# Neil Sequeira at Defy.vc > Neil Sequeira, Manager of Defy Partners Management, LLC at Defy.vc. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/neil-sequeira (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Neil Sequeira Manager of Defy Partners Management, LLC i [See the firm →](https://millionrounds.com/fund/defy-vc) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 16 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +4 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 16 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Defy - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=neil-sequeira)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=neil-sequeira) ## The firm [**Defy** VC firm · US **2** cheques in 12 months **16** all time **4** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/defy-vc) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Airspace Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/airspace-technologies) - [Apploi](https://millionrounds.com/startup/apploi) - [Arevo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/arevo-2) - [Beamable](https://millionrounds.com/startup/beamable) - [Elevate Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/elevate-security) - [GajiGesa](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gajigesa) - [Genemod](https://millionrounds.com/startup/genemod) - [Grove](https://millionrounds.com/company/grove) - [Honorlock](https://millionrounds.com/startup/honorlock) - [Lumiata](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumiata) - [Mixhalo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixhalo) - [Nifty Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/nifty-games) - [Novi](https://millionrounds.com/company/novi) - [Owlcam](https://millionrounds.com/startup/owlcam) - [PullRequest](https://millionrounds.com/company/pullrequest) - [Searchable.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/searchable-ai) - [Securly](https://millionrounds.com/company/securly) - [Shujinko](https://millionrounds.com/company/shujinko) - [Skubana](https://millionrounds.com/company/skubana) - [SoundCommerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundcommerce) - [The Factual](https://millionrounds.com/startup/the-factual) - [Visor](https://millionrounds.com/startup/visor-4) - [WhyLabs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/whylabs) - Boom Sports - Pawlicy Advisor - Verse.io ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **RIVET WORK INC.** Director since 2024 - SEC Form D · Company raising **GIADZY, INC.** Director on 2 filings · since 2023 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Defy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/defy-vc)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Genemod Corp** Director since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Searchable AI Corp.** Director on 4 filings · since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **HONORLOCK INC.** Director since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Hatfield, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2018 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Defy Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/defy-partners)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 4 filings · since 2017 - SEC Form D · Company raising **DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP OF AMERICA** Director since 2016 - SEC Form D · Company raising **DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT Corp OF AMERICA** Director since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **FLITE INC** Director on 2 filings · since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **NatureBox, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2013 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Vostu, Ltd.** Director since 2010 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Elemental Technologies Inc** Director since 2010 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Boxee, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2009 - SEC Form D · Company raising **SCANSCOUT INC** Director on 2 filings · since 2009 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Defy - [**Trae Vassallo** WW Operations *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/trae-vassallo) - [**Brian Rothenberg** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-rothenberg) - [**Madison McIlwain** Startup and VC Ecosystem Lead *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/madison-mcilwain) - [**Phebe Tran** Chief of Staff *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/phebe-tran) - [**Purvi Shah** Partner, CFO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/purvi-shah) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 28 Jan 2023 · 34 min Talking Shop with Neil Sequeira of Defy.vc With [Neil Sequeira](https://millionrounds.com/person/neil-sequeira) About this episode Alex finds some brights spots in this week's tech news, and then Connie talks to Neil Sequeira of Defy.vc about what it takes to raise a VC fund these days, where Defy is investing, and more. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 10 May 2021 · 46 min 281. Overlooked Opportunity in EdTech, Letting the Entrepreneur Be the Guide, and Defy's Sage Program (Neil Sequeira) With [Neil Sequeira](https://millionrounds.com/person/neil-sequeira) About this episode Neil Sequeira of Defy joins Nick to discuss Overlooked Opportunity in EdTech, Letting the Entrepreneur Be the Guide, and Defy's Sage Program. In this episode, we cover: Walk us through your background and path to VC. Remind us of the thesis at Defy. Tell us a little about your team at Defy. How… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Neil Sequeira in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) · 12 May 2026 · 49 min VC10X - How Defy Owns 17% of Their Best Companies Without Following On Every Round Mentions [Neil Sequeira](https://millionrounds.com/person/neil-sequeira) About this episode Most VCs talk about ownership. Few actually build it. Neil Sequeira, Co-Founder and General Partner at Defy, breaks down the unconventional strategies his firm uses to average 17 percent ownership across their seven highest marked portfolio companies, and why that number puts them up against any… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 9 Sept 2021 · 11 min Investor Stories 209: Post Mortems (Christian, Goldberg, Conwell, Sequeira) Mentions [David Goldberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-goldberg)[Neil Sequeira](https://millionrounds.com/person/neil-sequeira)[Reid Christian](https://millionrounds.com/person/reid-christian) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Reid Christian David Goldberg McKeever "Mac" Conwell II Neil Sequeira Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. Did you miss our guests' full-length… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 10 Jun 2021 · 10 min Investor Stories 196: What's Next (Martino, Goldberg, Bannon, Sequeira) Mentions [David Goldberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-goldberg)[Maren Bannon](https://millionrounds.com/person/maren-bannon)[Neil Sequeira](https://millionrounds.com/person/neil-sequeira)[Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Paul Martino David Goldberg Maren Bannon Neil Sequeira Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 4 Apr 2020 · 26 min Funding Strangers in a Strange World Mentions [Defy Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/defy-partners)[Neil Sequeira](https://millionrounds.com/person/neil-sequeira) About this episode Connie and Alex review the week's news and then talk to Neil Sequeira of Defy Partners about pulling the investment trigger in a Covid-19 world.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=neil-sequeira). ## Find people like Neil Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. 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