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How Index Ventures became Europe's startup success factory

wired.co.uk · 1 day ago

Ari Helgason

Investor @IndexVentures. Icelander in London. YC alum. Investing to reshape industries, SaaS, enterprise, frontier technology.

Lucky to be surrounded by exceptional entrepreneurs and colleagues every day https://t.co/w4UOInshQQ

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Ben Holmes

@bendotvc

Angel Investor. Formerly GP at a leading VC.

RT @rsohoni: What a year, decade and more! Congrats ⁦@IndexVentures⁩ - so so impressive! https://t.co/qg1R5mBbBb

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Index Ventures

@IndexVentures

Index helps the most ambitious entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses. We back startups across all stages: seed, venture & growth.

Thank you! 🙏 https://t.co/hYuFfpoU7X

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50 Who Women Are Changing the World

marieclaire · 16 hours ago

Eurie Kim

@eurie_kim

Weekdays: hunting for new/exciting ways to buy stuff online Weekends: indulging in SF gastronomy, perfecting my 20' putt, walking my dog

This list brings me hope for the future of women leaders across industries! Couldn’t be more proud of our very own… https://t.co/UeOIlOabKn

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Alex Taussig

@ataussig

Partner @LightspeedVP | Investor @DlyHarvest @Zola @VectorSpaceSys @thredUP @JauntXR @2UInc ($TWOU) @carbonblack_inc ($CBLK) | Reformed physicist @Harvard/@MIT.

Congrats to @shanlynm @kmlake @kirstenagreen @Jenny_RTR ! https://t.co/FzOTJWivJZ

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Homebrew

@homebrew

Seed stage venture fund crafted by @hunterwalk & @satyap. Happy investors in @chime, @theskimm, @managedbyq, @honor, @primarydotcom, @lumi, @joymode & others!

GO Skimm A and Skimm B https://t.co/0uo3h88IxX https://t.co/eLAkAAQSaP

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Framing Life: The Bruce Burgess Photo Archive - Lakeside School

lakesideschool · 20 hours ago

Andy Weissman

@aweissman

real names be proof; maybe so and maybe not

Fantastic picture https://t.co/2Ch7r6ovwI

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Benedict Evans

@benedictevans

Trying to work out what's going on and what happens next. Curious. Easily bored. Single parent. Expat in San Francisco. Doing things at @a16z

RT @JohnPaczkowski: Paul Allen and Bill Gates in 1970. (https://t.co/ucxkQVfz1n) https://t.co/2lCJs5rES5

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

Partner at Lux Capital. @Airmapio, @DesktopMetal, @Orbital_Insight, @CyPhyWorksinc, @NozomiNetworks, @EvolvTechnology, @Saildrone, @happiestbaby, @veobot...

Kids...they get nothing done :-) https://t.co/zDYUSgcVdM

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The Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2018

forbes · 1 day ago

John Melas-Kyriazi

@jmelaskyriazi

Scientist-turned-VC @sparkcapital and @christinaphili5’s +1

Bunch of great ones on this list, including @sparkcapital companies @Braze, @FlywireCo, @pendoio, and @SonderStays https://t.co/cWBDJOAjsl

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GGV Capital

@GGVCapital

Global venture capital firm with $6.2 billion under management, investing in the US, China, SE Asia. For more @jrichlive, @glennsolomon, @hanstung, @jennyleehw

Big shout out to ⁦@Poshmarkapp⁩ ⁦@marrc⁩ 🛍😍🚀 #nextbillion https://t.co/brevO5tHwf

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Instacart raises another $600M at a $7.6B valuation

techcrunch · 17 hours ago

Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀

@alexisohanian

🚀 Co-founder & managing partner @Initialized (early stage VC, $22B in market value so far) 📖 Bestselling author ⬆️ Co-founder @Reddit

Can't imagine dad life without it: @Instacart raises another $600M at a $7.6B valuation | TechCrunch https://t.co/xmiwWuz8bG

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Y Combinator

@ycombinator

Instacart (YC S12) raises another $600M at a $7.6B valuation: https://t.co/Q72jDeKfy0

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A Long-Term Solution For Scooter Sharing

theatlantic · 1 day ago

mmurph

@mmurph

Partner @MenloVentures : Investing in AI-first SaaS (apps, devops, API platforms) and robotics. Former GP @kpcb

love it! https://t.co/bxdKThvh9f

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Venky Ganesan

@venkyganesan

Managing Director at Menlo Ventures who is excited to be venturing right with amazing partners. All opinion is personal and retweets are not endorsements

fantastic to see @SkipScooters back in SF. shows that good things happens to people who follow the rules https://t.co/gmNoMyibHa

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What I loved about Paul Allen

b-gat.es · 13 hours ago

M.G. Siegler

@mgsiegler

General Partner @GVteam. I write @500ish & @reviewinhaiku. Artist formerly known as @ParisLemon. On the road w/ @msquinn. #GoBlue 🍻

RT @BillGates: Paul deserved more time in life. He would have made the most of it. I will miss him tremendously. https://t.co/npPAjGCCsc

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Steven Sinofsky

@stevesi

ॐ • Board Partner @a16z • Investor • Adviser • Writings @ Learning by Shipping • Nikon 📷•🧘🏻‍♂️ 🔄=retweet ❤️=like • Typos are free

What I loved about Paul Allen https://t.co/agkD9OkryU via @billgates

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Why Devoted Health – Ed Park – Medium

medium · 14 hours ago

NextView

@NextViewVC

High conviction, hands-on seed investors. Championing founders who are redesigning the Everyday Economy. Subscribe to Better Everyday, our Medium publication ⬇️

RT @chrisalbon: We just raised $300m to help fix healthcare in America. https://t.co/6ByzpGvPJg

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Rob Go

@robgo

Cofounder of NextView Ventures. Seed investor. Formerly VC @ Spark Capital and Product Marketing @ Ebay. Father of 2.

