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Neil Sequeira
InvestorFounder & Partner at Defy Partners
Woodside, California
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $6.5M
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About
Neil Sequeira is the founder and a partner at defy, with roughly 25 years in venture capital. Before founding defy he spent 12 years as a Managing Director at General Catalyst Partners (joined 2004), and earlier worked at Accenture, Goldman Sachs, CMGI, AOL Ventures and TimeWarner Investments. He holds a Business Economics degree from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA from Harvard Business School, has served on more than 80 boards, and overseen over 30 exits.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Deals · 5
AmbyTechBoard seat
via Defy Partners · filed Dec 2024 · $3.2M raise
GiadzyBoard seat
via Defy Partners · filed Mar 2023 · $3.7M raise
GenemodBoard seat
via Defy Partners · filed Aug 2020 · $1.5M raise
Searchable AIBoard seat
via Defy Partners · filed Apr 2020 · $3M raise
Cozy ServicesBoard seat
via Defy Partners · filed Aug 2015 · $3.6M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Investor
AirspaceApploiArena ClubAWS ElementalBazaar TechnologiesBoom EntertainmentBoxeeCozyCraniometrixCREDDECAEudiaFableFliteGridHakimoHighwindsHonorlockJonaKOSHERCOListiaLumiataMixhaloMonitaurMother ScienceMt CopelandNatureBoxNautilus BiotechnologyNot DiamondPawlicy AdvisorPlum DistrictProfaseeRamp HoldingsReactor Data (Formerly SoundCommerce)Reveal TechnologyRivet WorkSecurlySendOwlSenvoSingularSkubanaStyleSaintThe DippThe Honest CompanyTHIS TECHNOLOGY, Inc.Titus (formerly known as Aalto)Unblocked BrandsValence CommunityVisorVostuWhyLabs AI
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Neil Sequeira?
- Neil Sequeira is the founder and a partner at defy, with roughly 25 years in venture capital. Before founding defy he spent 12 years as a Managing Director at General Catalyst Partners (joined 2004), and earlier worked at Accenture, Goldman Sachs, CMGI, AOL Ventures and TimeWarner Investments. He holds a Business Economics degree from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA from Harvard Business School, has served on more than 80 boards, and overseen over 30 exits.
- Where does Neil Sequeira work?
- Neil Sequeira is Founder & Partner at Defy Partners.
- What does Neil Sequeira invest in?
- Neil Sequeira invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Neil Sequeira write?
- Neil Sequeira typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What boards does Neil Sequeira sit on?
- Neil Sequeira holds tracked board seats at AmbyTech, Cozy Services, Genemod, Giadzy, Honorlock, Rivet Work, Searchable AI.
- What companies has Neil Sequeira invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Airspace, Apploi, Arena Club, AWS Elemental, Bazaar Technologies, Boom Entertainment, Boxee, Cozy, Craniometrix, CRED, DECA, Eudia, and 41 more.
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