Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1996, with offices in London, San Francisco, and Geneva. It specializes in investing in high technology and life sciences, focusing on sectors such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, healthcare, and media. The firm aims to support entrepreneurs in transforming innovative ideas into successful global businesses. Notable companies in which Index Ventures has invested include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell. Through its various funds, Index Ventures targets early-stage and later-stage investments, primarily in the software and technology sectors across Europe and North America.

Nina Achadjian

Partner and Investor

Julia Andre

Partner and Investor

Damir Becirovic

Partner

Sofia Dolfe

Principal, Partner

Paula Garcia Domingo

Partner and Investor

Juriaan Duizendstraal

Partner and Investor

Zabie Elmgren

Partner

Mark Fiorentino

Partner and Investor

Giacomo Genzini

Partner and Investor

Mark Goldberg

Partner

Bastian Hasslinger

Partner and Investor

Paris Heymann

Partner and Investor

Jacob Jofe

Associate

Jack Kleeman

Partner

Stephane Kurgan

Partner

Adrianna C. Ma

Investor

Bryan Offut

Principal / Partner

Bryan Offutt

Partner and Investor

Shimin Ooi

Partner

Cyriac Parisot

VC Investor and Head of Data

Neil Rimer

Co-Founder and Investor

Danny Rimer

Partner

Susana Rojas

Partner and Investor

Hannah Seal

Principal / Partner

Kimihiko Shindo

General Partner

Nunu Tadesse

Director, Finance

Ishani Thakur

Partner and investor

Kelly Toole

Principal

Dominique Vidal

Venture Partner

Mike Volpi

Partner

Katharina Wilhelm

Principal, Partner

Catherine Wu

Partner and Investor

Cat Wu

Partner

Giuseppe Zocco

Co-Founder

Past deals in Search Engine

Weaviate

Series B in 2023
SeMI Technologies is the company behind the open-source vector search engine Weaviate. SeMI offers products in the form of SaaS and PaaS licenses for Weaviate to a wide variety of industries.

Seso

Series A in 2022
SESO Inc. operates an online agricultural labor recruitment platform that connects U.S. farms with qualified seasonal workers through the H-2A visa program. This program allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers for temporary or seasonal labor. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, the company addresses the significant labor shortage in U.S. agriculture, which results in annual losses of $15 billion. SESO offers a comprehensive service package that includes recruiting, qualifying, and training workers, as well as automating the H-2A visa process. Additionally, SESO provides workforce management software to assist employers in maintaining compliance with local and federal regulations. By facilitating access to a better quality workforce at a lower cost, SESO aims to create meaningful and safe employment opportunities for agricultural workers.

Tactic

Seed Round in 2022
Stop wasting time gathering information, copy-and-pasting snippets, and making ad-hoc planning docs. Start making decisions with perfect information. QuantCopy enables every team to run 1000s of searches in one go, get digestible reports summarized from search results, on any data source inside and outside your company.

Beamery

Series C in 2021
Beamery Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in recruitment CRM software designed to enhance the talent acquisition process. Founded in 2012 and formerly known as Seed Jobs Limited, Beamery provides a unified platform that integrates sourcing, customer relationship management, recruitment marketing, and employer branding. The company also offers a Talent Data Platform, leveraging AI and graph technology to deliver actionable insights for candidates, freelancers, and employees. By equipping talent acquisition teams with the necessary tools, Beamery aims to improve hiring efficiency and candidate experiences, enabling organizations to attract, identify, and engage talent effectively throughout the recruitment journey.

Stack Overflow

Series E in 2020
Stack Overflow Ltd operates an online community tailored for developers and technologists, facilitating knowledge sharing and problem-solving in programming. The company provides several key services, including Stack Overflow for Teams, which supports mission-critical knowledge management, and Stack Overflow for Talent and Jobs, a platform designed for hiring and employer branding solutions within technology sectors. Additionally, Stack Overflow Advertising enables businesses to promote products and enhance brand visibility. For larger organizations, Stack Overflow Enterprise offers a secure environment for sharing and accessing essential company information. Founded in 2008 and based in London, United Kingdom, Stack Overflow Ltd was previously known as Stack Exchange Ltd.

Beamery

Series B in 2018
Beamery Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in recruitment CRM software designed to enhance the talent acquisition process. Founded in 2012 and formerly known as Seed Jobs Limited, Beamery provides a unified platform that integrates sourcing, customer relationship management, recruitment marketing, and employer branding. The company also offers a Talent Data Platform, leveraging AI and graph technology to deliver actionable insights for candidates, freelancers, and employees. By equipping talent acquisition teams with the necessary tools, Beamery aims to improve hiring efficiency and candidate experiences, enabling organizations to attract, identify, and engage talent effectively throughout the recruitment journey.

