-
Jan 17, 2025 | 
ohsem.me | Index Ventures
VILNIUS, Lithuania, January 17, 2025 – nexos.ai, a pioneering AI infrastructure company, today emerges from stealth with an announcement of $8 million funding led by Index Ventures, with participation from Creandum and Dig Ventures. nexos.ai is solving one of the most pressing challenges businesses face in 2025: how to efficiently deploy, manage, and optimize an increasingly complex ecosystem of AI models across their organizations.
-
Jan 16, 2025 | 
financialit.net | Index Ventures
HYPERLINE, the next-generation monetization platform, has raised $10 million in a seed extension round led by global venture capital investor, INDEX VENTURES, to help small and medium-sized businesses transform revenue management. The subscription economy has evolved significantly over the past decade as businesses adopted hybrid revenue models to create diversified income.
-
Nov 19, 2024 | 
indexventures.com | Index Ventures
For two weeks in the summer of 1985, Riccardo Zacconi worked as a dentist’s assistant. The 18-year-old Zacconi wore a white gown, mask, and gloves. He moved the operating light when the dentist asked him to. He handed over tiny mirrors, scalers, probes. The dentist was Zacconi’s father, who ran a busy practice in the heart of Rome. Zacconi, fresh out of high school, was adamant about doing something different with his life.
-
Nov 4, 2024 | 
indexventures.com | Index Ventures
“The AI era is one of those rare moments where a fundamental shift creates so many opportunities, so many possibilities, that there's just not enough people in the world to actually take on all of it,” says Gaurav Misra, Captions CEO. Gaurav knows a thing or two about leveraging AI, with Captions having recently raised $60M in Series C funding to drive research into and development of generative video technology.
-
Oct 31, 2024 | 
indexventures.com | Index Ventures
“Better data results in better AI.”— Alexandr Wang, Founder & CEO, Scale AI For the past decade, Alexandr Wang, founder and CEO of Scale AI, has been at the forefront of the AI revolution, turning a small idea into a global company that powers data infrastructure for the world’s top enterprises.
-
Sep 30, 2024 | 
indexventures.com | Index Ventures
This September, Index brought together leaders from Notion, Revolut, and Wiz, alongside a curated group of founders and CEOs in London, to explore themes from our latest book Scaling Through Chaos. We’re lifting the lid on how these three industry giants—each valued at over $10 billion—surfed the edge of chaos. Explore the videos below for behind-the-scenes insights into Revolut’s unique culture, the origin story of Wiz, and Notion’s dedication to its community.
-
Jul 10, 2024 | 
money.mymotherlode.com | Index Ventures
Index Ventures announces $2.3 billion in new funds—an $800 million venture fund and a $1.5 billion growth fund—bringing the total capital raised by Index since founding to $15 billion Across nearly three decades of investing, 108 Index-backed companies have reached a valuation of $1 billion or more, 23 have surpassed a $10 billion valuation, and 57 became publicly traded companies Rapid advancements in AI, deeper talent pools, and established playbooks for building hyper-growth businesses are...
-
Jun 13, 2024 | 
indexventures.com | Index Ventures
Developing a database is a lot like building a company. At its core, a database is only as good as the way it’s built, the data people put into it, and the use cases built on top of it. Similarly, a company’s success boils down to its foundational principles, the people in charge, and the strategies put in place to meet market needs and adapt to changing environments. ClickHouse creator Alexey Milovidov nailed the first part when he committed the first lines of code back in 2009.
-
May 8, 2024 | 
indexventures.com | Index Ventures
Charmaine, Founder & CEO of GetHarley, started the business as a side-hustle, delivering personalised boxes of products en route to work in the City every morning. She experienced the problem of navigating a confusing skincare market firsthand as an avid skincare consumer searching for fixes, and was fuelled by the mission to help other consumers like her look, feel and be a better version of themselves - at any age.
-
Mar 1, 2024 | 
indexventures.com | Index Ventures
Don’t mistake Assaf Rappaport’s gentleness for someone willing to play by the rules. A self-described introvert with a quiet, unassuming nature, behind that image is one of the most ambitious entrepreneurs of his generation. His company, Wiz, valued at $10 billion during its Series D round a year ago, has taken cloud security by storm, led by Rappaport’s not-so-modest vision of rapid fundraising, hiring elite talent, and targeting A-list customers.
