Client story: Vertex Holdings

The challenge: sharing transformational technology insights with investors

Vertex was started with the keen sense that technologies would be a critical differentiator in an increasingly competitive world, and that more than ever, accelerating technological advancements and innovation will bring disruption or transformation to economies around the world.

With a global investor community including corporates, institutions, and sovereigns, Vertex regularly shares insights on how to take advantage of technological opportunities. It also helps clients understand the implications of disruptive technologies when formulating their corporate, portfolio, or economic strategies respectively.

It is in this context that Vertex set out on a mission to educate its investors and the wider innovation community on global opportunities in venture capital (VC), by sharing insights on investments, performance, and risks across the evolving landscape of this asset class.

The requirements: a partner with VC data to augment their perspectives and a distribution network to reach institutional investors globally

In order to provide investors and the wider innovation community with a better understanding on the implications of disruptive technologies, Vertex wanted to shed more light on emerging technologies, leading startups and the global VC industry.

Given the relative dearth of data available in this space, Vertex sought a partner with:

• Comprehensive, global VC data to provide context to the study.

• Talent and bandwidth to manage all elements of report production, from co-creation of content and liaising with third-party contributors, to editorial checks, publication, and printing.

• A meaningful distribution network to reach their target audience – the global innovation community.

The solution: a leading VC data provider to support a global thought leadership campaign

In Preqin, Vertex found a partner with a leading global VC database to embark on a content partnership.

With the objective to provide clarity on opportunities in VC globally and supported by Preqin’s comprehensive coverage of this space, a detailed “blueprint” was produced with a strong focus on the sources of funding to set up the foundations for a thought leadership study on global perspectives in VC.

With the addition of contributions from general partners from within the Vertex family of funds, as well as insights from roundtable discussions with external investors, fund managers, and start-ups, a 98-page report was produced to provide global perspectives on early-stage, disruptive technologies and VC ecosystems.

From there, Vertex was able to leverage Preqin’s global readership network of more than 100,000 industry professionals from 100+ countries to share the insights and finding of the study.

Working with Preqin allowed us to tap on their specialty in the alternative asset markets, specifically in the supply of venture capital. At the same time, our Vertex General Partners with their deep knowledge and networks also provided insightful perspectives on how they are deploying capital into transformational investment opportunities in their specific innovation ecosystems and domains. - CHUA Kee Lock - CEO, Vertex Holdings

About Vertex Holdings

Vertex Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings. As a Singapore-based venture capital investment holding company, it provides anchor funding and operational support to a global network of venture capital funds, namely: Vertex Ventures China, Vertex Ventures Israel, Vertex Ventures SEA & India, Vertex Ventures US, Vertex Ventures HC, and Vertex Growth.

The Vertex family of funds invests in technology and healthcare opportunities in the early and growth stages, with over 200 active portfolio companies today. Each Vertex network fund operates independently with separate, local investment teams. Today, Vertex has a track record of identifying and growing disruptive, transformational companies into global champions.