Adzuna

Series C in 2018
Adzuna is a job search engine that attracts over 10 million visitors monthly, aiming to aggregate every job listing available across thousands of websites. Established in the UK in July 2011, Adzuna now operates in 11 countries, providing users with smarter search options and valuable insights into the job market. Its unique tools, such as ValueMyCV, empower job seekers with essential information to enhance their career prospects. Additionally, Adzuna's data supports significant initiatives like the Number 10 Dashboard, which is utilized by government officials to monitor economic growth. Recognized for its rapid growth, Adzuna has achieved accolades such as inclusion in the Future Fifty and the Sunday Times Tech Track 100. The company is committed to leveraging technology to connect individuals with fulfilling job opportunities.

Beamery

Series A in 2017
Beamery Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in recruitment CRM software designed to enhance the talent acquisition process. Founded in 2012 and formerly known as Seed Jobs Limited, Beamery provides a unified platform that integrates sourcing, customer relationship management, recruitment marketing, and employer branding. The company also offers a Talent Data Platform, leveraging AI and graph technology to deliver actionable insights for candidates, freelancers, and employees. By equipping talent acquisition teams with the necessary tools, Beamery aims to improve hiring efficiency and candidate experiences, enabling organizations to attract, identify, and engage talent effectively throughout the recruitment journey.

Kryptnostic

Seed Round in 2015
Kryptnostic, Inc. develops an encrypted search software development kit that enables for data search in the cloud. Its platform also enables to search text server-side without revealing the contents of the query or documents; share documents without client-side re-indexing or file duplication; and host the search indices. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Stack Overflow

Series D in 2015
Stack Overflow Ltd operates an online community tailored for developers and technologists, facilitating knowledge sharing and problem-solving in programming. The company provides several key services, including Stack Overflow for Teams, which supports mission-critical knowledge management, and Stack Overflow for Talent and Jobs, a platform designed for hiring and employer branding solutions within technology sectors. Additionally, Stack Overflow Advertising enables businesses to promote products and enhance brand visibility. For larger organizations, Stack Overflow Enterprise offers a secure environment for sharing and accessing essential company information. Founded in 2008 and based in London, United Kingdom, Stack Overflow Ltd was previously known as Stack Exchange Ltd.

Stack Exchange

Venture Round in 2015
Stack Exchange Inc. operates a diverse network of question-and-answer websites covering a wide range of topics, including software programming, cooking, photography, and gaming. The platform enables users to ask and answer questions without the need for registration, fostering an open community for knowledge sharing. Among its offerings is Stack Overflow for Teams, which provides development teams with a dedicated space to seek answers to technical inquiries. The company serves a variety of professionals, including programmers, researchers, and photographers. Founded in 2008 and originally known as Stack Overflow, Inc., it rebranded to Stack Exchange Inc. in March 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Elastic

Series C in 2014
Elastic develops the open-source Elastic Stack, which includes Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash, along with X-Pack, offering additional commercial features. The company also provides Elastic Cloud, a fully hosted and managed solution that supports search, logging, and analytics in a scalable and reliable manner. With over 250 million cumulative downloads, the Elastic Stack serves thousands of organizations, including notable names like Cisco, eBay, Goldman Sachs, NASA, and The New York Times, facilitating critical functions such as data search, logging, metrics, and security. Elastic is backed by significant investment from firms such as Benchmark Capital and Index Ventures, and it operates with more than 900 employees across 30 countries.

Outbrain

Series E in 2013
Outbrain (www.outbrain.com) is the leading content discovery platform, reaching a highly engaged audience through distribution on top publisher sites, including CNN, Fox News, Hachette Filipacchi Media, MSNBC and Slate. Outbrain provides publishers a service for recommended links to increase traffic and generate revenue. Outbrain also works with brands and agencies including Starcom, Digitas, Mindshare, American Express, P&G, Colgate-Palmolive, General Mills and Exxon, offering a way to distribute content alongside publisher's own editorial recommendations. Outbrain acquired content recommendation platform Surphace (formerly known as Sphere) in February 2011. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in New York with offices in London, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, DC, Paris, Hamburg and Netanya, Israel, and is backed by Index Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Gemini Israel Funds, GlenRock Israel, Rhodium and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Algolia

Seed Round in 2013
Algolia SAS is a Search-as-a-Service company that provides a hosted search API for websites and mobile applications, enhancing user engagement and conversion rates. Founded in 2012 and based in Paris, France, with an additional office in San Francisco, Algolia enables developers to build and optimize search engines that deliver fast and relevant search experiences. The company operates a distributed search network that synchronizes data globally, ensuring efficient query routing to servers. Algolia serves a diverse clientele across various sectors, including ecommerce and media, allowing consumers to easily find and discover content across digital platforms. As of May 2020, Algolia operates as a subsidiary of Akio SAS.

