Vantage | November 2022 | Vertex Holdings

Vertex Portfolio News

Here are the latest updates on our portfolio companies across the Vertex network. Stay connected by signing up for our monthly newsletter here.

Ambi Robotics (US) closed a USD 32M round
Ask-AI (IL) raised a USD 9M seed round
BeepKart (SEAI) closed a USD 9M Series A round
Cosmart (SEAI) raised a USD 5M seed round
Cosmonic (US) raised a USD 8.5M seed round
Matchpoint Therapeutics (HC) closed a USD 70M Series A round
Navina (IL) raised a USD 22M Series B round
Picocom (CN) raised its Series C Round (Article in CN)
Trigo Vision (IL) closed a USD 100M Series D round
Xindi Digital (CN) raised USD 96M in its new financing round (Article in CN)

Cylus (IL & Growth) partnered with Belden to offer enhanced cybersecurity protection for railway rolling stock and signaling systems
Cymulate (IL & Growth) signed distributor agreement with Lapcom Limited to automate attack simulation and security validation in Hong Kong
Horizon Robotics (CN & Growth) teamed up with Volkswagen in a USD 2.4B joint venture to drive the development of self-driving car technology
LeaseLock (US) collaborated with E&S Ring Management to modernize loss protection and provide more affordable move-ins for residents
Verbit (IL & Growth) partnered with Allyable to accelerate AI-based digital accessibility compliance for enterprises and SMEs worldwide

Cymbio (IL) launched “Cymbio Finance” that offers next day payouts and automated fin-ops for brands’ multi-channel sales
Desktop Metal (US) announced broad availability of the Shop System™ Forust Edition, the world’s first high-speed 3D printer for upcycled wood parts
Evisort (US) introduced industry's first smart OCR A I with multi-language capabilities and expanded clause library to accelerate end-to-end contracting
ISE Food Holdings (SEAI) received in-principal approval from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) to develop Singapore’s fourth egg farm
Janice Wong (SEAI) expanded into the UK with its first store at Selfridges in London
KSOC (US) announced enhancements to their Kubernetes security platform
Licious (SEAI & Growth) launched plant-based meat brand - UnCrave
Verbit (IL & Growth) launched Human-Powered ASR Captioning Solution for Media & Entertainment

Cloud Academy (US) received fall 2022 G2 awards
Datarails (IL) recognized by The Information as #1 most promising B2B startup
Evisort (US) received 2022 Best of San Mateo Award
Lumigo (US) CEO and co-founder shared on a new architecture being built that's going to shake the cloud
Palleon Pharmaceuticals (HC) Co-founder Carolyn Bertozzi awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering methods of studying glycobiology
Taranis (IL) President & Co-Founder shared how Taranis aims to bring AI and data to agriculture
Zenity (IL) recognized in Calcalist and KPMG's "The Next Big Thing" project for the most innovative cybersecurity companies in Israel with the greatest business potential

Here’s a recap of the notable media mentions and thought leadership articles from the Partners across our Vertex network.

Read the full articles below:

Chua Kee Lock on South Korea’s startup ecosystem and constructing the fourth local egg farm
Carmen Yuen (SEAI) on growing with good fundamentals
Christine Brennan (HC) on managing downturns
Gary Khoeng (SEAI) on investing in Cosmart
Insik Rhee (US) on investing in Cosmonic
Li Wei (CN) on investment opportunities in the new energy and dual carbon fields (Article in CN)
Piyush Kharbanda (SEAI) on investing in BeepKart
Puiyan Leung (SEAI) on sectors that will thrive in a downturn and female-led businesses getting lesser funding
Tam Hock Chuan (Growth) on investing in alt.ai
Tay Choon Chong (CN) on China’s chip industry

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