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defy.vc
About
defy.vc is a San Mateo firm founded in 2017 by Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo. It invests at seed and Series A across enterprise SaaS, fintech, AI and consumer, with cheques of $3m to $7m. Holdings include Perplexity and VectorShift.
Industries
AI Infrastructure
Stage focus
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
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