD in Machine Learning from Stanford. Specializes in anomaly detection and graph analytics at scale.
VP of Product
Former Head of Product at Refinitiv (LSEG). Built compliance products used by 40,000+ institutions. Deep expertise in financial data infrastructure.
Advisory Board
Our advisory board includes former heads of intelligence agencies, central bank officials, and leading academics in cryptography and financial regulation.
Former Director, GCHQ
UK Government Communications Headquarters
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Treasury — Terrorist Financing
Founder, Ava Labs
Cornell University Computer Science
Former Managing Director
International Monetary Fund
Former Director
National Security Agency (NSA)
Professor of Economics
NYU Stern School of Business
Our Journey
From a university research project to the industry's most trusted blockchain intelligence platform.
Research phase begins at University College London; initial blockchain graph analysis algorithms developed
3 founding researchers
Sentinel Protocol formally incorporated; pre-seed funding from angel investors in fintech and cybersecurity
£500K pre-seed
Seed funding from Accel and Index Ventures; first prototype of Reactor investigation platform
$4M seed round
Reactor v1.0 launched; first government agency partnership; 10 blockchain coverage
First 25 customers
Series A ($25M) led by Paradigm; expanded to 15+ blockchains; opened New York office; hired FBI and FinCEN veterans
100+ customers
Series B ($80M) led by Coatue; 500+ institutional customers; launched KYT real-time transaction monitoring
200+ employees
Supported $1B+ in fund recovery; opened Singapore and Tel Aviv offices; launched Compliance Suite for banks
800+ customers
Series C ($180M) at $2.1B valuation; 1,000+ customers; 35+ blockchain coverage; launched Entity Attribution Engine
Unicorn status
Partnered with 45+ government agencies across 30 countries; launched Forensic Reporting Suite; 1,200+ customers
300+ employees
1,500+ enterprise customers; $34B+ in traced illicit funds; 99.7% attribution accuracy; industry-leading platform
350+ employees
Partnerships
Active partnerships
Including: FBI, Europol, NCA, INTERPOL, DOJ, IRS-CI
Active partnerships
Including: Top-10 global banks, central banks, payment processors
Active partnerships
Including: Major centralized and decentralized exchanges globally
Active partnerships
Including: MIT, Stanford, UCL, ETH Zurich, Cambridge
Recognition
2025
FinTech Global
2025
Crypto Awards
2024
CB Insights
2024
Deloitte
2024
Risk.net
2023
KPMG Fintech