Index Ventures

Sectors:

Communications, Internet, Media

Geographies:

US, UK

Contact:

Location:

UK

Assistant:

Brigette Simpson -

Mike Volpi joined Index Ventures in July 2009.  He is a Partner in the London office, focusing on investments in the Internet, telecom/networking and media sectors.  He also contributes to the firm’s later stage growth fund.

Mike began his career at Hewlett Packard's optoelectronics division.  He then moved to Cisco Systems where he was Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Routing and Service Provider Technology Group, where he led Cisco's business for the Service Provider market, and was also responsible for all of Cisco's routing and access products.  In 2007, this was an $11 billion business for Cisco. Mike also served as the company's Chief Strategy Officer, where he was responsible for Cisco's corporate strategy as well as business development, strategic alliances, advanced Internet projects, legal services, and government affairs. During this tenure, Mike was instrumental in the creation of the company's acquisition and investment strategies, as Cisco acquired more than 70 companies during his tenure.

Most recently, Mike was the CEO of Joost – an innovator in the field of premium video services delivered over the internet. 

He has master's and bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Skype is a global P2P telephony company that is changing voice communications by moving voice calling to the Internet. Acquired by eBay in October 2005.

Details

Contact:

Danny Rimer, Mike Volpi

Website:

www.skype.com

Status:

Exited

Sector(s):

Communications, Consumer

Stage(s)

Early stage

Geography:

US

News

Sep 12 2005

eBay to Acquire Skype

Mar 15 2005

SKYPE Closes 'B' Round Funding from Top Venture Capitalists