Investments
1192Portfolio Exits
249Funds
32Partners & Customers
6Service Providers
1About Index Ventures
Index Ventures operates as a global venture capital firm. It invests in the commercial services, media, retail, and information technology sectors. It was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
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Latest Index Ventures News
Nov 5, 2024
November 4, 2024 Evolution Equity Partners, is pleased to announce its investment in the Series B Round of Augment Inc., a pioneering AI coding assistance startup. Augment Inc. emerged from stealth earlier this year and announced its $227 million Series B round with investments from Sutter Hill Ventures, Index Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Meritech Capital. Augment will use the capital infusion to accelerate product development and build out its product, engineering and go-to-market functions as the company gears up for rapid growth. The company is founded by Igor Ostrovsky, former chief architect at Pure Storage and software engineer at Microsoft, and Guy Gur-Ari, an AI researcher who hails from Google. It is led by industry veterans Scott Dietzen, whose previous leadership experience includes Pure Storage, Yahoo! and WebLogic / BEA Systems. Augment’s engineering team boasts deep AI and systems expertise, with alumni from Google, Meta, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Databricks, Snowflake, VMware and Pure Storage. “We are excited about Evolution Equity Partners’ investment in Augment. We value their cybersecurity expertise, especially looking forward to collaborating with Michal Pechoucek, Partner at Evolution and former CTO of cybersecurity giants Gen Digital Inc. and Avast PLC.”, said Scott Dietzen, CEO of Augment. About Augment Inc. Founded in 2022, Augment Inc. emerged from stealth in 2024 to bring AI coding assistance innovations to developers and software teams. The company is backed by Sutter Hill Ventures, Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Evolution Equity Partners, Innovation Endeavors and Meritech Capital. Augment’s expert understanding of each codebase and dependencies removes the toil in developers’ workdays, so teams can once again experience the joy of coding. About Evolution Equity Partners Evolution Equity Partners, headquartered in New York City, partners with rapidly growing cybersecurity and enterprise software companies that safeguard our digital world. The firm was founded by investor and technology entrepreneurs Richard Seewald and Dennis Smith, who manage and lead the firm, and its partners have been involved as founders, investors and as senior operating executives in leading software companies around the world. Evolution has invested in over fifty cybersecurity and enterprise software companies, building a growing portfolio of market leaders. Learn more at www.evolutionequity.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Index Ventures Investments
1,192 Investments
Index Ventures has made 1,192 investments. Their latest investment was in Tebi as part of their Series A on October 15, 2024.
Index Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/15/2024 | Series A | Tebi | $21.78M | Yes | 3 | |
10/10/2024 | Series E | Kong | No | 3 | ||
10/3/2024 | Series A | Valdera | $15M | Yes | BoxGroup, Lerer Hippeau, Susa Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 4 |
10/1/2024 | Seed VC | |||||
9/24/2024 | Series B |
Date | 10/15/2024 | 10/10/2024 | 10/3/2024 | 10/1/2024 | 9/24/2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Series E | Series A | Seed VC | Series B |
Company | Tebi | Kong | Valdera | ||
Amount | $21.78M | $15M | |||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | BoxGroup, Lerer Hippeau, Susa Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | ||||
Sources | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Index Ventures Portfolio Exits
249 Portfolio Exits
Index Ventures has 249 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was END on October 09, 2024.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/9/2024 | Acq - Fin - II | END | 2 | ||
9/30/2024 | Acq - Fin | 2 | |||
9/24/2024 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 10/9/2024 | 9/30/2024 | 9/24/2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acq - Fin - II | Acq - Fin | Acquired | ||
Companies | END | ||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Index Ventures Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Index Ventures acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Dubsmash on April 15, 2019.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/15/2019 | Seed / Angel | $22.25M | Acq - Fin | 2 |
Date | 4/15/2019 |
|---|---|
Investment Stage | Seed / Angel |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $22.25M |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 2 |
Index Ventures Fund History
32 Fund Histories
Index Ventures has 32 funds, including Index Origin.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/26/2021 | Index Origin | $200M | 3 | ||
7/26/2021 | Index Ventures Growth VI | $2,000M | 1 | ||
7/26/2021 | Index Ventures XI | $900M | 1 | ||
5/19/2020 | Index Ventures Growth V (Jersey) | ||||
5/19/2020 | Index Ventures X (Jersey) |
Closing Date | 7/26/2021 | 7/26/2021 | 7/26/2021 | 5/19/2020 | 5/19/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Index Origin | Index Ventures Growth VI | Index Ventures XI | Index Ventures Growth V (Jersey) | Index Ventures X (Jersey) |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $200M | $2,000M | $900M | ||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Index Ventures Partners & Customers
6 Partners and customers
Index Ventures has 6 strategic partners and customers. Index Ventures recently partnered with Startup Village on April 4, 2017.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/26/2017 | Partner | Denmark | Index Ventures is partnering up with Startup Village and Founders House in Copenhagen `` We are proud to announce that Startup Village and Founders House have entered into a partnership with Index Venture . '' | 1 | |
1/9/2014 | Partner | ||||
1/9/2014 | Vendor | ||||
1/9/2014 | Vendor | ||||
1/1/2013 | Partner |
Date | 4/26/2017 | 1/9/2014 | 1/9/2014 | 1/9/2014 | 1/1/2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Vendor | Vendor | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Denmark | ||||
News Snippet | Index Ventures is partnering up with Startup Village and Founders House in Copenhagen `` We are proud to announce that Startup Village and Founders House have entered into a partnership with Index Venture . '' | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Index Ventures Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Index Ventures has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
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Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Index Ventures Team
15 Team Members
Index Ventures has 15 team members, including current Founder, General Partner, Neil Rimer.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Neil Rimer | Founder, General Partner | Current | |
Name | Neil Rimer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder, General Partner | ||||
Status | Current |
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