Vertex Ventures

Temasek’s VC arm Vertex raises $900M in first round of new fund, plans to close in “coming months”, says CEO

Vertex Venture Holdings, the venture capital arm of Singapore's state investor Temasek Holdings, has raised over $900 million from its investors in the first fundraising round for…

My first chapter in VC — my observations, mistakes and learnings

I can’t believe how quickly time flies! It’s been over a year since I joined Vertex Ventures SEA as a fresh grad. I thought it’s timely to look back on how I started in this space…

The future of banking: An open and programmable money infrastructure (part 2 of 3)

This is the second article of a series on the future of banking by Genping Liu, Partner at Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India fund. Earlier, in part 1 of this 3-part series…

The future of banking: Money redefined in a financialized world (part 1 of 3)

This is the first article of a series on the future of banking by Genping Liu, Partner at Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India fund. As an early-stage investor, Vertex…

Southeast Asia growing as investment destination, with $1.2B in exit value thus far

Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem saw $1.2 billion in exit value thus far this year, compared to $2 billion seen throughout the whole of 2020, according to Vertex Ventures…

Southeast Asia’s top 50 rising women in tech 2021 [Updated]

Southeast Asia has seen its fair share of unicorns--23 at last count if we include startups that have already gone public like Sea and Razer. A quick scan of these billion-dollar…

Temasek-backed payments firm Nium raises $200M in Series D funding, now a unicorn

Singapore-based business payments firm Nium announced on Monday it has raised over $200 million in Series D funding, making it the first B2B payments unicorn from Southeast Asia.…

Jakarta-based EdTech platform GREDU secures $4M Series A for local expansion and product development

Indonesian EdTech startup GREDU has announced that it has raised $4 million in a Series A round of funding led by Indonesian venture capital firm Intudo Ventures, and participated…

Singapore end-to-end e-commerce logistics firm Janio raises $8M from Choco Up to accelerate regional expansion

Hong Kong and Singapore-based revenue-based investment and FinTech firm Choco Up announced on Thursday an $8 million investment in Janio, a cross-border platform that provides…

24/7 medical care startup Speedoc raises $5M Series A led by Vertex Ventures

24/7 HealthTech startup Speedoc raises $5M Series A led by Vertex Ventures

Singapore-based online and offline medical care service provider Speedoc recently completed a Series A funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. The funding…