Index Ventures — 2022 Investments

Montonio provides a unified platform for online merchants to manage checkout, payments, shipping, refunds, and post-purchase operations in one system.

E-commerceFintechSaaSTallinn, EE

KTKristofer Turmen(Founder)inRÕRasmus Õisma(Founder)inKNKarel Nappus(Founder)inMLMarkus Lember(Founder)inKev Ruunek(Founder)Markus Maenpaa(Founder)

Co-investorsSUSuperAngelFFFf Venture CapitalGOGorilla CapitalSPSpecialist VCTETera VenturesCHCharlie Songhurst+2 more

Okendo is a customer marketing platform for Shopify merchants and consumer brands, offering products for reviews, surveys, referrals, quizzes, and loyalty to build customer relationships and increase lifetime value.

E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

Elliot Ferrao(Founder)Matthew Goodman(Founder)

Co-investorsPEPerkins Cove PartnersBABase10 PartnersCRCraft Ventures

Pave provides compensation and equity data to help employees understand and compare their pay.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

MSMatt Schulman(Founder)inOren Bass(Executive Officer, Director)Salim Lahoud(Director)Aaron Hultgren(Executive Officer, Director)John Geiken(Executive Officer, Director)inChris Butcher(Founder)

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzBEBessemer Venture PartnersCRCraft VenturesVIVillage GlobalY Y CombinatorOROriginal Capital+21 more

Starburst provides a data analytics platform built on Trino that allows organizations to query and analyze data across distributed sources and cloud environments with built-in governance, security controls, and query optimization.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US

JBJustin Borgman(Founder)inKBKamil Bajda-Pawlikowski(Co-founder)MFMatt Fuller(Founder)inMTMartin Traverso(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsCOCoatue ManagementALAlkeon InnovationANAndreessen HorowitzB B Capital GroupB4B4 CapitalETEthos VC+4 more

Coalition offers Active Insurance, a cybersecurity-focused insurance product designed to help organizations identify, mitigate, and respond to digital risks before they occur.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityInsurTechSan Francisco, US

JMJoshua Motta(Founder)inJHJohn Hering(Founder)

BoardNSNick Shalek(Director)in

Board seatSSShardul Shah· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsALAllianz XFEFelicis VenturesGEGeneral AtlanticVAValor Equity PartnersDUDurable Capital PartnersGRGreenoaks+2 more

Strapi is a headless content management system that enables content teams to create, update, and publish website and app content without developer assistance.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSParis

Jim Laurie(Founder)inPBPierre Burgy(Founder)inAurelien Georget(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAurélien Georget(Founder)

Board seatEPErin Price-Wright· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsACAccelCRCRV (Charles River Ventures)KIKima VenturesBPBpifranceFLFlex Capital PartnersSTStride VC

A consumer card program where members pick a community (such as a sports team) and earn points and a share of revenue for that community on everyday purchases like groceries, coffee, and games.

ConsumerFintech

Gerald Goldstein(Founder)Itamar Lesuisse(Founder)Julien Niset(Founder)

Co-investorsMEMetaplanetPAParadigmANAnimoca BrandsCRCreandumFAFabric VenturesFIfirstminute capital+8 more

Arthur develops an AI-powered platform that enables organizations to build and deploy immersive workflows and experiences combining synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Mateo, US

CFChristoph Fleischmann(Founder)in

Co-investorsDRDraper AssociatesPLPlexo CapitalACAcrew CapitalBABAM ElevateGRGreycroftHOHomebrew+1 more

Arthur provides AI performance monitoring, optimization, explainability, and bias mitigation solutions for enterprise customers deploying artificial intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

AWAdam Wenchel(Founder)inJohn Dickerson(Founder)Liz O'Sullivan(Founder)Priscilla Alexander(Founder)

BoardMVMike Volpi(Director)inTGTheresia Gouw(Director)in

Co-investorsACAcrew CapitalGRGreycroftHOHomebrewWOWork-BenchBABAM ElevatePLPlexo Capital

Ascend is a membership-based travel concierge service that manages flight, hotel, and ground transportation bookings via WhatsApp for frequent travelers, emphasizing rapid response times, proactive disruption handling, and significant cost savings.

Travel & Hospitality

Co-investorsFIFirstMark CapitalFJFJ LabsDIDistributed VenturesFIFirst Round CapitalMIMischiefNFNFP+2 more

Ascend is a financial operations platform purpose-built for insurance agencies, wholesalers, MGAs, and carriers, combining AI-powered accounting automation, payments, and premium financing.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS

PCPraveen Chekuri(Founder)inAndrew Wynn(Founder)

Co-investorsBOBoxGroupDIDistributed VenturesFIFinancial Venture StudioFIFirst Round CapitalMGMGV.VCNFNFP+10 more

Ascend is a membership-based travel concierge for frequent business and leisure travelers, offering a human team that books and manages flights, hotels, and ground transport end-to-end via WhatsApp.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsRERevUp CapitalBOBoxGroupDIDistributed VenturesEXExponent CapitalFIFirst Round CapitalFIFirstMark Capital+4 more

Ascend was a data engineering platform that provided declarative pipeline technology, unified ingest/transform/orchestration capabilities, and agentic data engineering solutions to help data engineers.

