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Index Ventures
Finance and Risk Capital
Impact for scaleups
57
UK companies backed
32%
Follow-on investments
16%
Investments outside of London
43
Growth-stage investments
Key sectors
Describing itself as “a distributed, global company,” Index Ventures is an international venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London. It invests in technology-enabled companies with a focus on e-commerce, fintech, mobility, gaming, infrastructure/AI, and security.
Between January 2016 to June 2023, the firm supported 57 UK companies in 84 funding rounds, of which 27 were follow-on rounds. Three-quarters (75%) were at their growth stage at the time of the fundraising.
Index has supported scaleups such as classified ad platform Adzuna, online flower seller Bloom & Wild, regtech ComplyAdvantage, childrens’ computer kit company Kano and apprenticeship tracking service Multiverse. Recent investments have included skincare consultants GetHarley, biomedical research software Causaly, and carbon intelligence platform Sylvera.
The firm argues that “what used to be venture capital’s primary product – capital – is no longer its main selling point. The next generation of entrepreneurs is looking for expertise and personal relationships with their investors, where we become partners, advisors, mentors and coaches.”
The firm also produces Index Resources, comprising guides, podcasts, plans and playbooks for companies seeking to expand into the US and Europe, as well as a guide to stock options for rewarding talen
