Some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture capital firms were started by former Kleiner Perkins investors, including Khosla Ventures and Defy Partners.

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Defy Partners, a San Francisco-based early stage venture company, announced it has closed a $262 million oversubscribed second fund. With this second fund, Defy Partners is going to continue to lead investments where it commits $3 million to $10 million in initial financing for real ownership while also reserving significant capital for follow-on financing.

Series A investment specialist Defy Partners has hit a $262m final close for its oversubscribed second fundraise.

“We are passionate about investing in authentic entrepreneurs, a phrase we use to describe founders who know their industry better than anyone, who are solving big urgent problems,” said Trae Vassallo, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Defy. “The relationships we build with these brilliantly talented entrepreneurs is what inspires us daily and is exactly what…