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Defy
Woodside, California, United StatesFounded 2016
Defy is an early-stage venture capital firm that primarily invests in Pre-Seed to Seed stage companies, with selective Series A follow-ons. Their strategy focuses on backing authentic and tenacious entrepreneurs who are building enduring companies across diverse sectors like enterprise software, AI/ML, consumer, fintech, and healthcare, rather than chasing hype.
Portfolio
7
Fund Size
$412M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Stage Distribution
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airspace | Growth | $70M | May 2022 |
| Apploi | Series B | $25M | Mar 2022 |
| Nifty Games Inc. | Series B | $26M | Aug 2021 |
| WhyLabs | Seed | $4M | Sep 2020 |
| Searchable.ai | Seed | $4M | Jun 2020 |
| Searchable.ai | Seed | $2M | Oct 2019 |
| Airspace Technologies | Series A | $8M | Aug 2018 |
Top Co-Investors
Qualcomm Ventures2 shared
Susquehanna2 shared
Madrona Venture Group1 shared
Bezos Expeditions1 shared
DBL Partners1 shared
Telstra Ventures1 shared
HarbourVest Partners1 shared
Scale Venture Partners1 shared
Prologis1 shared
Vulcan Capital1 shared
Courtside Ventures1 shared
Gaingels1 shared
NextView Ventures1 shared
m]x[v1 shared
Schematic Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 3 March 2026