Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India

Vertex Ventures US General Partner Jonathan Heiliger talks SaaS and infrastructure software startups and the changes in the enterprise technology world that are driving the world market on TWiT Ep 512.

The latest news and happenings from the firm.

Vertex Ventures US led a new $5.5M seed round in Cleric, bringing total funding to $9.8M alongside Zetta Venture Partners.

The company returned to RSA in person for the first time in two years and shared insights and advice on founders, the new normal, and the changing threat landscape.

Much like the Stack Overflow community which Teresa Dietrich oversees as the company’s Chief Product and Technology Officer, she knows that engineers can be a headstrong, opinionated bunch. She knows that because she is one.

In Sik Rhee - General Partner, investment team

Jonathan Heiliger - General Partner, investment team

The company has an office in Palo Alto, California.

Vertex Ventures US is an early stage VC that backs fearless founders building a smarter digital economy through B2B software.

Vertex US is an early stage venture capital firm that backs enterprising founders.

RapidCanvas Inc. secures $29M in Series B funding to expand its custom AI application development for mid-market enterprises ($100M–$1B revenue). The company’s **RapidCanvas Enterprise AI Platform** automates ~60% of AI app development using an **Enterprise Context Engine** (integrates client data to reduce AI errors) and prepackaged modules (e.g., authentication, document processing). Clients in manufacturing, finance, and retail validate use cases via **Operational Harness** before scaling AI adoption. RapidCanvas reports **8x revenue growth in 18 months** and delivers solutions through a unified subscription model.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article