Neil Sequeira was a managing director with General Catalyst for more than 13 years before co-founding early-stage firm Defy several years ago with another veteran of the industry, Trae Vassallo, whod spent the dozen years prior with Kleiner Perkins.We caught up with Sequeira yesterday afternoon and discussed whether hes seeing valuations come down and whether he can imagine funding founders who may have an exciting pitch but is unable to meet in-person due to the pandemic.Our chat has been edited for length.
A Technology News Room: How are you, all things considered?Neil Sequeira: Weve been pretty busy at home.
Obviously, my kids are home, homeschooling and my amazing wife is with them.At work, weve been really busy.
We have multiple term sheets out that weve done since the stay-at-home order [in the Bay Area] and I actually live within walking distance of my office, where Im alone but it ends up being like a home office because its so close.
And its great because my kids have been going bonkers.How are your companies faring?