Vertex Ventures (Southeast Asia and India)

www.vertexventures.sg

Investment thesis anchored around the massive growth potential of the digital economy in SE Asia and India, with focus on bringing about significant impact through economic empowerment, MSME enablement, inclusiveness, and climate action. Portfolio spans consumer (35), enterprise (22), fintech (20), sustainability (8), and healthtech (6) sectors.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth

Focus Areas

Consumer, Enterprise Saas, Fintech

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Investment Thesis

Vertex Ventures SEA & India operates as an early-stage, sector-agnostic VC firm focused on the massive growth potential of the digital economy in Southeast Asia and India. They invest locally while thinking globally, leveraging years of experience to identify innovative entrepreneurs tackling humanity’s most substantive problems in markets poorly served by technology. The firm emphasizes building lasting relationships with founders based on trust, candor, and results, while providing unmatched operating experience and deep access to capital, talent, partners, and customers.

What Sets Them Apart

Unique global network across China, Israel, Japan, and US providing platforms for portfolio companies to leverage combined experience and resources
Deep local operating experience combined with global perspective - 'investing locally while thinking globally'
Track record of backing unicorns (6 unicorns, 90+ companies, $1.5B AUM) including Grab, PatSnap, Nium, FirstCry
Active value-add beyond capital: introductions to contacts, hiring support, go-to-market strategy, fundraising assistance
Commitment to supporting globally-minded entrepreneurs tackling substantive problems in underserved markets