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Defy Ventures

5 Penn Plaza 19th Floor, New York, NY, 10001, United States

Overview

National program for entrepreneurship and personal development training.

Founded

2010

Deals ยท 12mo

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Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Non Profit
Training

Investment portfolio

5rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Airspace
May 2022Participated
$70 MOther Equity
Empower
Mar 2020Led
$20 MSeries A
Grove
Jun 2018Led
$8 MOther Equity
Owl
Feb 2018Participated
$18 MSeries A
PullRequest
Dec 2017Participated
$2 MSeed
Airspace
May 2022Participated
$70 MOther Equity
Empower
Mar 2020Led
$20 MSeries A
Grove
Jun 2018Led
$8 MOther Equity
Owl
Feb 2018Participated
$18 MSeries A
PullRequest
Dec 2017Participated
$2 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Defy Ventures: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Defy Ventures: 5 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed01
Series A11
Other Equity11

Monthly Deal Activity

Defy Ventures: 5 deals are recorded across 107 months.All available history.
Defy Ventures: 5 deals are recorded across 107 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Defy Ventures: Fintech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 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.

Defy Ventures: Fintech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Fintech2
Enterprise Software2
Professional Services1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Transportation & Logistics1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Defy Ventures: 5 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.

Defy Ventures: 5 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Defy Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Defy Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States5
Defy Ventures: 19 co-investors are shown, with Bullish sharing 1 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.

Defy Ventures: 19 co-investors are shown, with Bullish sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Bullish1
DBL Partners1
Fika Ventures1
FundersClub1
Gradient Ventures1
HarbourVest Partners1
Icon Ventures1
Khosla Ventures1
Liquid 2 Ventures1
Lynett Capital1
Menlo Ventures1
Prologis Ventures1
Qualcomm Ventures1
Scale Ventures1
Sherpa Capital1
Slack Fund1
Telstra Ventures1
Tusk Venture Partners1
Winklevoss Capital1

Investment Strategy

Defy Ventures: Led accounts for 40% and participating for 60% of round participation.All available history.
Defy Ventures: Led accounts for 40% and participating for 60% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led240%
Participating360%
Defy Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Defy Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 50% and co-led for 50% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead150%
Co-led150%

Team

Andrew Glazier

President & CEO

Julie Jackson

Vice President of Learning

Teddy Inspires

EIT (Entrepreneur In Training)