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(Bloomberg) -- Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India closed its fifth and biggest fund at $541 million to back startups in the region, defying a slowdown in the global technology sector during a tumultuous year.Most Read from BloombergTrudeau Is Stuck in India With Faulty Aircraft After Hearing Criticism From ModiThe Mighty American Consumer Is About to Hit a Wall, Investors SayTesla and China Risk Leaving Volkswagen on a Road to NowhereTech Giants Power Stock Gains as Tesla Jumps 10%: Market

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The firm, backed by Temasek, said the latest fund is 80% larger than Fund IV, which it closed at $305 million in 2019.

The sum includes a $50 million vehicle that will pump in additional capital alongside its main fund into startups led by women founders, the Singapore-based firm said in a statement on Tuesday.

Temasek-backed Vertex Ventures has announced the final close of its fifth Southeast Asia & India fund at $541m, or about 80% larger than the predecessor fund.

Early stage venture capital (VC) firm Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India has raised $541 Mn for its fifth fund, the VVSEAI Fund V.

The VC firm said that within its fund corpus, there is a designated co-investment fund of $50 million, specifically allocated for partnering with the primary fund in startups led by female founders

Vertex Ventures, a venture capital investor backed by Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings, has marked the final close of its fifth India and Southeast ......

​​Temasek-backed Vertex Ventures has raised $541 million to mark the final close of its Fund V, which will also focus on investing in women-led startups.

In 2021 and the first half of 2022, term sheets were being signed after even 3-4 weeks of due diligence, which has increased to six months now.