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Index Ventures

Index Ventures is an investor named in 3 Scottish funding rounds on the record.

What they do

“Partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs from SF to NY, London to Tel Aviv, from Seed to IPO.”

In its own words, on indexventures.com

In plain speak

They invest in technology companies at various stages of growth, from early-stage startups through to companies preparing to go public.

In the news

Edinburgh’s Wordsmith, AI Legal Platform, raises $70m

Scottish Financial Review · 3 Jun 2026

Edinburgh’s Wordsmith, AI Legal Platform, raises $25m

Scottish Financial Review · 3 Jun 2025

In Scottish tech

Rounds named in
3, 3 Jul 2024 to 3 Jun 2026
Companies
1
Disclosed
£73.8m across 3 rounds, the whole round each time
Typical round
£18.5m, the middle disclosed round
Sectors
AI 3

Wordsmith

3 rounds

Rounds it was named in

Wordsmith raises €60.2 million (about £51.45m at €1.17 to the pound, Jun 2026)

3 Jun 2026 · Series B · EU-Startups · Wordsmith · with Highland Europe, Index Ventures · the round · Scottish tech funding, June 2026

Wordsmith raises $25 million (about £18.45m at $1.355 to the pound, Jun 2025)

3 Jun 2025 · Series A · Startuprise · Wordsmith · with Index Ventures, Scottish Enterprise · the round · Scottish tech funding, June 2025

Wordsmith raises $5M (about £3.89m at $1.285 to the pound, Jul 2024)

3 Jul 2024 · Seed · LegalTechTalk · Wordsmith · with Index Ventures, General Catalyst, Felix, Yellow, S16vc · the round · Scottish tech funding, July 2024

Latest from Index Ventures

Catching Up with Ben Spector, CEO and Co-Founder of Flapping Airplanes

28 Oct 2026, from indexventures.com, posted by the company

Toward More Efficient AI: Leading Flapping Airplanes’ $1B Series A

21 Oct 2026, from indexventures.com, posted by the company

AI That Owns Business Outcomes: Our Investment in Hone

8 Oct 2026, from indexventures.com, posted by the company

Making Quantum Computing Real: Our Investment in Oratomic

8 Oct 2026, from indexventures.com, posted by the company

Spiko Raises $90M Series B to Make Yield Universally Accessible

6 Oct 2026, from indexventures.com, posted by the company

Timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2026from the companyCatching Up with Ben Spector, CEO and Co-Founder of Flapping Airplanes
  2. 23 Oct 2026newsOpply announces $7.5m for AI-led consumer goods operations
  3. 21 Oct 2026from the companyToward More Efficient AI: Leading Flapping Airplanes’ $1B Series A
  4. 8 Oct 2026from the companyAI That Owns Business Outcomes: Our Investment in Hone
  5. 8 Oct 2026from the companyMaking Quantum Computing Real: Our Investment in Oratomic
  6. 6 Oct 2026from the companySpiko Raises $90M Series B to Make Yield Universally Accessible
  7. 6 Aug 2026newsWordsmith AI raises $14m for North America growth
  8. 3 Jun 2026newsEdinburgh’s Wordsmith, AI Legal Platform, raises $70m
  9. 3 Jun 2025newsEdinburgh’s Wordsmith, AI Legal Platform, raises $25m

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