# Index Ventures

Ineffable, Recursive, Fractile call on UK to limit non-competes

London neolab Inherent has coordinated an open letter — and removed non-competes in its own contracts

Inside London's weirdest neolab

Inherent was founded by DeepMind alumni and has been backed with $50m from Index and Radical

The top 10 investors across DACH & CEE

A look at the leading early- and growth-stage VCs active in the DACH & CEE regions, based on the number of companies they backed on Sifted’s 2026 DACH & CEE leaderboard

Do you bet on the startup jockey or horse? Try the third option

New research suggests a third factor deserves far more attention

Index in talks to lead $500m round for DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab

Six other DeepMind alumni have joined the company

Europe’s 50 most active equity investors in H1 2026

Index Ventures doubles down on AI with fresh $2bn fundraise

Fresh capital takes VC's assets to $3.5bn as it expands bets across seed and growth-stage startups

Exclusive: Index to lead investment into Berlin’s Nomos Energy

Index is known for its bets on Figma and Revolut

Europe’s VC mafias

Ranked for the first time: the firms creating the most VC offshoots

Index Ventures backs AI agent legaltech Wordsmith in $25m Series A

VCs have flocked to companies building AI tools for the legal sector over the past 18 months

The VCs in Europe on the Forbes 2025 Midas List

Investors from the likes of Accel, Index and Sequoia made the cut

Index Ventures back Palantir alumni’s fast-track patenting startup in £3m round

Ankar uses AI to fast-track lengthy patent application processes