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Index Ventures — 2015 Investments

19 investments dated 2015 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Cyngncyngn.comin𝕏Nasdaq Capital Market: CYNMar 2015

Cyngn develops and deploys autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organizations, offering DriveMod solutions (tuggers and forklifts) that bring self-driving capabilities to logistics and material handling operations without substantial upfront costs.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsMountain View, US

Kirt McMaster(Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer)Steve Kondik(Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer)Lior Tal(Founder)inBen Landen(Vice President of Business Development)inDonald Alvarez(Chief Financial Officer and Director)in

BoardMitch Lasky(Director)in

Co-investorsAccess IndustriesAndreessen HorowitzMouro CapitalNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcPremji InvestQualcomm Ventures+6 more

Datadogdatadoghq.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DDOGDec 2015 · $31M

Datadog is a cloud-based monitoring and security platform that provides observability, analytics, and protection for infrastructure, applications, and data across enterprises.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Olivier Pomel(Founder)inAlexis Le-Quoc(Co-founder & CTO)inAmit Agarwal(Executive Officer)inAnthony Merlino(Executive Officer)David Obstler(Chief Financial Officer)inAlexis Lê-Quôc(Founder)

Co-investors8-Bit CapitalAmplify PartnersaVentureBantam GroupBoxGroupComcast Ventures+25 more

Zestyzesty.ioJun 2015

Zesty.io is a headless and hybrid CMS platform with drag-and-drop interface and AI-assisted features for managing content.

SaaSSan Diego, US

Randy Apuzzo(Executive Officer, Director)inGerard Widmer(Executive Officer, Director)Hem Suri(Director)David Hagewood(Director)

BoardMitch Patridge(Director)in

Board seatDanny Rimer· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsClearVision EquityCove FundB CapitalCentana Growth PartnersForerunner VenturesFounders Fund+2 more

Adallomadallom.comJan 2015 · $30M

Cybersecurity company acquired by Microsoft.

Ami Luttwak(Founder)Assaf Rappaport(Founder)Roy Reznik(Founder)

Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalRembrandt Venture PartnersSequoia Capital

Alkemicsalkemics.comSeries A · Mar 2015 · $5Macquired by Salsify · May 2021

Salsify offers an Intelligent Product Experience Management (PXM) platform that turns product data into product content and experiences across physical, digital, and AI-driven "agentic" retail channels.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsCathay InnovationPartech VenturesSerenaHighland EuropeSEB AllianceSerena Capital

Confluentconfluent.ioin𝕏Jul 2015 · $800MAcquired

Confluent provides a cloud-native platform for real-time data streaming and movement, enabling organizations to connect applications and respond to business events as they occur.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US

Neha Narkhede(Founder)inJay Kreps(Founder)inJun Rao(Founder)inEdward (Jay) Kreps(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardMatthew Miller(Director)Eric Vishria(Director)in

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAltimeter CapitalArtisanal VenturesAxevil CapitalBattery VenturesCoatue Management+17 more

Culture Ampcultureamp.comin𝕏Series A · Mar 2015 · $6M

Culture Amp builds a platform for employee surveys and feedback management that helps organizations improve workplace culture and employee experience.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSSan Francisco, US

Didier Elzinga(Founder)inDouglas English(Founder)Doug English(Founder)Jon Williams(Founder)Rod Hamilton(Founder)

BoardKevin Diestel(Director)in

Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesFelicis VenturesSapphire VenturesGeneration Investment ManagementGlobal Founders CapitalGrok Ventures+3 more

Duo Securityduo.comin𝕏Apr 2015Acquired

Duo provides identity and access security solutions that help organizations detect threats and verify user authentication across their infrastructure.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAnn Arbor, US

Jon Oberheide(Founder)inDouglas Joon Song(Executive Officer, Director)Dug Song(Founder)in

Co-investorsFJ LabsGeodesic CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Lead Edge CapitalMertz HoldingsRedpoint Ventures+5 more

Grailedgrailed.cominMay 2015 · $60M

New York, US

Arun Gupta(Founder)inJacob Metzger(Founder)in

BoardChris Paik(Director)

Co-investorsBBG VenturesThrive Capital

Nasty GalinFeb 2015

Los Angeles, US

Sophia Amoruso(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert Ross(Executive Officer)Sheree Waterson(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDanny Rimer(Director)in

Optimizelyoptimizely.cominSeries C · Sep 2015Acquired

Optimizely develops an AI-powered marketing operating system used by over 10,000 businesses to manage campaigns and conduct experiments.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Pete Koomen(Founder)inDan Siroker(CEO)inAlexander Atzberger(Chief Executive Officer of combined Optimizely)inShafqat IslaminAndrew Davies(Founder)Edward Barrow(Founder)

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAshton KutcherBain Capital VenturesBattery VenturesBridge Bank+28 more

Slackslack.comin𝕏Mar 2015Acquired

Slack is an AI-powered communication platform that consolidates conversations, applications, and customer interactions in a single workspace for businesses.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Cal Henderson(Founder)inStewart Butterfield(Founder)inEric Costello(Founder)Lidiane Jones (CEO)(Founder)Serguei Mourachov(Founder)

Co-investors1991 VenturesAccelACME CapitalAcrew CapitalAglae VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+47 more

Songkicksongkick.com𝕏Series A · Jun 2015Acquired

Songkick is a platform that helps music fans track their favorite artists and discover live concerts, providing personalized alerts and ticket purchasing options.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentTravel & HospitalityEngland, GB

Ian Hogarth(Chairman)inPete Finlay (né Smith)(COO)inMichelle You(CPO)inAdam Ray(Executive Officer)Matthew Jones(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Schiffer(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsUncork CapitalY CombinatorAccess IndustriesAtomicoBetaworksBetaworks Ventures Management, Llc+9 more

Stack Exchangestackexchange.com𝕏Jan 2015Acquired

Stack Exchange operates a network of question-and-answer communities where users ask and answer questions across topics such as board games, mathematics, and other subject areas.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialNew York, US

Avram Joel Spolsky(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Howard Pryor(Executive Officer, Director)Jack Sinclair(Executive Officer)inJeff Szczepanski(Executive Officer)in

BoardBrad Burnham(Director)inNeil Rimer(Director)in

Co-investorsFounder CollectiveOnStartupsUnion Square Ventures (USV)Andreessen HorowitzBezos ExpeditionsSpark Capital

Zestyzesty.comSeries A · Jul 2015Acquired

Zesty partners with mid-to-large offices to provide meals from local restaurants, with menus designed by in-house dietitians and delivery handled by its own catering staff.

Enterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US

David Langer(CEO)inChris Hollindale(CTO)inKatherine van Ekert(Operations)in

Co-investors500 GlobalFundersClubKube VCY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesAvlok Capital+15 more

Zuorazuora.comin𝕏Jan 2015 · $36MAcquired

Zuora provides a monetization platform for managing quote-to-cash processes, including billing, revenue recognition, payments, and collections for companies monetizing through subscriptions, usage-based, or hybrid pricing models.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSFoster City, US

Tien Tzuo(Founder)inK.V. Rao(Founder)Cheng Zou(Founder)Tyler Sloat(Executive Officer)inTodd McElhatton(Chief Financial Officer (also reported as Chief Operating and Financial Officer))inPete Hirsch(Chief Product and Technology Officer)in

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAcross Capital PartnersConvergeDag VenturesGICGlynn Capital Management+12 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

FutureSimpleBrit MediaCampus Job

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.