Science Exchange

Series A in 2013
Science Exchange, Inc. operates an online marketplace designed to facilitate collaboration between researchers and scientific service providers, including academic and government laboratories. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the platform allows researchers to search for scientific services, compare pricing, and access quality testimonials, streamlining the procurement process. Additionally, Science Exchange offers an enterprise dynamic report tool that helps pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies track key performance indicators related to their outsourced research and development investments. By automating various collaborative tasks such as obtaining quotes, managing projects, and processing payments, the marketplace enhances R&D productivity while ensuring data security and regulatory compliance.

Adzuna

Series A in 2013
Adzuna is a job search engine that attracts over 10 million visitors monthly, aiming to aggregate every job listing available across thousands of websites. Established in the UK in July 2011, Adzuna now operates in 11 countries, providing users with smarter search options and valuable insights into the job market. Its unique tools, such as ValueMyCV, empower job seekers with essential information to enhance their career prospects. Additionally, Adzuna's data supports significant initiatives like the Number 10 Dashboard, which is utilized by government officials to monitor economic growth. Recognized for its rapid growth, Adzuna has achieved accolades such as inclusion in the Future Fifty and the Sunday Times Tech Track 100. The company is committed to leveraging technology to connect individuals with fulfilling job opportunities.

Elastic

Series B in 2013
Elastic develops the open-source Elastic Stack, which includes Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash, along with X-Pack, offering additional commercial features. The company also provides Elastic Cloud, a fully hosted and managed solution that supports search, logging, and analytics in a scalable and reliable manner. With over 250 million cumulative downloads, the Elastic Stack serves thousands of organizations, including notable names like Cisco, eBay, Goldman Sachs, NASA, and The New York Times, facilitating critical functions such as data search, logging, metrics, and security. Elastic is backed by significant investment from firms such as Benchmark Capital and Index Ventures, and it operates with more than 900 employees across 30 countries.

Adzuna

Venture Round in 2012
Adzuna is a job search engine that attracts over 10 million visitors monthly, aiming to aggregate every job listing available across thousands of websites. Established in the UK in July 2011, Adzuna now operates in 11 countries, providing users with smarter search options and valuable insights into the job market. Its unique tools, such as ValueMyCV, empower job seekers with essential information to enhance their career prospects. Additionally, Adzuna's data supports significant initiatives like the Number 10 Dashboard, which is utilized by government officials to monitor economic growth. Recognized for its rapid growth, Adzuna has achieved accolades such as inclusion in the Future Fifty and the Sunday Times Tech Track 100. The company is committed to leveraging technology to connect individuals with fulfilling job opportunities.

Outbrain

Series D in 2011
Outbrain (www.outbrain.com) is the leading content discovery platform, reaching a highly engaged audience through distribution on top publisher sites, including CNN, Fox News, Hachette Filipacchi Media, MSNBC and Slate. Outbrain provides publishers a service for recommended links to increase traffic and generate revenue. Outbrain also works with brands and agencies including Starcom, Digitas, Mindshare, American Express, P&G, Colgate-Palmolive, General Mills and Exxon, offering a way to distribute content alongside publisher's own editorial recommendations. Outbrain acquired content recommendation platform Surphace (formerly known as Sphere) in February 2011. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in New York with offices in London, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, DC, Paris, Hamburg and Netanya, Israel, and is backed by Index Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Gemini Israel Funds, GlenRock Israel, Rhodium and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Stack Overflow

Series B in 2011
Stack Overflow Ltd operates an online community tailored for developers and technologists, facilitating knowledge sharing and problem-solving in programming. The company provides several key services, including Stack Overflow for Teams, which supports mission-critical knowledge management, and Stack Overflow for Talent and Jobs, a platform designed for hiring and employer branding solutions within technology sectors. Additionally, Stack Overflow Advertising enables businesses to promote products and enhance brand visibility. For larger organizations, Stack Overflow Enterprise offers a secure environment for sharing and accessing essential company information. Founded in 2008 and based in London, United Kingdom, Stack Overflow Ltd was previously known as Stack Exchange Ltd.

FREEjit

Series A in 2010
FREEjit, Inc., based in Newport Beach, California, was incorporated in 2010 and is currently operating in stealth mode. The company focuses on developing a service that leverages autocomplete technology for commercial purposes, aiming to transform this feature into a marketable offering.

Sezmi Corporation

Series C in 2009
[sezmi](http://www.sezmi.com) (formerly known as Building B) is an entertainment services company that focuses on combining the strengths of wireless broadcast technology and the internet to offer personalized entertainment solutions to consumers. The company has been developing a video entertainment platform that aggregates content from a variety of sources- traditional TV programming, HDTV, movies, internet video, and on-demand viewing- and allows personalization and advanced navigation. Building B, in plans to roll out the platform currently, claims that the platform does not require a PC or additional infrastructure to implement. The company's management team contains prior senior executives from entertainment companies CBS, NBC, MTV Networks, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Showtime and Viacom.

