Neil Sequeira

Neil Sequeira is a co-founder and general partner at Defy, an early-stage venture capital firm he established with Trae Vassallo after spending twelve years as a managing director at General Catalyst Partners. He focuses on seed and seed-plus investments, predominantly in enterprise AI, U.S. defense, and emerging crypto infrastructure, and is known for a concentrated ownership approach that averages 17 percent across his firm's top portfolio companies. Over his career he has served on more than 80 boards and overseen over 30 exits, including IPOs and significant M&A transactions.