About
Stephane Kurgan joined Index Ventures in 2020 as a venture partner after three decades as an operator in European tech, focusing on supporting purpose-driven founders. He was previously COO of King Digital Entertainment (maker of Candy Crush Saga), where he was involved in its $7B IPO and subsequent acquisition by Activision Blizzard, and earlier was a consultant at McKinsey.
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- s•••@indexventures.comreveal100% confident
- s•••@indexventures.comreveal90% confident
- s•••@indexventures.comreveal75% confident
Experience
- S&WBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Scope AIBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- AronditeBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Index VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- BirdieBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- CodatBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- FonoaBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- OmioBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentBerlin, Germany
- TCVExecutive Advisorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Kurgan van Hentenryk ChairMember of the Scientific Committeecurrent2015 — presentBrussels Region, Belgium
- Queen Digital Entertainment LtdCo-Founder & Chair2022 — 2026Dublin
- Dream GamesBoard Member2021 — 2023
- AlanAdvisor2019 — 2021Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- KingChief Operating Officer & Member of the Board of Directors2011 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- Gladstone Capital Management LLPNon-executive Director2004 — 2012
- Tideway Systems Ltd. Acq. By BMC Inc.Chief Financial Officer2005 — 2010
- Digital Reserve LtdFounder and CEO2004 — 2005
- Capital Z Financial Services Partners2002 — 2004
- enba plcSenior Vice President1999 — 2002Dublin, Ireland
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant1997 — 1999
- Philips Media ServicesInvestment Manager1996 — 1997
- Bureau van Dijk Electronic PublishingProduct Manager1990 — 1995
- Johns Hopkins University Bologna CenterTeaching Assistant in Microeconomics1989 — 1990
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship25Business Strategy31Venture Capital17E-commerce15Leadership30
From Stephane's professional profile.
Colleagues at TCV
Aaron Ford
Partner, Data Intelligence Group at TCV
Alex Flor
Associate at TCV
Alexander Wortmann
Partner at TCV
Amol Helekar
General Partner at TCV
Amy Bohutinsky
Operating Partner at TCV
Andrea Cambria
Principal, Head of Valuation at TCV
Anita Pramoda
Executive Advisor at TCV
Arianne Balducci
Head of People at TCV
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stephane Kurgan?
- Stephane Kurgan joined Index Ventures in 2020 as a venture partner after three decades as an operator in European tech, focusing on supporting purpose-driven founders. He was previously COO of King Digital Entertainment (maker of Candy Crush Saga), where he was involved in its $7B IPO and subsequent acquisition by Activision Blizzard, and earlier was a consultant at McKinsey.
- Where does Stephane Kurgan work?
- Stephane Kurgan is Executive Advisor at TCV.
- Where did Stephane Kurgan go to school?
- Stephane Kurgan studied at INSEAD (MBA); The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (Diploma, International Relations); Université libre de Bruxelles (BSc, Economics).
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