# Vertex Holdings: portfolio, investments and team

> Vertex Holdings is a vc firm based in Singapore. 29 investments on record, latest Nov 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-holdings (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Vertex Holdings

Last cheque observed Nov 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Technology Biotech Medtech

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 29 on record

Since the last cheque **4365** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 29** Sole investor **6 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **China, 52%**

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## Vertex Holdings highlights

- 01 29 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 64% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $1.6M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Vertex Holdings is a Singapore-based venture capital investment holding company. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Technology Biotech Medtech
- **Based in:** Singapore, Singapore
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **29 appearances**

- **2014** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[Metao.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/metao-com)** Series B · CN **$30M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[GrabTaxi](https://millionrounds.com/company/grabtaxi)** Series C · SG **$65M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Visterra](https://millionrounds.com/company/visterra)** Series B · US **$30M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Jimubox](https://millionrounds.com/company/jimubox)** Series B · CN **$37M** With 5 others
- **May** **[GrabTaxi](https://millionrounds.com/company/grabtaxi)** Series B · SG **$15M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[GrabTaxi](https://millionrounds.com/company/grabtaxi)** Series A · SG **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Xueba100.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/xueba100-com)** Series A · CN **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[IBeiFeng](https://millionrounds.com/company/ibeifeng)** Series A · CN **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[FirstCry.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstcry-com)** Series C · IN **$15M** With 3 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Kulv Travel Agency](https://millionrounds.com/company/kulv-travel-agency)** Series A · CN **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Breadtrip](https://millionrounds.com/company/breadtrip)** Series B · CN · finsmes.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Actionsoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/actionsoft)** Series A · CN **$1.6M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[GreenDust](https://millionrounds.com/company/greendust)** Series B · IN **$40M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Yohobuy](https://millionrounds.com/company/yohobuy)** Venture · CN **$10M** Sole investor
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[91 Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/91-wireless)** Seed · CN **$30M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[91 Boyuan Wireles](https://millionrounds.com/company/91-boyuan-wireles)** Venture · CN **$20M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Adsame](https://millionrounds.com/company/adsame)** Series B · CN **$20M** With 2 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Babycare](https://millionrounds.com/company/babycare)** Series B · CN **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Tolerx](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolerx)** Series D · US **$61M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Inside Secure](https://millionrounds.com/company/inside-secure)** Venture · FR · encyclopedia.com **$25M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[SandLinks](https://millionrounds.com/company/sandlinks)** Series A · US · archive.globes.co.il **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Jun** **[TOPSEC](https://millionrounds.com/company/topsec)** Series A · CN **$12M** With 2 others
- **2003** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[ZettaCom](https://millionrounds.com/company/zettacom)** Series C · US **$19M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Tolerx](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolerx)** Series C · US **$35M** With 6 others
- **2001** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[SMIC](https://millionrounds.com/company/smic)** Series A · CN **Undisclosed** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Digiquant](https://millionrounds.com/company/digiquant)** Growth **$20M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[MRxonline](https://millionrounds.com/company/mrxonline)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2000** 1 round
- **Jul** **[SAN Valley Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/san-valley-systems)** Series B **$31M** With 5 others
- **1999** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Tradeum](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradeum)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

EL **Erwina Lau** Compliance Officer i Form ADV

KL **Kee Lock Chua** Chief Executive Officer i Form ADV

SL **Seow Lan Pang** Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

We also hold **4** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$3.0B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Vertex Venture Management Pte. LTD.
- **SEC number:** CRD 297296

Funds they back

## 1 fund commitment on record

- **Managers:** 1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [Quantonation 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation)

Most recent commitments

- [Quantonation Ventures second fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantonation)

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **4 in all**

**[91 Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/91-wireless)** Bought by [Baidu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu) **$1.9B** Jul 2013

**[ZettaCom](https://millionrounds.com/company/zettacom)** Bought by IDT **$35M** Apr 2004

**[Digiquant](https://millionrounds.com/company/digiquant)** Bought by Intec Telecom Systems **Undisclosed** Sept 2003

**[Tradeum](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradeum)** Bought by [VerticalNet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verticalnet) **$507M** Mar 2000

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.6M**

Led 0 of 29 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 6 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2014
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *9*
- Series A said *9*
- Venture *4*
- Series C *4*
- Growth *1*
- Series D *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2014

Often in the room with

- [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) 4
- [Aozora Bank Ltd.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aozora-bank-ltd) 2
- [HealthCare Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthcare-ventures-llc) 2
- [IDG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures) 2
- [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china) 2
- [Rho Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rho-capital-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Vertex Holdings. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**GGV Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital)[**Aozora Bank Ltd.** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aozora-bank-ltd)[**HealthCare Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/healthcare-ventures-llc)[**IDG Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures)[**Matrix Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china)[**Rho Capital Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rho-capital-partners)[**Saif Partners** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saif-partners)[**Sprout Group** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sprout-group)[**Temasek Holdings** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek)[**Yasuda Enterprise Development** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yasuda-enterprise-development)[**qunar.com** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qunar-com)

## Quick answers about Vertex Holdings

### What does Vertex Holdings invest in?

Vertex Holdings invests most often at Series B and Series A (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology, Biotech and Medtech.

### How active is Vertex Holdings?

29 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2014.

### How big are Vertex Holdings's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

### Does Vertex Holdings lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 29 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Vertex Holdings invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in China (52%), the United States (26%) and Singapore (11%).

### Is Vertex Holdings investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2014.

### Who does Vertex Holdings invest alongside?

Most often GGV Capital (4 rounds together), Aozora Bank Ltd. (2 rounds together) and HealthCare Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Vertex Holdings?

Vertex Holdings is a VC firm based in Singapore, Singapore.

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