Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1996, with offices in London, San Francisco, and Geneva. The firm specializes in investing in high technology and life sciences, focusing on early-stage companies across various sectors including artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, healthcare, and entertainment. Index Ventures partners with innovative entrepreneurs who aim to transform their industries and has supported the growth of notable companies such as Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell. The firm's investment strategy typically involves allocating between $2 million to $20 million to promising ventures, primarily in Europe and the United States.

Nina Achadjian

Partner & Investor

Molly Alter

Principal

Julia Andre

Partner & Investor

Damir Becirovic

Partner & Investor

Dino Becirovic

Principal

Bernard Dalle

Partner

Sofia Dolfe

Partner

Paula Garcia Domingo

Partner & Investor

Juriaan Duizendstraal

Partner & Investor

Mark Fiorentino

Partner & Investor

Giacomo Genzini

Partner & Investors

Mark Goldberg

Partner & Investor

Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas

Partner & Investor

Jan Hammer

Partner

Bastian Hasslinger

Partner & Investor

Ari Helgason

Principal

Paris Heymann

Partner

Ben Holmes

General Partner

Pascal Jouin

Director of Investor Relations

Jack Kleeman

Partner

Adrianna C. Ma

Operating Partner

Martin Mignot

Partner & Investor

Bryan Offutt

Partner & Investor

Erin Price-Wright

Principal

Gerald Rimer

Team Member

Neil Rimer

Co-Founder & Investor

Danny Rimer

Partner

Daniel H. Rimer

Partner & Investor

Susana Rojas

Partner & Investor

Jahanvi Sardana

Partner & Investor

Hannah Seal

Partner & Investor

Shardul Shah

Partner & Investor

Georgia Stevenson

Partner & Investor

Nunu Tadesse

Director, Finance

Ishani Thakur

Partner & investor

Kelly Toole

Principal

Dominique Vidal

Venture Partner

Michelangelo A. Volpi

Partner & Investor

Mike Volpi

Partner

Katharina Wilhelm

Partner & Investor

Rex Woodbury

Principal

Cat Wu

Partner

Giuseppe P. Zocco

Co-Founder

Past deals in ASIC

Argent

Series B in 2022
Argent Labs Limited develops and operates digital wallet for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications. It offers Argent application that helps users to trade in digital assets; and manage funds and interact within token economy. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Abacus.AI

Series C in 2021
Abacus.AI is an AI research company that is focused on the hard problems that enterprises have. It allows organizations to plug and play deep learning systems into their existing customer experiences and business processes. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Resistant AI

Series A in 2021
Resistant AI protects the machine learning system from adversarial manipulation and advanced fraud. We believe that responsible and systematic adoption of machine learning techniques can profoundly improve our lives. Our mission is to accompany our customers on this way and to ensure that the risks related to machine learning and AI adoption are responsibly detected, managed and resolved.

Lithic

Series C in 2021
Lithic is a financial technology company that focuses on enhancing privacy and security for consumers and businesses through virtual cards. By providing a straightforward platform for creating and managing payment cards, Lithic empowers users to control their spending while safeguarding their sensitive financial information. The company is dedicated to ensuring that users do not have to compromise convenience for privacy, positioning itself as a solution for those seeking to protect their online financial activities. Through its innovative approach, Lithic aims to simplify the process of online transactions while prioritizing user privacy and security.

AttackIQ

Series C in 2021
AttackIQ, Inc., a cybersecurity company, provides a live remote testing platform that offers the data to protect, detect, and respond to cyber security threats worldwide. It offers AttackIQ, a platform that help organizations to test their security controls against adversary techniques, tactics, and procedures. The company’s platform also integrates into existing networks, delivering visibility into the security program to uncover gaps in coverage, identify misconfigurations, and quickly prioritize remediation efforts; and enables users to identify how individual assets in the security program respond to specific attacks. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Diego, California with regional offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.

