Founder and partner, Index Ventures. Supporter of Human Rights Watch.
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined February 2009
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Modern times in Estonia. A robot which had become stuck in the snow, saw me coming, and asked with a synthesised voice whether I could help out. So I did, and both of us carried on with our day.
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1/ We developed a POV on Coalition over several years & recently were able to act on our conviction.
Here’s a “behind-the-scenes” view of what we focus on @ Index & why we are excited to support @joshuamotta & @SolveCyberRisk incl.a 1-page snapshot from internal documentation👇
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An alleged Saudi troll campaign is trying to give a low Rotten Tomatoes ranking to this film on the Saudi government's murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Evidently Saudi authorities don't want us to watch this film. To counter that, please RT this recommendation. washingtonpost.com/business/…
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We're hiring 10+ engineers until the end of 2020 (Berlin or remote).
- ClojureScript (JS) engineers
- Clojure/AWS backend engineers
- React Native engineers
- Web Developer
Please consider applying via pitch.com/jobs.
Glassdoor 👉 glassdoor.com/Overview/Worki… (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
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What a special moment. @zoink and @evanwallace had this piece in their original pitch 6 years ago! The beauty about the @figmadesign team is that they are true craftspeople—things take a while but when they release, they break the mould. Congratulations!
Today, we’re bringing the community into Figma. We’re introducing new ways for you to connect with your teammates and other designers around the world.
Let’s build this together: figma.com/blog/introducing-f…
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1/ I’m on a flight back from a Paris business trip and catching up on some (fake) news about Bird’s financials. Here are some facts so you can decide how Bird’s business is doing for yourself.
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Usually US presidents who meet autocrats highlight US media freedom. Trump, by contrast, bars four journalists from his dinner with Kim Jong Un because one shouted out an embarrassing question to him. trib.al/GIqiMWF
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Happy New Year! In 2018 we helped thousands of UK businesses take their next step. In 2019, we want to do even better, helping both businesses and investors achieve their goals and drive prosperity across the country.
#NewYearsDay #HappyNewYear
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Europe's stock options muddle is handing America a big advantage. wired.co.uk/article/europe-s… #notoptional by @SciTech_Cat in @WiredUK
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Join me in signing a letter to Europe’s policymakers. To continue the incredible momentum European tech has built up, we must attract more talent to startups. For that to happen, reforming the rules of employee ownership is #NotOptional notoptional.eu
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“Everyone can use them to get around town…” Sorry, Kenny, Cartman, Stan, & Kyle, you have to be over 18 to ride Bird 🛴😉 @SouthPark
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In light of Saudi Arabia’s bombing and starving of Yemeni civilians and its murder of Khashoggi, the European Parliament seeks to end all EU arms sales to the Saudi military. bit.ly/2ENa6BW
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The art of 'using AI' is becoming commoditized. The real value is in hard-to-reach data like Peat’s, which collects photos from hundreds of thousands of smallholding farms across India. forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/…
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As @fundingcircle announces potential intention to float on the @LSEplc, we take you behind the scenes. indexventures.com/index-insi…
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Iran arrests this doctor-publisher activist for wearing a badge stating: "I am against the compulsory hijab." He is now on hunger strike in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. bit.ly/2okMOIs
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Canada owes no apology to Saudi Arabia. Canada stood up for human rights principles that the Saudis are flouting. It's the Saudi crown prince who should bow his head in shame. bit.ly/2PkJkSL
