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| 05.04.2023 | Genemod Raises $4.5M to Expand Central Research Platform for Biopharma Companies | What You Should Know:
Genemod, a cloud-based workspace collaboration software for biopharma R&D teams, today announced it raised $4.5 million in seed funding, co-led by defy.vc and LDV Partners, with participation from Dolby Family Vent... |
| 22.02.2023 | Sequoia Capital-Backed Safara Curates New Gen Z Travel Booking | Hotel booking startup, Safara, is hoping to use curated lists and invite-only memberships to meet the high expectations of millennials and Gen Z travelers.
“Our view is that over the next 10 years, there’s going to be a generational shift i... |
| 21.02.2023 | 5 tactics for managing paid customer acquisition during a downturn | Brian Rothenberg Contributor
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| 17.02.2023 | UK’s SendOwl bags €8.4M to help creators sell digital products directly to their audience | London-based SendOwl, a software company that develops tools for selling digital products online, announced on Thursday, February 16, that it has raised $9M (approximately €8.45M) in a Seed round of funding.
The round was led by new investo... |
| 30.01.2023 | Is venture funding already back? | Despite continuing talk about a possible recession, slumping tech stocks and a slowdown in the world of startup investing, the business of funding was positively humming last week. After slowing way down last spring, venture outfits disclos... |
| 01.07.2022 | Profasee raises $2.3M seed round, launches Amazon price optimization platform | Facebook
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During the pandemic, e-commerce sales grew to $870 billion: up 14.2% from 2020 and 50.5% from 2019. Amazon continues to dominate the space, comprising nearly 40% of e-commerce sales.
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| 21.06.2022 | AELER wins the TC Sessions: Climate Virtual Pitch-Off | TechCrunch is pleased to announce the winner of the TechCrunch Sessions: Climate virtual pitch-off — AELER. As a part of the prize, AELER gets free exhibition space at TechCrunch Disrupt, a spot in the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 and... |
| 03.02.2022 | Novi is building a B2B marketplace for brands that care about sustainability | It’s that old chestnut: You are a fancy-pants brand wanting to make a product that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside because you only use fair-trade, sustainably grown ingredients and materials, but you don’t know where to turn. Next... |
| 04.11.2021 | WhyLabs Raises $10M from Andrew Ng, Defy Partners To Bring AI Observability To Every AI Practitioner | WhyLabs, the leading provider of observability for AI and data applications announced today the close of a $10 million Series A co-led by Defy Partners and Andrew Ng’s AI Fund, with participation from existing investors including Madrona Ve... |
| 04.11.2021 | Amazon vets land $10M for WhyLabs, a Seattle startup that monitors machine learning models | WhyLabs CEO Alessya Visnjic. (WhyLabs Photo)
The news: WhyLabs, a spinout from the Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), raised $10 million and released a new tool to support machine learning applications.
The problem... |
| 04.11.2021 | WhyLabs raises $10M Series A for its AI observability platform | WhyLabs, a machine learning startup that was spun out of the Allen Institute last year, helps data teams monitor the health of their AI models and the data pipelines that fuel them. Last year, the startup raised a $4 million seed round and ... |
| 20.09.2021 | Aircover Raises $3M Seed Funding Led By Defy Partners | The Real-Time, in-Meeting Sales Intelligence Platform for Customer Facing Teams Will Use the Funding to Accelerate Product Development
Aircover, a real-time sales intelligence platform for customer facing teams, announces its $3M Series See... |
| 18.09.2021 | Aircover raises $3 Million Seed Funding Led by Defy Partners | Aircover, a real-time sales intelligence platform for customer facing teams, announces its $3 Million Series Seed funding. The round was led by Defy Partners, with participation from Firebolt Ventures, Flex Capital, and Ridge Ventures. Addi... |
| 17.09.2021 | Defy Partners leads $3M round into sales intelligence platform Aircover | Aircover raised $3 million in seed funding to continue developing its real-time sales intelligence platform.
Defy Partners led the round with participation from Firebolt Ventures, Flex Capital, Ridge Ventures and a group of angel investors.... |
| 17.09.2021 | Aircover : raises $3M Seed Funding Led by Defy Partners | SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircover, a real-time sales intelligence platform for customer facing teams, today announces its $3M Series Seed funding. The round was led by Defy Partners, with participation from Firebolt... |
| 07.09.2021 | 5 factors that can make or break a startup’s growth journey | Brian Rothenberg Contributor
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The “health” of a startup’s growth can be a strong predictor of how large and valuable it can become. Our g... |
| 12.08.2021 | Aalto’s Homeowner Marketplace Launches from Stealth with $13M Series A to Grow the Housing Market | We built Aalto’s homeowner marketplace to give sellers a way to enter the market that’s actually designed to fit into their lives, on a timeline that suits them.
