Vertex Ventures

Vertex Master Fund III was set up by Vertex Holdings to provide Japanese investors diversified exposure to key innovation hubs globally by investing into its Vertex family of funds

We often strive to speak to founders as early as possible to get a head start on cultivating a long-term relationship. It may or may not end favorably with an investment but just building that connection and trust alone can go a long way. To me, it’s not just about clinching the deal, but about growing the startup ecosystem as a whole.

As we can see, the old banking world and the new blockchain-based money world are converging towards a common direction: a digitally open and easy programmable money infrastructure.

Alternative assets are going mainstream and this expands the asset space dramatically. All types of assets will be increasingly digitized, fractionalized, and tokenized--along with the liquidity built around it.

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 and India managing partner Ben Mathias.

More and more venture capital (VC) firms and angel investors are wising up to the opportunity in investing in the region’s female founders. Despite the largely virtual deal-making environment over the past year due to COVID, women-led startups have secured multimillion-dollar rounds across a multitude of sectors.

The new funding will enable it to rapidly expand its technical platform and add new embedded fintech services.

Since its launch in September 2016, GREDU has grown its platform, which is currently being used by over 400 schools, bringing its total user base to roughly 400,000. The startup provides its users (students, parents, teachers, and administrators) with a single platform to communicate with each other and keep track of any important details.

Choco Up's investment is part of a wider closed round bridge investment, which also includes funding from Singapore-based Innoven Capital and Janio’s existing shareholders.

Speedoc plans to use the fresh capital infusion to accelerate the adoption of its digital health services in Singapore by pursuing technological advancement initiatives