Vantage | November 2025

Vertex Portfolio News

Here are the latest updates on our portfolio companies across the Vertex network. Stay connected by signing up for our monthly newsletter here.

• Cala Health (Growth) secures $50M growth financing to accelerate neuromodulation expansion
• Databricks (China) acquires Mooncake Labs to accelerate the vision of Lakebase
• Hubble (SEA & India) Closes Series B Round, Raising a Total of JPY 2.3 Billion
• Nagish (Israel) Acquires Sign.mt to integrate real-time sign language recognition tech
• Kuku FM (SE Asia & India, Growth) snags $85M Series C as audio content competition intensifies

• TORL BioTherapeutics (HC) secures $96M Series C; shares updated Phase 1 ADC data at ESMO

• Anecdotes (Israel) integrates with AuditBoard to deliver data‑driven continuous GRC
• Cymbio (Israel) Partners with PayPal as it launches agentic commerce services for AI-driven shopping
• Nium (SE Asia & India, Growth) expands real‑time cross‑border payments with Emirates NBD in UAE; plans Saudi launch
• Tulip Interfaces (US) teams with Zebra Technologies for a mobile‑first frontline experience

• XConn Technologies (China) collaborates with MemVerge and NVIDIA to demo CXL memory pooling for AI at OCP

• Axonius (Israel) unveils Axonius AI, new exposure management, and healthcare capabilities
• Augury (Israel) Appoints New Executive Team to Scale Industrial AI Category Leadership
• Boundless Bio (HC) to present new ecDNA‑targeting therapy data at AACR‑NCI‑EORTC conference
• Geekplus (China & Growth) debuts robot arm picking station for fully unmanned warehouses
• Harbour BioMed (China) launches first fully human generative AI HCAb model to accelerate biologics discovery
• Kissht (SE Asia & India, Growth) reports 79% CAGR in AUM, reinforcing fastest‑growing fintech lender position
• Neumora Therapeutics (Healthcare) Initiates Phase 1 clinical trial
• Neumora Therapeutics (Healthcare) Reports class-leading weight-loss efficacy
• Sonoma Biotherapeutics (Healthcare) Interim Phase 1 safety & efficacy data for SBT-77-7101
• SpyGlass Pharma (Healthcare) BIM-IOL system shows IOP reduction at 24 months
• SonoThera (Healthcare) New DMD gene-therapy data presented at ESGCT 2025 (PDF)
• Palleon Pharma (HC) to present HLX79/E‑602 autoimmune program at ACR and ASN meetings
• RedotPay (China) launches ‘Send Crypto, Receive MXN’ program in Mexico
• Tulip Interfaces (US) unveils composable AI agents for frontline operations

• Axonius (Israel) earns 2025 Great Place to Work Certification
• Sonoma Biotherapeutics (Healthcare) Co-founder Fred Ramsdell awarded 2025 Nobel Prize
• Zenity (Israel ) wins “Top InfoSec Innovator” 2025 by Cyber Defense Magazine
• Zenity (Israel) named “Agentic AI Security Solution of the Year” at CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards