defy.vc is an independent early-stage venture capital firm that invests from inception through Series A, with a focus on what it calls the Series A Gap. defy.vc's Twitter Score is 4.6 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #189,705 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
defy.vc was co-founded by Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, both serving as Co-Founders and Managing Directors, and operates its investment advisory activities through Defy Partners Management, LLC. The firm formally launched after closing its debut fund at $151 million, went on to close an oversubscribed second fund at $262 million in April 2019, and later announced a $300 million Fund III, from which it was actively deploying capital as of November 2023.
defy.vc's investment scope spans technology broadly and extends into crypto and blockchain, with portfolio companies addressing areas such as AI-driven Web3 security, crypto-powered savings, blockchain reinsurance, and NFT applications. defy.vc's portfolio includes Fable, Beamable and Nook. defy.vc has published 604 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 52 accounts a total of 164 times.
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defy.vc draws a following from across the venture and crypto ecosystem, with 1,550 followers as of July 2026 on the platform. The accounts that follow defy.vc include 41 founders, 8 angel investors, 8 influencers and 8 VCs. Among them are Alex Salnikov, Josh Elman, Dave McClure, CBduck, Katie Roof and Charles Hudson.