VC firm
Vertex Ventures (US)
Also known as Vertex Ventures Collaborators, Vertex Ventures Collaborators Fund II, L.P., Vertex Ventures Collaborators Fund III, L.P.
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA, United States
- Assets under management
- $837MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-21Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 6
- Check size
- $500K to $12MSource (opens in a new tab)
- Legal name
- HC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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About
Vertex Ventures US is an early stage venture capital firm that backs enterprising founders building infrastructure and SaaS companies.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We invest broadly in enterprise software, which has grown to include enterprise services-as-software (i.e. services delivered by AI, not humans). However, we get excited any time we encounter visionary, execution-driven technical teams that are going after critical problems in large, overlooked markets. If that describes you, we’d love to have a chat — even if your company doesn’t fit neatly into a well-understood market category.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Sometimes
- Lead policy
- We write checks anywhere from $500,000 to $12 milion, often leading rounds.
- Takes board seats
- Sometimes
- Board policy
- In many cases, we work alongside founding teams by joining their boards. That said, we seldom take board seats in pre-seed companies as we believe companies at that stage operate the fastest without the encumbrance of a board.
- Reserves policy
- In keeping with that ethos of deepening both our fund allocation and our relationships with companies in our portfolio, we often continue to invest in follow-on rounds.
- Eligibility
- (Note: We do not invest in companies building consumer products/services, nor do we invest in anything related to cryptocurrency.)
- Traction requirement
- Generally speaking, the more mature your company is, the higher our expectations are for market traction, product development, team composition, sales motion, and so on.
- Investing status notes
- We partner with and invest in early-stage founders building infrastructure and SaaS companies.
Funds
- Vertex Ventures Collaborators Fund III, L.P.
- $22.8MVintage 2021, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Vertex Ventures Collaborators Fund II, L.P.
- $7.3MVintage 2018, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- VERTEX VENTURES US FUND II, L.P.
- Main fund
- VERTEX VENTURES COLLABORATORS FUND I, L.P.
- Main fund
- VERTEX VENTURES US FUND III, L.P.
- Main fund
- VERTEX VENTURES US FUND I, L.P.
- Main fund
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- HC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
- CRD number
- 174737 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-81043
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $837Mas of 2026-03-21
- Private funds reported
- 9
- Principal office
- PALO ALTO, CA, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1746286, 1870782
Locations
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA, United States
Programs
- Event series
- infra.community (opens in a new tab)regular series of meetups
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