Index Ventures is a global venture capital firm founded in Geneva in 1996 by Neil Rimer, David Rimer and Giuseppe Zocco, and headquartered in London with offices in San Francisco, New York, Geneva and Jersey. The firm invests across the full startup lifecycle through dedicated vehicles: Origin (seed), Venture (early-stage) and Growth funds, backing companies from seed to IPO. It focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning, business applications, data, fintech, security, healthcare, entertainment, media, mobility, retail, open source and the future of work. Index has raised roughly $15B in total capital, including $2.3B announced in 2024 ($800M early-stage, $1.5B later-stage). Notable investments include Adyen, Figma, Datadog, Discord, Revolut, Wise, Robinhood, Roblox, Confluent, Anthropic, Scale AI and Wiz. Its philosophy emphasizes backing founders on character and vision — 'we invest in who you are, not just what you do.'
aid: index-ventures
name: Index Ventures
description: 'Index Ventures is a global venture capital firm founded in Geneva in 1996 by Neil Rimer,
David Rimer and Giuseppe Zocco, and headquartered in London with offices in San Francisco, New York,
Geneva and Jersey. The firm invests across the full startup lifecycle through dedicated vehicles: Origin
(seed), Venture (early-stage) and Growth funds, backing companies from seed to IPO. It focuses on artificial
intelligence and machine learning, business applications, data, fintech, security, healthcare, entertainment,
media, mobility, retail, open source and the future of work. Index has raised roughly $15B in total
capital, including $2.3B announced in 2024 ($800M early-stage, $1.5B later-stage). Notable investments
include Adyen, Figma, Datadog, Discord, Revolut, Wise, Robinhood, Roblox, Confluent, Anthropic, Scale
AI and Wiz. Its philosophy emphasizes backing founders on character and vision — ''we invest in who
you are, not just what you do.'''
image: https://logo.clearbit.com/indexventures.com
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
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- Venture Capital
- Seed
- Early Stage
- Growth
- Fintech
- AI
- Developer Tools
- Infrastructure
- Europe
- North America
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data:
- 'Stage: Seed (Origin), Early-stage (Venture), Growth'
- 'Sectors: AI/ML, business applications, data, fintech, security, healthcare, entertainment, media,
mobility, retail, open source, future of work'
- 'Geography: Global (Europe, North America)'
- 'Total capital raised: ~$15B'
- '2024 funds: $2.3B ($800M early-stage, $1.5B later-stage)'
- 'Founded: 1996 (Geneva)'
- 'HQ: London (offices in San Francisco, New York, Geneva, Jersey)'
- 'Founders: Neil Rimer, David Rimer, Giuseppe Zocco'
sources:
- https://www.indexventures.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Ventures
updated: '2026-07-17'
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