Investing Profile

Trae Vassallo(362)

AngelInvestor

Co-Founder & Managing Director at Defy.vc

apple.comSan Francisco Bay Area

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Top-Patents Network

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Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network

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Current Investing Position

Defy.vc Managing Director

Investment Range

$5K - $25K

Sweet Spot

$15K

Investments On Record

Trae Vassallo is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Diverse Investors Female Investors Enterprise (Series A)San Francisco Bay Area Consumer Internet (Pre-seed)Enterprise (Pre-seed)SaaS (Pre-seed)SaaS (Series A)Consumer Internet (Series A)

Trae Vassallo's Investments On Record (4)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Arevo	Series BAug 2020$25M	$70M
Co-investors: Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures), Vijit Sabnis (Khosla Ventures), Katie Gray (In-Q-Tel), Hans Tung (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Kevin Colas (Bay Bridge Ventures)
The Factual	Pre SeedJul 2019
Verse.ai	Series AApr 2018$9M	$13M
Co-investors: Jenny Lefcourt (Freestyle Capital), Ron Stern (OurCrowd), Constance Freedman (Moderne Ventures)
Opower	Series CNov 2010$50M	$66M
Co-investors: Ali Partovi (Xtripe Angels), Jon Sakoda (Decibel Partners), Sameer Gandhi (Accel Partners), Hadi Partovi

Trae Vassallo's Experience

Co Author Office of US Senator Daniel Patrick MoynihanPresent

Co Author Robyn FrankelPresent

Co-Founder & Managing Director defy.vcPresent

Co-Founder & Co-Host Equity Summit Office of US Senator Daniel Patrick MoynihanPresent

Co-Founder & Co-Host Equity Summit Robyn FrankelPresent

Investor BHP DevelopmentPresent

Co Author BHP DevelopmentPresent

Co-Founder & Co-Host Equity Summit BHP DevelopmentPresent

Product Engineer IDEOPresent

Founder & Product Manager Good Powered by BlackBerryPresent

Co Author NestPresent

Co-Founder & Co-Host Equity Summit NestPresent

Kauffman Fellow (Class 10) Kleiner PerkinsPresent

General Partner Kleiner PerkinsPresent

Co Author Top-PatentsPresent

Co-Founder & Co-Host Equity Summit Top-PatentsPresent

Business Operations, Engagement & Strategy, Office of the CIO ApplePresent

WW Operations ApplePresent

Co-Founder & Co-Host Equity Summit Equity SummitPresent

Technology & Strategy Leader ApplePresent

Investor NestPresent

Investor OPOWERPresent

Technology & Strategy Leader Apple RetailPresent

Investor & Advisor eeroPresent

Investor DropcamPresent

Member Board of Directors TelstraPresent

Investor & Advisor MolekulePresent

Kauffman Fellow (Class 10) Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersPresent

Product Engineer IDEO Product DevelopmentPresent

Co-Founder & Managing Director Defy.vc2016 - 2021

Co Author Elephant in the Valley2015 - 2018

General Partner Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers2002 - 2014

Founder & Product Manager Good Technology2000 - 2002

Trae Vassallo's Education

Stanford University MSME ElectroMechanical Engineering

Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Stanford University BSME Mechanical Engineering

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