1/ @Roblox ($RBLX) could be considered a 21st-century Disney: a category-defining media company that surfed waves of demographic and technological change to create totally new forms of entertainment and human interaction.
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Neil Rimer
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Neil Rimer
@narimer
Founder and partner, Index Ventures. Supporter of Human Rights Watch.
- In honor of Finland’s 100 years of independence I wrote her a love letter medium.com/@narimer/a-lov… #BragForFinland #Slush17
- Europe’s unstoppable tech momentum was built on 20yrs of hard work by entrepreneurs who showed us it could be done. Thank you! #ForbesMidas
- Looking back on our first venture fund (IV 1, $180M) in 1998 and the incredible road that has led to this day and this announcement, I’m so grateful for all of the trust, belief and support of our investors, founders and team.Today, we are announcing $3.1B in new funds to support the new wave of founders, across stages & locations. Our world has changed profoundly over the last year, creating more openings for entrepreneurs. Their ideas are bold, driven by a desire to make a positive impact.
- I often get asked by younger people, "what's the best route to a career in venture capital?" My answer is nearly always, "work in a start-up and get experience managing people, budgets and products." Here are 4,000 jobs in start-ups we believe in, including 60 @FundingCircleUK.We have just launched our brand new startups jobs page with 4,141 openings available at Index-backed companies. We hope you like it. Find your next job here. indexventures.com/startup-jobs
- A privilege & so much fun being on @trello journey so far. 🍾&🙏@michaelpryor @spolsky & ⭐️team. Godspeed for next 🚀stage w @Atlassian.
- So delighted to have the opportunity to work with @christianreber and the talented team @pitch— many of whom we have admired for years. Their vision is crystalline and their enthusiasm is infectious.1/ We're proud to announce a $19m Series A led by @IndexVentures and @blueyard, with @SlackHQ, @ericsyuan, @koenbok, @oliveur, @s1m0nw, @frank_thelen & @awilkinson as co-investors. Excited to welcome @narimer & @ciaranoleary as board members @Pitch pitch.com/news/pitch-rai…
- What's the only thing that could keep Europe from building the next tech titan? Not doubling down on talent. My OpEd in today's FT indx.vc/5XVt30gPtmi #rewardingtalent
- How to apply agile development techniques to managing sales organizations. I really like this thinking: developingsales.com.
- Really great to know these geniuses are on it.White House Team Is Monitoring Cryptocurrencies, Says Press Secretary bit.ly/2ivcdjH
- To @samirdesai01 @JCMeekings @mullinger @HodgesSam and the entire team @fundingcircle. Happy Birthday as a public company.
- Congratulations to the entire team @adyen on your auspicious start as a public company today. We're delighted to be your partners and look forward to the road ahead.
- Hats off to my energetic, joyful, dedicated and courageous partner @janatindex for having led our investment in @Adyen -- a cornerstone of our financial services investment strategy as he describes here
- Thanks @stefanobernardi .The investments mentioned in the piece were led by @janatindex @bendotvc @martinmignot and me. I appreciate the compliment but it really applies to the firm.
