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Deftly Ventures

Deftly Ventures

New York City, New Yorkdeftly.vc

Overview

Deftly Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Arie Abecassis in 2022, based in New York. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage technology-based startups. The fund describes itself as a "focused, collaborative fund that is backed by founders for founders" with a goal to actively support founding teams. It has an investment thesis centered around the "efficiency economy".

Portfolio Companies

5

Website

deftly.vc

Investments

Deftly Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
DSTLRYAug 2024SeedCo-investor
Ceres TechnologyJun 2024Pre SeedCo-investor
NovoDiaNov 2023SeedLead
StockpressNov 2023SeedCo-investor
Ceres TechnologyOct 2023SeedCo-investor

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Year FoundedN/A

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