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Index Ventures

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European venture capital firm

Index Ventures is a European venture capital firm with headquarters in London and offices in San Francisco, New York City, Geneva and Jersey.2 It was founded by Gerald Rimer.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1

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Index Ventures is a European venture capital firm with headquarters in London and offices in San Francisco, New York City, Geneva and Jersey.2

Corporate structure

Index Ventures sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Index Ventures

  • David Anthony Rimer Owns 25% to 50% of Index Ventures, since 12/2014 (Form ADV)
  • Neil Alexander Rimer Owns 25% to 50% of Index Ventures, since 12/2014 (Form ADV)
  • Giuseppe Nmn Zocco Owns 25% to 50% of Index Ventures, since 12/2014 (Form ADV)
  • David And Mehra Rimer Foundation Owns 25% to 50% of Index Ventures, since 05/2021 (Form ADV)
  • Index Ventures Geneva
    • Hexavest Subsidiary · Luxembourg

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G; owners and owned firms from Form ADV, the registration investment advisers file with the SEC. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Investment adviser

Index Ventures is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. This is what it reports on Form ADV, the registration every adviser files and keeps current.

Who owns it

Owners of 5% or more as the firm lists them (Schedule A), and the owners of those owners up the chain (Schedule B).

  • DAVID AND MEHRA RIMER FOUNDATIONowns 25% to 50%, since 05/2021
  • David Anthony Rimerowns 25% to 50%, since 12/2014
  • Neil Alexander Rimerowns 25% to 50%, since 12/2014
  • Giuseppe Nmn Zoccoowns 25% to 50%, since 12/2014

The story

Founded by Gerald Rimer in 1996.1

Index Ventures has its origins in a Swiss bond-trading firm called Index Securities, founded by Gerald Rimer in 1976. In 1992, Rimer recruited his son Neil to join the firm, launching a technology investment arm that evolved into Index Ventures.

Index Ventures was officially founded in Geneva in 1996 by Neil Rimer, David Rimer and Giuseppe Zocco. The firm established its London office as its base in 2002. It began investing in Israel in 2003, and by 2005 raised €300 million for its third fund. Two years later, it raised an additional €350 million for its fourth fund, which focused 15 to 20 percent on investing in Israeli companies.

In 2012, Index closed its sixth fund, raising €350 million from limited partners to invest in technology startups across Europe, the U.S., and Israel.

“In 2014, Index Ventures announced a new early-stage fund of $550 million aimed at technology startups in Europe, the U.S., and Israel.

In 2017, it raised €400 million for its seventh fund, focusing on companies in Europe, the U.S., and Israel.

In 2021, Index Ventures raised a total of $3.1 billion across new funds, allocating $900 million to early-stage ventures, $2 billion to growth-stage investments, and an additional $200 million toward a seed fund. The firm also closed a second seed-focused fund of $300 million in 2022.

Having focused on technology and life sciences for its first two decades, the firm spun off its life sciences business in 2016 as Medicxi Ventures, an independent venture capital firm specializing in life-sciences investments.

Index Ventures' office in San Francisco was opened in 2011, as the firm expanded to the US. The firm has offices in Geneva and Jersey and opened a New York City office in 2022.

From Wikipedia’s article on Index Ventures, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Index Ventures, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • venture capital

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Hexavest

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded1

Sources

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