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  "markdown": "Venture firm.\n\nWebsite: https://www.vertexinc.com\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Docker**, Series C, March 2022\n  - [Docker Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-agent.md), graded BB, 76.6/100\n  - Source: https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-raises-series-c-build-share-run/\n- **Docker, Inc.**, Series C, March 2022\n  - [Docker Model Runner](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-model-runner.md), graded C, 57.2/100\n  - Source: https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-raises-series-c-build-share-run/\n- **Kintsugi AI, Inc.**, Strategic round, April 2025, led a round\n  - [Kintsugi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kintsugi.md), graded C, 60.7/100\n  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/ai-sales-tax-startup-kintsugi-has-doubled-its-valuation-in-6-months/\n- **Kite AI**, through Vertex Ventures\n  - [Kite Agent Passport](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kite-agent-passport.md), graded D, 51.5/100\n  - Source: https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-09-02-Kite-Raises-18M-in-Series-A-Funding-To-Enforce-Trust-in-the-Agentic-Web\n- **Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly)**, Series B, December 2017\n  - [LaunchDarkly](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/launchdarkly.md), graded B, 69.3/100\n  - Source: https://launchdarkly.com/blog/launchdarkly-1-feature-management-platform-gets-21m-in-series-b-funding/\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Agent frameworks \u0026 SDKs, 1\n- Local AI, 1\n- Tax calculation \u0026 compliance, 1\n- Agent wallets \u0026 spending controls, 1\n- Product analytics \u0026 experimentation, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Solomon Hykes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/solomon-hykes/), Docker, Docker, Inc.\n- [Scott Shi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-shi/), Kite AI\n- [Chi Zhang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chi-zhang/), Kite AI\n- [Edith Harbaugh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/edith-harbaugh/), Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly)\n- [John Kodumal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/john-kodumal/), Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has Vertex invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Docker, Docker, Inc., Kintsugi AI, Inc., Kite AI and Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly) backed by Vertex.\n\n### How are Vertex's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Docker Agent (BB, 76.6), Docker Model Runner (C, 57.2), Kintsugi (C, 60.7), Kite Agent Passport (D, 51.5) and LaunchDarkly (B, 69.3).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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