Lithic

Series B in 2021
Lithic is a financial technology company that focuses on enhancing privacy and security for consumers and businesses through virtual cards. By providing a straightforward platform for creating and managing payment cards, Lithic empowers users to control their spending while safeguarding their sensitive financial information. The company is dedicated to ensuring that users do not have to compromise convenience for privacy, positioning itself as a solution for those seeking to protect their online financial activities. Through its innovative approach, Lithic aims to simplify the process of online transactions while prioritizing user privacy and security.

ArthurAI

Series A in 2020
ArthurAI is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in providing a centralized platform for monitoring and auditing artificial intelligence models. The platform is designed to maintain control over production models and enhance their productivity. ArthurAI collaborates with leading organizations across various sectors, including financial services, insurance, and healthcare, to develop and deploy enterprise-grade AI systems. Through its innovative solutions, the company aims to ensure the reliability and effectiveness of machine learning applications in critical industries.

Abacus.AI

Series B in 2020
Abacus.AI is an AI research company that is focused on the hard problems that enterprises have. It allows organizations to plug and play deep learning systems into their existing customer experiences and business processes. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Lithic

Series A in 2020
Lithic is a financial technology company that focuses on enhancing privacy and security for consumers and businesses through virtual cards. By providing a straightforward platform for creating and managing payment cards, Lithic empowers users to control their spending while safeguarding their sensitive financial information. The company is dedicated to ensuring that users do not have to compromise convenience for privacy, positioning itself as a solution for those seeking to protect their online financial activities. Through its innovative approach, Lithic aims to simplify the process of online transactions while prioritizing user privacy and security.

Abacus.AI

Series A in 2020
Abacus.AI is an AI research company that is focused on the hard problems that enterprises have. It allows organizations to plug and play deep learning systems into their existing customer experiences and business processes. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Resistant AI

Seed Round in 2020
Resistant AI protects the machine learning system from adversarial manipulation and advanced fraud. We believe that responsible and systematic adoption of machine learning techniques can profoundly improve our lives. Our mission is to accompany our customers on this way and to ensure that the risks related to machine learning and AI adoption are responsibly detected, managed and resolved.

Argent

Series A in 2020
Argent Labs Limited develops and operates digital wallet for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications. It offers Argent application that helps users to trade in digital assets; and manage funds and interact within token economy. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

ArthurAI

Seed Round in 2019
ArthurAI is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in providing a centralized platform for monitoring and auditing artificial intelligence models. The platform is designed to maintain control over production models and enhance their productivity. ArthurAI collaborates with leading organizations across various sectors, including financial services, insurance, and healthcare, to develop and deploy enterprise-grade AI systems. Through its innovative solutions, the company aims to ensure the reliability and effectiveness of machine learning applications in critical industries.

AttackIQ

Series B in 2019
AttackIQ, Inc., a cybersecurity company, provides a live remote testing platform that offers the data to protect, detect, and respond to cyber security threats worldwide. It offers AttackIQ, a platform that help organizations to test their security controls against adversary techniques, tactics, and procedures. The company’s platform also integrates into existing networks, delivering visibility into the security program to uncover gaps in coverage, identify misconfigurations, and quickly prioritize remediation efforts; and enables users to identify how individual assets in the security program respond to specific attacks. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Diego, California with regional offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.

Argent

Seed Round in 2018
Argent Labs Limited develops and operates digital wallet for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications. It offers Argent application that helps users to trade in digital assets; and manage funds and interact within token economy. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Lithic

Seed Round in 2016
Lithic is a financial technology company that focuses on enhancing privacy and security for consumers and businesses through virtual cards. By providing a straightforward platform for creating and managing payment cards, Lithic empowers users to control their spending while safeguarding their sensitive financial information. The company is dedicated to ensuring that users do not have to compromise convenience for privacy, positioning itself as a solution for those seeking to protect their online financial activities. Through its innovative approach, Lithic aims to simplify the process of online transactions while prioritizing user privacy and security.

