Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India

What Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India does

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India (legal entity: Vertex Ventures SEA Management Pte. Ltd.) is an early-stage, sector-agnostic venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore at Raffles City Tower, with regional offices in Bangalore, Gurugram, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Ho Chi Minh City. The firm manages approximately $1.5 billion in assets under management across multiple funds, with its $540-million Fund IV anchored by Temasek nearing full deployment as of May 2026. Its portfolio of 90+ companies spans six sectors — consumer (37), enterprise (22), fintech (21), sustainability (8), and healthtech (6) — across Singapore, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan, and includes six unicorns (Grab, NIUM, FirstCry, Patsnap, among others). The firm is a constituent of the broader Vertex global network, which spans China, Israel, Japan, the US, Growth, and Healthcare, providing cross-border deal flow and portfolio support beyond the SE Asia and India footprint.

The firm's core offering is early-stage venture capital — seed, Series A, and Series B — supplemented by portfolio support services that span operating introductions, hiring support, GTM strategy, and follow-on fundraising. Revenue is generated through standard VC fund economics: annual management fees on committed and deployed capital plus carried interest on profitable exits. The recent fund vintage is pivoting toward deeptech themes including semiconductors, robotics, and batteries, evidenced by investments in BigEndian Semiconductors, FusionAP, GreatAsic Technology, and ReN3. Approximately one-third of the 32-company Fund IV portfolio has already exited.

Distribution and marketing channels are content-led and event-led: an in-house Medium blog, the 'Hard Truths by Vertex' podcast, a HubSpot-hosted monthly newsletter, the Vertex Views 2026 flagship event, a recurring Due Diligence column in The Business Times, and a 'Pitch to Us' inbound application portal. Customer segments are twofold: (1) early-stage founders across Southeast Asia and India seeking capital plus operating leverage, and (2) institutional limited partners — with Temasek as the anchor LP — seeking SE Asia and India venture exposure backed by a globally connected platform. The firm is privately held under Vertex Holdings and does not publicly disclose fund economics, fee terms, or revenue figures.

Name

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India

Legal name

Vertex Ventures SEA Management Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://vertexventures.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India is an early-stage, sector-agnostic venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore, managing $1.5B AUM and serving founders and institutional LPs across Southeast Asia and India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Fund Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Early-stage startup funding
• Seed Series A capital
• Portfolio support services
• Growth equity investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Fund Management: Operates as a sector-agnostic early-stage venture capital fund manager in Southeast Asia and India, managing ~$1.5B AUM across multiple funds including a $540M Temasek-anchored fund. Generates revenue through standard VC fund economics: annual management fees on committed/deployed capital plus carried interest (carry) on profitable exits. Fund structure and fee terms are not publicly disclosed.
2. Portfolio Realization (Exits): Revenue is also generated through realizations from portfolio company exits (IPOs such as 17 Live; acquisitions including Cloud Cherry by Cisco 2019, Spacemob by WeWork 2017, Hansel.io by Netcore 2020, Active.AI by Gupshup 2022, Glowroad by Amazon 2022, SoCash by NIUM 2022, Warung Pintar by Sirclo 2022). The firm reports ~6 unicorns and ~one-third of its 32-company fourth fund portfolio already exited.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India is an early-stage, sector-agnostic venture capital fund manager that invests in seed, Series A, and Series B startups across Southeast Asia and India, covering consumer, enterprise, fintech, sustainability, and healthtech sectors. The firm manages approximately $1.5 billion in assets under management, anchored by a $540 million Temasek-backed fund, and supports portfolio companies with capital introductions, hiring assistance, go-to-market strategy, and follow-on fundraising. In addition to deploying capital, the firm operates content and community channels including the 'Hard Truths by Vertex' podcast and the Vertex Views newsletter.

Product overview

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India is a venture capital firm — not a software product company — anchored by Temasek with $1.5 billion under management and a $540 million fourth fund nearing full deployment. As a single offering, the firm's core product is its investment capital and portfolio support services, deployed through Main Fund and Fund IV across 90+ portfolio companies at seed, Series A, and Series B stages. Its 103-company portfolio (37 consumer, 22 enterprise, 21 fintech, 8 sustainability, 6 healthtech) spans six countries (Singapore, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan) and includes six unicorns such as Grab, NIUM, FirstCry, and Patsnap. Alongside its investment products, the firm operates the Hard Truths by Vertex podcast and the Vertex Views newsletter as media offerings. Portfolio companies are referenced as related entities but are not Vertex Ventures' own products — they are investments made by the firm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India Main Fund
• Vertex Ventures SEA & India Fund IV
• Vertex Ventures SEA & India Portfolio Support Services
• Hard Truths by Vertex Podcast

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.5B AUM across SE Asia & India funds
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered portfolio-level recruitment, tactical advisor, strategic ecosystem partner, retail distribution partners and flagship / network affiliate.