Data & Infrastructure

PCPraveen Chekuri(Founder)inSean Knapp(Founder)

Co-investorsACAccelCOCore Ventures GroupFEFelicis VenturesWEWebb Investment NetworkFIFirst Round CapitalFIFirstMark Capital+4 more

Bpifrance is a French organization that provides financing, credits, and partnership support to innovative companies and entrepreneurs, helping them accelerate growth domestically and internationally.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSector AgnosticParis, FR

NDNicolas Dufourcqin

Co-investorsRURuna CapitalALAlvenBEBek VenturesBEBetter AngleBLBlockchange VenturesCRCRV (Charles River Ventures)+11 more

Capitolis provides portfolio optimization and capital marketplace solutions that help banks reduce risk, improve capital efficiency, and access funding.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

GMGil Mandelzis(Founder)inIgor Teleshevsky(Founder)Tom Glocer(Founder)

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzGRGreenfield Partners9Y9Yards CapitalBNBNP ParibasCACanapi VenturesCOCommunitas Capital Partners+6 more

Deepnote is a collaborative data analysis platform that enables data teams to conduct analytics, build models, and share insights through a single interface.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

JJJakub Jurovych(Founder)inLior Alexander(CEO)Filip Stollár(Founder)Fillip Stollár(Founder)JJJakub Jurových(Founder)inJan Matas(Founder)

Co-investorsACAccelCOCoatue ManagementDIDig Ventures Management LimitedY Y CombinatorCRCredo VenturesLALachy Groom+1 more

Fireblocks provides infrastructure and platform services for managing digital assets and transactions, serving enterprises and startups that build and operate blockchain-based financial solutions.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

MSMichael Shaulov(Founder)inPBPavel Berengoltz(Founder)inIOIdan Ofrat(Founder)in

Co-investors51515 VenturesBOboldstart venturesCACanapi VenturesCACapitalGCOCoatue ManagementCYCyberstarts+22 more

Flipboard is a news and social network aggregator that presents curated web content in a flippable magazine format.

Palo Alto, US

Michael McCue(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Evan Doll(Founder)Mike McCue(Founder)in

BoardBGBing Gordon(Director)inDavid Bell(Director)

Co-investorsAMAmino CapitalCOCoatue ManagementCOComcast VenturesINInsight PartnersK2K2 GlobalRIRizvi Traverse Management+8 more

Humanloop was a development platform for building and managing large language model applications, providing tools for evaluating and managing AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

RHRaza Habib(Cofounder and CEO)inJBJordan Burgess(CPO)inPHPeter Hayes(CTO)inTimo Kuschma(Head of Operations)Conor Kelly(Member of GTM Team)Marilin Berg(Growth)

Co-investorsALAlbionVCLOLocalGlobeUCUCL Technology FundY Y CombinatorEVEvening

Loctax is an AI-assisted tax research platform that combines verified tax intelligence from IBFD with company data to provide jurisdiction-specific answers on corporate tax, transfer pricing, withholding tax, and other compliance issues.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech

Bart Van Rompaye(Founder)Yannick Kestemont(Founder)

Co-investors3C3cubed VenturesCACavalry VenturesENEntourage VenturesMSMSMNANAPTATapestry VC+1 more

Mad Realities is a creator-powered entertainment network that produces original episodic shows in partnership with online creators for distribution across social platforms and streaming.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialNew York, US

Alice Ma(Cofounder)DLDevin Lewtan(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsDRDream MachinePAParadigmALAlex ZhangELElectric AntFIFirst Round CapitalLOLowercarbon Capital+1 more

Mercantile helps fintechs, brands, and trade associations launch affinity credit card programs that increase customer engagement and value.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBoston, US

Co-investorsFIFinancial Venture StudioLILiam HorneRERestive Ventures

Motive provides connectivity and automation software for the physical economy, including AI-powered dashcams, omnicams, and telematics solutions for fleet management and logistics operations.

AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSDover, US

SMShoaib Makani(Founder)inOKObaid Khan(Founder)inABAdam Block(Executive Officer)inShulamite White(Executive Officer)Amish Babu(Executive Officer)inHBHemant Banavar(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsKLKleiner PerkinsBOBosch VenturesBOBow CapitalCHChemistryCOCollective LiquidityCOConductive Ventures+15 more

Newfront is an insurance broker that combines specialty insurance expertise with technology platforms to help clients manage risk and make informed insurance decisions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

SLSpike Lipkin(CEO)inGWGordon Wintrob(CTO)inJared Shapiro(Vice President of Engineering)Caleb Draper(Recruiting Team)Dee Olson(recruiting)JHJason Hoch(Engineer)in

Co-investorsA*A*ABAbstract VenturesALAltai VenturesB B Capital GroupB4B4 CapitalBEBessemer Venture Partners+26 more

Pave offers subscription memberships that help consumers build their credit score using tools like credit-building payments and bills protection, without requiring a hard credit check.

