Where does Danny Rimer work?

Danny Rimer is Partner at Index Ventures and Board director at Humu Perceptyx and Board director at Patreon and Board director at Figma.

What does Danny Rimer invest in?

Danny Rimer invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS.

What check size does Danny Rimer write?

Danny Rimer typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.

What boards does Danny Rimer sit on?

Danny Rimer holds tracked board seats at Anki, Discord, Figma, Good Eggs, KVS, Last.fm, Lovefilm, MySQL, Neoteris, Sky PLC.

What companies has Danny Rimer invested in?

Investments tracked here include 1Stdibs, Anki, Beauty Pie, Boku, Discord, Dropbox, Etsy, Farfetch, Figma, Flipboard, Glossier, Grailed, and 9 more.

Where did Danny Rimer go to school?

Danny Rimer studied at Harvard University (AB, History and Literature); International School of Geneva.

What awards has Danny Rimer received?

Rimer was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for service to business and charity. Rimer was named to Fortune magazine's 40 Under 40 list of rising young business stars. Rimer appeared on The New York Times' and CB Insights' list of the Top 20 Venture Capitalists Worldwide each year from 2016 through 2018.

Does Danny Rimer lead rounds?

Yes — Danny Rimer has led 17 tracked investments.

Danny Rimer

Investor

Partner at Index Ventures · Board director at Humu Perceptyx · Board director at Patreon · Board director at Figma

London, UK

Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $15M

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About

Danny Rimer opened Index Ventures' London office in 2002 and its San Francisco office a decade later, becoming known for consumer and design-led investments including Figma, Discord, Etsy, and Glossier. Figma's 2025 IPO helped propel him back up the Midas List in 2026.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

d•••@indexventures.comreveal

Invests in

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded: In the Bay Area, Rimer and some friends started a company to digitize images of famous artwork and sell the downloads, forging exclusive deals with galleries such as the Louvre and the Uffizi.
Education: Studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, History and Literature)
Boards: Rimer serves on the board of Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres, a network of drop-in healthcare centers in the UK and Hong Kong for cancer patients. Rimer was formerly on the board of trustees at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA).
Communities: Rimer is a regular attendee of the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference.
Awards: Rimer was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for service to business and charity. Rimer was named to Fortune magazine's 40 Under 40 list of rising young business stars. Rimer appeared on The New York Times' and CB Insights' list of the Top 20 Venture Capitalists Worldwide each year from 2016 through 2018.
Family: Rimer's father is Gerald Rimer, founder of Index Securities (predecessor to Index Ventures), and his brothers Neil and David also work at the firm. Rimer has described his mother as Belgian and his father as Canadian, and says he grew up in Switzerland.

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Board director at Humu Perceptyx

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Humu Perceptyx's investors · 4

Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)since 2017 Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2017 IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2018 TCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Humu Perceptyx

Wayne CrosbyExecutive Officer, Director

Laszlo BockCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Board director at Patreon

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Patreon's investors · 19

AccompliceBoston · $5M – $25M checks Atelier AUTHENTIC VENTURESOakland · $100K – $1M checks Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks Defy PartnersWoodside · $3M – $10M checks Deviation CapitalNew York Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks InvestXVancouver Jack AltmanSan Francisco Manhattan Venture PartnersNew York New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Night CapitalCapitola Ossian Capital Rothenberg VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks Script CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checks SV AngelSan Francisco Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Patreon

Jack ConteFounder

Sam YamFounder

Board director at Figma

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Figma's investors · 33

137 VenturesSan Francisco Alkeon InnovationNew York Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks Amplify.LALos Angeles · $500K – $5M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020 Atlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checks Base PartnersSão Paulo Base10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks Durable Capital PartnersBethesda Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks Fidelity InvestmentsBoston First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020 Fuel CapitalCovina · $500K – $1M checks Geodesic CapitalFoster City Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2014 HaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks ICONIQSan Francisco Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2019 IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks Kearny JacksonSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checks Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024 m]x[v CapitalNew York Mosaic VenturesLondon · $1M – $10M checks Next Legacy PartnersPortola Valley Next Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checks Outcast VenturesSan Francisco · $500K checks Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2019 super{set}San Francisco Westbound Equity PartnersPalo Alto · $750K – $2M checks WndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks

Co-founders at Figma

Evan WallaceCo-Founder (former Chief Technology Officer)

Dylan FieldCo-founder & CEO

Experience

Index VenturesPartnercurrent2002 — present
FigmaBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
DiscordBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
NotionInvestorcurrent2020 — present
GranolaBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
Ineffable IntelligenceBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
InherentBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
PatreonBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
MultiverseBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
EmpathyBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
GOAT GroupBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentUnited States
Beauty PieBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
Common RoomBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
Glossier, Inc.Board Observercurrent2016 — presentGreater New York City Area
JustworksBoard Observercurrent2013 — presentNew York, New York
LinktreeBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
MotorwayBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
GetHarleyBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
SourcefulBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentManchester Area, United Kingdom
Dream GamesBoard Member2023 — 2025Istanbul, Türkiye

