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Origins - Inside Venture Capital, Hosted by a GP and an LPMinisode: Franchise Funds: Index Ventures & Picking Winners EarlyOrigins host Beezer Clarkson sits down with her colleague Nate Leung, fellow LP and Partner at Sapphire Partners, to riff on her recent conversation with Nina Achadjian, Partner at Index Ventures. Together, Beezer and Nate walk through the steps Index took to become a franchise - the decisions they made and the mistakes they avoided, plus the firm’s ability to pick excellent companies early. They discuss the edge GPs gain by investing with a broader purpose, as well as the LP POV on the need for distributions and consolidation in 2025.Learn more about Sap...2025-04-2210 min
CinkátkoUčí komunikovat top startup foundery: Vojta Horna z Index VenturesFounder musí mít svůj kanál a být autentický. Pomůže to hlavně firmě, říká Vojta Horna z Index Ventures.Vojta Horna spolupracuje s extrémně zajímavými foundery. Je totiž šéfem komunikace v Index Ventures, která patří mezi ta nejznámější VC. V čem umí PR firmám pomoct? Proč je LinkedIn pořád podceňovaný? Co když se founder komunikovat stydí? A jak se dostat na TechCrunch? Dozvíte se v rozhovoru nebo poslouchejte Cinkátko jako podcast ve své oblíbené appce.Vojtův LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vojtechh/Index Ventu...2025-04-0952 min
This Much I Know - The Seedcamp PodcastScaling Through Chaos: A Deep Dive into Entrepreneurship with Dominic JacquessonIn this episode, our Managing Partner Carlos Espinal is joined by our Talent Manager James Wright, and special guest Dominic Jacquesson, a veteran VC operator who recently received an MBE for his contributions to the UK entrepreneurship and technology ecosystem.
Dominic shares insights from his varied career, including his extensive experience at Index Ventures working with top-tier tech companies, and from his latest book, 'Scaling through Chaos' written on behalf of Index to offer founders a comprehensive roadmap for scaling teams and leadership.
The conversation covers key topics, such as:
- Building effective teams;
- Leadership, and the role of...2024-11-2250 min
Read to LeadScaling Through Chaos de Index Ventures con Ilan Bajarlia de NocNocEn este nuevo episodio de Read to Lead, tuve el placer de conversar con Ilan, cofundador de NocNoc, una innovadora plataforma que permite a los vendedores globales expandirse en mercados emergentes de América Latina. Durante nuestra charla, Ilan compartió valiosas lecciones de su experiencia emprendedora, basadas en los principios del libro Scaling Through Chaos de Index Ventures.Scaling Through Chaos es una guía invaluable, para navegar las complejidades del crecimiento empresarial, y nuestra charla con Ilan es el complemento perfecto para quienes buscan llevar su empresa al siguiente nivel.Copia Digital del Libro: htt...2024-08-2952 min
"Turpentine VC" | Venture Capital and InvestingE47: Index Ventures' Mike Volpi on AI, Open Source, and Evolution of VCIn this episode of Turpentine VC, Erik sits down with Mike Volpi, partner at Index Ventures. They discuss the evolution of venture capital–the transformative changes in the VC landscape since 2008, the rise of seed capital, multi-stage asset aggregators, and the professionalization of venture firms. Mike also shares Index Ventures' unique approach to building relationships with founders and fostering a strong company culture. The conversation also dives into challenges of building an open source business model in AI and the potential for smaller models and alternative architectures. 🔥 Apply to join over 400 Founders and Execs in the...2024-07-161h 01
Venture PillE124: AI Task Manager, Software for Golf Clubs, and E-Bike Subscriptions for Last Mile DeliveryOur Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community!Join our Entre CommunityInstagramTwitter YouTubeTikTokLinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription:On this week’s dose, we start (1:45) with a breakdown on Hoop, an AI-powered productivity startup that aims to revolutionize task management for professionals in today’s age of remote work, and their recent $5M seed round. Then (8:30), we discuss Whoosh, a startup that provides intuitive operatio...2024-06-2020 min
40 Minute MentorSandra Schwarzer: Transitioning careers & putting people first at Index Ventures“You need to figure out what you really need. Not just the role now, but looking at the future and at the competencies you need in your organisation. Figure out how you build a very complementary team, rather than having people who are all the same.” This week’s 40 Minute Mentor is Sandra Schwarzer, VP C-Suite/Board & EU Talent/Community & Insights Team leader at Index Ventures. Sandra works with Founders and executive teams on people related issues, including talent strategy, culture and DE&I, and advises Index’ portfolio on their most...2024-02-1453 min
Made IT - Storie Italiane di SuccessoTip #13 Negoziazione senza compromessi: tutto ciò che devi sapere sul Term Sheet - Made IT TipsSiamo qui per fare una crash-course sulle term sheets ! Un documento molto importante nel mondo startup…
Cos’è una term sheet? Di base è il documento che un investitore manda a una startup per esprimere il suo interesse ad investire nell’azienda. In altre parole, durante la fase di fundraising un founder deve andare a caccia di term sheets.
