Thoughts on our first decade in London

Nov 30 2011 Posted in Growth, Seed, Ventures by Neil Rimer This post has View Comments

We first started investing in London in 2001 when we backed two American former consultants – Josh Hannah and Vince Monical – who had moved here to start Flutter, the business which later became Betfair. In fact, it’s pretty remarkable how far London has come in entrepreneurial terms since we made that first investment and Read more

When the Swiss Make a Move……

Nov 16 2011 Posted in Growth by Mike Volpi This post has View Comments

Index’s roots are in Geneva, Switzerland.  We know that large Swiss government organizations are generally not “early adopters” of technology.  So, when the folks at Zuora told us that the Touring Club of Switzerland had adopted them for their subscription billing services, we knew something was up…. Today, we are delighted to announce our Index Read more

The Elephant is in the Room

Nov 14 2011 Posted in Ventures by Mike Volpi This post has View Comments

We’ve been looking for the elephant in the room for some time. We knew he was there, but we just couldn’t find him. It’s clear that he is now here and his name is Hortonworks. As such, we are very excited to announce today that Index Ventures has made an investment in Hortonworks.
The elephant toy Read more

Announcing the new €500m Index Growth fund

Nov 09 2011 Posted in Growth by Giuseppe This post has View Comments

Observing the venture industry over the past 15 years, one notices that successful startups have often been sold before reaching their full potential, especially in Europe.
In some cases an early exit is appropriate.  Certain startups should be sold in the early years of their success if, for example, the size of the opportunity turns out Read more

Taking Stock – some context on last 12 months at Index

Nov 09 2011 Posted in Growth, Seed, Ventures by Neil Rimer This post has View Comments

Today as we announce the news that we’re launching Index’s second growth equity fund, a new €500m fund to invest in fast-growing businesses, it seems like a good chance to take stock and give a little context.

It’s been an incredibly busy last 12 months for us, in which:

we’ve had 15 exits including 3 IPOs (Aegerion, Read more

Investing Adventures in the Arctic Rim

Nov 09 2011 Posted in Growth, Seed, Ventures by Ben Holmes This post has View Comments

(also posted at www.ben.vc)

One area where we are committed to enhance our proposition to entrepreneurs and invest more time and money is the Nordic and Baltic area.  Index Ventures has already invested a disproportionately high share of funds and time here relative to the size of the markets.  Here we reflect on what Index has Read more

How We Invested in Kaggle; Possibly the Smartest Company in The World

Nov 03 2011 Posted in Seed by Neil Rimer This post has View Comments

Having noticed that Melbourne seemed to be popping up as a hot-spot over the last few years with the emergence of Atlassian and 99designs, I asked Steve Lipchin, a business school friend who recently moved there from South Africa, to let me know what companies he thought we should look at.  A few weeks later, Read more

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