Vertex Portfolio News

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• Databricks (China) raised a new funding round at a US$188 billion valuation led by Coatue.
• Hakimo (SE Asia & India) raised US$12 million in a growth round with participation from Vertex Ventures, bringing total funding to US$32 million.
• Higharc (US) raised a US$95 million Series C to scale its AI platform for homebuilders.
• Nium (SE Asia & India, Growth) acquired Cypher to expand its fiat-to-on-chain money movement infrastructure.
• Permiso (US) was acquired by Okta for about US$200 million.
• Unitree Robotics (China) won approval for a US$619 million Shanghai STAR Market IPO.

• Ambi Robotics (US) integrated its AI-powered automation with Pickle Robot to automate inbound warehouse logistics.
• Classiq (Israel) partnered with QAI to launch Korea's first local quantum cloud service.
• Cyberhaven (US, Growth) partnered with AmiViz to expand AI data security across the Middle East.
• Databricks (China) extended its strategic Azure partnership with Microsoft into the 2030s.
• Harbour BioMed (China) formed a strategic R&D consortium with Sinopharm to advance innovative biologics.

• Evinced (Israel) launched agentic coding tools that automatically detect and fix digital accessibility defects.
• Harbour BioMed (China) won China NMPA approval, with Kelun-Biotech, of the IND application for HBM7575/SKB575 to treat asthma.
• Kazam (SE Asia & India) launched the world's largest residential EV charging study with AEEE, drawing on more than 80,000 home installations.
• PALMONAS (SE Asia & India) expanded its Indore footprint with the launch of a second outlet.
• PlayNitride (China, Growth) unveiled its Tantium architecture to cut MicroLED costs by 75% by 2030.

• Axonius (Israel) was recognized for the first time in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2026, in the Exposure Assessment Platforms category.