Ma una term sheet non vale l’altra. Un potenziale investitore usa questo documento per delineare i principali termini economici e contrattuali che saranno la base della negoziazione per poi arrivare a un possibile investimento. Quindi è cruciale che un founder c...2023-04-261h 0440 Minute MentorVC Feature: “Many generational companies were born out of downturns, so these are times for big opportunities”, with Index Venture’s Hannah Seal“VC should be a great career for people from diverse backgrounds, because it’s really a role where you’re judged on your output. At the end of a fund cycle, it’s pretty clear to see whether you’re a good investor or not.” In our final 40 Minute Mentor VC Feature series episode, we’re joined by Hannah Seal, Partner at one of the most prestigious VCs in the world and one of JBM’s favourite clients, Index Ventures. Index Ventures is an international multi-stage venture capital firm, investing in technology-enabled industry disrupters. Their portfolio includes...2022-07-2729 min
La Réu'Comprendre les BSPCE en 1h avec Lucas (Caption Market) & Florent (Seedlegals) - FDTALK#18"Un salaire, c'est cool, mais ce n'est pas avec un salaire que vous changez de vie"Les BSPCE sont une option en revanche. Mais qu'est-ce que c'est ? Comment ça fonctionne ? Comment les mettre en place dans sa startup ? Comment en négocier et bien comprendre ses intérêts en tant que salarié ? Lucas et Florent nous explique ça à la perfection. On te laisse découvrir cette masterclass, prends des notes, c'est peut-être le cours le plus important de ta vie.2021-11-241h 21
The GoingVC PodcastEpisode 18 - VCs as Creators | Becoming TikTok's @VentureCapitalGuy👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Jonathan Chang (twitter: @thechangj /TikTok:@venturecapitalguy). As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com!
Jonathan’s Favourite VC/Startup TikToker’s:
@turnernovak
@trilliondollartam
@joinentre
@indexventures
@rexwoodbury
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Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I BrandsRex Woodbury (Index Ventures) - Web 3.0, Culture and Investing in the MetaverseMy guest today is [Rex Woodbury](https://twitter.com/rex_woodbury?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor), who is a Principal at [Index Ventures](https://www.indexventures.com/). Index Ventures is one of the largest and prestigious VC funds inthe world, Some of the companies they've invested in Robinbood, Roblox, and Glossier. Rex focuses his time on thinking how people, culture and technology intersect. He has an amazing weekly newsletter called Digital Native where he shares what he's observing around these pillars, which I highly recommend. You'll learn in this episode about the metaverse - what it...2021-09-0942 min
SlushIn Conversation With Martin Mignot, Partner at Index | European tech: where are the giants?Europe is a wonderful place, I think we can agree on that. I could spend all day listing reasons why, but then again this is just an episode description. However, some people are claiming that the jury is in regarding the state of European tech. Europe lost the race. Pack your bags. Martin Mignot, Partner at Index Ventures, begs to differ. He has worked with many rising European companies like Revolut, Deliveroo, and BlaBlaCar, and sees a bright future for European innovation. Listen to this episode to find out exactly what Martin means, and why. Expect to...2021-05-2049 min
This Much I Know - The Seedcamp PodcastLegal Hour with Tom & Carlos — Incentivising your team through Employee Share Schemes (Part 2)Your team is the single biggest determining factor for your startup’s success. Building a great product, unlocking market potential, and attracting loyal customers require expertise and hustle from within. And, no, we do not just mean from within the founding team. Individuals across departments and seniority levels determine whether your company rises to stardom or flops miserably.
