Vertex Ventures
Palo Alto · Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Vertex US focuses on partnering with technical founders building infrastructure and SaaS solutions. The firm emphasizes go-to-market expertise and team assembly, leveraging the founding partners' own experience building companies. They prioritize backing exceptional people over product concepts, bringing hands-on guidance from their background as company builders.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 14 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Enterprise Software ×4Fintech ×4Developer Tools ×3Retail Tech ×3Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United States×8
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathScyllaDB is a NoSQL database built for data-intensive applications requiring high throughput and predictable low latency, powering real-time AI systems at billion-scale data volumes.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York, US
Avi Kivity(CTO)
1Password provides identity security software for people and AI agents, serving businesses with credential and secret management, governance, and SaaS access control. The company operates across enterprise and security markets.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Sara Teare(Founder)
Attentive provides a multi-channel customer engagement platform that includes email, SMS, RCS, push notifications, and AI-powered lifecycle orchestration for direct-to-consumer brands. The company serves e-commerce and retail businesses seeking identity resolution and customer communication automation.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing Tech
Dor provides a data visualization and analytics platform using thermal foot traffic counters to help retailers understand store performance and optimize operations. The company serves brick-and-mortar retailers seeking actionable insights from physical foot traffic data.
Data & InfrastructureIoTRetail Tech
MichaelGregg
Identiq operates a collaborative trust and identity network that helps companies make better decisions about customer identity while maintaining privacy. The platform enables fraud prevention and risk teams across organizations to share knowledge and signals about customer trust without compromising data privacy.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintech
Locus provides payment infrastructure and financial access controls for autonomous AI agents, enabling them to purchase API services, compute resources, and tools within programmable spending rules. The platform offers pay-per-use access to 44+ API providers (AI models, data services, search engines) along with agent-native deployment and checkout capabilities, serving AI developers and teams building autonomous systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Cole Dermott(Founder)in
Loris is an AI-powered conversation intelligence platform that analyzes customer interactions across chat, email, and voice to identify issues, root causes, and improvement opportunities. The platform serves customer service, product, and growth teams seeking to understand customer sentiment, automate support workflows, and reduce churn through data-driven insights from conversations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Onshore provides tax and R&D credit advisory services for engineers, farmers, and manufacturers. The firm combines software with credentialed professionals to help clients claim applicable credits efficiently and transparently.
AgTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Dominic Vitucci(Founder)in
Testlio operates a crowdsourced testing platform that provides global quality assurance and testing services for software releases at scale. The platform serves engineering teams across all industries by offering functional, regression, localization, and accessibility testing through a vetted global community integrated into DevOps workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kristel KruustükMarko Kruustük
Trigo aggregates rental payment data to help underwriters assess creditworthiness and enables renters to build credit profiles using housing payment history. The company targets the under-banked and those with thin credit files, addressing a gap in credit data access for millions of Americans.
Data & InfrastructureFintechPropTechNew York City, US
Trigo develops computer vision AI solutions for retail, enabling loss prevention, grab-and-go shopping, and store analytics. The company serves retail operators seeking to optimize store operations and customer experience through intelligent computer vision technology.
AI & Machine LearningRetail Tech
Board seats · per SEC filings · 4
what is this? ⓘ$4M raise · filed Jan 2022 · via In Sik M Rhee
Raise · filed Oct 2021 · via In Sik Rhee
$35M raise · filed Mar 2021 · via In Sik Rhee
$25.5M raise · filed Oct 2020 · via Sandeep Bhadra
Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Vertex Ventures invest at?
- Vertex Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Vertex Ventures's typical check size?
- Vertex Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- What sectors does Vertex Ventures focus on?
- Vertex Ventures focuses on SaaS.
- Where is Vertex Ventures located?
- Vertex Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Vertex Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Vertex Ventures leads investment rounds.
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