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                  • Funding Circle's headquarters in London
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                    Behind the scenes with Funding Circle

                    The inside story of how to solve the woes of small business borrowers – and transform the paradigm of financial services.

                  • Index's SF team on a video call with the firm's offices in London and Geneva
                    Blog

                    Announcing $1.65B in new funds to back entrepreneurs with global ambitions

                    $650 million for our ninth venture fund to support businesses in the earlier stages, and $1 billion for our fourth growth fund to help them scale.
                  • CEO of Adyen Pieter van der Does and Index Ventures Partner Jan Hammer at an event in Amsterdam
                    Blog

                    Adyen: a global success born in Amsterdam

                    When Adyen launched back in 2006, its founders were convinced they had a powerful business not just for the Netherlands, but for the world. 

                  • Sarah Cannon & Mark Goldberg
                    Blog

                    Welcoming two new partners, Sarah Cannon and Mark Goldberg

                    We’re delighted to welcome two new Partners to our investing team, Sarah Cannon and Mark Goldberg.

                  • iZettle co-founders at the company's HQ in Stockholm
                    Blog

                    Congratulations to iZettle on its acquisition by PayPal

                    iZettle has agreed to be acquired by PayPal in a deal valuing the business at $2.2bn.
                  • Revolut raises $250 million and increases valuation 5x in a year to $1.7 billion.
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                    Revolut raises $250M at $1.7B valuation, targets 100M users in the next 5 years

                    London-based fintech increase its valuation 5x in less than a year to $1.7 billion.
                  • Zuora founder and CEO Tien Tzuo
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                    From dream to IPO: How Zuora built the new subscription economy

                    On the day of Zuora's IPO, Index Ventures partner and Zuora's board member Mike Volpi shares his thoughts on the business.  

                  • News

                    Intercom announces $125 million Series D round

                    With its new funding, Intercom will invest aggressively in the development of its customer platform, which today is helping more than 25,000 paying customers replace dozens of point solutions for sales, marketing, and support teams.

                  • Dropbox at Nasdaq
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                    Dropbox Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

                    Dropbox today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 36,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $21 per share.
                  • Founded by three of the world’s leaders in the self-driving vehicle industry, Aurora works at the intersection of rigorous engineering and applied machine learning.
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                    Aurora: self-driving and beyond

                    Self-driving company Aurora raises Series A in a round co-led by Greylock Partners and Index Ventures, bringing the combined capital invested in the company to $90M.
                  • News

                    GOAT and Flight Club Merge to Become the World’s Largest Sneaker Marketplace

                    Index Ventures leads $60 million in funding to fuel growth of GOAT and Flight Club as a combined company. 

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                    Introducing our guide to stock options for European entrepreneurs

                    For tech startups, the most critical ingredient to become the next global giant is access to talent. Without this, it is impossible to grow. 

                  • iZettle offices in Stockholm
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                    To build a tech giant, Europe must have a singular focus on talent

                    To build a tech giant, Europe must have a singular focus on talent

                  • Deliveroo has over 1000 employees and operates in twelve countries and over 130 cities.
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                    Behind the scenes with Deliveroo

                    Deliveroo insiders share the story behind the world’s fastest growing food-tech business.

                  • Slack recently opened its London office. About 30 percent of the company’s users are in Europe.
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                    Why Europe is your first and most important international stop on the way to an IPO

                    At Index Ventures we back entrepreneurs who dream big and want to turn bold ideas into global businesses. And one of the most important steps in the journey of US tech companies is setting up their presence in Europe. 
                  • Neil Rimer at Funding Circle officesDan Jones
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                    Financial Times: Europe’s start-up backer looks to the next wave

                    The company has backed Skype, Supercell and Deliveroo — now it wants to grow a Google

                  • Sonos team ringing the bell at NASDAQ

                    Sonos: Thinking differently about music

                    Today, Sonos is celebrating its initial public offering, a big milestone for the Santa Barbara company that began with an ambitious mission sixteen years ago to become a beloved presence in millions of homes around the world.
                  • Index's SF team on a video call with the firm's offices in London and Geneva
                    Blog