To attract and retain the right talent, startups use employee ownership as an incentive scheme. Stock options have become tech’s currency. There is a common fear among founders that dilution resulting from a sizable stock option pool is too costly. Though, in r...2020-12-0335 min
This Much I Know - The Seedcamp PodcastLegal Hour with Tom & Carlos — Incentivising your team through Employee Share Schemes (Part 1)Your team is the single biggest determining factor for your startup’s success. Building a great product, unlocking market potential, and attracting loyal customers require expertise and hustle from within. And, no, we do not just mean from within the founding team. Individuals across departments and seniority levels determine whether your company rises to stardom or flops miserably.
To attract and retain the right talent, startups use employee ownership as an incentive scheme. Stock options have become tech’s currency. There is a common fear among founders that dilution resulting from a sizable stock option pool is too costly. Though, in r...2020-12-0345 min
Voices of Women in Venture 🌊Building The Future Through Venture: Nina Achadjian of Index Ventures Podcast: Founder & Funder ExperienceEpisode: Building The Future Through Venture: Nina Achadjian of Index VenturesPub date: 2020-08-17Notes from Voices of Women in Venture 🌊:Nina Achadjian, Partner at Index Ventures. (https://www.indexventures.com)Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationToday’s guest is Nina Achadjian, Partner at Index Ventures. Before joining Index, Nina was also the founder of HIVE Ventures, the first seed fund focusing on Armenian entrepreneurs. She was also a higher yield bond trader at Citigroup and the...2020-10-1921 min
Bits vs Bytes086 – Venture Capital with Index VenturesDamir Becirovic is a Principal at Index Ventures (https://www.indexventures.com/). In this podcast we talk all about investing, how to spot a great startup but also the future of investing. Index Ventures is a venture capital firm and Damir talks about the companies he helps, companies like Bird, Boulevard and Rec Room. Liked this podcast? You […]2020-06-1650 minBits vs Bytes086 – Venture Capital with Index VenturesDamir Becirovic is a Principal at Index Ventures (https://www.indexventures.com/). In this podcast we talk all about investing, how to spot a great startup but also the future of investing. Index Ventures is a venture capital firm and Damir talks about the companies he helps, companies like Bird, Boulevard and Rec Room. Liked this podcast? You […]2020-06-1650 min
PropCastFranz Doerr, founder of flatfair, speaks about their $11m funding roundAndrew Teacher of Blackstock Consulting (www.blackstock.co.uk) speaks with flatfair founder, Franz Doerr, about the recent Series A funding round which has just closed, raising $11m from IndexVentures and the founders of TransferWise and onefinestay. Learn more about how flatfair are rethinking tenancy deposits at www.flatfair.co.uk2019-08-2107 minPropCastFranz Doerr, founder of flatfair, speaks about their $11m funding roundAndrew Teacher of Blackstock Consulting (www.blackstock.co.uk) speaks with flatfair founder, Franz Doerr, about the recent Series A funding round which has just closed, raising $11m from IndexVentures and the founders of TransferWise and onefinestay. Learn more about how flatfair are rethinking tenancy deposits at www.flatfair.co.uk2019-08-2107 min
Women in Tech Podcast, hosted by Espree DevoraMarija Rucevska, Fighting Climate Change At Quro & Building The Baltic Tech Ecosystem At Techchill: Women In Tech LatviaDon't miss out on the next #womenintech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://womenintechshow.com
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Seed to ScaleSarah Cannon, Partner at Index Ventures, on lessons from her time working with Obama, Capital G & SlackSarah Cannon is a Partner at Index Ventures focused on investing in consumer businesses. She has had an unconventional path to venture, starting her early career by working in Ghana and as a Policy Advisor on the National Economic Council at the White House during the Obama Administration.
In this episode, Sarah sat down with Hadley Harris, Founding Partner at Eniac Ventures, to share how she went from Ghana, the White House to CapitalG, what led her to join Index in 2018 and why she got into an argument over open source the first time m...2019-04-0317 min
This Much I Know - The Seedcamp PodcastDominic Jacquesson, Director of Talent at Index Ventures, on employee stock optionsHiring and retaining talent is one of the most severe challenges of early-stage companies. Employee stock options are a fair, but often misunderstood tool for aligning interests between early employees. Fortunately, the Director of Talent at Index Ventures, Dominic Jacquesson has combined knowledge from both sides of the Atlantic and created a comprehensive guide called “Rewarding Talent”.
In the podcast, Dominic shares his findings on the differences between European and US startups and gives tips for early-stage founders on building sustainable long-term relationships with its employees.
“We are very much advocates of giving something to everyone. It might be a small...2018-11-2935 min