Programs

  • Defy Entrepreneur Program

    WE'RE PROUD OF DEFY'S RESULTS AND ARE EXCITED TO SHOW SUPPORTERS THE RESULTS OF THEIR INVESTMENT OF TIME AND FUNDING. SINCE THE LAUNCH OF OUR PROGRAM IN JANUARY 2012, DEFY HAS:1. SERVED NEARLY 10,000 ENTREPRENEURS IN TRAINING (EITS) IN OUR IN-PRISON AND POST-RELEASE PROGRAM. EITS COMPLETE A RIGOROUS SIX- TO NINE-MONTH CURRICULUM CULMINATING IN A BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION AND GRADUATION AS PART OF THE IN-PRISON PROGRAM. THE POST-RELEASE PROGRAM INCLUDES WORKSHOPS, MENTORING, AND A BUSINESS INCUBATOR.2. ENGAGED 8,500+ EXECUTIVE VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS FROM HEDGE FUNDS, INVESTMENT BANKS, VENTURE CAPITAL AND PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS, FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES. VOLUNTEERS SERVED AS BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION JUDGES, MENTORS, AND RESUME COACHES.3. GROWN TO SERVE IN NINE STATES (CA, CT, IL, NJ, NY, PA, UT, WA, WI).4. RECORDED A ONE YEAR RECIDIVISM RATE OF LESS THAN 10%, AND A THREE-YEAR RECIDIVISM RATE OF LESS THAN 15%.5. LAUNCHED 215+ BUSINESSES, INCLUDING INCORPORATION AND SEED FUNDING.6. RAISED OVER $37 MILLION IN PRIVATE & PUBLIC FUNDING SINCE INCEPTION (2010).
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $3.4M