Skills & more

Start-ups23Entrepreneurship14Venture Capital21Mergers1Growth Capital1Investments7E-commerce3Due Diligence1Mobile Devices3Corporate DevelopmentValuationBusiness Development1

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Financial ModelingBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementSaaSPrivate EquityNew Business DevelopmentCorporate Venture CapitalProduct Development

Languages English · French

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Deals · 5

DiscordBoard seat

via Index Ventures · filed Mar 2023 · $15.7M raise

FigmaBoard seat

via Index Ventures · filed Feb 2019 · $40M raise

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AnkiBoard seat

via Index Ventures · filed Mar 2017 · $81M raise

Good EggsBoard seat

via Index Ventures · filed Aug 2016 · $15M raise

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Zesty, Inc.Board seat

via Index Ventures · filed Jul 2015 · $20.4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

1Stdibs Beauty PieBokuDropboxEtsyFarfetchFlipboard Glossier Grailed GrubwithusKingOtrium PatreonZesty

Board seats

KVSLast.fmLovefilmMySQLNeoterisSky PLCTrialPay

Investor

CrossgainOfotoSkypeTellme Networks

Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Danny Rimer

Index Ventures' Danny Rimer Talks Figma's IPO and VC Bets

Newcomer

People People: Leading People Functions - Nadia Singer (Figma) & Danny Rimer (Index Ventures)

Slush

Index Creator Summit: Why is everyone talking about creators? Danny Rimer w/ CEOs of Figma & Patreon

Index Ventures

Index OnAir: Smart Story, Strong Brand (moderated by Danny Rimer)

Index Ventures

Danny Rimer catching up with Linda Lian, CEO & Co-founder of Common Room

Index Ventures

Danny Rimer catches up with co-founder of Multiverse

Index Ventures

2 more appearances

Danny Rimer, Partner, Index Ventures2017-01-29
Index Ventures' Danny Rimer on how to spot tech trends2013-09-24

Colleagues at Index Ventures

Adrianna Ma

Investor at Index Ventures

Alex Bangash

Managing Director and General Partner at Transpose Platform Management

Alexander Bruehl

Investor at Point Nine Capital

Ali Fisher Sweet

Investor at Index Ventures

Ana Andreescu

Investor at Index Ventures

André Dubois

Investor at Index Ventures

Avron Marcus

Investor at Index Ventures

Bastian Hasslinger

Investor at Index Ventures

Network15

Adrianna MaScout

Investor at Index Ventures

Amy BanseScout

Venture Partner at Mosaic General Partnership, LLC

Avi EyalScout

Investor at Entree Capital

Barry SchulerScout

Founder and Managing Partner at DFJ

Bernard DalleScout

Partner at Index Ventures

Charlie SonghurstScout

Sr. Venture Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)

Chris AhnScout

Partner at Haun Ventures

Chuck TempletonScout

Managing Partner at S2G Investments

Damir BecirovicScout

Investor at Index Ventures

David EichlerScout

Partner, Head of Portfolio Optimization at TCV

Davor HebelScout

Managing Partner at Eight Roads Ventures

Emil SchaeferScout

Investor at Index Ventures

▶3 more connections

Erik Kriessmann · scout Ken Chenault · scout Shardul Shah · scout

Investors connected to Danny in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Danny Rimer?: Danny Rimer opened Index Ventures' London office in 2002 and its San Francisco office a decade later, becoming known for consumer and design-led investments including Figma, Discord, Etsy, and Glossier. Figma's 2025 IPO helped propel him back up the Midas List in 2026.
Where does Danny Rimer work?: Danny Rimer is Partner at Index Ventures and Board director at Humu Perceptyx and Board director at Patreon and Board director at Figma.
What does Danny Rimer invest in?: Danny Rimer invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Danny Rimer write?: Danny Rimer typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
What boards does Danny Rimer sit on?: Danny Rimer holds tracked board seats at Anki, Discord, Figma, Good Eggs, KVS, Last.fm, Lovefilm, MySQL, Neoteris, Sky PLC.
What companies has Danny Rimer invested in?: Investments tracked here include 1Stdibs, Anki, Beauty Pie, Boku, Discord, Dropbox, Etsy, Farfetch, Figma, Flipboard, Glossier, Grailed, and 9 more.
Where did Danny Rimer go to school?: Danny Rimer studied at Harvard University (AB, History and Literature); International School of Geneva.
What awards has Danny Rimer received?: Rimer was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for service to business and charity. Rimer was named to Fortune magazine's 40 Under 40 list of rising young business stars. Rimer appeared on The New York Times' and CB Insights' list of the Top 20 Venture Capitalists Worldwide each year from 2016 through 2018.
What podcasts and interviews feature Danny Rimer?: Tracked appearances include "Index Ventures' Danny Rimer Talks Figma's IPO and VC Bets", "People People: Leading People Functions - Nadia Singer (Figma) & Danny Rimer (Index Ventures)", "Index Creator Summit: Why is everyone talking about creators? Danny Rimer w/ CEOs of Figma & Patreon", and 5 more.
Does Danny Rimer lead rounds?: Yes — Danny Rimer has led 17 tracked investments.