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Defy Ventures

VC · Los Angeles · United States

Address
5 PENN PLAZA, 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10001
Website
LinkedIn
Founded
2010
Ticket
$1-5 m

Stages

SeedSeries A

Investment region

North America

Industries

FintechMarketing and AdvertisingReal EstateEducationSoftwareTransportationEdtechE-commerce/MarketplaceFashion/BeautyFinancial ServicesFood and BeverageFoodtechMedia and EntertainmentOtherPharmaceuticalsRoboticsSports/SportsTechMedTechTechnologyLife SciencesInfrastructureMusicHealthTechAdTech

Profile

Defy Ventures' mission is to shift mindsets to give people with criminal histories their best shot at a second chance through career readiness, personal development, and entrepreneurship training programs offered in prisons and in the community. With a vision to cut recidivism rates in half by leveraging entrepreneurship to increase economic opportunity and transform lives, Defy currently works in seven states and sixteen prisons nationwide.

Contacts (2)

NameTitleEmailTéléphoneLinkedIn
Progam Associate — — —
Director, Prison Programs — — —

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