Defy Ventures
Silicon Valley · Invests in Silicon Valley
Check size
$2M-$10M
How they invest
- Assets under mgmt
- $262M
Partners & team
1 contact on file
Trae Vassallo
Partner · Primary contact
Notable investments
- Aggregate Knowledge, Dropcam, eero, Nest Labs, Opower, Verse.io
Defy Ventures in the news
Fortune
Defy Ventures teaches entrepreneurship in prisons. It changed how I think about founders
5 months ago
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - CDCR (.gov)
CRC hosts first Defy Ventures coaching day
Jun 2024
CTF Defy Ventures graduation celebrates 31
Jan 2024
Unlocking inclusive entrepreneurship: Uplifting non-traditional entrepreneurs
Aug 2023
Union Bank Donates $50,000 To Defy Ventures to Start the “CEO of Your New Life” Program at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
Jun 2018
Defy Ventures helps inmates make the shift from prison to small business owners
Jul 2017
How To Tap Inmates’ Entrepreneurial Spirit? A Boulder Man’s Trying
May 2017
Bloomberg.com
Startup Gets Tech-Industry Experts to Mentor Convicts
Jan 2017
Solano State Prison inmates compete in business pitch contest
Apr 2016
California State Prison-Solano compete in Business Pitch Competition
Apr 2016
Christian Venture Capitalist Defies Sex Scandal With God's Calling
Oct 2015
How One Nonprofit Is Transforming Ex-Convicts And Former Drug Dealers Into Entrepreneurs
Aug 2014
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