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Vertex Ventures

250 North Bridge Road, #11-01, Raffles City Tower, Singapore, 179101

Overview

Vertex Ventures is a global network of operator-investors who manage portfolios in the U.S., China, Israel, India and Southeast Asia. The firm is a trusted partner to some of the world’s most innovative entrepreneurs, supporting them with unmatched operating experience and deep access to the capital, talent, partners and customers they need to build truly global businesses.

Total investments
178
Lead investments
64
Investments · 12mo
14
Active investors
8

Sector focus

  • B2B
  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Venture Capital
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Investment portfolio

  • Zenity

    Participated · Series C · Aug 2026

    Zenity builds a platform that gives security teams visibility, enforcement and response capabilities specifically for AI agents, allowing deterministic blocking, modification or allowance of agent actions by understanding intent. The company serves a majority of customers in the Fortune 500, Global 2000 and highly regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, energy and manufacturing. Zenity operates Zenity Labs, whose research has uncovered industry-defining vulnerabilities—examples include AgentFlayer and other disclosed flaws in agentic frameworks and integrations. The company has more than 230 employees, with R&D centered in Tel Aviv and go-to-market and operations led from New York. Financially, Zenity reported tripling revenue in each of the past two years and said it is on track to triple revenue again this year. Going forward, Zenity plans to use its new funding to accelerate platform innovation, expand Zenity Labs and grow its global footprint, particularly across Europe and Asia Pacific.

  • Hakimo

    Participated · Equity · Jul 2026

    Hakimo provides an AI-powered physical security platform that uses computer vision to monitor existing camera infrastructure and enable real-time monitoring. The platform aims to help property owners and operators reduce incident response times, lower security costs, and improve safety without requiring a hardware overhaul. Hakimo was founded by CEO Sam Joseph and is based in Menlo Park, California. The company has raised a total of $32 million to date following the $12 million growth round. Hakimo plans to use the new capital to accelerate product development, expand into additional real estate and other markets, enter new geographies, and grow its team. It also intends to broaden its platform to support non-security use cases including safety, compliance, and customer experience.

  • Higharc

    Participated · Series C · Jun 2026

    Higharc builds an AI-native platform that generates homes as 3D spatial data, enabling builders to automate design, estimating, sales and construction document workflows. Its AutoTranslate AI converts floorplan images into rich 3D spatial models to produce precise quantity estimates and shoppable 3D models. Customers across North America report outcomes such as compressing product development timelines from months or years to weeks or days, cutting time to community open by 25–50%, and increasing margin by 10–15%. Higharc announced expansion of its AI Estimating product to building materials distributors and a partnership with US LBM as part of that push. The company has received industry recognition, ranking in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2026. Following the Series C, Higharc has raised more than $170 million in total capital to date.

  • Palmonas

    Participated · Series B · Apr 2026

    Founded in 2022 by Pallavi Mohadikar and Amol Patwari, with Shraddha Kapoor joining as a co-founder in March 2024, Palmonas operates an omnichannel demi-fine jewellery brand. The company offers affordable pieces made from materials such as sterling silver and stainless steel with gold plating, positioned between fashion and fine jewellery. Palmonas sells through online platforms and a growing network of physical stores and plans to use its latest funding to expand its offline retail presence. Financially, the company reported a sharp revenue increase to Rs 39 crore for the fiscal year ending March 2025—over 40x growth from Rs 97 lakh in FY24—and posted a profit of Rs 4.3 crore in the same period. Its competitive landscape includes larger players such as GIVA, BlueStone, COLUXE, Fiona Diamonds, Limelight Lab Grown Diamonds, and Jewelbox.

  • Cedarobo

    Participated · Equity · Mar 2026

    Cedarobo began independent operations in 2025 and focuses on R&D and mass production of embodied intelligent robots. The company has built a core team with experience from RoboSense, XPENG, Tencent AI Lab, DJI, Huawei, and other leading firms, and is led by CEO Cai Youfei, formerly VP of R&D at RoboSense and product director for XPENG's ecosystem, with a CTO who previously led technical work at Tencent AI Lab. Cedarobo says it has developed a multi-functional consumer robot powered by proprietary capabilities including an embodied intelligence large model, high-speed dynamic 3D perception, multimodal semantic analysis, intelligent control algorithms, high-power-density motors, a high-speed chassis, an eagle-eye perception system, and high-precision V-SLAM positioning. The company claims these systems give the robot 360-degree environmental awareness, long-range precision recognition, rapid response, and accurate movement. Financially, Cedarobo closed two rounds in quick succession — a 100 million yuan round in late 2025 and a subsequent round exceeding 100 million yuan — indicating strong investor interest and funding to advance its product and manufacturing plans.

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