Danny Rimer opened Index Ventures' London office in 2002 and later its San Francisco office in 2012, making him a bridge between European and US tech ecosystems while building a reputation for backing category-defining consumer platforms like Figma, Discord, Etsy, and Dropbox. He describes Index's approach as scaled artisan venture capital and emphasizes talent over everything, arguing that exceptional founders matter more than market sizing or sector analysis when making investment decisions. Danny Rimer opened Index Ventures' London office in 2002 and later its San Francisco office in 2012, making him a bridge between European and US tech ecosystems while building a reputation for backing category-defining consumer platforms like Figma, Discord, Etsy, and Dropbox. He describes Index's approach as scaled artisan venture capital and emphasizes talent over everything, arguing that exceptional founders matter more than market sizing or sector analysis when making investment decisions.