Index Ventures

History

Index Ventures has its origins in a Swiss bond-trading firm called Index Securities, founded by Gerald Rimer in 1976. In 1992, Rimer recruited his son, Neil, to join the firm and together they launched its technology investment arm, which would evolve into an independent entity, Index Ventures. Index Ventures was officially founded in 1996 by Neil Rimer, his brother David and Giuseppe Zocco, when they raised a pilot fund of $17 million, followed by a $180 million fund in 1998. That year the firm also launched its life sciences practice, when Francesco De Rubertis joined as a partner. Headquartered in Geneva and Jersey, the firm opened an office in London in 2002 and in San Francisco in 2011.

Partners

The firm's partners include Ben Holmes, Bernard Dalle, Ilya Fushman, Jan Hammer, Danny Rimer, David Rimer, Neil Rimer, Dominique Vidal, Mike Volpi, and Giuseppe Zocco.

In February 2016, the firm announced Dick Costolo and Shardul Shah as partners.

Index Ventures partner Danny Rimer has been named in Fortune’s “40 under 40” list of the top rising stars in business and Forbes' Midas List of the top 25 deal makers in venture capital.

Investments

Index Ventures has raised a number of venture funds, including Index Ventures I through VI; Index Growth 1 and 2; and a $200 million life sciences fund with backing from GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson.

In April 2015, Index Ventures raised $706 million, and designated it as Index Ventures Growth III.

In February 2016, Index Ventures raised $550 million in its eighth funding round.

In June 2014, Deliveroo raised a £2.75 million series A investment round from Index Ventures.