# Vertex Ventures US

> Vertex Ventures US is a VC fund in Palo Alto backing Software and SaaS. See 84 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 84
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 35%
- Fund size: $150M
- Last fund: Mar 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vertex-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/vertexventures
- Website: http://www.vertexventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vertexventuresofficial

Vertex Ventures US is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Software and SaaS. Vertex US is taking a unique approach to early-stage investments by investing early and often first. The firm intentionally makes a select number of investments each year to be true partners to startups from Day One to 100 and beyond.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$7.5M |
| Series A | $7M–$20M |
| Series B | $16M–$52M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 22 | 26% |
| SaaS | 12 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 8% |
| Big Data | 5 | 6% |

80 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 22 | 26% |
| Series A | 18 | 21% |
| Series B | 12 | 14% |
| Series C | 5 | 6% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 2% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 35 | 42% |
| Kenya | 2 | 2% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 1% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domenic Perri | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/domenic-perri-3 |
| Insik Rhee | Founder and General Partner | 22 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/in-sik-rhee |
| Jonathan Heiliger | General Partner | 31 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-heiliger |
| Megan Reynolds | Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/megan-reynolds |
| Noah Carr | Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noah-carr |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Higharc | Higharc is the all-in-one web platform that simplifies, connects, and improves each step of design, construction, and sales for home building. It enables builders to design, sell in 3D, and get permit-ready construction documents — all in a single platform. Higharc is on a mission to help builders create better homes and communities, moreaffordably. | $95M | Series C | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Orkes | Orkes provides a cloud-based platform for orchestrating workflows across microservices, APIs, and distributed systems, enabling developers to manage complex application processes and integrations. Its platform is built on the open-source Conductor project and delivers a managed service that supports workflow execution, event-driven architectures,and long-running processes. The system includes capabilities such as workflow modeling, state management, monitoring, and access control, which help track executions and maintain operational reliability. It also supports integration with various programming languages, cloud environments, and external services, allowing teams to define workflows as code and coordinate business logic across systems. Additionally, the platform incorporates features for observability and governance, offering visibility into workflows and tools to manage performance, errors, and system behavior in production environments. | $60M | Series B | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Cleric | Cleric is an AI teammate that frees software engineers up from on-call support. | $5.5M | Seed | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| Ruochuang Technology | Ruochuang Technology specializes in providing low-speed robots. |  | Seed | Nov 17, 2025 |  |
| Kite AI | Kite AI is a purpose-built, EVM-compatible L1 designed to power the AI economy. | $18M | Series A | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Metaview | Metaview is re-engineering hiring with AI at the core. Founded in 2018 by Siadhal Magos and Shahriar Tajbakhsh, former product and engineering leaders at Uber and Palantir, Metaview helps recruiting teams harness AI across every stage of the hiring process, from intake to final offer.They started Metaview to help leaders and operators excel atthe most high-leverage activity in any organization: building great teams. By turning interviews into rich, actionable data, Metaview transforms interviewers into a company’s most valuable asset in the war for talent.Thousands of companies use Metaview to streamline workflows, uncover deeper insights, and make smarter, faster decisions. Backed by top-tier investors and loved by high-performing teams, Metaview is redefining how modern hiring happens. | $35M | Series B | Jun 25, 2025 |  |
| SWARM Biotactics | SWARM Biotactics creates fully controllable bio-robotic systems for defense, national security, disaster recovery, and industrial inspection. SWARM provides real-time data from the world's most remote locations by merging biology, edge AI, swarm intelligence, and secure communications. | $11.6M | Seed | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| Cakewalk | Cakewalk is the easiest Identity & Access Management. Cakewalk exists to enable fast-moving companies to regain control over the software they use. Made for IT & Security teams. And the actual users of software: your employees. | $7.5M | Seed | Apr 23, 2025 |  |
| Recce | Solving the data context problem | $4M | Pre-Seed | Apr 22, 2025 |  |
| Rad Security | RAD Security offers a complete AI-driven platform that empowers organizations to secure their AI workloads and cloud infrastructure with real-time, behavior-driven defense. Building on its battle-tested Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) platform, RAD enhances its capabilities to help enterprises safeguard their AI systems as they grow and adapt.With a focus on proactive security and continuous adaptation, RAD Security enables businesses to confidently navigate the complexities of AI security while maintaining seamless, scalable protection. | $14M | Series A | Feb 24, 2025 |  |

10 of 84 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Vertex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vertex-ventures) — VC Fund, 20 deals together
- [Wing Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wing-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Vertex Ventures US invest in?

Vertex Ventures US invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 84 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Vertex Ventures US's check size?

Vertex Ventures US typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$7.5M at Seed, $7M–$20M at Series A and $16M–$52M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vertex Ventures US participates in.

### How do I contact Vertex Ventures US?

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### Who are the partners at Vertex Ventures US?

The team at Vertex Ventures US includes Domenic Perri (Partner), Insik Rhee (Founder and General Partner) and Jonathan Heiliger (General Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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