Investing Profile

Neil Sequeira

VCInvestor

Founder and Managing Director at Defy.vc

defy.vc/team_member/neil-sequ...Palo Alto, California

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Networks Neil is a member of

Goldman Sachs Network

1032 CONNECTIONS

Self-Employed Network

846 CONNECTIONS

Accenture Network

423 CONNECTIONS

General Catalyst Network

134 CONNECTIONS

University of California, Santa Barbara Network

108 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Defy.vc Managing Director

Investment Range

$3.0M - $10.0M

Sweet Spot

$6.5M

Investments On Record

Neil Sequeira is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Neil Sequeira's Investments On Record (53)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Hakimo	Series UnknownJul 2026$12M Series AMar 2025$11M Series AApr 2023$6M SeedNov 2021$4M	$45M
Co-investors: Gokul Rajaram (gokulrajaram.com), Anand Rajaraman (Milliways Ventures), Ryan Orley (Zigg Capital), Ameet Patel, Prasanna Srikhanta
Reveal Technology	Series BJul 2025$30M Series ADec 2024$11M	$41M
Co-investors: Kevin Mandia (Ballistic Ventures)
CRED	SeedJun 2025$15M	$740M
Co-investors: Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst), Alex Tran (General Catalyst), Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Saurabh Gupta (DST Global), Wesley Yiu (Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)), Nami Zarringhalam (Truecaller), Amit Mital (TeamWork), Sriram Krishnan (Monarch Collective), Akshay Kothari (Sdl Ventures), Kunal Shah
Not Diamond	SeedMay 2025 SeedJul 2024$2M	$2M
Co-investors: Preetha Parthasarathy (Sapphire Ventures), Jeff Weiner (Next Play Ventures), Tom Preston-Werner (Preston-Werner Ventures), Grant Miller (Replicated), Eoghan McCabe (Spark-Local, Inc), Scott Belsky (A24), Alex Chung (Curious Capital)
KOSHERCO	Series AMay 2025$1M SeedApr 2023$500K	$1.5M
Co-investors: Tim Porter (Madrona Ventures)
Eudia	Series AFeb 2025$110M	$110M
Co-investors: Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst), Tim Guleri (Sierra Ventures), Marc Bhargava (General Catalyst), Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Anna Barber (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Mike Gamson (Permanent Capital Ventures), Scott Belsky (A24), Gokul Rajaram (gokulrajaram.com)
Reactor Data (Formerly SoundCommerce)	Series BFeb 2025$2M SeedJun 2019$7M	$24M
Co-investors: Joe Floyd (Emergence Capital)
Senvo	SeedSep 2024$3M	$3M
Co-investors: Carson Nye (Two Ravens VC)

Neil Sequeira's Experience

Director, Ventures Autotrac - OmniTracksPresent

Manager CMGIPresent

Founder and Managing Director defy.vcPresent

Early Employee AEG PresentsPresent

Manager Steel ConnectPresent

Senior Manager Andersen ConsultingPresent

Director, Ventures Self-EmployedPresent

Early Employee Goldenvoice PresentsPresent

Senior Manager AccenturePresent

Manager CmgiPresent

Director, Ventures AOLPresent

Managing Director, Technology - TW Investments Time WarnerPresent

Managing Director General CatalystPresent

Founder and Managing Director Defy.vcPresent

Pre-matriculation Associate Goldman SachsPresent

Early Employee AEG LivePresent

Managing Director General Catalyst PartnersPresent

Managing Director, Technology - TW Investments WarnerMediaPresent

Neil Sequeira's Education

University of California, Santa Barbara BA Business / Economics

UC Santa Barbara BA Business / Economics

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