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Vertex Ventures US

VC
Palo Alto, CA

Vertex Ventures US is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, CA investing in Enterprise, SaaS, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$4.0M checks and has 13 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$4.0M
Portfolio
13 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
AUM
$485M
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Enterprise, SaaS, Developer Tools
HQ
Palo Alto, CA

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $4.0M

AUM

$485M

Portfolio

13+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage enterprise and infrastructure software investor with strong cross-border network.

How Vertex Ventures US invests

Vertex Ventures US is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Enterprise, SaaS, Developer Tools.

Vertex Ventures US typically writes checks of $1.0M–$4.0M per investment, backed by approximately $485M in assets under management.

Vertex Ventures US has backed 13 companies in our records, including Grab, FirstMark, Druva.

Partners & Team

JH

Jonathan Heiliger

General Partner

infrastructure & DevOps
frontline service SaaS
scaling software & teams
SB

Sandeep Bhadra

General Partner

cloud infrastructure software
developer tools
data-driven SaaS
B2B fintech/insurtech
IS

In Sik Rhee

General Partner

Enterprise
Cloud
NC

Noah Carr

General Partner

data infrastructure
cybersecurity
developer tools
MR

Megan Reynolds

Principal

deep tech
developer tools
founder-led growth in infrastructure SaaS
ST

Simon Tiu

Principal

payments / fintech
AI agents / agentic commerce tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
SaaS
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (13)

Other

GR

Grab

Platform
FI

FirstMark

N/A
DR

Druva

Cloud data protection
EV

Evisort

acq. Workday, 2024

VE

Vectara

LA

LaunchDarkly

HA

Hasura

TU

Tulip

ME

Metaview

TR

Trustero

How to pitch Vertex Ventures US
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Enterprise, SaaS, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $4.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jonathan Heiliger, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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