                    Announcing $1.65B in new funds to back entrepreneurs with global ambitions

                    $650 million for our ninth venture fund to support businesses in the earlier stages, and $1 billion for our fourth growth fund to help them scale.
                  • Birds — the first mass-adopted electric vehicles

                    On the heels of Bird's $300 million Series C announcement, Index's Damir Becirovic shares his thoughts on why we're thrilled to be part of Bird's fast ride.
                  • CEO of Adyen Pieter van der Does and Index Ventures Partner Jan Hammer at an event in Amsterdam
                    Blog

                    Adyen: a global success born in Amsterdam

                    When Adyen launched back in 2006, its founders were convinced they had a powerful business not just for the Netherlands, but for the world. 

                  • Sarah Cannon & Mark Goldberg
                    Blog

                    Welcoming two new partners, Sarah Cannon and Mark Goldberg

                    We’re delighted to welcome two new Partners to our investing team, Sarah Cannon and Mark Goldberg.

                  • iZettle co-founders at the company's HQ in Stockholm
                    Blog

                    Congratulations to iZettle on its acquisition by PayPal

                    iZettle has agreed to be acquired by PayPal in a deal valuing the business at $2.2bn.
                  • Dropbox at Nasdaq
                    News

                    Dropbox Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

                    Dropbox today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 36,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $21 per share.
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                  ANINE BING Closes $15m Series A Financing Round Led by Index Ventures, Greycroft Partners and Felix Capital

                  The luxury fashion brand has aggressively accelerated sales and eCommerce traffic with plans to use the new funding to continue international growth and expand their thriving retail footprint.

                  Roblox Closes $150 Million Financing to Accelerate International Growth

                  Roblox, the most popular online entertainment platform for kids and teens, announced its largest financing to date. 

                  Behind the scenes with Funding Circle

                  The inside story of how to solve the woes of small business borrowers – and transform the paradigm of financial services.

                  Ubiquity6 Raises $27 Million From Benchmark and Index Ventures to Bring Massively Multiplayer AR Experiences To Everyone

                  Kicks off with largest shared augmented reality experience, with over a hundred people at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

                  Scale Announces $18 Million in Series B Funding Led by Index Ventures

                  Investment will accelerate Scale's mission to democratize access to intelligent data for AI application development for autonomous vehicles and a myriad of other use cases.

                  Is that a cat? Teaching computers how to learn.

                  Our partner Mike Volpi shares his thoughts on our latest investment in Scale, a company that aims to accelerates the development of AI by democratizing access to intelligent data. 

                  Sonos: Thinking differently about music

                  Today, Sonos is celebrating its initial public offering, a big milestone for the Santa Barbara company that began with an ambitious mission sixteen years ago to become a beloved presence in millions of homes around the world. 

                  Duo Security to be acquired by Cisco for $2.35bn

                  Index thanks Dug, Jon, and all of our friends at Duo for their hard work and accomplishments.

                  Metromile Secures $90M Series E Financing

                  Pay-Per-Mile Auto Insurer Adds Independent Director Stacy J. Smith to Board, Fuels Growth and Artificial Claims Intelligence.

                  Culture Amp announces $40M Series D

                  Culture Amp raises $40M Series D funding round to help companies turn company culture into a competitive edge. Index Ventures is participating in this round. 

                  productboard Raises $8 Million Series A to Help Product Managers Get The Right Products to Market Faster

                  productboard will use the funds to expand its team and advance its popular solution for helping product managers get the right products to market faster.

                  Thoma Bravo To Acquire Significant Majority Interest In Centrify

                  Thoma Bravo to acquire significant majority interest in Centrify, the leading next-generation identity & access management vendor.

                  Announcing $1.65B in new funds to back entrepreneurs with global ambitions

                  When Index held its annual meeting in London back in April, we were all in agreement that it was time to raise new funds. By the end of June, we’d secured $1.65 billion — $650 million for our ninth venture fund to support businesses in the earlier stages, and $1 billion for our fourth growth fund to help them scale. We joked that it took us either a few weeks or 22 years to raise the money, depending on how you look at it.   

