Danny Rimer
Partner @ Index Ventures
London, United Kingdom
Danny Rimer is a Series B investor at Index Ventures in London focused on E-Commerce and Internet. 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 inover 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.
- Total investments:
- 138
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 47%
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Industries Danny Rimer invests in
Stages Danny Rimer invests in
Countries Danny Rimer invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Series A
- $3.5M–$25M
- Series B
- $11M–$68M
- Series C
- $25M–$190M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 20 (14%)
- Internet 14 (10%)
- Software 12 (9%)
- Apps 10 (7%)
- Fashion 10 (7%)
Stage
- Series B 38 (28%)
- Series A 28 (20%)
- Series C 24 (17%)
- Series D 14 (10%)
- Seed 12 (9%)
Country
- United States 36 (26%)
- United Kingdom 16 (12%)
- Spain 1 (1%)
- France 1 (1%)
- Israel 1 (1%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Inherent aims to establish the blueprint for AI-native science while investigating the boundaries of scientific inquiry. | $50M / Seed / May 28, 2026 | ||
| Multiverse is a tech startup that seeks to provide an alternative to university training. Multiverse ensures young people have access to the best career-focused apprenticeships on offer.Multiverse empowers and supports people to create their own realities as they journey through a fulfilling career. Multiverse is a true alternative to a one-trackuniversity route and often uninspiring corporate training. | $70M / Series E / May 15, 2026 | ||
| AI note-taking solution | $125M / Series C / Mar 25, 2026 | ||
| Entrepreneurs First provides programs that identify individuals interested in building technology companies and support them through the early stages of company formation. The organization evaluates applicants as individuals and brings selected participants into cohorts where they explore ideas, connect with potential cofounders, and form startupteams. Participants receive guidance on idea development, product validation, and company creation while preparing to seek venture funding. Entrepreneurs First also provides financial backing and structured programs that include workshops, mentorship, and networking with investors. Through these activities, the organization facilitates the transition from individual participants to newly formed startup companies. | $200M / Series D / Mar 11, 2026 | ||
| Notion is for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases. The app blends everyday work apps into one. It serves as an all-in-one workspace for note-taking, task management, and project management. The app can be accessed via most web browsers.The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Additional offices are locatedin New York City, Tokyo, Seoul, Dublin, and Hyderabad. | Secondary Market / Dec 15, 2025 | ||
| Daydream focuses on providing personalized shopping results through generative AI, machine learning, and computer vision. | $50M / Seed / Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| DeepL GmbH is a leading deep learning company using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for several language translation products, such as the bilingual dictionary Linguee or the world’s best machine translation service DeepL. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Cologne, Germany. | $300M / Series C / May 22, 2024 | ||
| Empathy is a platform for families to deal with the loss of their people. Empathy combines technology and human support to provide a digital companion application built to empower bereaved families. The company's flagship offering is a multi-platform app that guides users through the emotional and practical aspects following the loss of aloved one. This includes assistance with tasks such as funeral planning, closing accounts, and managing estate affairs. Empathy's approach is designed to reduce the complexity and stress associated with these responsibilities. | $47M / Series B / Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| GetHarley is an online platform that connects consumers with physicians and personalized skin care products. It enables clinicians to meet with patients in the clinic or via video conferencing and curate a product or treatment plan for them without having to keep inventory or handle shipping. | $52M / Series B / Jun 06, 2023 | ||
| Multiverse is a tech startup that seeks to provide an alternative to university training. Multiverse ensures young people have access to the best career-focused apprenticeships on offer.Multiverse empowers and supports people to create their own realities as they journey through a fulfilling career. Multiverse is a true alternative to a one-trackuniversity route and often uninspiring corporate training. | $220M / Series D / Jun 08, 2022 | ||
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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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Georgia Stevenson
Partner
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Gerald Rimer
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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 Danny Rimer invest in?
Danny Rimer invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and Software startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 138 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Danny Rimer invest in?
Danny Rimer typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$25M at Series A, $11M–$68M at Series B and $25M–$190M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Danny Rimer's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Danny Rimer took part in.
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When did Danny Rimer last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Danny Rimer closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 138 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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