Fund profile / United Kingdom

Index Ventures 2026 Fund Family

Geography: United Kingdom
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $2B
Focus
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Index Ventures 2026 Fund Family

Sector-agnostic technology investing with an explicit AI through-line - infrastructure, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare, and productivity called out by the firm

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Unconventional founder with fire; AI, infra, or consumer

founder-first

AI & deep tech

consumer & enterprise

global (US+EU)

open-source & infra

Bullish Signals

30-year track record; Figma, Wiz, Robinhoodexternal

Recent $200M Simile Series B ledexternal

Active across AI, bio, crypto, enterpriseexternal

Large partner bench; global coverageexternal

Wonderful $150M Series B portfolio growthexternal

Portfolio: Figma, Wiz, Anthropic, Discord, Revolutexternal

Mistral backing; Europe AI powerhouse playexternal

Agentic era focus: NewCore, Simile, Andointernal

Open-source prioritized: Fireworks, inference focusinternal

Contrarian Signals

Brand-heavy; access may be hardexternal

Portfolio density may limit new betsexternal

Founder Do's

Show identity & personal story

Be a category-defining visionary

Operate in AI, infra, health, or consumer

Demonstrate non-obvious insight

Build for global scale early

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch idea without founder conviction

Don't be generic — no cookie-cutter profiles

Don't ignore Europe; Index is dual-market

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$2B

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Danny RimerPartner

Shardul ShahPartner

Nina AchadjianPartner

Georgia StevensonPartner

Jan HammerPartner

Jahanvi SardanaPartner

Martin MignotPartner

Sahir AzamPartner

Julia AndrePartner

Sofia DolfePartner

Vlad LoktevPartner

Mark XuPartner

Bastian HasslingerPartner

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