Outbrain

Series A in 2008
Outbrain (www.outbrain.com) is the leading content discovery platform, reaching a highly engaged audience through distribution on top publisher sites, including CNN, Fox News, Hachette Filipacchi Media, MSNBC and Slate. Outbrain provides publishers a service for recommended links to increase traffic and generate revenue. Outbrain also works with brands and agencies including Starcom, Digitas, Mindshare, American Express, P&G, Colgate-Palmolive, General Mills and Exxon, offering a way to distribute content alongside publisher's own editorial recommendations. Outbrain acquired content recommendation platform Surphace (formerly known as Sphere) in February 2011. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in New York with offices in London, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, DC, Paris, Hamburg and Netanya, Israel, and is backed by Index Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Gemini Israel Funds, GlenRock Israel, Rhodium and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Sezmi Corporation

Series A in 2007
[sezmi](http://www.sezmi.com) (formerly known as Building B) is an entertainment services company that focuses on combining the strengths of wireless broadcast technology and the internet to offer personalized entertainment solutions to consumers. The company has been developing a video entertainment platform that aggregates content from a variety of sources- traditional TV programming, HDTV, movies, internet video, and on-demand viewing- and allows personalization and advanced navigation. Building B, in plans to roll out the platform currently, claims that the platform does not require a PC or additional infrastructure to implement. The company's management team contains prior senior executives from entertainment companies CBS, NBC, MTV Networks, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Showtime and Viacom.

Spot Runner

Series B in 2006
Spot Runner is an Internet based ad agency that focuses on making it easy and affordable for local businesses to advertise on TV. Traditionally making commercials has been too expensive and complex for small businesses. The ones that have gotten past these obstacles often end up showing an ad that looks terrible in comparison to those produced for major corporations. Spot Runner is looking to change the television ad industry by offering everything needed to get your commercial on TV at a reasonable price. The entire process takes just days and is a fraction of the cost (as little as $500) of what it otherwise would be. They've done all of this by creating a library of stock TV ads. Once users find one they like, they can customize it by adding voiceovers, a logo and business information. After an ad has been purchased it remains in Spot Runner's library, but won't be sold to anyone else in the same area.

Spot Runner

Series A in 2006
Spot Runner is an Internet based ad agency that focuses on making it easy and affordable for local businesses to advertise on TV. Traditionally making commercials has been too expensive and complex for small businesses. The ones that have gotten past these obstacles often end up showing an ad that looks terrible in comparison to those produced for major corporations. Spot Runner is looking to change the television ad industry by offering everything needed to get your commercial on TV at a reasonable price. The entire process takes just days and is a fraction of the cost (as little as $500) of what it otherwise would be. They've done all of this by creating a library of stock TV ads. Once users find one they like, they can customize it by adding voiceovers, a logo and business information. After an ad has been purchased it remains in Spot Runner's library, but won't be sold to anyone else in the same area.

Mobissimo

Seed Round in 2004
Mobissimo, Inc. operates a travel search engine that aggregates and compares travel information from over 180 websites, including online travel agencies, airlines, and consolidators. Founded in 2003 and based in San Francisco, California, the company enables users to find and book travel deals tailored to their preferences. Its platform provides real-time queries for flights, hotels, and car rentals across various destinations, including major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and international locations like Paris and Tokyo. While Mobissimo does not sell tickets directly, it earns revenue by receiving a commission from transactions generated through its service.

Webfair

Series B in 2000
Webfair, founded 1997 in Munich, is a leading European software solution provider for interactive Business Communities. webfair's Community Engineā„¢ 4.0 offers a modular internet based software that enables the creation of effective information- and communication networks.

Ciao

Venture Round in 1999
Ciao was Europe's pioneer of online communities that critically review and rate millions of products and services for the benefit of other consumers. Available free of charge to consumers in local language versions in major western European and North American markets, Ciao combined unbiased consumer reviews and up-to-date price information from hundreds of online retailers to make it the most comprehensive source of intelligent shopping on the web. [Microsoft](/organization/microsoft) acquired Ciao in August, 2008.

Ciao

Venture Round in 1999
Ciao was Europe's pioneer of online communities that critically review and rate millions of products and services for the benefit of other consumers. Available free of charge to consumers in local language versions in major western European and North American markets, Ciao combined unbiased consumer reviews and up-to-date price information from hundreds of online retailers to make it the most comprehensive source of intelligent shopping on the web. [Microsoft](/organization/microsoft) acquired Ciao in August, 2008.
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