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Defy.vc

North America, California, United States, San Mateo

Description

Defy is a seed-stage venture fund focused on emerging, high-potential opportunities.

Investor Profile

Defy.vc has made 92 investments, with 12 in the past 12 months and 35% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (43%)
  • Series A (32%)
  • Series B (13%)
  • Series Unknown (5%)
  • Pre Seed (4%)
  • Series D (1%)
  • Series C (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (91%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)
  • Pakistan (2%)
  • Indonesia (1%)
  • Germany (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Saas
  • Health Care
  • E-commerce
  • Machine Learning
  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Security
  • Fintech
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Defy.vc frequently co-invest with?

Vulcan Capital
Vulcan Capital
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 5
Qualcomm Ventures
Qualcomm Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Co-Investments: 4
Liquid 2 Ventures
Liquid 2 Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Fika Ventures
Fika Ventures
North America, California, United States, Culver City
Co-Investments: 4
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 4
Unusual Ventures
Unusual Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 5
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
BAM Ventures
BAM Ventures
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 4
Founders Fund
Founders Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 5

Which angels does Defy.vc often collaborate with?

DH
Drew Houston
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
PW
Patrick Walujo
North America, Michigan, United States, Metropolitan
Shared Deals: 1
AZ
Adam Zeplain
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Shared Deals: 1
Cyan Banister
Cyan Banister
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
CC
Carlos Cashman
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
OJ
Oliver Jung
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
BL
Ben Lamm
North America, Texas, United States, Austin
Shared Deals: 1
SB
Sean Bratches
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 2
Noah Pepper
Noah Pepper
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Shared Deals: 1
Nipun Mehra
Nipun Mehra
Asia, Delhi, India, New Delhi
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Defy.vc?

Hakimo

Menlo Park, California, United States

Hakimo is an AI platform designed to bring cybersecurity-like tools to the physical security industry.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)SecuritySoftware
Series AMar 27, 2025
Amount Raised: $10,500,000
Swell

Clarksville, Tennessee, United States

Swell takes care of mental health by providing Licensed therapists.

Health CareMental HealthPersonal Health
Series UnknownFeb 21, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,600,000
Beamable

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Beamable develops a decentralized infrastructure for gaming to add social, commerce, and content management features to their games.

Developer APIsDeveloper PlatformGamingPrivate Cloud
Series AFeb 4, 2025
Amount Raised: $13,500,000
Safara

Los Angeles, California, United States

Empowering independent hotels and reshaping the way consumers book hotels

HotelMarketplaceSaaSTravel
Series UnknownDec 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,300,000
Reveal Technology

San Francisco, California, United States

Reveal Technology is a visual analytics and edge artificial intelligence (AI) company.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Series ADec 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $11,200,000
PuppyGraph

Santa Clara, California, United States

PuppyGraph operates as a graph engine that enables users to query data stores.

AnalyticsSoftware
SeedNov 7, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Endorsed

San Francisco, California, United States

Recruit at Superhuman Speed with AI

Generative AIRecruitingSoftware
Pre SeedOct 17, 2024
Senvo

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Senvo develops a last-mile data insights platform for organizations.

Information TechnologyLogisticsSoftware
SeedSep 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,792,875

Not Diamond allows developers to automatically route AI questions to the most appropriate models.

Information TechnologyInternetMachine Learning
SeedJul 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,300,000
Synthpop

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Synthpop streamlines operations through AI-powered solutions that automate administrative tasks for healthcare providers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareSaaS
SeedJun 28, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,600,000
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