Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1996, with offices in London, San Francisco, and Geneva. The firm focuses on partnering with entrepreneurs to transform innovative ideas into successful global businesses. It invests in a diverse range of sectors, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, healthcare, and mobility. Index Ventures has a notable track record of supporting high-profile companies such as Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, and Slack, reflecting its commitment to fostering technology-driven enterprises. By leveraging its extensive experience and network, Index Ventures aims to empower exceptional founders in reshaping industries and driving forward the future of business.

Nina Achadjian

Partner

Julia Andre

Principal / Partner

Damir Becirovic

Partner

Sofia Dolfe

Principal, Partner

Paula Garcia Domingo

Partner and Investor

Fiorentino, Mark

Partner

Giacomo Genzini

Partner and Investor

Kyle Harrison

Principal

Paris Heymann

Partner and Investor

Jacob Jofe

Executive, Strategist

Jack Kleeman

Partner

Erik Kriessmann

Talent Partner / Vice President + Head of Human Capital

Stephane Kurgan

Venture Partner

Ma, Adrianna C.

Operating Partner

Bryan Offut

Principal / Partner

Bryan Offutt

Partner and Investor

Shimin Ooi

Partner

Cyriac Parisot

VC Investor and Head of Data

Neil Rimer

General Partner, Founder

Danny Rimer

Partner

Jahanvi Sardana

Partner

Hannah Seal

Principal / Partner

Kimihiko Shindo

General Partner

Ishani Thakur

Partner and investor

Kelly Toole

Partner

Dominique Vidal

Venture Partner

Wilhelm, Katharina

Principal, Partner

Catherine Wu

Partner

Past deals in Industrial Automation

Covariant

Series C in 2023
Covariant is a developer of artificial intelligence for robotics. Covariant is building the Covariant Brain, a universal AI to give robots the ability to see, reason and act on the world around them.

Aurora

Post in 2021
Aurora Innovation develops advanced software and hardware products for self-driving vehicles, aiming to transform the movement of people and goods. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company operates additional offices in the Bay Area, Bozeman, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. Its primary offering, the Aurora Driver, is a scalable self-driving system capable of operating various vehicle types, including freight-hauling trucks and ride-hailing passenger vehicles. This technology supports Aurora's driver-as-a-service products, Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, catering to trucking and ride-hailing sectors. By integrating rigorous engineering with applied machine learning, Aurora Innovation seeks to create a comprehensive transportation ecosystem that connects automakers, logistics services, and mobility providers.

Covariant

Series C in 2021
Covariant is a developer of artificial intelligence for robotics. Covariant is building the Covariant Brain, a universal AI to give robots the ability to see, reason and act on the world around them.

Covariant

Series B in 2020
Covariant is a developer of artificial intelligence for robotics. Covariant is building the Covariant Brain, a universal AI to give robots the ability to see, reason and act on the world around them.

Tines

Series A in 2019
Tines Security Services Ltd. is a company that specializes in developing a cyber security automation platform designed for security teams. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Tines offers a no-code workflow automation solution that allows users to build, run, and monitor workflows with ease. The platform includes a Story Library featuring pre-built templates and customizable workflows, enabling users to connect their existing technology stack without needing additional integrations or custom code. Tines provides both cloud-based and on-premise options, along with tools for API auto-completion, crowd-sourced responses, and streamlined remediation services. Additionally, the company offers a free Community Edition, allowing users to explore its features and capabilities.

Aurora

Series B in 2019
Aurora Innovation develops advanced software and hardware products for self-driving vehicles, aiming to transform the movement of people and goods. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company operates additional offices in the Bay Area, Bozeman, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. Its primary offering, the Aurora Driver, is a scalable self-driving system capable of operating various vehicle types, including freight-hauling trucks and ride-hailing passenger vehicles. This technology supports Aurora's driver-as-a-service products, Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, catering to trucking and ride-hailing sectors. By integrating rigorous engineering with applied machine learning, Aurora Innovation seeks to create a comprehensive transportation ecosystem that connects automakers, logistics services, and mobility providers.

Aurora

Series A in 2018
Aurora Innovation develops advanced software and hardware products for self-driving vehicles, aiming to transform the movement of people and goods. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company operates additional offices in the Bay Area, Bozeman, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. Its primary offering, the Aurora Driver, is a scalable self-driving system capable of operating various vehicle types, including freight-hauling trucks and ride-hailing passenger vehicles. This technology supports Aurora's driver-as-a-service products, Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, catering to trucking and ride-hailing sectors. By integrating rigorous engineering with applied machine learning, Aurora Innovation seeks to create a comprehensive transportation ecosystem that connects automakers, logistics services, and mobility providers.

Nauto

Series A in 2016
Nauto is an AI technology company that’s improving the safety of commercial fleets today and the autonomous fleets of tomorrow. Nauto’s intelligent driver safety system assesses how drivers interact with the vehicle and the road ahead to reduce distracted driving and prevent collisions. Nauto’s intelligent driver safety system assesses how drivers interact with the vehicle and the road ahead to reduce distracted driving and prevent collisions. With this knowledge, Nauto is powering the development of self-driving technology that brings the best of human driving to autonomy.

CYNGN

Series C in 2015
Cyngn Inc is an industrial autonomous vehicle technology company focused on developing innovative solutions for autonomous driving. Its primary product, DriveMod, is a versatile autonomous driving platform that can be deployed across various vehicle types produced by Original Equipment Manufacturers. The company aims to enhance the presence of autonomous machines in diverse environments, contributing to the transformation of industries through advanced technology. By leveraging its expertise, Cyngn is positioned to facilitate the widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles, making them more accessible and functional in everyday applications.

Redwood Systems

Series C in 2012
Redwood Systems' LED lighting system architecture helps customers reduce energy costs while providing a degree of control and automation of commercial lighting never before possible.

Redwood Systems

Series B in 2010
Redwood Systems' LED lighting system architecture helps customers reduce energy costs while providing a degree of control and automation of commercial lighting never before possible.

AlertMe

Series B in 2010
AlertMe provides a scalable, resilient, interoperable and open platform to connect an ecosystem of devices and appliances in the home. They provide an end to end service that goes way beyond point solutions, allowing devices and applications to work together seamlessly. AlertMe provides a unifying platform to connect an ecosystem of devices and appliances to provide services that allow users to monitor, control and automate the home. Their Vision is to make the Connected Home mass market. They believe that you need to make it simple, reliable, useful, affordable and expandable for the user. It has to ‘just work’. AlertMe takes away the complexity to provide users with a simple single UX (web & app) and an ecosystem of applications to meet their personal needs. Their award winning technology has been developed to facilitate easy deployment and rapid device adoption to give the business speed to market and agility in delivering new services.

AlertMe

Series A in 2009
AlertMe provides a scalable, resilient, interoperable and open platform to connect an ecosystem of devices and appliances in the home. They provide an end to end service that goes way beyond point solutions, allowing devices and applications to work together seamlessly. AlertMe provides a unifying platform to connect an ecosystem of devices and appliances to provide services that allow users to monitor, control and automate the home. Their Vision is to make the Connected Home mass market. They believe that you need to make it simple, reliable, useful, affordable and expandable for the user. It has to ‘just work’. AlertMe takes away the complexity to provide users with a simple single UX (web & app) and an ecosystem of applications to meet their personal needs. Their award winning technology has been developed to facilitate easy deployment and rapid device adoption to give the business speed to market and agility in delivering new services.
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