Defy.vc

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Seed VC·San Francisco, Multiple / global·Partner: Neil Sequeira (Public contact)·writes lead cheques

Operates a Sage model where CEOs and serial founders embed as hands-on operators, sometimes interim leaders, hatch and prototype startups internally, and bring hundreds of millions in follow-on capital.

Cheque range (GBP)

£79K – £7.9M

Typical: $100K - $10M

Last cheque

4mo ago

quieter recently

Rounds (12mo)

none in last 90d

Tracked portfolio

since 2026

Recent investments

1 tracked rounds via funding databases

Company	Stage	Amount	When
Synthpop, Inc. ↗ Builds agentic AI to automate administrative workflows in healthcare operations for payers providers and patients	Series A	$15M	4mo ago

Stages backed

Series A1 · 100%

Markets backed

HealthTech×1 AI/ML×1 SaaS/Software×1 B2B×1

Sectors & focus

technology Fintech healthcare ai logistics Edtech Consumer defence authenticity tenacity daring ideas status quo disruption founder conviction

Business models

SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer, Deep tech

Frequent co-investors

From tracked deal data

Ansa Capital Bruce Broussard Peterson Ventures Storm Ventures

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