AttackIQ

Series A in 2016
AttackIQ, Inc., a cybersecurity company, provides a live remote testing platform that offers the data to protect, detect, and respond to cyber security threats worldwide. It offers AttackIQ, a platform that help organizations to test their security controls against adversary techniques, tactics, and procedures. The company’s platform also integrates into existing networks, delivering visibility into the security program to uncover gaps in coverage, identify misconfigurations, and quickly prioritize remediation efforts; and enables users to identify how individual assets in the security program respond to specific attacks. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Diego, California with regional offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.

Xapo

Series A in 2014
Xapo operates a digital banking and bitcoin security platform that provides a comprehensive suite of financial tools and vault services for secure bitcoin storage. The company offers two primary products: an easy-access bitcoin wallet and a highly secure cold storage vault. This dual approach allows users to manage their bitcoin conveniently for everyday transactions while ensuring robust security for long-term savings. Xapo's platform includes a peer-to-peer payment system and access to digital currency, enabling users to utilize their bitcoin globally. The firm emphasizes the importance of trust in the digital currency space, employing a team of financial services and security experts to create a reliable and user-friendly storage experience for bitcoin users.

BitPay

Series A in 2014
BitPay, Inc. is a provider of enterprise-grade bitcoin payment solutions designed for businesses and organizations. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, the company offers a range of services, including a RESTful API and a bitcoin payment gateway API, which facilitate secure payment processing. BitPay supports native payment protocols, signed payment requests, and direct payment communication, enhancing transaction efficiency. Additionally, the company offers Copay, a bitcoin wallet solution that incorporates Intel hardware security, ensuring robust protection for private key generation and transaction signing. BitPay Send is another key service, allowing organizations to pay employees, vendors, and contractors with cryptocurrency. The company also has a strategic processing partnership with Aliant Payment Systems, further expanding its payment processing capabilities.

Acutus Medical

Series B in 2013
Acutus Medical, Inc. is an arrhythmia management company that specializes in developing medical technologies for diagnosing and treating complex cardiac arrhythmias. Founded in 2011 and based in Carlsbad, California, the company designs, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive range of tools for catheter-based ablation procedures. Its product offerings include advanced imaging and mapping systems, such as the AcQMap console and workstation, along with diagnostic catheters and therapeutic devices like ablation catheters and robotic navigation systems. Acutus Medical's innovative platform enables electrophysiologists to visualize the heart's activation patterns, facilitating more effective treatment of arrhythmias. The company collaborates with medical scientists and engineers in the U.S. and Europe to enhance its product development and provides solutions to hospitals and electrophysiologists globally.

Acutus Medical

Seed Round in 2011
Acutus Medical, Inc. is an arrhythmia management company that specializes in developing medical technologies for diagnosing and treating complex cardiac arrhythmias. Founded in 2011 and based in Carlsbad, California, the company designs, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive range of tools for catheter-based ablation procedures. Its product offerings include advanced imaging and mapping systems, such as the AcQMap console and workstation, along with diagnostic catheters and therapeutic devices like ablation catheters and robotic navigation systems. Acutus Medical's innovative platform enables electrophysiologists to visualize the heart's activation patterns, facilitating more effective treatment of arrhythmias. The company collaborates with medical scientists and engineers in the U.S. and Europe to enhance its product development and provides solutions to hospitals and electrophysiologists globally.

Imbera Electronics

Series B in 2009
Imbera provides embedded solutions with state-of-the-art embedding technology. Imbera's pioneering and patented Integrated Module Board (IMB) technology, the result of over a decade of research on embedding technologies, is the answer to the demand for new, more efficient ways to package electronics today and tomorrow. Imbera's IMB technology enables the embedding of both discrete active and passive components inside a printed circuit board. The technology efficiently miniaturizes electronic products while providing improved electrical performance and competitive overall cost level.

