Ian Hathaway

Global pre-seed fund backed by 500 founders and operators.

CAE is a nonpartisan research, policy, and advocacy organization that works with policymakers in Washington and across the country to enact public policies that promote new business formation, survival, and growth.

We are an early-stage venture capital firm. We invest at pre-seed and seed, targeting 5% ownership at entry, strong early momentum, and the potential to be a market leader with a large exit. Our focus is where our success and experience is: marketplaces, financial technology, and enterprise platforms in traditionally overlooked markets.

Index Ventures partners with exceptional entrepreneurs – those with unique insight who are intrinsically driven to make their vision a reality. We help them turn their bold ideas into global businesses, and through the companies they build, have a long-lasting and positive impact on the world around us. Index-backed businesses are supported by an experienced team of investors, strategists, and an extensive global network built over three decades of startup investing. Working side-by-side through the scale up journey, we forge deep and long-lasting relationships with founders and their teams. The vast majority of these partnerships begin early in the company’s life, at Seed and Series A, and extend to IPO and beyond. Operating as one team, with feet firmly on both sides of the Atlantic – from London to Tel Aviv, and San Francisco to New York – we are an international team with a global mindset, with experience supporting founders wherever they emerge. When they succeed, they generate returns that in turn support Index’s investors, including non-profit foundations; education, healthcare and research endowments; and other impact-driven organizations.

Global pre-seed fund backed by 500 founders and operators.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

CAE is a nonpartisan research, policy, and advocacy organization that works with policymakers in Washington and across the country to enact public policies that promote new business formation, survival, and growth.