Index Ventures
Coverage of Index Ventures in the Nexus archive.
- Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds
Index Ventures has raised $2 billion across three funds following a payout from Wiz. The firm's total available investing capital is now $3.5 billion.
- Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out
Neil Rimer, a venture capitalist, predicts that AI-generated wealth in Silicon Valley will need to be redistributed, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
- Exclusive: Taktile raises $110 million from Goldman Sachs, Tiger Global to automate high-stakes financial decisions
Taktile, an AI startup co-founded by Maik Taro Wehmeyer and Maximilian Eber, raised $110 million in a Series C round led by Goldman Sachs with participation from Tiger Global, Index Ventures, and Y Combinator. The company aims to automate high-stakes financial decisions for banks and insurers using AI agents, with plans to expand its software and open a São Paulo office.
- Crypto trading app Fomo raises $75 million at $550 million valuation in Index Ventures-led Series B
Crypto trading app Fomo secured a $75 million Series B funding round at a $550 million valuation. The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from USV and other investors.
- Notion takes a quiet approach to designing AI features: ‘You can’t have every new tool screaming at you’
Notion is adopting a restrained design strategy for its AI features, integrating them subtly into existing workflows rather than prominent interfaces. The company introduced AI capabilities in 2023, including summarization, translation, and personal agents, while maintaining its minimalist philosophy. Notion now has over 100 million users, $500 million in annual revenue, and recently secured a $270 million investment led by GIC, valuing it at $11 billion.