Index Ventures — 2021 Investments

Abacus uses AI to extract data from complex tax documents including K-1s and state forms for U.S. accounting firms.

AI & Machine LearningFintechBirmingham, US

Co-investorsMEMenlo VenturesALAlkeon CapitalCOCoatue ManagementOROriginal CapitalPEPear VCRERecall Capital+2 more

Paris-based B2B wholesale marketplace connecting independent brands with local retailers across Europe.

Nicolas d’Audiffret(Founder & CEO)NCNicolas Cohen(Founder)Mathieu Alengrin(Founder)Nicolas d'Audiffret(Founder)Pierre-Louis Lacoste(Founder)

Co-investorsAGAglae VenturesBABain Capital VenturesBOBond Capital ManagementCOCoatue ManagementTCTCVALAlven+6 more

Aspire provides corporate account and card solutions for businesses with complex operations, offering relationship management and an online platform for employee spending oversight.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

ABAndrea Baronchelli(CEO)inGCGiovanni Casinelli(Founder)inGiacomo Ficari(Founder/Co-CEO)inJLJoel Leong(Founder)inSG Andrea Baronchelli(Founder/CEO)SPStefano Pellegrino(Co-Founder (former Vietnam country head))in

Co-investorsBEBeacon VCCRCrane Venture PartnersHUHummingbird VenturesINInsignia Ventures PartnersLILightspeed Venture PartnersPIPICUS CAPITAL+28 more

Aspire is an influencer marketing platform that helps brands build communities of ambassadors, influencers, and affiliates to promote products at scale.

Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

TFThomas FrostinEric Lam(Founder)Shuhan Bao(Founder)Suhaas Prasad(Founder)

Co-investors51515 VenturesASAspenwoodCOCota CapitalPEPear VCSTStructural CapitalBABattery Ventures+14 more

Beauty Pie is a direct-to-consumer beauty platform that sources skincare, makeup, fragrances and wellness products from premium labs and suppliers worldwide, offering them to members at significantly reduced prices by eliminating traditional retail markups.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

MKMarcia Kilgore(Founder)in

Co-investorsBABalderton CapitalGEGeneral CatalystINInsight PartnersLOLocalGlobe

Birdie builds integrated software for homecare agencies to manage care operations, patient information, and team coordination.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSLondon, GB

MPMax Parmentier(Founder)in

Co-investorsILIlluminate VenturesOMOMERS VenturesASAstellaENEndeavor CatalystJLJLL Spark Global VenturesKAKamet Ventures+2 more

BrightHire offers deep integrations with applicant tracking systems that add hiring-focused features such as one-click scorecard completion, playable interview highlights, and click-to-call directly within the ATS.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York City, US

TCTheodore Chestnut(Founder)inBen Sesser(Founder)Teddy Chestnut(Founder)

Co-investorsBRBreakpoint CapitalFIFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcFLFlybridge Capital PartnersGRGround Up VenturesNENext Play Ventures0101 Advisors+2 more

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database designed for enterprise applications that require high availability and global scalability.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

SKSpencer Kimball(Founder)inPMPeter Mattis(Founder)inBen Darnell(Founder)

Co-investorsBOBond Capital ManagementCOCoatue ManagementFIFirstMark CapitalG G SquaredGVGV (Google Ventures)INIn-Q-Tel+13 more

Cocoon provides technology to simplify leave management for employees and employers, handling leave compliance, insurance claims, and payroll administration in the United States.

ConsumerHR TechSaaSSocialSan Francisco, US

ACAlex Cornell(Founder)inSMSachin Monga(Founder)inMCMahima Chawla(Founder)inLDLauren Dai(Founder)AFAmber Feng(Founder)inEliot Brooks(Founder)

Co-investorsFIFirst Round CapitalLELerer HippeauMAMagnify VenturesSESemperVirens Venture CapitalXYXYZ Venture CapitalY Y Combinator+16 more

Cocoon develops low-carbon construction materials, including LoopCem, a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) made by valorizing electric arc furnace (EAF) steel slag to reduce concrete emissions.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsLondon, GB

EBEliot Brooks(CEO)inWKWilliam Knapp(Founder)inFSFreddie Scott(CTO)in

Co-investorsBRBrick Mortar VenturesGIGigascale CapitalSOSOSVTHThe Venture CollectiveWIWireframe VenturesFIFirst Round Capital+4 more

CodeSignal provides an educational ebook guide for talent teams on implementing AI hiring tools, covering readiness assessment, solution selection, and compliant usage practices.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR TechSan Francisco, US

ASAram Shatakhtsyan(Founder)inTSTigran Sloyan(Founder)inFelix Desroches(Founder)

Co-investorsA.A.Capital VenturesALAlumni VenturesCMCM VenturesCOCorrelation VenturesFJFJ LabsFOFormula VC+4 more

Collibra describes its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments and how these principles guide its business decisions.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

FVFelix Van de Maele(Founder)inDamien Trog(Founder)Pieter De Leenheer(Founder)Stan Christiaens(Founder)Stijn Christiaens(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlkeon InnovationBABattery VenturesCACapitalGCRCrane Venture PartnersDADawn CapitalICICONIQ+5 more

Common Room is an AI-powered go-to-market platform that unifies first-party customer data with real-world buyer signals to provide buyer intelligence and automated action capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US

VMViraj Mody(Founder)inTKTom Kleinpeter(Founder)inLLLinda Lian(Founder)inFLFrancis Luu(Founder)inKNKaren Ng(VP of Product)inJRJake Randall(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investors0101 AdvisorsBLBlue Cloud VenturesGRGreylock PartnersMAMadrona Venture GroupNENext Play VenturesOPOperator Collective

Cord builds embedded collaboration features that software companies can add to their own products.

