2 investors at Defy.vc, based in Los Angeles, CA with $400M under management.
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Partner, Seed, Defy.vc
Madison McIlwain is a Partner at Defy.vc, where she focuses on seed-stage investments across enterprise, artificial intelligence, fintech, consumer, and SaaS sectors. Based on her investment thesis and portfolio focus, Madison identifies and supports early-stage founders building transformative technology solutions in high-growth markets. Her expertise spans multiple verticals, enabling her to provide strategic guidance to portfolio companies navigating complex business landscapes. At Defy.vc, she leverages deep market insight and operational experience to partner with founders during their critical early growth phases, helping them scale from seed stage toward sustainable, venture-scale businesses.
Founder & Partner, Defy.vc
Neil Sequeira is Founder & Partner at Defy.vc, a venture capital firm investing across enterprise, AI, fintech, consumer, and SaaS sectors. As a founding partner, he leads investment strategy and portfolio development, bringing deep expertise in identifying and scaling high-impact technology companies. With a focus on businesses leveraging artificial intelligence and financial technology innovation, Neil works closely with founders to accelerate growth and market expansion. His investment thesis emphasizes sectors undergoing digital transformation and disruption. Active in the startup ecosystem, Neil maintains visibility into emerging trends and market opportunities, leveraging his experience to support portfolio companies through critical growth phases. He is engaged with the venture community through social platforms, where he shares insights on technology investment and entrepreneurship.
Defy.vc's investment team consists of 2 professionals, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and managing $400M in assets. The team brings diverse backgrounds and specialized expertise to evaluate and support portfolio companies.
Across the team, Defy.vc's investors cover expertise in Enterprise, AI, Fintech, Consumer, SaaS. This breadth of sector knowledge enables the firm to evaluate opportunities across multiple verticals and provide specialized post-investment support to founders.
Defy.vc has 2 investors and partners on their team, based in Los Angeles, CA. Each team member brings specialized expertise across different sectors and investment stages.
Defy.vc's team consists of 2 investment professionals. View individual investor profiles above for detailed backgrounds, focus areas, and portfolio companies.
Defy.vc manages approximately $400M in assets under management with a team of 2 investment professionals, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
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