Trae Vassallo is an experienced technology executive, investor and advisor based in the USA, with a successful track record in the technology and venture capital sectors. She is a co-founder and managing director of Defy Partners, an early stage venture capital firm. Prior to that, Ms Vassallo spent over 10 years at KPCB where she played a leading role in its investments in a number of successful companies including Nest Labs (acquired by Google), Dropcam (acquired by Google) and Opower (acquired by Oracle). Ms Vassallo was a co-founder of Good Technology, a KPCB portfolio company (acquired by Motorola), that provides end-to-end wireless email services to enterprise customers. Ms Vassallo began her career at IDEO where she developed ground-breaking products for companies including Palm and Dell. She holds 13 patents across a broad array of technologies and disciplines.
