Neil Rimer
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Index Ventures · Board director at Stack Exchange · Board director at Metromile
Geneva
Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $15M
About
Neil Rimer built his venture activity from his father's Geneva brokerage, became a recognized tech investor by backing Supercell and Roblox early, and served as Human Rights Watch board co-chair.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- n•••@indexventures.comreveal70% confident
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at Stack Exchange
Intro paths
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In turn, Neil can intro founders to Stack Exchange's investors below.
Stack Exchange's investors · 5
Co-founders at Stack Exchange
AJ
Avram Joel SpolskyExecutive Officer, Director
MH
Michael Howard PryorExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Metromile
Intro paths
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In turn, Neil can intro founders to Metromile's investors below.
Metromile's investors · 5
Co-founders at Metromile
DP
Dan PrestonExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Index VenturesGeneral Partner, Foundercurrent1996 — present
- NexthinkBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Human Rights WatchMember, Board Of Directorscurrent2010 — present
- Funding Circle UKMember, Board Of Directorscurrent2011 — present
- Typeform.comMember, Board Of Directorscurrent2015 — present
- Stack OverflowMember, Board Of Directors2011 — 2021
- RobloxBoard Observer2017 — 2021
- MetromileMember, Board Of Directors2011 — 2021
- DeliverooBoard Observer2014 — 2019
- RevolutBoard Observer2015 — 2017
- KaggleBoard Member2011 — 2017
- TrelloBoard Member2014 — 2017
- SupercellBoard Member2013
- ClimateBoard Member2006 — 2013
- BetfairInvestor2000 — 2010
- BetfairBoard Member2000 — 2002
- U.C. SampdoriaBoard Member1993 — 1995
Education
- Stanford UniversityAB, History and Economics1981 — 1985
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), MBA1989 — 1991
- International School of Geneva
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship24Venture Capital21Corporate Development11Start-ups10Private Equity8Growth Capital4Mergers1Due Diligence4CleantechBusiness Strategy10Financial Modeling1Valuation3
From Neil's professional profile.
Deals · 1
MetromileBoard seat
via Index Ventures · filed Aug 2018 · $150M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Index Ventures
Adrianna Ma
Investor at Index Ventures
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
Ben Sneider
Investor at Index Ventures
Benjy Boateng
Investor at Index Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Neil in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Neil Rimer?
- Neil Rimer built his venture activity from his father's Geneva brokerage, became a recognized tech investor by backing Supercell and Roblox early, and served as Human Rights Watch board co-chair.
- Where does Neil Rimer work?
- Neil Rimer is General Partner at Index Ventures and Board director at Stack Exchange and Board director at Metromile.
- What does Neil Rimer invest in?
- Neil Rimer invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Neil Rimer write?
- Neil Rimer typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
- What boards does Neil Rimer sit on?
- Neil Rimer holds tracked board seats at Metromile.
- Where did Neil Rimer go to school?
- Neil Rimer studied at Stanford University (AB, History and Economics); Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA); International School of Geneva.
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