DE

Defy.vc

VC
Woodside, CAWebsite
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

AUM

$713M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage generalist with B2B SaaS pattern; can fit AI productivity products for enterprises.

Meet the Team

NS

Neil Sequeira

Co-Founder & Partner

B2B SaaS
Seed
MA

Medha Agarwal

General Partner

PS

Purvi Shah

CFO

AY

Amy Yin

Venture Partner

BR

Brian Rothenberg

Partner

LH

Lauren Holehan

Executive Assistant

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
AI / ML
Other

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

GU

Guild

Workforce education benefits
CH

Chime

Fintech (adjacent)
FI

Figma

Work productivity (adjacent)
How to pitch Defy.vc
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, AI / ML, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Neil Sequeira, Co-Founder & Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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