Venture capital fund · 14 deals
San Francisco
Every published round Index Ventures took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Companies Index Ventures has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CultureAmp | 4 Sep 2019, Series D+ | 2 | 0 | |
| Fast | Jan 2021, Series B | 1 | 0 | |
| Granola | Mar 2026, Series C | 1 | 1 | |
| Linktree | 26 Mar 2021, Series B | 2 | 2 | |
| Loop | 17 Apr 2026, Series C | 1 | 0 | |
| Okendo | 21 Jul 2021, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| SafetyCulture | 13 Apr 2020, Series C | 4 | 0 | |
| Wonderful | Mar 2026, Series B | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Index Ventures, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Index Ventures has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Index Ventures did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Rimer | Partner | granola.ai, Tech Funding News - Australia |
Stories naming Index Ventures. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Supply chain AI startup Loop has raised a $95 million Series C led by Valor Equity Partners and its Atreides AI fund, with other investors participating, to deepen product capabilities and grow engineering teams.
Also unite.ai
AI notepad maker Granola announced a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation, led by Index Ventures with Kleiner Perkins and returning backers, alongside new features for sharing meeting context.
Also shopifreaks.com
Index Ventures' post announces Wonderful's $150 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, with Insight Partners leading and Index, IVP, Bessemer and Vine Ventures participating.
Wonderful announced a $150 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, with Insight Partners leading and four earlier backers returning, to scale its enterprise AI platform across more than 30 markets.
Also wonderful.ai·insightpartners.com·indexventures.com·aibusinessreview.org
Crunchbase's 2026 forecast lists fifteen late-stage companies it deems probable or very likely IPO candidates, profiling each with past raises, valuations and secondary sales; Australia's Canva makes the list.
Weekly roundup of eight Australian startups together securing $149 million: One Model, SafetyCulture, Hysata, Pendula, Marqo, Medigrowth, Curiious and Zena Sport, spanning HR analytics, safety tech, hydrogen, AI, medicinal cannabis, VR and sportstech.
Also Startup Daily·thebusinesstimes.com.au·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Forbes Australia
SafetyCulture closed a $34 million round with Morpheus Ventures, Marbruck Investments and Index Ventures, lifting its valuation to $2.7 billion. Bigger investor and employee share sales are still only plans.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Forbes Australia
Weekly roundup reporting nine Australian startups that together secured roughly $104 million across sports tech, semiconductors, regtech, legal automation, SaaS, edtech, agtech and biotech, with Vald's $36 million the largest.
Also Techboard
Ignition Lane's weekly roundup covers Linktree's unicorn raise, several Australian funding rounds, Tiger and Insight's new mega-funds, falling SaaS valuations, the ACCC's action against Meta, and new accelerator and product launches.
Australian link-in-bio firm Linktree has raised $110m as an extension of its Series B, with Index Ventures and Coatue leading at a $1.3bn valuation. It also named a new president and bought Songlink/Odelski.
Weekly roundup reporting Invoice2go's sale to Bill.com, raises by Go1, Employment Hero, InDebted and others, Rokt's secondary sale, Wildcard Ventures' launch, plus global deals including Zoom-Five9 and Salesforce-Slack.
Sydney customer-review software maker Okendo has landed its first outside capital, a $5.3 million seed round led by Index Ventures, to help direct-to-consumer brands manage first-party customer data.
Workplace safety software firm SafetyCulture closed a $99 million round led by Insight Partners, lifting its value to $2.2 billion, with existing backers participating and employees again selling down equity.
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Workplace safety software company SafetyCulture raised US$73 million led by Insight Partners, nearly doubling its value to A$2.1 billion. Insight recently solely backed Octopus Deploy, and SafetyCulture had earlier acquired EdApp.
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Australian workplace safety software firm SafetyCulture raised $73 million at a $1.6 billion valuation, led by Insight Partners, with existing backers participating; the article also recalls its EdApp acquisition.
Also SmartCompany·SmartCompany
Ignition Lane's weekly column rounds up Australian raises including Octopus Deploy, Neara, Mr Yum and Archistar, ThinkTilt's sale to Atlassian, Latitude's ASX listing, and US moves by Tiger Global, UiPath and Squarespace.
Also Startup Daily
Cut Through Venture's debut quarterly newsletter rounds up Q1 2021 raises across Australian and New Zealand startups, highlighting crowdfunding, fintech dominance, active investors, and two newly launched startups currently seeking backers.
Daily briefing reporting Sequoia Capital India closing a $195 million seed fund, plus new funding rounds for Nuro, Greenwood, Linktree and Morphisec with their investors named.
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Daily roundup reporting Kong's US$100 million Series D and Trade Ledger's £13.5 million raise, alongside Twitter's quarterly results and European Union plans to regulate big tech platforms.
One-click checkout company Fast raised a US$102 million Series B led by Stripe and Addition Capital, with earlier backers participating, as co-founder Domm Holland plans expansion into identity verification beyond payments.
SafetyCulture took $14 million in fresh capital inside a larger transaction letting early backers and staff sell shares, valuing it above $1.3 billion, with Blackbird leading and Index following; it also acquired EdApp.
Also Startup Daily
SafetyCulture raised $60.5 million led by TDM Growth Partners, reaching a $1.3 billion valuation, with roughly half the money letting long-serving employees sell vested equity.
Also TechCrunch Venture·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany
Daily venture roundup led by Culture Amp's Series E, plus three venture funds closing, four acquisitions including Vertex's $950m Semma deal, IPO preparations, and a managing director hire at Sands Capital.
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Melbourne employee-survey company Culture Amp has closed an $82 million Series E led by Sequoia Capital China, doubling its total funding, a year after a $40 million Series D.
A year-end roundup of Australia's largest 2018 startup capital raises, covering Judo Capital, Deputy, Airwallex, Inflazome, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, Canva, Havven, Athena, Ansarada and Data Republic, with investors and earlier rounds recalled.
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