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Gaming Trailblazer, Peter Moore, Joins Nifty Games

Peter Moore is perhaps the biggest name in sports and video gaming ever. Nifty Games looks forward to building on his reputation and connections as they build their mobile sports games, NFL Clash and NBA Clash. Nifty has licenses from both the Leagues and the Players Associations.

Newly funded OfficeTogether looks to help other startups reopen their offices safely

Many companies have learned this year that employees can be just as productive, working from home. More, employees — much as they might miss their own desks — no longer want to sit in a traditional office all the time. According a survey of 2,300 tech employees conducted this past summer, just 7% of respondents said they…

Hybrid Offices will be the Future of Work

“When shelter in place first slammed down on San Francisco in March, I was eager to return to the Coinbase offices, where I had been a software engineer for the last three years. I missed the close collaboration with my peers, the camaraderie forged over daily lunch conversations and my ergonomic office setup that helped me…

Managing in a Remote World

Covid-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to the entire world. We at Defy know that the challenges faced by each of our portfolio companies, team members, and friends are different.

Searchable.ai Releases KitanaQA

KitanaQA is a new open source library that enables machine learning and natural language processing researchers to develop more robust, trustworthy models for question answering.

Searchable.ai Releases KitanaQA

“Robustness is key to building trust in NLP-based technologies, and KitanaQA can help harden question answering models before they are ever deployed in production,” says Searchable.ai Chief Scientist Aaron Sisto.

Triller Launches Full App Update Triller 2.0

Triller has rolled out Triller 2.0 with features that transform it into the most sophisticated social app available on the market today. From exclusive, artist-designed augmented reality experiences to dynamic music editing, Triller’s latest update lets users live by its motto “You Do You” like never before.

VC Corner Q&A: Madison McIlwain of Defy VC

Madison McIlwain is an Associate at Defy, where she works alongside her team to source, invest in, and help amazing companies grow. She’s passionate about retail innovation, supply chain, and consumer technology.