ConsumerFintechLondon, GB

Sho Sugihara(Founding CEO)inChris Butcher(Founding CTO)in

Co-investorsENEntrepreneur FirstACAccelANAndreessen HorowitzBABackend CapitalCOContraryHEHelios Digital Ventures+6 more

Pave designs and builds space hardware, including propulsion systems, space-ready avionics, and dedicated engine test infrastructure.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechVilleneuve, CH

Julie Böhning(Founder)Jérémy Marciacq(Founder)

Co-investorsATAtlanticB2b2ventureCRCreandumMOMotier VenturesSISistaVIVisionaries Club+11 more

Plain is a customer support platform that lets teams handle customer requests from Microsoft Teams, Slack, email, and in-app forms within a single tool.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

SRSimon Rohrbach(Founder)inMatt Vagni(Founder)

Co-investorsBABattery VenturesCOConnect VenturesVEVentures TogetherPEPear VCTETechstars

Pluang is a mobile investment app that allows users to invest in US stocks, ETFs, options, Indonesian stocks, mutual funds, cryptocurrencies, and gold.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSJakarta, ID

MSMelvin SumapunginClaudia Kolonas(Founder)Claudia Kolonas Richard Chua(Founder)Richard Chua(Founder)

Co-investorsACAccelGOGold House VenturesMAMantis CapitalOPOpenspace VenturesSQSquare Peg CapitalMUMUFG Innovation Partners+1 more

Productboard provides a product management platform that helps companies collect customer feedback and build better products.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

HPHubert Palan(Founder)inDHDaniel Hejl(Founder)in

Co-investorsBEBessemer Venture PartnersCRCraft VenturesKLKleiner PerkinsREReflex CapitalRORockaway VenturesSESequoia Capital+3 more

One Door provides a platform for visual merchandising that automates planning, execution, and optimization of in-store displays and product assortments across retail locations.

Retail TechSaaS

Co-investorsRORock River Capital Partners

Readyset is a database scaling platform that sits in front of existing MySQL and PostgreSQL databases to accelerate read performance with sub-millisecond latencies.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsBeverly Hills, US

ARAlana Renda(Founder)inNatalie Lao(Founder)inAlana Marzoev(Founder)Jon Gjengset(Founder)

Co-investorsAMAmplify PartnersTHThe E14 FundZEZero Prime VenturesDAData Community FundESEssence Venture Capital

Remote helps companies hire, pay, and manage employees internationally by removing barriers to cross-border employment.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

MLMarcelo Lebre(Founder)inJVJob van der Voort(Founder)in

BoardVilli Iltchev(Director)Brett Rochkind(Director)Miles Clement(Director)NBNiko Bonatsos(Director)in

Co-investorsACAccelB B Capital GroupB4B4 CapitalBABase PartnersCACategory VenturesDADaft Capital+15 more

Sourceful provides utilities and energy equipment manufacturers with a platform that integrates devices, delivers real-time data analytics, and enables AI-powered load prediction and remote fleet management through branded customer applications.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyIoTSaaSKalmar, SE

Co-investorsBOBorderless VentureCRCrucible CapitalEVEviny VenturesCOCoatue ManagementEKEka VenturesVEVenrex

Starburst is a global accelerator dedicated to Aerospace & Defense startups, providing acceleration programs, consulting missions, private pitches and events.

Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech

Co-investorsKLKluz VenturesALAlkeon CapitalALAltimeter CapitalANAndreessen HorowitzB B Capital GroupCOCoatue Management+1 more

Sylvera provides carbon credit ratings, pricing intelligence, and market forecasts covering voluntary, CORSIA, and Article 6 markets to help investors identify opportunities, value portfolios, and underwrite delivery risk.

CleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureFintech

SGSamuel Gill(Founder)inAllister Furey(Founder)Sam Gill(Founder)

Co-investorsBABalderton CapitalCOCommunitas Capital PartnersFOForm VenturesINInsight PartnersLOLocalGlobePLPlug and Play Ventures+4 more

Vetted is an AI shopping assistant that researches products for consumers by analyzing Reddit, YouTube, user reviews, and expert articles to recommend the best options and compares stores to find the lowest price.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerce

Aihui Ong(Founder)

Co-investorsBLBling CapitalGOGolden VenturesAMAmplify.LAFOFoundation CapitalINInsight Partners

Xata provides a database platform that lets teams create a synced, anonymized clone of their production database and spin up instant branches from it for development and CI/CD workflows.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

MSMonica Sarbu(Founder)in

BoardEBErica Brescia(Director)in

Co-investorsFIfirstminute capitalOPOperator CollectiveRERedpoint VenturesSVSV Angel