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Professional Description

Investor & Capital Strategist

Official Bio

Sarah Chen-Spellings is an investor and capital strategist focused on long-term value creation, innovation, and the stewardship of capital.

She previously co-founded and led Beyond The Billion, the world’s first and largest global consortium of venture funds dedicated to advancing women-founded companies. Over the course of the initiative, 122 participating funds deployed more than $1.04 billion into over 1,300 companies, with partner portfolios backing 16 women-led unicorns, including Canva and Airwallex.

Earlier in her career, Sarah was a corporate venture capitalist at a $13B publicly listed Asian conglomerate, where she helped build a venture arm from the ground up and invested in growth stage bio-based companies.

Today, her work centers on partnering with visionary founders and families to allocate capital with consequence. She is particularly passionate about what she calls ‘the rise of modern matriarchs’: women wielding their influence as investors, wealth owners, business builders, and stewards of family capital.

She also created and hosted Billion Dollar Moves, reaching an audience of approximately 10 million each month and featuring long-form conversations and convenings with billionaires, unicorn founders, and leading capital allocators.

Sarah is a recognized international media voice whose work has been featured in Fortune, Bloomberg, and Forbes. She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a King’s College London Distinguished Alumna, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in Venture Capital. She holds an LL.B. (Hons.) from King’s College London.

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The views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of Sarah Chen-Spellings and are provided in her personal capacity. They do not reflect the views, positions, or policies of any organization with which she is affiliated. This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, legal, tax, accounting, or other professional advice, nor does it constitute an offer, solicitation, recommendation, or endorsement of any investment, security, product, or service.

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Speaker & Host

Convening thoughtful conversations with purpose​

Sarah is a compelling speaker and moderator, moderating challenging topics with Ministers, Senators and other corporate leaders, inspiring global audiences at the World Affairs Council America (DC), the Financial Alliance for Women Annual Summit (Paris), the World Bank THK Blended Finance Forum (Bali), the Asia PE-VC Summit (Singapore), Forbes Under 30 Summit (Hong Kong) et al.
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Key Topics

Drawing on nearly two decades across media, investing, and company building, she brings clarity, context, and executive presence to conversations with founders, investors, business leaders, and policymakers. Her work and commentary have been featured in publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Der Spiegel. Some topics she has covered are:

Why Now? The largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history is unfolding, with trillions set to be controlled by women. 

  • How women-led capital is changing the landscape
  • How women in family offices are building their legacy and impact

Why Now? The unicorn playbook is being rewritten. In an era of tighter capital markets and evolving investor expectations, what separates the breakout billion-dollar companies from the rest?

  • Navigating inflection points and uncertainty
  • Scaling while preserving mission and culture
  • The relationship between founders, capital, and governance
  • Lessons from long-form conversations with company builders and investors

With a deep focus on high performance, Sarah delivers a powerful keynote on the role of mission and purpose in leadership. She believes that our “why” often finds us before we even recognize it. Designed for world leaders and C-suite executives, Sarah explores how the most impactful leaders—across business, sports, and government—anchor their success in purpose-driven leadership. Drawing from her conversations with unicorn founders, world-class athletes, and global decision-makers, she reveals how clarity of mission fuels resilience, innovation, and long-term impact.

  • Purpose as an operating discipline
  • Leadership under pressure and uncertainty
  • Resilience, responsibility, and long-term thinking
  • Stewardship across business, family, and society
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