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Publicly traded companies started in Europe in the past 50 years are valued nearly 70 times less than their U.S. counterparts. It's time for change.

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This millennial became a millionaire before turning 30 thanks to early investments in Deliveroo and Revolut—he shares how Gen Z can spot the next startup jackpot

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Mignot made his first millions before turning 30 thanks to investments in the likes of Deliveroo before it became famous. Now, he’s revealing how Gen Z can spot the next unicorn—and cash in early.

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This VC Firm Turned An $86 Million Figma Bet Into $6 Billion Payday—Outperforming Silicon Valley Giants

Index Ventures has emerged as venture capital’s winner, transforming an $86.5 million investment in Figma Inc. (NYSE:FIG) into a stake worth nearly $6 billion following the design platform’s explosive market debut.

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Figma’s 33-year-old cofounder is a former LinkedIn intern who launched the $68 billion Wall Street darling with $100k from Peter Thiel

Dylan Field dropped out of Brown University to build his multibillion-dollar tech brand.

Fortune

Why Index’s Danny Rimer bet on Figma and Dylan Field at the seed stage

Index Ventures’s Danny Rimer—whose investments also include Etsy, Dropbox, Discord, and Dream Games—led Figma’s 2013 seed round.

Fortune

'You Never Want To Take The Highest Offer': Robinhood CEO's AI Startup Raises $100M, Hits $875M Valuation With Backing From Kleiner Perkins

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev is stepping beyond trading apps with a new venture: Harmonic AI, a startup aiming to create what it calls "mathematical superintelligence." The company last month announced the closing of a $100 million Series B funding round, bringing its valuation to $875 million.

Benzinga

ServiceTitan shares soar 40% after IPO, defying market drought that its founders say can be overcome by companies with 'durability'

In one of 2024’s few tech IPOs, ServiceTitan’s shares jumped nearly 40% on its first day of trading.

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Tessl worth a reported $750 million and announces $125 million in funding to try to transform software development

Index Ventures leads the latest $100 million Series A round for the company founded by serial entrepreneur "Guypo." GV led a perviously undisclosed $25 million seed round.

Fortune

What IPO readiness really looks like

The market isn’t exactly looking IPO ready. But theoretically, if more IPOs are going to happen this year, it’s going to have to be pretty soon.

Fortune

Exclusive: Savvy Wealth closes Series A at $26.5 million

Savvy has raised $15.5 million in an additional round led by Canvas Ventures, closing the startup’s Series A at $26.5 million, Fortune can exclusively report. Thrive Capital, Brewer Lane Ventures, Index Ventures, The House Fund, and Alumni Ventures, all existing investors, also participated in the round.

Fortune

The VC behind Mistral, Revolut and Slack just raised $2.3 billion to invest in long-term AI champions: ‘The era of the quick buck mentality is over’

“We think Europe is going to be one of the most important ecosystems for AI,” Index Ventures's Hannah Seal told Fortune.

Fortune

Former Airbnb executive joins Index Ventures as its newest partner

“It became very clear to me that venture in general, is an amazing place for somebody who’s curious about the world,” Vlad Loktev told Term Sheet.

Fortune

VCs are paying up as they scramble to get in on generative A.I.

As VCs trip over themselves to sign term sheets and establish cred in the huge emerging market, “there's gonna be a lot of money lost” predicts one.

Fortune

It will be ‘very difficult’ for enterprise software companies to raise funds without an A.I. strategy

“Basically all software investing right now, at least on the B2B side, is A.I. investing,” says Index Ventures partner Erin Price-Wright.

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The Crystal Ball: VCs, private equity investors, and tech founders predict what’s to come in 2023

Term Sheet readers weigh in on what this year will hold.

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Scottish 'fishtech' start-up secures more than £17m in funding

The Edinburgh-based business has also made several senior appointments as it looks to scale up

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