BHBen Henley(Founder)in

Co-investorsGVGV (Google Ventures)KIKickstart InnovationLELerer HippeauNFNFXCHChapter One VenturesSTStride VC

Dazz builds a remediation engine and Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform that correlates security data from multiple sources, maps issues to their root cause in code, and integrates cloud context into security workflows.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US

MBMerav Bahat(Founder)inTSTomer Schwartz(Founder)inYuval Ofir(Founder)inJPJared Phipps(Chief Revenue Officer)in

BoardACAsheem Chandna(Board / Investor representative (Greylock Partners))in

Co-investorsCYCyberstartsGRGreylock PartnersINInsight Partners

Dream Games is a mobile game developer known for the titles Royal Match and Royal Kingdom, aimed at a global gaming audience.

ConsumerGamingIstanbul, TR

SASoner Aydemir(Founder)inAram Kananyan(Founder)Eren Sengul(Founder)Hakan Saglam(Founder)Hakan Sarac(Founder)Ikbal Namli(Founder)

Co-investorsBABalderton CapitalIVIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)MAMakers FundTOTOP-Direct IVBLBlackRockCVCVC

Expel provides managed detection and response (MDR) services for cybersecurity threats, helping organizations detect and respond to security incidents.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMclean, US

YKYanek Korff(Founder)inJBJustin Bajko(Founder)inDMDave Merkel(Founder)in

BoardMYMourad Yesayan(Director)in

Co-investorsBABattery VenturesBUBurda Principal InvestmentsCACapitalGCICisco InvestmentsGRGreycroftLILightbank+4 more

Feathery builds AI-powered workflow automation and forms platform designed for insurance and wealth management companies.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

ZKZack Khan(Founder)inPDPeter Dun(Founder)inBryce Yan(Founder)

Co-investorsCOContraryPOPortage VenturesWIWingBABain Capital VenturesCLClocktower Ventures

Payment solution for the unbanked population in Latin America; acquired by Shift4.

Co-investorsMAMantis CapitalBABase PartnersRERestive VenturesUPUpHonest Capital

Meroxa builds real-time data integration and streaming tools to help organizations liberate data from silos and create data-driven applications.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

DBDeVaris Brown(Founder)inAli Hamidi(Founder)

Co-investorsAMAmplify PartnersDRDrive CapitalMAMaterialized View CapitalRORoot Ventures Manager, LlcWEWellington ManagementADAddition+5 more

Monograph is a project management and financial platform built specifically for architecture and engineering (A&E) firms, helping them track projects, forecast needs, and manage budgets and performance.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS

RYRobert Yuen(Co-founder)inADAlex Dixon(Co-founder)MAMoe Amaya(Co-founder)

Co-investorsDEDesigner FundBABase10 PartnersHOHomebrewTITiger Global ManagementTITishman Speyer

Motorway is a marketplace platform where individual sellers list vehicles and over 8,000 verified car dealers compete to purchase them, helping sellers achieve better prices for their cars.

B2B MarketplacesDirect to ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSector AgnosticBrighton, GB

TLTom Leathes(Founder)inHJHarry Jones(Founder)inAlex Buttle(Founder)Adam Pettitt(Founder)James Wilkinson(Founder)

Co-investorsFOFounder CollectiveICICONIQLOLocalGlobePHPhoenix CourtBMBMW i VenturesICICONIQ Capital+3 more

Otrium operates an online marketplace offering discounted fashion and apparel, featuring brand collaborations and seasonal collections with promotional pricing.

Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesRetail Tech

MDMilan Daniels(Founder)inFVFrank Van ValdereninMax Klijnstra(Founder)Milan Daniels Max Klijnstra(Founder)

Co-investorsANAngel Capital ManagementBOBond Capital ManagementKEKeadynEIEight Roads Ventures

Piñata Farms is a mobile meme-making app for iPhone and Android that lets users turn trending videos or images into memes by adding faces, text, and stickers.

ConsumerCreator EconomySocial

Co-investorsPAPathbreaker VenturesSISinai Capital PartnersBABanana CapitalFOFounders Fund

Printify is a print-on-demand platform that enables entrepreneurs to build eCommerce businesses by connecting them with a global network of printing providers.

B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSWilmington, US

JBJanis Berdigans(Executive Officer, Director)inGDGatis Dukurs(Founder)inJJJames Janis Berdigans(Founder)inAKArtis Kehris(Founder)inEPEdgars Peics(Executive Officer)inAGArtis Grizans(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors50500 GlobalALAlleyCorpALAlumni VenturesBLBling CapitalCHChange VenturesDRDreamers VC+8 more

Prodigy Finance provides low-interest loans to international students pursuing master's degrees at institutions worldwide.