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| 08.03.2021 | Defy Partners Enhances Team | Left to right: Madison McIIwain, Kamil Saeid, Purvi Shah
Defy Partners, a Woodside, Calif.-based early stage venture capital firm, announced several team additions and promotions.
Defy has hired Kamil Saeid as Partner and Creation Lead. In ... |
| 14.01.2021 | Lumiata Nabs $14M to Scale Healthcare Specific AI Platform | Lumiata CEO, Dilawar Syed
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– Healthcare specific AI platform Lumiata raises $14M to scale its enterprise-grade AI platform and invest in customer acquisition and success.
– No-code products speedily predict underwriting... |
| 14.01.2021 | Predictive healthcare analytics company Lumiata raises $14M | The company uses AI to help payers and providers identify and manage high-risk individuals
For payers and providers, healthcare is all about risk. That means, basically, understanding how likely are patients to get sick, how much will that ... |
| 03.09.2020 | How to craft the perfect email — and 29 greetings you should avoid | Not sure how to start an email? Here's what the experts say. mentatdgt/Shutterstock
The perfect way to start an email, especially when writing to a stranger, is to keep it simple.
Staying authentic and conversational can help you write more... |
| 03.04.2020 | Longtime VC Neil Sequeira: Funding founders without in-person meetings is ‘quite difficult’ | Neil Sequeira was a managing director with General Catalyst for more than 13 years before co-founding early-stage firm Defy several years ago with another veteran of the industry, Trae Vassallo, who’d spent the dozen years prior with Kleine... |
| 31.10.2019 | Why Is Scaling So Important In Business? | Business development to success and growing growth concept. Businessman pointing arrow graph ... [+] corporate future growth planGetty |
| 27.06.2019 | Skubana Raises $5.4M Series A led by Defy Partners | Skubana, the world’s first commerce operations platform with a built-in app store, today announces the close of a $5.4 million Series A and the appointment of Brian Lee, one of the world’s leading experts in building consumer and commerce b... |
| 15.05.2019 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, May 15 | THE UNICORN PARADE
Deals, deals, deals. Here are three to have on your radar today:
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The online grocery category is red hot right now. Digital food retailing is expected t... |
| 10.04.2019 | Defy Closes $262M Second Venture Capital Fund | Defy Partners, a Woodside, California-based venture capital firm, closed its second fund, at $262m.
Led by Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, Defy invests in entrepreneurs and companies looking to solve complex problems using leading-edge tec... |
| 10.04.2019 | Defy Partners raises $262M to close the Series A gap | Defy Partners, a Silicon Valley investment firm launched in 2017 by a pair of seasoned venture capitalists, has secured $262 million for its sophomore fund.
The firm leads investments in Series A startups, providing between $3 million and $... |
| 01.04.2019 | Early-stage investment firm Defy updates the venture partner model | Defy, the early-stage venture investment firm founded by Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, is putting a new twist on the venture partner model as it brings Brian Lee and Sujal Patel on board to help out with investing and guiding companies i... |
| 27.11.2018 | Nifty Games raises $3 million for mobile and digital console sports games | Nifty Games has raised $3 million in funding to make high-quality sports games on mobile and digital platforms. Game veterans Jon Middleton and Pete Wanat started the San Francisco company to make head-to-head sports games for passionate sp... |
| 27.11.2018 | Nifty Games raises $3 million for mobile and digital console sports games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Nifty Games has raised $3 million in funding to make high-quality sports games on mobile and digital platforms. Game veterans Jon Middl... |
| 20.11.2017 | Early Stage Venture Capital Firm Defy Partners Launches After Raising $151M Initial Fund | Defy Partners, a Woodside, Calif.-based early stage venture firm, has launched after raising a $151m initial fund.
Investors include endowments, foundations and non-profits.
Led by long-time venture capitalists Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassal... |
| 16.11.2017 | Veteran VCs Trae Vassallo and Neil Sequeira attract $151 million to their new firm, Defy Partners | They’re back.
After staying heads down for the past year, Trae Vassallo and Neil Sequeira, two longtime venture capitalists whose individual brands are well-known to Bay Area startup founders, are finally taking the wraps off their new vent... |
| 29.09.2017 | Term Sheet — Friday, September 29 | ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
THE NIKE OF SLEEP: Casper struck a partnership with American Airlines to make flights slightly more comfortable. On Thursday, the mattress startup announced that it will design eight new bedding products, including a mattr... |
| - | 12 of the best retail-tech venture capitalists in 2022, according to deal data and other VCs | Kimmie Carey, Ethan Choi, Carter Reum, and Frederic Court. Listen Ventures; Accel; M13; Felix Capital; iStock; Vicky Leta/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| - | 4 VCs who invest in consumer tech share what they look for in a startup and how to pitch them | Lizzie Francis, Andrea Hippeau, Damir Becirovic, and Madison McIlwain. M13; Lerer Hippeau; Index Ventures; Defy Partners; Anna Kim/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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