Vantage | March 2021

Here are the latest updates on the portfolio companies across the Vertex network. Get connected with us today – sign up for our monthly newsletter here.

Growth

• Codefresh (IL) hired Dan Garfield as Chief Open Source Officer
• Desktop Metal (US) launched Studio System 2 and announced new executive leadership appointments
• Flutura (SEAI) inducted eminent global digital leader Radha Rajappa as executive chairperson
• Geek+ (CN and Growth) launched C200M autonomous mobile robot (Article in German)
• Hasura 2.0 (US) expanded GraphQL API-to-database connectivity
• Hebo Pharmaceuticals (CN) announced China NMPA has approved antibody products for clinical trials
• Innoviz (IL) named Udy Gal-On as Chief Operating Officer
• LeaseLock (US) hired Stephanie Puryear Helling as Director of Enterprise Accounts and David Hemry as Director of Claims Innovation
• Palleon Pharmaceuticals (HC) appointed Nikola Trbovic to Board of Directors

Investments

• Axonius (IL) raised USD 100M Series D round
• Binhui Biotech (CN) raised RMB 600M
• Evisort (US) raised USD 35M in Series B round
• Hotelogix (SEAI) merged with AxisRooms to offer unified full-stack solution
• LeaseLock (US) raised USD 52M
• Leadspace (IL) raised USD 46M
• Ownbackup (IL) raised USD 167.5M Series D round
• PerimeterX (US and Growth) raised USD 57M
• RateS (SEAI) raised Series A round
• Regal Pharmaceuticals (CN) raised USD 90M Series B round
• Warung Pintar (SEAI) acquired supply chain Bizzy Digital for USD 45M

Partnership

• Geek+ (CN and Growth) partnered Boreal Technologies to accelerate intelligent automation in South America
• Hotelogix (SEAI) partnered Naturals to offer at-home salon services
• Horizon Robotics (CN) partnered SAIC to form auto chip alliance

Recognition

• Codefresh (IL) won 2021 DEVIES Award for DevOps Innovation
• Cymulate (IL & Growth) recognized as #1 Innovation Leader in Breach and Attack Simulation Market by Frost and Sullivan
• LaunchDarkly (US) CEO on demand surge  for feature management as companies seek better control over digital experiences
• Smarter Micro (CN) won the GTI Honorary Award at the GTI 2021 Summit held concurrently with MWC (Article in Chinese)
• Zencity (IL) awarded the Audi Green Future award for its artificial intelligence tool (Article in Spanish)