EdTechFintechCape Town, ZA

CSCameron Stevens(Founder)inMiha Zerko(Founder)Ryan Steele(Founder)

Co-investorsBABalderton CapitalCPCPP InvestmentsDEDeutsche BankDFDFCGOGoldman SachsM&M&G Investments+1 more

WorkBoard provides a software platform for enterprise teams to define, align, and track strategic priorities and OKRs (objectives and key results).

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSofia, BG

Deidre Paknad(CEO)DPDaryoush Paknad(Co-founder)inIvan Osmak(Founder)Jordan Angelov(Founder)Martin Kirov(Founder)Radoslav Georgiev(Founder)

Co-investorsELEleven VenturesLALAUNCHub VenturesSCScaleX VenturesTETechstarsVIVisionaries ClubINInsight Partners+2 more

Resistant AI provides AI-powered software that detects fraud in documents — including fake, tampered, or AI-generated files — and adds a fraud and money-laundering detection layer to existing transaction monitoring systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechLewes, US

MRMartin Rehak(Founder)inMartin Grill(Director)inJan Jusko(Founder)inJan Stiborek(Founder)inKarel Bartoš(Founder)inLukáš Machlica(Founder)in

Co-investorsGVGV (Google Ventures)NONotion CapitalCRCredo VenturesDTDTCPEXExperian VenturesIDIDEO

Retool is a platform for building and governing internal tools, admin panels, and dashboards across teams.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

DHDavid Hsu(CEO)inSnir Kodesh(Head of Engineering)Anthony GuoAlex Tapper(Customer Engineer)Jack McCloy(Software Engineer)Donald Hruska(Engineering)

Co-investorsBOBond Capital ManagementCOCoatue ManagementLILiquid VenturesPRPreston-Werner VenturesSESequoia CapitalSTStandard Capital+38 more

Sanlo provides monetization and payment infrastructure for game developers and publishers, including a D2C web shop builder, web checkout, and native Unity checkout to accept payments across web shops, web games, and alternative app stores.

E-commerceFintechGamingSaaS

Olya Caliujnaia(Founder)William Liu(Founder)

Co-investorsGFGFR FundCHChemistryFIFin CapitalGOGokul RajaramLOLondon Venture PartnersPOPortag3 Ventures+2 more

SentiLink provides fraud detection and identity verification products and data solutions for financial institutions and businesses.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Max(Co-founder)MBMaxwell Blumenfeld(Founder)inNHNaftali Harris(Founder)inMax Blumenfeld(Founder)

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzCRCraft VenturesFEFelicis VenturesFIFifth Down CapitalFLFlexcap VenturesNENew York Life Ventures+30 more

Sourceful is an AI-powered brand design platform that generates logos, product packaging, and photography visuals from text prompts, with vetted human designers available to finalize and prepare assets for print.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

WYWing Yung Chan(Founder)inKrisztina Boros(Founder)Oscar Vallance(Founder)Shiran Zheng(Founder)Wing Chan(Founder)

Co-investorsCICircle & Co.COCoatue ManagementEKEka VenturesDYDylan FieldPRPraetura VenturesVEVenrex

Summit provides an accounts payable and expense management platform that consolidates and automates expense tracking across email, spreadsheets, and accounting platforms for finance teams.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

MKMohandass Kalaichelvan(Founder)inIAIsaq Ahmed Mukthar(Founder)inAlbert Lie(Vice President Engineering)Andika Prasetya(Head of Product)Adrian Spenmo(Vice President Engineering)Hans Ivander(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsINInsight PartnersITITERATIVELOLocus VenturesOPOperator StackRORocket Internet SESISilicon Ventures+25 more

Stytch provides an identity and authentication platform for applications and AI agents, offering authentication, authorization, security, and fraud protection features.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

RMReed McGinley-Stempel(Founder)inJLJulianna Lamb(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAngel Collective Opportunity FundCHChapter OneCOCoatue ManagementBEBenchmarkCOContraryTHThrive+1 more

Superconductive is the company behind Great Expectations (GX), a data quality platform, and is preparing to launch a cloud version of the product.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsCRCRV (Charles River Ventures)RORoot Ventures Manager, LlcTITiger Global Management

Superconductive develops GX Core, a data quality tool that lets technical teams define expectations and automated actions to detect and prevent bad data from moving through their data systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsRORoot Ventures Manager, LlcCRCRV (Charles River Ventures)TITiger Global Management

Swile is a French fintech company that provides a digital smart card solution consolidating employee benefits including meal vouchers, gift cards, and travel management into a single platform with a mobile app.

FintechHR TechSaaSParis, FR

LSLoïc Soubeyrand(Founder)inLoic Soubeyrand(Founder)

PartnerMMMartin Mignot· led

Co-investorsAXAxeleo CapitalDADaphniKIKima VenturesSOSoftbank Latin America FundBPBpifranceEUEurazeo+1 more

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