# Vertex (slim)

> Vertex's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Docker, Docker, Inc., Kintsugi AI, Inc., Kite AI and 1 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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Venture firm.

Website: https://www.vertexinc.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Docker**, Series C, March 2022
  - [Docker Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-agent.md), graded BB, 76.6/100
  - Source: https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-raises-series-c-build-share-run/
- **Docker, Inc.**, Series C, March 2022
  - [Docker Model Runner](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-model-runner.md), graded C, 57.2/100
  - Source: https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-raises-series-c-build-share-run/
- **Kintsugi AI, Inc.**, Strategic round, April 2025, led a round
  - [Kintsugi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kintsugi.md), graded C, 60.7/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/ai-sales-tax-startup-kintsugi-has-doubled-its-valuation-in-6-months/
- **Kite AI**, through Vertex Ventures
  - [Kite Agent Passport](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kite-agent-passport.md), graded D, 51.5/100
  - Source: https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-09-02-Kite-Raises-18M-in-Series-A-Funding-To-Enforce-Trust-in-the-Agentic-Web
- **Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly)**, Series B, December 2017
  - [LaunchDarkly](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/launchdarkly.md), graded B, 69.3/100
  - Source: https://launchdarkly.com/blog/launchdarkly-1-feature-management-platform-gets-21m-in-series-b-funding/

## Where they invest

- Agent frameworks & SDKs, 1
- Local AI, 1
- Tax calculation & compliance, 1
- Agent wallets & spending controls, 1
- Product analytics & experimentation, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Solomon Hykes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/solomon-hykes/), Docker, Docker, Inc.
- [Scott Shi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-shi/), Kite AI
- [Chi Zhang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chi-zhang/), Kite AI
- [Edith Harbaugh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/edith-harbaugh/), Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly)
- [John Kodumal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/john-kodumal/), Catamorphic, Co. (dba LaunchDarkly)

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Vertex invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Docker, Docker, Inc., Kintsugi AI, Inc., Kite AI and Catamorphic, Co.

### How are Vertex's companies graded?

On 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).

Investors 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.