Neil Sequeira
WhyLabs raises $10M Series A for its AI observability platform
WhyLabs, a machine learning startup that was spun out of the Allen Institute last year, helps data teams monitor the health of their AI models and the data pipelines that fuel them. Last year, the sta
Genemod raises cash for its lab inventory management service used by research institutions around the US
Genemod, a software for laboratory inventory management used by institutions like the University of Washington School of Medicine; the University of California, Berkeley; and the National Institutes o
Linking combat veterans and Valley engineers, Reveal’s drone technology wins DoD contracts, VC cash
When Garrett Smith graduated from Stanford University to take a job with the drone startup Kespry, he’d not only wrapped up studying at one of the nation’s most prestigious universities, b
The Dipp, a subscription-only entertainment news startup, is springing to life despite the pandemic
There is no shortage of coverage about the sprawling entertainment industry. There is a shortage of coverage for die-hard fans of reality TV shows, according to Kate Ward and Lindsay Mannering. That o
Longtime VC Neil Sequeira: Funding founders without in-person meetings is ‘quite difficult’
"If you want to be in this industry, because it's a relationship-driven but also a reputation-based business, these aren't the moments to take advantage of people."
Early-stage investment firm Defy hires Eventbrite exec Brian Rothenberg as partner
Defy, a Series A venture capital fund, has hired its first non-founding partner.
Defy Partners raises $262M to close the Series A gap
Defy founders Trae Vassallo and Neil Sequeira have upped the ante.
Early-stage investment firm Defy updates the venture partner model
Defy, the early-stage venture investment firm founded by Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, is putting a new twist on the venture partner model as it brings Brian Lee and Sujal Patel on board to help ou
Travel startups are taking off
The second wave of Internet-era travel companies has captured the attention of venture capitalists.
Veteran VCs Trae Vassallo and Neil Sequeira attract $151 million to their new firm, Defy Partners
They’re back. After staying heads down for the past year, Trae Vassallo and Neil Sequeira, two longtime venture capitalists whose individual brands are well-known to Bay Area startup founders, a