Vertex Ventures

Quick read

Vertex Ventures is a Singapore-based global VC network, backed by Temasek, operating through seven funds: Vertex Ventures SEA & India, China, Israel, US, Japan, HC (healthcare), and Vertex Growth. The SEA & India fund is one of Southeast Asia's oldest VC vehicles, with early bets on Grab, Nium, and FirstCry. The network covers seed through growth stage across tech and healthcare globally.

Key facts

Founded

1988

Employees

50-200

Sectors

generalist, enterprise, fintech, ai, healthcare

Website

vertexholdings.com

Investment thesis

Vertex deploys capital across a global network of regionally-specialised funds — SEA & India, China, Israel, US, Japan, healthcare, and growth — backing early-stage technology and life sciences companies from seed through Series B, with a shared platform giving portfolio founders cross-border access to capital, customers, and talent.

Recent activity

• May 2026investment
  Vertex Ventures SEA & India joined BigEndian Semiconductors' $6 million pre-Series A round led by IAN Alpha Fund, with IvyCap Ventures also participating. The firm had previously written a $3 million seed cheque to the company and plans to hold the position until IPO, expected in 5–7 years. livemint.com
• Apr 2026investment
  Vertex Ventures US participated in Orkes' $60 million funding round for its AI deployment platform, alongside Prosperity7 Ventures and Advance Venture Partners. tracxn.com
• Apr 2026investment
  Vertex Ventures US participated in Tulip Interfaces' $120 million Series D round. The firm described deepening its support for Tulip, which builds software for frontline manufacturing operations. linkedin.com
• 2026press
  Vertex Ventures SEA & India announced a strategic shift into hardware and deeptech in India, targeting semiconductors, robotics, and EV technology. Managing Partner Ben Mathias cited geopolitical demand for sovereign technology as the driver. livemint.com
• Jan 2026investment
  Vertex Ventures led Wint Wealth's Rs 250 crore ($30M approx.) Series B round, with Eight Roads Ventures and Arkam Ventures among co-investors. tracxn.com
• Dec 2025investment
  Vertex Ventures US participated in Cleric's $9.8 million raise for its AI agent targeting site reliability engineering, alongside Zetta Venture Partners and Grafana. tracxn.com
• 2025investment
  Vertex Ventures SEA & India led Spyne's $16 million Series A round, marking one of the firm's early deeptech bets in India ahead of its broader hardware investment push. livemint.com
• 2024investment
  Vertex Ventures SEA & India and the International Finance Corporation backed Kazam, an EV charging and swapping infrastructure startup, in a $6.2 million Series B round. livemint.com
• May 2026investment
  Vertex Ventures co-led a $2M round for Malaysian chip startup FusionAPTech alongside Fusion Advisory Partners and Southern Capital. tracxn.com
• May 2026investment
  Vertex Ventures backed ReN3, a Southeast Asia-focused agentic AI startup, in a $5M seed round. tracxn.com
• Apr 2026investment
  Vertex Ventures participated in FORMAS.AI's $3.98M pre-seed round. The Singapore startup builds AI-powered design tools for the construction sector. tracxn.com
• Apr 2026investment
  Vertex Growth Fund co-led Palmonas' Series B round alongside Xponentia Capital. tracxn.com

Notable investments

• BigEndian SemiconductorsPre-Series AMay 2026livemint.com
• OrkesUnknownApr 2026tracxn.com
• Tulip InterfacesSeries DApr 2026linkedin.com
• Wint WealthSeries BJan 2026tracxn.com
• ClericUnknownDec 2025tracxn.com
• SpyneSeries A2025livemint.com
• CoolmateSeries C2024vertexventures.sg
• KazamSeries B2024livemint.com
• FusionAPTechSeedMay 2026tracxn.com
• ReN3SeedMay 2026tracxn.com
• FORMAS.AIPre-SeedApr 2026tracxn.com
• PalmonasSeries BApr 2026tracxn.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Chua Kee Lock · CEO, Vertex Holdings
• Joo Hock Chua · Managing Partner, Southeast Asia & India
• In Sik Rhee · General Partner, Vertex Ventures US
• Jay Kim · Managing Partner

Sources

• Vertex Holdings — official site
• Vertex Ventures SEA & India — official site
• Vertex Ventures SEA & India LinkedIn
• Vertex Ventures HC LinkedIn
• Vertex Ventures — Tracxn profile
• Vertex Growth — Tracxn profile
• https://tracxn.com/d/venture-capital/vertex-ventures/__LKmGw2-GMm5JkA8F6BcuS-cxkaM2O6kc-fjnWocnO7A
• https://tracxn.com/d/venture-capital/vertex-growth/__nSqDu4Cr8qgGlkauXM1BqvNKPegf5ie6vAmoZ-tn4iM
• https://sg.linkedin.com/company/vertex-ventures-hc
• https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/vertex-ventures-india-deeptech-funding-india-11778836120231.html
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/vvus

Other VCs in Singapore

• Temasek Holdings · Sovereign / late-stage, Singapore·
• Antler · Pre-seed & seed VC, Singapore

Explore VCs by sector

• Generalist in Singapore
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Globally

• Generalist worldwide
• Enterprise software worldwide

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