Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
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Danny joined Index in 2002 and established the firm's London office. He later opened the San Francisco office with Mike Volpi. His current investments include 1stdibs, Discord, Farfetch, Figma, Glossier, GOAT, Good Eggs, Grailed, Humu, Patreon and Scoop.

Prior to Index, Danny was a General Partner at The Barksdale Group, where he invested in

over a dozen companies. Earlier in his career, he was at Hambrecht & Quist (now owned by JP Morgan), where he began the Internet sector equity research group. He was managing director and underwriting analyst and took Amazon, Netscape and Verisign public among others.

Previously, Danny was a director of Betfair, Dropbox, Etsy, Sky, Last.fm, Lovefilm, MySQL, and Skype; and formerly on the Board of Trustees at SFMOMA and MAGGIE’S Centres. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to business and charity.

Number of Investments 2
Danny Rimer has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Gumroad on Feb 8, 2012, when Gumroad raised
$1.1M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Feb 8, 2012
Gumroad
Seed Round - Gumroad
$1.1M
Feb 3, 2010
Factual
No
Seed Round - Factual
$2M
Number of Partner Investments 100
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Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 2
Danny Rimer is the Partner at Index Ventures. Additionally, Danny Rimer has had 2 past jobs including General Partner at Barksdale Group.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Barksdale Group
General Partner20002002
Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management
Managing Director19942000
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 19
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 14
Danny Rimer holds 19 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Motorway, Board Member at The American School in London, and Board Observer at Deliveroo.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Anki
Board MemberDec 2013Jun 2018
Factual
Board Member2010Aug 2015
King.com
Board ObserverJan 2005Jan 2015
Factual
Member of the Board of Directors20102013
Dropbox
Member of the Board of Directors20102013
KVS Information Systems
Member of the Board of Directors
Imzy
Board Member
TrialPay
Member of the Board of Directors
Etsy
Member of the Board of Directors2010
Last.fm
Member of the Board of Directors