Purvi Shah

Purvi Shah is a Partner and Chief Financial Officer at Defy.vc, based in San Francisco, California. As a founding member of the venture capital firm, she oversees all internal operations, financial management, and platform initiatives, having played a critical role in successfully raising the firm's inaugural Fund I. Contributing over 15 years of industry experience to her current executive position, Shah previously spent 11 years at General Catalyst, where she served as a fund controller managing complex venture capital financial operations. Earlier in her career, she held mutual fund accounting and finance positions at Investors Bank and Trust and State Street Research, and she currently serves as a board member for the organization VCBC. Her professional focus remains centered on scaling venture capital firm operations, executing comprehensive financial strategies, and managing long-term institutional fund administration.