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DEFTA Partners

111 Pine Street Suite 1410, San Francisco, California, 94111, United States

Overview

Venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies.

Founded

1984

Deals ยท 12mo

0

Links

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Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Israel
United States

Sector focus

Information Technology
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

15rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
DiA Imaging Analysis
Aug 2021Participated
$14 MSeries B
Acepodia
Mar 2021Participated
$47 MSeries B
AZTherapies
Oct 2020Participated
$34 MSeries C
Aegle Therapeutics
Sep 2020Participated
$7 MSeries A
InformAI
Jun 2020Led
$2 MSeed
TARA Biosystems
Jun 2020Participated
$10 MSeries A
Actuate Therapeutics
Nov 2019Participated
$7 MSeries B
BioEclipse Therapeutics
Jun 2019Participated
$8 MSeries A
Actuate Therapeutics
May 2019Participated
$22 MSeries B
Savonix
Apr 2019Participated
$10 MSeries A
Immusoft
Jan 2019Participated
$20 MSeries B
DiA Imaging Analysis
Aug 2018Participated
$5 MOther Equity
DiA Imaging Analysis
Aug 2021Participated
$14 MSeries B
Acepodia
Mar 2021Participated
$47 MSeries B
AZTherapies
Oct 2020Participated
$34 MSeries C
Aegle Therapeutics
Sep 2020Participated
$7 MSeries A
InformAI
Jun 2020Led
$2 MSeed
TARA Biosystems
Jun 2020Participated
$10 MSeries A
Actuate Therapeutics
Nov 2019Participated
$7 MSeries B
BioEclipse Therapeutics
Jun 2019Participated
$8 MSeries A
Actuate Therapeutics
May 2019Participated
$22 MSeries B
Savonix
Apr 2019Participated
$10 MSeries A
Immusoft
Jan 2019Participated
$20 MSeries B
DiA Imaging Analysis
Aug 2018Participated
$5 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

DEFTA Partners: 15 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
DEFTA Partners: 15 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed10
Series A06
Series B05
Series C+01
Other Equity02

Monthly Deal Activity

DEFTA Partners: 15 deals are recorded across 137 months.All available history.
DEFTA Partners: 15 deals are recorded across 137 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Jun '151
Jul '150
Aug '150
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Oct '150
Nov '150
Dec '151
Jan '160
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Dec '170
Jan '180
Feb '180
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Apr '180
May '180
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '181
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '191
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '191
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Jul '190
Aug '190
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Oct '190
Nov '191
Dec '190
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Sector Breakdown

DEFTA Partners: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (14 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

DEFTA Partners: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (14 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences14
AI & Machine Learning4
Enterprise Software3
Networks, Cloud & Communication2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Marketing & Advertising1
Crypto & Blockchain1
Education & Workforce1
Fintech1
Space & Frontier Tech1

Deal Size Distribution

DEFTA Partners: 15 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

DEFTA Partners: 15 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M2
$5M-$10M5
$10M-$25M6
$25M-$50M2
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

DEFTA Partners: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

DEFTA Partners: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States13
Israel2
DEFTA Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with Alexandria Venture Investments sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

DEFTA Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with Alexandria Venture Investments sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Alexandria Venture Investments2
Bios Partners2
Connecticut Innovations2
Hatteras Venture Partners2
Kairos Ventures2
KTB-KORUS Fund2
Labcorp2
Mountain Group Partners2
Syno Capital2
180 Degree Capital1
8VC1
Alchimia Investments1
AltaIR Capital1
Axiom Associates1
Breakout Ventures1
CDIB Capital Group1
CE Ventures1
DeepWork Capital1
DigiTx Partners1
Downing Ventures1

Investment Strategy

DEFTA Partners: Led accounts for 7% and participating for 93% of round participation.All available history.
DEFTA Partners: Led accounts for 7% and participating for 93% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led17%
Participating1493%
DEFTA Partners: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
DEFTA Partners: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1100%
Co-led00%

Team

Arie Kahana

Partner

Kyoko Watanabe

Director

Masa Isono

Principal