Business Wire

DEFY, World’s First Mainstream Performance CBD Beverage, Launches New Charitable Alkaline Water

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DEFY, the world’s first mainstream performance CBD beverage with 0% THC, has announced the launch of its first non-CBD beverage, a high-performance alkaline water, DEFY Water.
Business Insider

A pair of VCs who invested in Nest and The Honest Company explain why they raised a $262 million fund to invest in young startups

Defy Partners closed its $262 million Fund II to invest in early-stage startups. The firm's founders, the industry veterans Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, are looking to capitalize on their ...
Business Insider

How One Nonprofit Is Transforming Ex-Convicts And Former Drug Dealers Into Entrepreneurs

Up eight flights of stairs in New York's Flatiron District, the golden late afternoon sunlight is streaming in through the windows. Defy Ventures' CEO and founder Catherine Hoke is speaking to 25 men ...
The Hollywood Reporter

A Class-Action Lawsuit, Late Creator Payments: Inside Defy Media’s Shutdown

Ten days after Defy Media announced its abrupt closure, the effects are still rippling through the YouTube creators who worked with the company. By Natalie Jarvey Ten days after Defy Media announced ...
The Verge

YouTube creators blindsided by major network’s collapse

Ryland Adams is one of YouTube’s most prominent creators, best known for his collaborative work with boyfriend Shane Dawson and his time as a host on Clevver, a YouTube channel owned by a ...