Overview
Investment Stage
Seed; Series A; Series B
Portfolio 16
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
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| Oct 22, 2022 | Zapper | zapper.fi | $16.5M | Ukraine, Odesa Oblast, Izmail |
| Oct 22, 2022 | LayerZero Labs | layerzero.network | $261M | Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Tatsumeeko | tatsumeeko.com | $7.5M | United States, California, Laguna Beach |
| Jul 21, 2022 | ethereum.org | ethereum.org | $15M | Switzerland |
| Sep 14, 2021 | dTrade | dtrade.org | $22.8M | |
| Jan 26, 2021 | dYdX | dydx.exchange | $75M | |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Switcheo Labs | switcheo.com | $1.2M | |
| GuildFi | guildfi.com | $6.3M | Thailand, Bangkok | |
| Avalanche | avax.network | $1B | United States |
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| Jacob | Goh | j***[email protected] | |||||
| Leon | Low | l**[email protected] | |||||
| Bryan | Tan, CAIA | Investment Analyst | b***[email protected] |
Mentions in press and media 8
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| Sep 19, 2024 | Vana Raises $5M in Funding | Vana, a San Francisco, California-based developer of a decentralized network for user owned data, raised $5M in strategic funding. The round, led by with Coinbase Ventures, brought total funding to $25M to date. The total amount included a ... |
| Sep 30, 2022 | DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong Is Raising Money for a New Fund: Sources | Arthur Cheong, founder of the DeFiance Capital crypto investment fund that was hit by Three Arrows Capital’s collapse this year, is raising money for a new fund, according to four people familiar with the matter. The new venture fund, which... |
| Jul 14, 2022 | DeFiance Capital distances itself from 3AC amid liquidation | CryptoNews Shadine Taufik · 15 Jul 2022 · 2 min readDeFiance Capital distances itself from 3AC amid liquidation DeFiance Capital (DC), a Web3 VC firm, has distanced itself from insolvent hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) through a state... |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Laevitas raises $2.5 million seed round | |
| Dec 21, 2021 | Crypto VCs Are Making a Big Bet on Gaming Guilds. Why? | Whether it is Yield Guild Games’ $22.4 million in funding or GuildFi’s $6 million seed round, big-name crypto venture funds Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), DeFiance Capital and Pantera Capital are looking beyond crypto games themselves to the c... |
| May 29, 2021 | A pair of 34-year-old former Credit Suisse traders turned crypto whales say they're beating bitcoin by owning ether - and downplay the energy-use concerns of mining and Elon Musk's impact | Former Credit Suisse traders Kyle Davies and Su Zhu started a firm that now owns billions in crypto. Their largest cryptocurrency holding is in Ethereum, Bloomberg reported. They were unphased by last week's crypto sell-off amid concerns ov... |
| May 26, 2021 | A pair of 34-year-old former Credit Suisse traders turned crypto whales say they’re beating bitcoin by owning ether – and downplay the energy-use concerns of mining and Elon Musk’s impact | Former Credit Suisse traders Kyle Davies and Su Zhu started a firm that now owns billions in crypto. Their largest cryptocurrency holding is in Ethereum, Bloomberg reported. They were unphased by last week’s crypto sell-off amid concerns ov... |
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FAQ about Defiance Capital
How many startups has Defiance Capital invested in?
Defiance Capital has 16 portfolio companies on Parsers VC, among them Zapper, LayerZero Labs and Tatsumeeko.
What has the press written about Defiance Capital?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Defiance Capital, among them “Vana Raises $5M in Funding” (Sep 19, 2024) and “DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong Is Raising Money for a New Fund: Sources” (Sep 30, 2022).
Is Defiance Capital still active?
Yes, Defiance Capital is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 7, 2024.