Forum Ventures

Index Ventures is a global venture capital firm with a multi continental footprint. Headquartered in London, it maintains offices across San Francisco, New York, Geneva and Jersey, enabling ongoing collaboration with founders as they scale from seed through IPO. Over three decades Index has backed ambitious entrepreneurs who build technology enabled businesses that redefine industries. The firm takes a people first approach, offering capital, strategic guidance and a broad global network to support teams wherever they embark on growth. Index's portfolio includes notable companies such as Figma, Revolut, Scale AI, Wiz and other technology leaders, reflecting a consistent thesis around technology platforms, software and infrastructure. The team operates as one integrated unit across the Atlantic, investing across seed and series A to growth rounds and beyond. Index emphasizes deep relationships with founders, rigorous due diligence and a long term perspective, aiming to create durable value for entrepreneurs, their teams and Index LPs including philanthropic endowments and institutions seeking positive societal impact.

We’re Creandum, a leading European early-stage venture capital firm backing the world’s most ambitious founders building category-defining tech companies. Founded in 2003 by Staffan Helgesson, we back teams from seed to IPO and beyond, helping them scale globally with patient, long-term partnerships. We operate hubs in Stockholm, Berlin, London, and San Francisco, giving our portfolio teams boots on the ground in Europe and the United States. Over the past two decades we’ve built a generational franchise, backing iconic companies such as Spotify, Klarna, Depop, iZettle, Bolt, Trade Republic, Lovable, and many others. Our approach combines hands-on support from operators, investors, and specialists with an extensive network to accelerate growth, talent, and go-to-market capabilities. We emphasize global ambition, collaboration, and product excellence, while maintaining a mindful, founder-first culture. We believe the best product wins and that great people, clear strategy, and disciplined execution are what enable category-defining companies to reach international scale. In our 20-year journey, Creandum has raised multiple funds totaling over 1.7 billion USD and invested in more than 130 Seed and Series A companies. One in six portfolio companies has reached unicorn status, reflecting our ability to spot and support high-potential teams early. Our geographic footprint includes hubs in Stockholm, Berlin, London, and San Francisco, underscoring our commitment to helping European founders build global businesses. We share insights through our stories, perspectives, and portfolio reflections, and we remain focused on long-term partnerships that endure through market cycles. If you’re a founder with a bold vision and a desire to scale internationally, we’re here to help you navigate the path from idea to impact.

At Cherry Ventures, we believe venture capital should be built by founders, for founders. Founded in 2012 by Filip Dames and Christian Meermann, Cherry is a pan-European early-stage VC firm led by former entrepreneurs and operators who've scaled companies like Zalando, Spotify, and Uber. We don't just invest - we activate. Our team works alongside founders through the ups and downs of building a startup, drawing from our own experiences to provide hands-on support that matters. We're pan-European by design, with teams in Berlin, London, and Stockholm, and we back founders across all industries who dare to challenge the status quo. We've partnered with 130+ portfolio companies, leveraging our network of operators from Dropbox, N26, Wolt, Doordash, and more. More than 50% of our fund is reserved for follow-on investments because we're in it for the long haul. We invest in anomaly, the red thread, and personality - and we're looking for founders with the wit, heart, and guts to build lasting futures.

We are a partnership of business builders and domain experts, in search of like kind: passionate visionaries who simply see the world differently than everyone else. Because that’s how we understand our work, too. At Bain Capital Ventures, we are in the business of recognizing - and then making real - world-shifting potential that is not yet obvious to everyone else. And that not-yet-obvious potential we look for is - you. You, the deep thinker, the tenacious builder, the expert of your own world, looking to reimagine the very foundations of how our world works. When you work with us, we do everything we can to make your vision a reality. That means being your first call in both good times and bad. Being in your corner for the life of your company (and beyond). Investing from seed to growth, deploying stage-specific support to help you get to what comes next. Putting the full strength of Bain Capital behind you, rallying the institutional network, resources, and access you need to bring your idea into reality. We look forward to partnering with you to turn not-yet-obvious potential into undeniable fact. What sets our founders apartIntellectual Curiosity: You ask the hard questions and aren’t satisfied with easy answers. You always want to know more, delve deeper, and truly understand, even when others merely skim. Tenacious Drive: You do the hard work, day in, day out - and nights too. You know even the best ideas require perfect execution, and you are ready to dig in for the long haul. Visionary Influence: You see the future you’re building with clarity and confidence - and have the ability to instill that vision in those around you. You can rally people to the cause with passion. Resilient Flexibility: You understand that to grow is to change. You are open and dedicated to growing alongside your company, knowing when to pivot and when to hold fast, where to learn and where to ask for help. Unmatched advantages in partnering with BCVDeep Domain Focus Hands-on Partnership Dedicated Talent Team Proprietary Customer Development Bain Capital Network Our team is your team We are far more than investors or board members. We strive to be both coach and cheerleader, as well as your calmest counsel in the midst of a storm - and the first ones to push you when you need it most. And once you are a part of our community, we all rally behind you: every investment partner, our expansive team of subject matter experts offering specialized support, members of the global Bain Capital network. To be a part of BCV is to continually discover all the ways we are all on your team.

Building a company is hard. We’ve been there. And we want to make it easier. We join founders early on their journey and we stay by your side as you build, navigate the ups and downs, and go on to do great things. We’re a community of B2B SaaS experts, founders and operators here to support you every step of the way. Forum Ventures is the leading early-stage fund, program and community for B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014 as Acceleprise, we’re on a mission to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible and successful for early-stage founders, through pre-seed and seed-stage funding, high touch programming, corporate perks and introductions, and an active SaaS community. Forum For Founders, our pre-seed program, provides founders with $100k in funding and 15 intense weeks of talks, events, mentorship and 1:1 guidance focused on go to market and fundraising. Forum Seed, our seed fund, backs exceptional SaaS startups at the seed-stage both from within and outside of our pre-seed program. With over 250 portfolio companies, Forum founders have gone on to raise from NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Uncork Capital, 8VC, Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, Canaan, Bowery Capital, Susa Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, SV Angel, True Ventures and many more. Our private peer community for Innovation executives -- The Innovation Forum -- brings together like-minded intrapreneurs from all backgrounds to share best practices, insights, and advice, and support one another. In addition to our incredible peer community, members get access to industry trend reports, collaborative events, emerging technology, and startup introductions.

Founders Forum Group is a global community and group of businesses supporting entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. Our invite-only forums unite founders, investors, corporate and government leaders to tackle era-defining questions in iconic locations across the globe. Our annual forums take place in London, New York, Berlin & Singapore and we're proud co-hosts of #LondonTechWeek. Fuelled by the connections and ideas forged at FF events, Founders Forum Group businesses support the needs of today’s founders via networking (Grip), education (01 Founders and Framework), professional services (Founders Keepers and Founders Law), investment (Founders Factory and firstminute capital) and philanthropy (The Centre for Entrepreneurs and Founders Pledge).