Index Ventures — 2023 Investments

Weaviate is a fully remote company with globally distributed teams that works on open-source technology.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Bob van Luijt(Founder)Etienne Dilocker(Founder)Micha Verhagen(Founder)

Co-investorsBABattery VenturesCOCortical VenturesNENew Enterprise Associates (NEA)ZEZetta Venture PartnersINING VenturesDEDeep Acre+1 more

Albert provides an operating system for chemists that combines structured data management with AI trained on molecular structures and individual company chemistry datasets.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software

ZKZach Kisner(Co-founder)inKKKen Kisner(Founder)inNTNick Talken(Founder)inNVNeelesh Vaikhary(Co-founder)inZKZack Kisner(Founder)in

Co-investorsBLBlue Trail PartnersCACapitalGCOCoatue ManagementCOCoral CapitalF-F-Prime CapitalHOHomebrew+2 more

Beryl operates a nationwide UK bike-share scheme offering shared bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, and cargo bikes through an app with online payment.

Climate TechConsumerMobility & TransportationLondon, GB

EBEmily Brooke(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsENEntrepreneur FirstFRFrontier Development CapitalLOLocalGlobeSASangha CapitalBRBritish Business Bank

Causaly builds an agentic AI platform for life sciences R&D that retrieves and reasons over scientific evidence, using a scientific knowledge graph and specialized AI agents to support target identification, indication discovery, and regulatory evidence validation.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechLondon

YKYiannis Kiachopoulos(Founder)inArtur Saudabayev(Founder)Joannis Kiahopoulos(Executive Officer, Director)Yiannis Kiachopoulos Artur Saudabayev(Founder)

BoardMarc Moens(Director)inGeorgios Tziralis(Director)

Co-investorsEBEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeEMEmerge EducationICICONIQMAMarathon Venture CapitalPEPentech VenturesSNSNÖ Ventures+5 more

Class Companion is an AI-powered teaching platform that generates assignments, gives students instant feedback and scores, and provides an AI tutor for real-time, differentiated coaching.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

APAvery Pan(Founder)inAvik Jain(Founder)Jack Forbes(Founder)

Co-investorsBRBrainstorm VenturesOPOpenAI Startup Fund

Dagster is an AI-native DataOps platform that orchestrates, observes, and activates data across enterprise data stacks.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Nicholas Schrock(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Peter Hunt(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardEWEmily Walsh(Director)inMichelangelo Volpi(Director)

Co-investorsHUHuman Capital8V8VCGEGeorgianSESequoia CapitalSLSlow Ventures

Enter offers heat pumps and photovoltaic systems for homeowners, including online building analysis, expert consultation, system sizing, and installation through certified regional SHK (heating and plumbing) master contractors.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsCOCoatue ManagementFOFoundamentalFOFounders FundGEGerman Media PoolLOLoric VenturesNOnoa+8 more

GetHarley is a telehealth platform that connects individuals with aesthetic doctors, dermatologists, and plastic surgeons for online skin consultations and personalised skincare plans.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessLondon, GB

CCCharmaine Chow(Founder)in

Co-investorsVIVisionaries ClubHEHeadlineLALa FamigliaVIVillage Global

Mistral builds and open-sources frontier AI models, developer tools, and applications for organizations in finance, manufacturing, defense, energy, and the public sector to solve complex problems.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR

AMArthur Mensch(Founder)inGLGuillaume Lample(Founder)inTLTimothee Lacroix(Co-founder and CTO)inTimothée Lacroix(Founder)

Co-investors8383NorthANAndreessen HorowitzBABalderton CapitalCICisco InvestmentsCOConvictionELElad Gil+46 more

Cyera provides AI-native data security and classification for enterprises, discovering, governing, and protecting sensitive data across cloud, SaaS, and hybrid environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsCRCrew CapitalVIVine VenturesJIJibe VenturesOPOperator Partners

Siro provides conversation intelligence for field sales teams, converting customer interactions into scalable insights to improve coaching, learning, and performance in in-person sales roles.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

JCJake Cronin(Founder)inCameron Powell(Founder)

Co-investorsSISignalFire0101 AdvisorsCRCRV (Charles River Ventures)FIFikaSOSoma CapitalTHThe MBA Fund

Tacto builds AI agents for industrial procurement that connect internal data (ERP, technical drawings) with external market data to identify cost-saving potential, manage suppliers, optimize RFQ processes, and handle compliance.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

APAndré Petry(Founder)inJGJohannes Groll(Founder)inRKRobert Kaiser(Geschäftsführung (Management))inAndreas Groll(Founder)Nico Bentenrieder(Founder)

Co-investorsCHCherry VenturesSESequoia CapitalUVUVC PartnersVIVisionaries ClubLALa Famiglia

Tavus develops human-like AI agents called PALs that can see, hear, act, and understand in real-time, offering bespoke, fully-managed deployments for various enterprise workflows.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

HRHassaan Raza(Founder)inQFQuinn Favret(Founder)inRishabh Dhar(Founder)Sagar Malhi(Head of Product)Reh Hassan(Recruiter)Ari Korin(Senior Engineer)

Co-investorsBLBlue Trail PartnersCOCorrelation VenturesCRCRV (Charles River Ventures)HIHigh AlphaHUHubSpot VenturesMAMantis Capital+20 more

Taxfix offers a mobile and web app that guides individuals through their tax returns via a question-and-answer flow and submits them to German tax authorities through the official ELSTER interface.

ConsumerFintechSaaSBerlin, DE

LTLino Teuteberg(Founder)inMBMathis Büchi(Co-Founder & Chairman)inMOMartin Ott(Founder)inMathis Buchi(Founder)Mathis Bühi(Founder)

Co-investorsKRKreos CapitalPIPICUS CAPITALTETeachers' Venture GrowthVAValar Ventures LlcCLClocktower VenturesCRCreandum+2 more

Tofu automates go-to-market campaigns within existing CRM and sales tools, serving GTM and growth operations teams through features like outbound prospecting, lead nurturing, event follow-up, and deal management.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Mateo, US

EZElaine Zelby(Founder)inEunjoon (EJ) Cho(Founder)inHLHonglei Liu(Founder)inEunjoon Cho(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesEUEudemian VenturesHUHubSpot VenturesONOn DeckSISignalFireSLSlow Ventures+6 more

VOIDS provides AI-powered demand forecasting and inventory management software for e-commerce brands.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechSaaSHamburg, DE

Co-investorsTETechstarsCRCreandumFOFoundersLALakestar

Worldover is an operating system for chemicals, cosmetics, and supplement manufacturers, along with the brands and ingredient providers working alongside them, covering procurement, formulation, production, quality, regulatory, and commercial workflows.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB

Edward Alun-Jones(Founder)inCGChris Gudde(CTO)in

Co-investorsENEntrepreneur FirstPLPlug and Play Ventures