Love this "Why Devoted Health" - Ed Park https://t.co/wpCyc6ffGM https://t.co/7kQWYy8N0I

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Dispatches from the Messy Middle – Founder Collective – Medium

medium · 16 hours ago

Founder Collective

@fcollective

Our mission is to be the most aligned VC for founders at seed #ProudInvestor in @Uber, @TheTradeDeskinc @Buzzfeed, @Cruise @Diaandco @PillPack @SeatGeek & more.

Dispatches from the Messy Middle — @micahjay1 on what stuck out in @scottbelsky's new book. https://t.co/7UxvrVtaHz

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Scott Belsky

@scottbelsky

Product Obsessive & Investor; Chief Product Officer, @Adobe; Founder, @Behance; Venture Partner @Benchmark; Author. Aspiring for a positive slope.

Thanks for the kind intro and some of your key take-always, FC team. Exciting to see this project out in the wild.… https://t.co/0NKN7Wa8TG

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Fidelity Launches Institutional Platform For Bitcoin And Ethereum

forbes · 17 hours ago

a16z

@a16z

we invest in software eating the world https://t.co/3ilMLRKYle https://t.co/hvmV7MCpkl https://t.co/DwO5V4vP9o https://t.co/jlNYrulMiS

RT @katie_haun: Fidelity increasing its involvement in crypto https://t.co/OYiFcRSouE

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Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀

@alexisohanian

🚀 Co-founder & managing partner @Initialized (early stage VC, $22B in market value so far) 📖 Bestselling author ⬆️ Co-founder @Reddit

RT @cz_binance: Not a small fund. https://t.co/J785D8gTWW

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Twilio to Acquire SendGrid, the Leading Email API Platform

businesswire · 1 day ago

Uncork Capital

@uncorkcap

Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that commits early, helps with the hard stuff, and sticks around. Really.

.@twilio acquires @SendGrid. Details here. https://t.co/RxIBRtOUYH https://t.co/3j97emz9kk

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Survey of YC female founders on sexual harassment and coercion by angel and VC investors

blog.ycombinator · 1 day ago

aileenlee

@aileenlee

Founder of @CowboyVC. Backer of seed stage founders. Love family, yummy food & beaches.

A staggering ~20% of female founders surveyed experienced sexual harassment, coercion or unwanted sexual contact. T… https://t.co/y4CkACNBpm

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Airbnb hires Musa Tariq for experiences marketing role

campaignlive · 15 hours ago

Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

Ever curious: Tsundoku, Reader, World Traveler, Investor & Tech/Media exec interested in almost everything! Aspiring Shokunin.

RT @joebot: So excited to welcome @MusaTariq, our new Head of Marketing for Airbnb Experiences! https://t.co/k9BKHRDci1

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Instacart’s new $7 billion valuation is a bet on the future of grocery delivery — not a wager against Amazon

recode · 16 hours ago

Michael Seibel

@mwseibel

CEO, Partner at Y Combinator #ycombinator michael@ycombinator.com Ask me anything here: https://t.co/tmWuSOx38z

RT @apoorva_mehta: Proud of the way our team has executed and excited about our new milestone: https://t.co/cYNlfQ91NF

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Electric scooter startup Grin raises ~$45 million

techcrunch · 1 day ago

500 Startups

@500Startups

VC firm on a mission to discover and back the world’s most talented entrepreneurs, help create successful companies at scale & build thriving global ecosystems.

Congrats! 🎉 https://t.co/l1iXx26JUE

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With $300M in new funding, Devoted Health launches its Medicare Advantage plan in Florida

techcrunch · 16 hours ago

Lee Hower

@leehower

Co-founder & Partner of NextView Ventures, former entrepreneur at LinkedIn and PayPal, general helper of startups

Excited for portfolio co @DevotedHealth on their launch in Florida and new round of funding https://t.co/spnSGMdVVw

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With $600 million in new funding, Instacart is a unicorn times seven

fastcompany · 17 hours ago

a16z

@a16z

we invest in software eating the world https://t.co/3ilMLRKYle https://t.co/hvmV7MCpkl https://t.co/DwO5V4vP9o https://t.co/jlNYrulMiS

RT @FastCompany: With $600 million in new funding, Instacart is a unicorn times seven https://t.co/BrWEIJcuKN

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Obituary: Madelyn Linsenmeir, 1988-2018

sevendaysvt · 19 hours ago

Chris Fralic

@chrisfralic

VC @FirstRound. Technology historian and futurist. Student of business.

RT @OberandOut: This is the most honest and devastating obituary you will ever read about a person who died from opioid addiction: https://…

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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies at 65

wsj · 23 hours ago

David Pakman

@pakman

I invest in internet companies @Venrock, like @DollarShaveClub, @YouNow, @Smartling, @Dstillery, @AminoApps, @MistyRobotics, and others...

Quite an image. https://t.co/2uz3oZ6Pp5 https://t.co/Id3xmoc3ja

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Jeff Bezos Wants Us All to Leave Earth—for Good

wired · 1 day ago

Matthew Ocko

@mattocko

Venture capitalist (@DCVC). Technologist. Husband-ist. Dad-ist. Friend-ist. Real wood fires, evenings w/ good food, wine & friends, & neat sci-fi. ♥ != endorse

Would explain why he bought “The Expanse” 😉 https://t.co/HAUXtWp93K

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