• Sumeet Basraniportfolio-level recruitmentOthers · 17 April 2026Appointed Chief Business Officer of Kiwi (a VVSEAI portfolio company) following co-founder Mohit Bedi's transition to advisory role. Illustrates VVSEAI's value-add of supporting portfolio leadership hiring.
• Favour Capitaltactical advisorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 17 March 2026Served as exclusive financial advisor to dtcpay on its $10M Series A led by VVSEAI. Advises on M&A and capital raises for VVSEAI portfolio companies.
• Visastrategic ecosystem partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026Indirect partnership surfaced via dtcpay portfolio company: dtcpay partnered with Visa to launch cards enabling real-time stablecoin-to-fiat transactions, leveraging Visa's $3.5B annualized stablecoin settlement run rate as of November 2025.
• Walmart and Best Buy (via myFirst portfolio)retail distribution partnersChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 March 2026myFirst, a portfolio company of VVSEAI, has retail distribution partnerships with Walmart and Best Buy in the US, supporting KidsTech scale-up. Surfaced through VVSEAI portfolio coverage.
• Vertex Ventures Chinaflagship / network affiliateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated fund in China (vertexventures.cn) forming part of the global Vertex network. Enables cross-border deal flow, co-investment, and China market access for VVSEAI portfolio companies.
• Vertex Ventures Israelflagship / network affiliateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated fund in Israel (vertexventures.co.il) within the global Vertex network. Provides Israeli innovation access for VVSEAI portfolio and vice versa.
• Vertex Ventures USflagship / network affiliateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated US fund (vvus.com) within the global Vertex network. Supports US market access for SE Asia and India portfolio companies.
• Vertex Ventures Japanflagship / network affiliateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated fund in Japan (vertexventures.jp). Portfolio includes Japan-based Hubble (legal tech) and matsuri technologies, indicating active Japan-SE Asia cross-investment.
• Vertex Growthflagship / network affiliateStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrowth-stage affiliate (vertexgrowth.com) of the global Vertex network. Co-invested with VVSEAI in Palmonas Series B and Coolmate Series C, providing growth-stage capital for later rounds of VVSEAI portfolio companies.
• Vertex Ventures Healthcareflagship / network affiliateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare-focused affiliate (vertexventureshc.com) of the global Vertex network. Provides healthtech domain expertise and co-investment capacity (e.g., IVF Access, Lenity in VVSEAI's portfolio).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia India/SEA): Peak XV is the largest India/SE Asia-focused VC firm after separating from Sequoia, managing multi-billion AUM across growth and early stages with a similar sector-agnostic thesis. It is VVSEAI's most direct competitor for lead Series A/B rounds in the region.
• Accel India: Accel is a leading early-stage VC in India and SEA, frequently co-investing with VVSEAI (e.g., Spyne Series A). It competes for the same seed/Series A deals across Indian consumer, enterprise, and fintech themes.
• Lightspeed India Partners: Lightspeed India is a US-affiliated early/growth-stage VC focused on India and SEA, with comparable sector-agnostic theses and check sizes at Series A/B. Direct competitor for consumer and enterprise rounds in India.
• Eight Roads Ventures: Eight Roads is a Fidelity-backed global VC with a strong India/SEA early-stage franchise, and is a frequent co-investor with VVSEAI (e.g., Wint Wealth Series B). Comparable scale and stage focus.
• 3one4 Capital: 3one4 is a Bangalore-based early-stage VC investing across consumer, fintech, and deeptech in India, recurring co-investor with VVSEAI (Wint Wealth, Kapiva). Closely comparable in stage, geography, and sector breadth.
• Elevation Capital: Elevation Capital is a top-tier India-focused early/growth VC with comparable seed-to-Series B coverage across consumer and fintech. Recurring co-investor (Wishlink) and direct competitor for marquee India deals.
• Jungle Ventures: Jungle Ventures is a Singapore-based early/growth VC focused on SE Asia, with comparable Fund II/III AUM scale and stage focus. Direct competitor for SE Asia-native Series A/B rounds.
• Openspace Ventures: Openspace is a Singapore-based early-stage VC investing across SE Asia at seed/Series A. Comparable check sizes and SE Asia-first thesis, making it a direct competitor in the firm's home market.
• Kalaari Capital: Kalaari is an India-focused early-stage VC with deep consumer and enterprise tech expertise, comparable seed/Series A coverage in India. Direct competitor for India-native early-stage rounds.
• Blume Ventures: Blume is a Mumbai-based early-stage VC investing across India at seed and Series A, often leading rounds in consumer and enterprise SaaS. Comparable stage focus and India-centric thesis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vertex-ventures-southeast-asia-and-india
• Xx.com/vertexventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments138 records

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