Who We Are

Vertex Venture Capital is a top-tier Israeli VC with a strong international investor base, an experienced multi-disciplinary team of professionals, and an impressive track record of exits through M&A and IPO. We are a value-added partner working closely with entrepreneurs to help achieve business objectives and maximizing returns to investors.

Vertex Venture Capital manages over $600 million in venture capital and invests in early stages of high technology companies in the fields of digital media technology and applications; broadband and mobile communications; enterprise IT and infrastructure; greentech and other emerging technologies. We seek companies with outstanding management, unique intellectual property and real market growth potential.

Through our strong international investor base, we have an established global network of business relationships and strategic partners. This network provides unparalleled opportunities for Israeli companies by facilitating potential growth and leveraging strategic partnerships throughout Israel, Asia, Europe and North America.

Vertex Venture Capital's impressive track record of investment exits through M&A and IPO includes:

		Telegate acquired by Terayon (NASDAQ: TERN);
		Morecom acquired by Liberate (NASDAQ: LBRT);
		Oramir acquired by Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT);
		Tradeum acquired by VerticalNet (NASDAQ: VERT);
		Metalink IPO (NASDAQ: MTLK);
		SHL IPO (SWX: SHLTN);
		Midbar Tech acquired by Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN);
		SMIC IPO (HKSE; NYSE: SMI);
		PowerDsine IPO (NASDAQ: PDSN)
		Siliquent acquired by Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM)
		Scopus Video Networks (NASDAQ: SCOP)
		Identify Software acquired by BMC Software (NYSE: BMCS)
		Actimize acquired by Nice Systems (NASDAQ: NICE)
		Voltaire IPO (NASDAQ: VOLT)
		Cognitens acquired by Hexagon
		Runcom shares sold to smac Partners
		Scopus Network Technologies acquired by Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT)
		Percello acquired by Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM)
		Voltaire acquired by Mellanox (NASDAQ: MLNX; TASE: MLNX)
		Offisync acquired by Jive Software.
		Inside Secure IPO (INSD.NX)
		dbMotion acquired by Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX)

Vertex Venture Capital's Background

		In 1997, Vertex Venture Capital raised its first fund, Vertex Israel I Fund, in the amount of $37 million.
		Vertex IIF, a fund of $47 million, was brought under Vertex management in 1999.
		In 2000, Vertex raised $160 million for its Vertex Israel II Fund.
		Additional independent and parallel activities of Vertex Venture Capital include the management of two VC portfolios of major European banks, Technion Entrepreneurial Incubator and Vitalife Life Sciences Venture.
		In 2005, Vertex raised $174 million for its Vertex III Fund.

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