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Investor profile

Carmen Yuen

General Partner, Vertex Ventures

About

Carmen Yuen brings a rare blend of experience investing from both government-backed capital and private venture funds, giving her a unique vantage point on how public objectives and commercial VC incentives can be aligned in Southeast Asia's ecosystem. She positions herself as a growth with sustainability investor who avoids unsustainable blitzscaling and instead backs companies that can grow responsibly, balance unit economics early, and endure through cycles in SEA and India. Carmen Yuen brings a rare blend of experience investing from both government-backed capital and private venture funds, giving her a unique vantage point on how public objectives and commercial VC incentives can be aligned in Southeast Asia's ecosystem. She positions herself as a growth with sustainability investor who avoids unsustainable blitzscaling and instead backs companies that can grow responsibly, balance unit economics early, and endure through cycles in SEA and India.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
SaaS
Devtools
AI
Cybersecurity
Data

Investment details

Avg check size$100K - $15M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
Asia-Pacific
Israel
India