About Vertex Ventures
Vertex Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1988. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Apr 2026, Vertex Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 53 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Orkes Overall, Vertex Ventures portfolio has seen 5 unicorns and 12 acquisitions including key companies like Cloudera, Couchbase and LaunchDarkly. A lot of funds co-invest with Vertex Ventures, with names like Bain Capital Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Vertex Ventures has team of 8 people including 7 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 3 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Vertex Ventures' List of Top Investments
Vertex Ventures has a portfolio of 53 companies, including 5 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Experify and Northflank.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Germany and 5 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Vertex Ventures:
1. Cloudera
Provider of hybrid data platform, data management, and AI solutions. The company delivers cloud-native agility for data and AI applications. It offers data flow streaming, data engineering, data warehousing, and operational database services. The company enables users to ingest, prepare, analyze, predict, and publish data. It also provides data catalog, data lineage, observability, and data visualization tools.
Key facts about Cloudera
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $500M - $1B as on Jan 31, 2021
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $1.04B
- Employee Count: 3,454 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, ADS Ventures and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Couchbase
AI powered dbaas for enterprises. It provides a cloud database that optimizes data storage and processing. It leverages SQL to query json data. The database supports analytical and operational data workloads. Features include coding assistant, vector search, distributed workloads, and more. It caters its solution to industries such as healthcare, gaming, retail, and more.
Key facts about Couchbase
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Jan 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $251M
- Employee Count: 864 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Glynn Capital and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, May 21, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. LaunchDarkly
Provider of platform for feature flags, experimentation, and AI configuration. It offers tools for feature lifecycle management, governance, and automation. The platform provides integrations, documentation, and support resources. It helps developers to release features, observe performance, and iterate based on data.
Key facts about LaunchDarkly
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Oakland (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $330M
- Employee Count: 648 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Insight Partners, RAA Capital and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 10, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Cloud based data privacy and security management solutions. The platform provides solutions such as PCI compliance, API tokenization, payments orchestrations, card issuances, card attributes, network tokens, bank payments, omni-channel loyalty, and more. It caters to various industries such as restaurants, financial institutions, and more.
Key facts about Very Good Security
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $104M
- Employee Count: 480 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Graph Ventures and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 18, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Docker
Cloud based open source platform offering docker suite. It enables users to build a container based application using docker images. The platform allows users to run and deliver multiple applications on all environments, including testing, production, staging, and more. It streamlines the workflow by automating repetitive tasks. Its features include collaboration, software supply, security, and more.
Key facts about Docker
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $541M
- Employee Count: 1,055 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Sprout Capital Partners, Cross Creek and 55 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Sep 02, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Vertex Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Vertex Ventures has invested in 53 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Flowith and most recent follow-on round was in Orkes.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2021 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Vertex Ventures' Investments by Stage
Vertex Ventures has made 17 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14.9M, 16 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.81M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $27M, 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $115M and 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $105M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 17 |
Seed | 16 |
Series B | 4 |
Series D | 1 |
Series E | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Vertex Ventures' Investments by Sector
Vertex Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Vertical SaaS, High Tech and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 52 Tech companies, 51 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 44 Software companies and at least 31 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 33 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 16 |
Vertical SaaS | 7 |
High Tech | 6 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 5 |
Others | 24 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Vertex Ventures' Investments by Geography
Vertex Ventures has made most investments in United States (32), followed by Germany where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 32 |
Germany | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Canada | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Vertex Ventures' recent investments
Vertex Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Orkes and Flowith are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Vertex Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 24, 2026 | United States | Series B | 6631 | [+3] | |
Mar 04, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1066 | [+1] | |
Feb 19, 2026 | United States | Series B | 1200 | [+4] | |
Dec 09, 2025 | United States | Series A | 1508 | ||
Sep 02, 2025 | United States | Series A | 4226 | [+13] |
Unicorns in Vertex Ventures' Portfolio
Vertex Ventures has 5 unicorns in its portfolio - Tulip, Cyberhaven, Hasura and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Tulip. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Vertex Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | Digitalized Manufacturing System | 2014 | Somerville | Series D | zqitoud | ||
64 | Developer of a data detection and response security platform | 2016 | San Jose | Series D | sizxsjo | ||
52 | Developer of data access and AI integration software for businesses | 2013 | San Francisco | Series C | tama{{z | ||
74 | Provider of platform for feature flags, experimentation, and AI configuration | 2014 | Oakland | Series D | ujfxmvp | ||
69 | Cloud based open source platform offering docker suite | 2008 | Palo Alto | Series E | auoyveh |
Acquired companies in Vertex Ventures' Portfolio
12 companies from Vertex Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Loris in Jul 2025 by Contentsquare for $*****.Here are Vertex Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 31, 2025 | Dec 09, 2019 | Seed | 1405 | |
Jun 20, 2025 | - | - | 7719 | |
Jan 14, 2025 | - | - | 8685 | |
Sep 17, 2024 | Dec 19, 2019 | Series A | 5365 | |
Jul 02, 2024 | Jul 17, 2017 | Series D | 5933 |
Team profile of Vertex Ventures
Vertex Ventures has a team of 8 members including 7 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. Vertex Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in Vertex Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Aspen | |||
Partner | Los Altos | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Stanford | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - | - |
Co-investors of Vertex Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 334 investors have co-invested in Vertex Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Vertex Ventures: Y Combinator, Village Global and 91 others have invested in rounds before Vertex Ventures. There are 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Vertex Ventures and 3 companies where Village Global has invested before Vertex Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Vertex Ventures: 127 investors entered a company along with Vertex Ventures. These include investors like Bain Capital Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Vertex Ventures: A total of 114 investors have invested in Vertex Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Vertex Ventures (4 companies), Threshold (2 companies) and Insight Partners (2 companies).
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Orkes Raises $60M for AI Deployment PlatformThe Joplin Globe•Apr 25, 2026•Orkes, Prosperity7 Ventures, Advance Venture Partners, Vertex Ventures and 3 others
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Kapiva secures $60 million from 360 ONE and Vertex Growth to bolster R&D and brand promotionMoneycontrol•Sep 29, 2025•Kapiva, 360 One, Fireside Ventures, Google Cloud and 6 others
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Crypto platform RedotPay achieves unicorn status with $47M raiseStartupNews•Sep 25, 2025•RedotPay, Coinbase, Galaxy, Vertex Ventures and 9 others
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Kiwi's valuation jumps to $100 Mn in Series B roundEntrackr•Sep 25, 2025•Vertex Ventures, Stellaris, Nexus Venture Partners, Kiwi and 2 others
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Kissht files DRHP to raise Rs 1,000 Cr via fresh issueEntrackr•Aug 19, 2025•Kissht, Si Creva Capital Services, Vertex Ventures, Mayo Clinic and 2 others
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Virtual credit card app Kiwi set to raise around $23 Mn in Series BEntrackr•Aug 19, 2025•Kiwi, Vertex Ventures, Stellaris, Nexus Venture Partners and 3 others
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Peak XV-backed Elivaas bags $10.4 million to scale luxury rentalsMoneycontrol•Aug 12, 2025•ELIVAAS, Peak XV Partners, Vertex Ventures, Vertex Ventures and 1 other
