Genping Liu

While the price of Bitcoin stagnated in 2025, the structure of the crypto ecosystem matured at a velocity that the charts ignore.
DUE DILIGENCE

2025 was not the year crypto died; it was the year crypto got a job

Companies that can deliver reliable, cost-effective solutions with strong local support stand to grow rapidly, without having to fight head-on with TSMC or Samsung on leading-edge process nodes.
DUE DILIGENCE

Look beyond AI hype to find compelling semiconductor investments as supply chains shift

When the noise of market exuberance subsides, founders and investors alike can focus on long-term vision rather than chase short-term wins.
DUE DILIGENCE

South-east Asia venture capital hitting the wall in 2024

While Singapore is already considered a competitive market, the crowd outside the Chagee store in Singapore shows that even in the ultra-competitive tea industry there is still room to create a unique experience.
DUE DILIGENCE

South-east Asia’s evolving retail trends: upgrading, downgrading, or filling unmet needs?

Vertex Ventures' AI model scans thousands of companies from LinkedIn and other sources, analysing their business potential to churn out a curated list of leads for evaluation.
DUE DILIGENCE

What does AI mean for us? A venture capital deal-sourcing case study

The current shake up in the crypto markets is not merely a result of diversification away from this risky asset class in a high inflationary and possible recessionary environment. At its core, a fundamental deleveraging of the industry seems to be transpiring.
CRYPTO WATCH

Real world assets will be crypto’s anchor as bottom falls out of speculative leveraging

Over US$50 billion was wiped out from Terra stablecoin's ecosystem last month, and over US$400 billion from the overall cryptocurrency market.
CRYPTO WATCH

The Big De-peg: If it looks like a Perpetual Motion Machine, run

Bored Ape Yacht Club #4418, one of a set of 10,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing cartoon apes, made by the U.S.-based company Yuga Labs is seen in this image created in the digital space, May 1, 2021. Image created May 1, 2021. Property of Nexo/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT
CRYPTO WATCH

Do NFTs have any value at all?