Certess

Venture Round in 2007
Certess is the only electronic design automation (EDA) company providing functional qualification products for companies that create and integrate complex design blocks or intellectual property (IP). Most advanced functional verification teams currently use a combination of techniques to gain visibility into the question of verification quality only to constantly fall short of the ability to truly qualify designs. Although verification engineers have dedicated tools and methodologies for verification quality improvement, functional logic errors still remain the largest causes of chip respins. They provide design and verification engineers with an objective way to evaluate and improve the completeness of the verification environment, resulting in a shorter and more predictable process to integrate SoC designs and ensure high quality designs. The company was incorporated in 2005 and was based in Campbell, California. In March 2009, Certess was acquired by SpringSoft, LLC.

Artimi

Series B in 2007
Artimi a fables semiconductor company, engages in the development, marketing, and sale of semiconductors, software, and reference designs for the delivery of high speed wireless connectivity in portable consumer electronics devices. The company offers silicon solutions for high bandwidth wireless connectivity based on ultra wideband technologies. Its products include MAC controllers, wireless USB evaluation kits, wireless USB adaptor reference design kits, hard disk drive reference design kits, and printer reference design kits.

Artimi

Series B in 2006
Artimi a fables semiconductor company, engages in the development, marketing, and sale of semiconductors, software, and reference designs for the delivery of high speed wireless connectivity in portable consumer electronics devices. The company offers silicon solutions for high bandwidth wireless connectivity based on ultra wideband technologies. Its products include MAC controllers, wireless USB evaluation kits, wireless USB adaptor reference design kits, hard disk drive reference design kits, and printer reference design kits.

Certess

Series B in 2005
Certess is the only electronic design automation (EDA) company providing functional qualification products for companies that create and integrate complex design blocks or intellectual property (IP). Most advanced functional verification teams currently use a combination of techniques to gain visibility into the question of verification quality only to constantly fall short of the ability to truly qualify designs. Although verification engineers have dedicated tools and methodologies for verification quality improvement, functional logic errors still remain the largest causes of chip respins. They provide design and verification engineers with an objective way to evaluate and improve the completeness of the verification environment, resulting in a shorter and more predictable process to integrate SoC designs and ensure high quality designs. The company was incorporated in 2005 and was based in Campbell, California. In March 2009, Certess was acquired by SpringSoft, LLC.

Innovative Silicon

Series B in 2005
Innovative Silicon was founded to develop and commercialise Floating Body effect memory for SoC/MPU products used in diverse applications including handheld computers, games consoles, cellular communications devices, cameras. The company closed its first round of VC funding in 2003, completed its first 90nm megabit Z-RAM memory design in 2004 and its first 65nm designs in 2005. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with additional offices in Lausanne, Switzerland; and Yokohama, Japan.

Artimi

Series A in 2004
Artimi a fables semiconductor company, engages in the development, marketing, and sale of semiconductors, software, and reference designs for the delivery of high speed wireless connectivity in portable consumer electronics devices. The company offers silicon solutions for high bandwidth wireless connectivity based on ultra wideband technologies. Its products include MAC controllers, wireless USB evaluation kits, wireless USB adaptor reference design kits, hard disk drive reference design kits, and printer reference design kits.

Innovative Silicon

Series A in 2004
Innovative Silicon was founded to develop and commercialise Floating Body effect memory for SoC/MPU products used in diverse applications including handheld computers, games consoles, cellular communications devices, cameras. The company closed its first round of VC funding in 2003, completed its first 90nm megabit Z-RAM memory design in 2004 and its first 65nm designs in 2005. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with additional offices in Lausanne, Switzerland; and Yokohama, Japan.

Kimotion Technologies

Series A in 2004
Kimotion provides front-to-back analog design software, including modeling, sizing and layout tools, addressing high-complexity analog functional blocks. Our software helps circuit designers quickly size and layout complex designs containing thousands of transistors, without compromising design performance. Kimotion is a technology spin-off of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, with venture capital funding from Index Ventures and Innovacom. The company has offices near Geneva, Switzerland and Leuven, Belgium.