Index Ventures: the transatlantic giant that backed Figma, Revolut and Roblox

Index Ventures treats geography as an advantage, not a constraint. Founded in 1996 in Geneva, Switzerland by Neil Rimer, David Rimer and Giuseppe Zocco, it is headquartered in London with offices in San Francisco, New York, Geneva and Jersey — investing from seed to IPO across Europe, the US and Israel. Its portfolio includes Figma, Revolut, Roblox, Dropbox, Skype, Adyen, Deliveroo, Wiz, Anthropic, Scale AI, Notion and Discord.

Investment thesis

Index's philosophy is founder-first: "We invest in who you are, not just what you do. Ideas don't build businesses. People do." It backs exceptional entrepreneurs building category-defining businesses, partnering early — most relationships begin at seed or Series A — and staying through IPO. Its recent focus has tilted toward AI, which partner Shardul Shah says "will revolutionize virtually every sector of the economy and open up whole industries to venture that have remained virtually untouched".

Sectors & stages

Index invests across AI, enterprise software, cybersecurity, fintech, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, consumer technology and life sciences — seed through growth and late stage — as one unified global team, not region-specific funds.

Fund & cheque sizes

In July 2024 Index announced $2.3 billion in new funds: an $800 million venture fund (Index Ventures XII) and a $1.5 billion growth fund (Index Ventures Growth VII), alongside its $300 million Origin II seed fund — taking total capital raised since founding to $15 billion, with €11.7 billion in assets reported for 2025. Over 28 years it has funded 108 unicorns, 23 decacorns and 57 companies that went public.

Notable portfolio

Figma — "Index saw what Figma could become early, at times even before we did," says CEO Dylan Field — plus Revolut (45 million customers, record 2023 profits), Roblox, Wiz (100x value growth in 18 months), Scale AI ($14 billion valuation), DeepL (Index led its $300 million round at a $2 billion valuation), Anthropic, Datadog, Notion and Mistral.

Partners & team

The partnership spans both continents: co-founder Neil Rimer, Danny Rimer — pictured with Figma's Dylan Field on the firm's homepage — enterprise and AI investor Shardul Shah, and San Francisco-based Nina Achadjian, focused on B2B software, vertical SaaS and AI.

Programs run

Index runs no traditional accelerator. Its early-stage engine is the Origin seed fund (Origin II: $300 million), letting the firm write first cheques and follow companies to IPO through its venture and growth funds — a seed-to-IPO continuum, not a cohort programme.

How to approach

Index invests across 24 tech ecosystems with one global team; founders anywhere in its footprint can reach out via the website, though a warm introduction to the sector partner remains strongest. Its published essays and founder interviews reveal which partner thinks about your market. A note for Indian founders: Index has no India office, but its mandate is explicitly borderless — Indian founders building for global markets, especially in AI, enterprise software and fintech, sit squarely in its strike zone.