Ben Holmes
General Partner @ Index Ventures
London, United Kingdom
Ben Holmes is a seed investor at Index Ventures in London focused on Gaming and Software. Ben is a Partner at Index Ventures, having joined the London office in 2002. Ben focuses on the software and internet sectors and has been actively involved with many of the firm's consumer and media investments. He currently sits on the boards of Astley Clarke, Grey Area Labs, iZettle, Just-Eat, King.com, Mind Candy, Notonthehighstreet, Rebtel, Secret Escapes, Shapeways, Stardoll and Twoo. He was previously a Director of Panther Express and Playfish (Electronic Arts). Prior to joining Index Ventures, he worked at the NewMedia Spark investment fund, before becoming Vice President at EO plc, a Spark portfolio company in the consumer financial services sector. Previously he spent four years at OC&C Strategy Consultants, advising firms in the retail and IT sectors. He has a Masters degree in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford University.
- Total investments:
- 32
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 22%
Last updated:
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Industries Ben Holmes invests in
Stages Ben Holmes invests in
Countries Ben Holmes invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $350k–$5.2M
- Series A
- $4M–$15M
- Series B
- $7.9M–$32M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 7 (22%)
- Software 6 (19%)
- Internet 4 (13%)
- Mobile 3 (9%)
- FinTech 3 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (28%)
- Series A 5 (16%)
- Series B 4 (13%)
- Series C 3 (9%)
- Series D 3 (9%)
Country
- United Kingdom 11 (34%)
- Denmark 3 (9%)
- Sweden 2 (6%)
- United States 2 (6%)
- China 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Viker is a mobile studio that designs, develops and publishes mobile and computer games for OS and Android systems. | $4.1M / Seed / Nov 08, 2022 | ||
| Claimer is a self-service application that gets credit claims done easily of money spent on research and development. Its platform empowers company owners and advisors to prepare their claims, without any specialist knowledge, no matter how big or small the claim. It also prepares and submits the amended tax return for free.Claimer was founded in2019 by Adam McCann and is headquartered in Croydon, United Kingdom. | $4.2M / Seed / Sep 14, 2022 | ||
| A marketplace for cultural food. | $2.4M / Pre-Seed / May 12, 2022 | ||
| Sequential Skin and Sequential Bio fall under the umbrella of Sequential: The Skin Microbiome Testing Co™Awarded the title "Most Significant" Testing Solution in the Industry - (Cosmetics & Toiletries, 2022), Sequential Bio is the skin microbiome company of the industry that specializes in microbiome testing and claimssubstantiation for brands formulating products for skin, scalp, vagina/vulva and oral care. Sequential offers a full end-to-end platform from study design, recruitment and testing, to analysis, and support on formulation development and certification. And it’s all done in vivo!Sequential Skin on the other hand is revolutionising skin health with the world's first consumer skin microbiome test. Formed of an award-winning team with a mission to empower individuals to make better-informed decisions about their skin health. (www.sequentialskin.com)Sequential is the product of the team's combined expertise in epigenetics, genetics, and microbiome research. Supported by Innovate UK, Enterprise SG, A*STAR, Genome Institute of Singapore, IndieBio New York, SOSV, Metaplanet, Scrum Ventures, CSB, and is a resident company of Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS.Seen in Tatler, Cosmetic Designs, Tech Crunch, Genome Web, La Petite Journal, Global Wellness Summit, and Yahoo. | $1.7M / Seed / Oct 10, 2021 | ||
| Supersocial is an indie games studio focused on creating insanely fun games for the metaverse, starting with Roblox. | $5.2M / Seed / Sep 24, 2021 | ||
| GamerzClass is a video gaming platform that offers personalized recommendations to viewers while offering creators a share of revenue via premium subscriptions. | $2.5M / Seed / Jun 01, 2021 | ||
| GamerzClass is a video gaming platform that offers personalized recommendations to viewers while offering creators a share of revenue via premium subscriptions. | $1M / Seed / Jul 01, 2020 | ||
| Claimer is a self-service application that gets credit claims done easily of money spent on research and development. Its platform empowers company owners and advisors to prepare their claims, without any specialist knowledge, no matter how big or small the claim. It also prepares and submits the amended tax return for free.Claimer was founded in2019 by Adam McCann and is headquartered in Croydon, United Kingdom. | $349.5K / Seed / Mar 20, 2020 | ||
| Goava was founded by Jonas Ehne, Henrik Stridsberg, Carl Hall and Johan Rogebrant in late 2016. Your next business opportunity - at your fingertips. Their Insight Tool tells you which company to talk to, whom to talk to, and what to talk about. Goava has been granted a publishing certificate by the Swedish Press and Broadcasting Authority.Registered publisher is Jonas Ehne. | $635.8K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 04, 2019 | ||
| Trustpilot is a powerful review platform - free and open to all. With more than 58 million reviews of over 270,000 domains, Trustpilot gives people a place to share and discover reviews of businesses, and we give every company the tools to turn consumer feedback into business results. Our mission is to bring people and businesses closer together tocreate ever-improving experiences for everyone. Trustpilot reviews are seen more than 3 billion times each month by consumers worldwide. With offices in Copenhagen, London, New York, Denver, Berlin, Melbourne and Vilnius, Trustpilot's 700 employees represent more than 40 different nationalities. | $55M / Series E / Mar 05, 2019 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Index Ventures
Index Ventures is a venture capital company that provides investment capital and strategic support to early-stage and growth-stage technology enterprises across sectors such as software, fintech, healthcare, and consumer services. It engages with entrepreneurial teams to assess business models, support scaling efforts, and provide guidance through successive development phases. The company’s services include sourcing investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, structuring financing deals, and offering ongoing advisory interactions with portfolio founders. Index Ventures also maintains a network of industry relationships and resources aimed at facilitating connections between founders, investors, and market opportunities. Its focus spans from initial seed rounds through later financing stages to help portfolio companies pursue expansion and market entry efforts.
Index Ventures Contacts
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Partner
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Hannah Seal
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Jan Hammer
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Julia Andre
Principal/Partner
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FAQ
What does Ben Holmes invest in?
Ben Holmes invests primarily in Gaming, Software and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 32 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Ben Holmes invest in?
Ben Holmes typically joins rounds of $350k–$5.2M at Seed, $4M–$15M at Series A and $7.9M–$32M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Ben Holmes's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Ben Holmes took part in.
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When did Ben Holmes last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ben Holmes closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 32 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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