Vertex Innovation Forum 2013 - Vertex’s Inaugural Public Seminar on Big Data
14 March 2013
Vertex today held its inaugural public seminar on Big Data at Raffles Hotel, Singapore. The key theme is Big Data and its transformative impact on industries, companies and people.
Vertex brought together leading investors and practitioners to discuss and provide insights into Big Data's promises and into actual use cases relevant to companies and people driving innovation and entrepreneurial activities today. To tap into the disruptive potential of Big Data, Mr Matt Ocko (Partner, Data Collective) was invited to share his insights on Big Data and its Transformation of the Enterprise.
At the end of the forum, Mr Chua Kee Lock (P&CEO, Vertex), Mr Zachary Bogue (Partner, Data Collective), Mr Kevin Lee (Head of Asia & FDE, Palantir Technologies) and Mr Manik Bhandari (Director, Accenture Analytics Innovation Centre) participated in a Panel Discussion to share with all attendees about The Potential of Big Data for Singapore and Asia.
It was a successful event both in terms of interest from the attendees and the 170-people turnout. The event was covered in TODAY newspaper on 15 March 2013. For more details, please visit Big Data equals big business for Singapore
Clearbridge BioMedics raises S$9 million Series B led by Vertex Group
13 March 2013
Clearbridge BioMedics today announced that the company has successfully closed a S$9 million Series B financing.
This round of funding was led by Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd, the wholly-owned VC arm of Temasek Holdings. Other investors in this financing round include SPRING Seeds Capital, Clearbridge BSA Pte Ltd and Mr Lu Yoh Chie, and existing shareholder BioVeda.
For more details, please visit Clearbridge Biomedics' official Press Release
