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Index Ventures

Index Ventures, based in California, backs generalist startups from Seed to Series B, often leads rounds with checks from $10 million to over $30 million, as with Figma and Wiz.

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Entry stageSeed, Series A, Series B
Check size$10M to $30M+
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fund$2.3B (2024)$2.3B across Venture XII and Growth VII (2024)
Investing team8 people7 activity updates, latest Oct 6

Who you would pitch at Index Ventures

8 people on the investing team, 8 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas
Carlos Gonzalez-CadenasPartnerHe previously held COO, CPO, and CTO roles at GoCardless and founded Fogg, which was acquired by Skyscanner.
Danny Rimer
Danny RimerPartnerHe has invested in companies like Figma, Dropbox, and Discord, and previously worked at Hambrecht & Quist and The Barksdale Group.
Jan Hammer
Jan HammerPartnerFocus: data and financial services, with early investments in Adyen, Robinhood, and Wise.
Nina Achadjian
Nina AchadjianPartnerInvests in AI, robotics, and vertical SaaS.
Shardul Shah
Shardul ShahPartnerHe has been named to the Forbes Midas List and has discussed enterprise tech investing and generative AI.
Sofia Dolfe
Sofia DolfePartnerShe authored a post regarding an investment in Decagon.
Martin MignotPartner
Mike VolpiPartnerHe discussed his career and work on the Microsoft Behind the Tech podcast.

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Writes $10M to $30M+ checks. Its smallest check is larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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7 activity updates since September, latest Oct 6.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%
How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

FigmaWizAnthropicDiscordAdyenDatadogRobloxRevolutRobinhoodFireworks AI

In their words

Index Ventures | Index VenturesPartnering with exceptional entrepreneurs from SF to NY, London to Tel Aviv, from Seed to IPO.www.indexventures.com
Founders and investors at a Mode VC gathering

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Founders Fund$10M to $30M+ · active Oct 9

On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Seed investors in California699Series B investors in United States563Series A investors in California480Series B investors in California233Seed investors3020Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Index Ventures invest in?

Index Ventures reports entry at seed, series a, series b.

How much does Index Ventures invest?

Index Ventures reports checks of $10M to $30M+.

Does Index Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Index Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Index Ventures?

Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas (Partner), Danny Rimer (Partner), Jan Hammer (Partner), Nina Achadjian (Partner), Shardul Shah (Partner), Sofia Dolfe (Partner).

Is Index Ventures active right now?

Index Ventures has shown 7 activity updates since September 2026, the latest on 2026-10-06.

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