April Henry is a co-founder and General Partner of Defiance Capital, an early stage venture capital fund focused on backing "Defiant" founders in B2B and B2B2C across FinTech, Health Tech and Enterprise software. Given her leadership experiences in corporate development, business development and strategy for various media verticals, April also serves as a startup consultant, advisor, strategist and investor. With 11 years at Morgan Stanley, 2 years at Index Ventures and 5 years at News Corporation, April also has public and private market experience on the Board of Directors across technology sectors including mobile, retail, consumer, AI, Blockchain, events, growth marketing, digital advertising, media and entertainment. As a Mentor at XRC Labs, April enjoys supporting entrepreneurs especially in providing direction in crafting their fundraising pitch, expanding their investor network through warm introductions, evaluating their financial outlook and assisting in refining their assumptions, supporting their vision and mental outlook and attracting and retaining talent.