                  Making Cities Great Again

                  By ditching car ownership and adopting a new mobility manifesto, cities have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to become radically more liveable, says Martin Mignot, Partner at Index Ventures.  

                  Bird Secures $300 Million to Reduce Car Trips, Traffic and Carbon Emissions

                  Bird, the pioneer in last-mile electric mobility, today announced its Series C funding round has closed. 

                  Birds — the first mass-adopted electric vehicles

                  On the heels of Bird's $300 million Series C announcement, Index's Damir Becirovic shares his thoughts on why we're thrilled to be part of Bird's fast ride. 

                  Quora Q&A Session with Mike Volpi

                  Our partner Mike Volpi hosted a Quora Q&A session, answering questions around Autonomous Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence, latest trends in VC and his predictions on who is going to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Check it out, here: https://www.quora.com/session/Mike-Volpi/1

                  Curated Fashion Marketplace Grailed Raises $15 Million in Series A Funding

                  Grailed, the community-driven marketplace for curated men’s clothing, announced today the close of a $15M Series A investment round led by Index Ventures, with continued participation from Thrive Capital and Simon Ventures. 

                  Beamery secures $28M to accelerate transformation of recruitment

                  Beamery, the leading Recruitment CRM and Marketing platform, today announced it has raised a $28m Series B funding round, to change the way companies attract and build relationships with talent. 

                  Welcoming two new partners, Sarah Cannon and Mark Goldberg

                  We’re delighted to welcome two new Partners to our investing team, Sarah Cannon and Mark Goldberg.

                  Adyen: a global success born in Amsterdam

                  When Adyen launched back in 2006, its founders were convinced they had a powerful business not just for the Netherlands, but for the world. 

                  KRY, Europe’s leading digital healthcare provider, raises $66m in Series B investment ahead of launch in UK and France

                  KRY, the digital healthcare provider that lets you see a healthcare professional within 15 minutes via your smartphone or tablet, today announces a $66m (€53m) Series B funding round led by international venture capital firm Index Ventures with participation from existing investors Accel, Creandum, and Project A.

                  Nova Credit: Helping immigrants build a new financial life, faster

                  A few weeks back, I went to a small Russian-style family party in Misha Esipov’s San Francisco apartment. The food was all homemade by his mom, a research scientist, who flew the food and even the dishes from New York, where she’d bought her trusted ingredients in a specialty Russian store on the outskirts of the city.

                  Adyen announces intention to launch an Offering and listing of its shares on Euronext Amsterdam

                  Adyen, a company backed by Index since 2011, today announced its intention to launch an Offering and listing of its shares on Euronext Amsterdam. Index Ventures (Index fund group) is Adyen's largest shareholder. 

                  SafetyCulture completes $47 million Series C funding round

                  Leading Australian workplace solutions tech company closes largest raise in 2018, turning it into a $330m business.

                  Congratulations to iZettle on its acquisition by PayPal

                  iZettle has agreed to be acquired by PayPal in a deal valuing the business at $2.2bn, making it one of the largest fintech companies to come out of Europe and another in a series of notable Nordic exits. Jacob de Geer, the company’s CEO commented on the deal in a blog post.

                  Good Eggs, and the importance of staying true to your mission

                  Good Eggs’ latest funding round shows how a strong mission and great execution can turn a company around.

                  Good Eggs Secures $50M for California Expansion

                  Business Model Evolution Poises Company for Growth in $1 Trillion Grocery Industry.

                  Robinhood Raises $363 Million to Expand Product Lineup

                  Robinhood raised $363 million Series D, valuing the company at $5.6 billion.

                  iZettle announces its intention to list on Nasdaq Stockholm

                  iZettle, a company backed by Index since its Series A in 2011, today announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offering and to list its shares on Nasdaq Stockholm. 

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