# Defynance funding: rounds and investors

> Defynance has raised $98K across 1 round since 2021. Investors include Techstars. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/defynance (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Crowdfunding startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Defynance*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$98K** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Crowdfunding, $98K Jan 2021
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jan 2021** Crowdfunding **$98K** [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) Source recorded

## Funding filed with regulators

Defynance filed one raise, $98K in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Mar 2021 **$98K** common stock of $1.1M offered Crowdfunding

## Founders and team

From Defynance's own website: 2 founders, 3 on the team.

**Farrukh Siddiqui** ​ Founder & CEO

**Thomas Tellner** ​ Co-Founder & Head of Risk

- **Aakash Sheth** ​ Tech Lead
- **Arooj Sultan** ​ Operations Lead
- **Jonathan Joshua** ​ Outside Counsel

## Everyone who backed them

[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Defynance as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Innate Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innate-capital-partners) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Defynance

### Who invested in Defynance?

Defynance's investors include Techstars.

### How much has Defynance raised?

Defynance has raised $98K across 1 round since 2021.

### When did Defynance last raise?

Defynance's most recent round was a Crowdfunding of $98K in Jan 2021.

### What was Defynance's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $98K in Jan 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Defynance first?

Defynance's first round on record, in Jan 2021, was backed by Techstars.

### What stage is Defynance at?

Defynance's latest named round is a Crowdfunding, in Jan 2021.

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