Benjamin Franklin and the Art of Business Development

Mar 29 2011 Posted in Growth, Seed, Ventures by Mike Volpi This post has View Comments

The 1770 and 80s were tumultuous and exciting times in America’s history.  The “founding fathers” had catalyzed the nascent country into declaring its independence from England and architected the foundation for what was to become one of the most remarkable ascents of national power over the next 300+ years.  These were heady days.   But, the Read more

Doubling Down on London – East & West

Mar 28 2011 Posted in Growth, Seed, Ventures by Neil Rimer This post has View Comments

Over the last 5 years many of us have made the 3.2 mile trip between Conduit St and Old St countless times. While we love to travel, as we’ve learned with our move to the US, there comes a time when you have to put down some roots.

So from today, the Index team in London Read more

I think the Government is listening to us

Mar 25 2011 Posted in Seed by Robin Klein This post has View Comments

Following hard on the heels of the Home Office’s announcement relating to Entrepreneur visas, this week’s budget had a distinctly enterprise supportive flavour.
I had very much hoped this would be the case and certainly the signals coming out of the Department for Business in the shape of Mark Prisk – who attended Seedcamp’s SeedSummit for a full hour and half – the PM Read more

We’re backing onefinestay to build a large ‘unhotel’

Mar 08 2011 Posted in Ventures by Robin Klein This post has View Comments

Index Ventures is today delighted to be leading a $3.7m Series A funding round for onefinestay.
Inspired by the boom in home exchanging, the phenomenon of couch surfing, and the growth in boutique hotels, onefinestay was founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneurs Greg Marsh, Demetrios Zoppos and Tim Davey, who between them have property management, logistics, investment and Read more

From Close Friend to Family

Mar 01 2011 Posted in Ventures by Neil Rimer This post has View Comments

We’re really excited today to formally welcome one of our close friends, Simon Levene, into the Index family. Simon is joining us as a full-time Venture Partner based out of our London office, and bringing him on board really adds to our ability to support the most ambitious entrepreneurs looking to build international businesses from Read more

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