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Jan 28 2010
Marten Mickos joins Index as European Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Jan 25 2010
Mimecast secures £13 million in Series B funding from leading investors
Jan 19 2010
Boku raises $25 million in series C funding
Dec 15 2009
Molecular Partners Secures CHF 46 million in Series B Financing
Nov 12 2009
PanGenetics announces acquisition by Abbott of PG110 anti-NGF antibody to treat chronic pain.
Nov 09 2009
Electronic Arts Acquires Playfish
Nov 09 2009
Index and Accel Announce Exit of Playfish to Electronic Arts
Oct 22 2009
Jesper Balser joins Milestone Board of Directors
Oct 02 2009
Novocure Announces the Closing of a Financing Round
Aug 24 2009
ProFibrix raises US $11 million (EUR 8 million) in series B financing
Marten Mickos joins Index as European Entrepreneur-in-Residence
January 28 2010
Index Ventures, a leading venture capital firm today announced that Marten Mickos has joined the firm as a European Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Mickos will focus on seeking out new investment opportunities within the European technology market, helping to identify and evaluate companies on behalf of Index Ventures. Mr. Mickos also serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Benchmark Capital in Silicon Valley where he focuses on seeking out new opportunities in the U.S market."Index is great at finding the best European entrepreneurs who have a global outlook," said Mr. Mickos. "Europe is rich with entrepreneurial talent and it's a good time to be at forefront of seeking out and nurturing the next wave of exceptional European companies."
"We have a great relationship with Marten and we trust and respect his capabilities as a leader and as an entrepreneur," said Index Partner Danny Rimer. "Our portfolio companies will benefit from Marten's deep knowledge and expertise across a variety of sectors and technologies. We're very fortunate to have Marten work with us and our entrepreneurs to help enhance and diversify our portfolio further."
Most recently, Mickos served as Senior Vice President of Sun Micosystems' Database Group, a role he assumed following Sun's US$1B purchase of MySQL AB, which he led as CEO for seven years. Index Ventures was an early investor in MySQL. Mickos currently serves on the boards of RightScale and Mozilla Messaging. His previous experience includes multinational CEO and senior executive positions in his native Finland. In 2006, he received the Audemars Piguet European Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the Nokia Foundation Award.
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