Index Ventures Partner, Martin Mignot: Figma, Scale, Wiz: Inside Index’s Decacorn Factory

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Published on August 11, 2025 1:54:59 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwXaPMg79Cc

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Martin Mignot is a Partner at Index Ventures, the best-performing fund in the world right now. In the last three months, they have sold Wiz for $ 32 billion, sold Scale for $14.9 billion, and IPO'd Figma as the largest investor. In addition to this, they are the largest or second-largest shareholders in Roblox, Revolut, Adyen and Datadog.
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Agenda for Today:

00:00 – Intro
01:47 – Why Most People Shouldn’t Become VCs
10:18– The Founder Trait That Trumps Market Size Every Time
18:45 – How Spotify Still Haunts Index Ventures & What They Learn From It?
26:11 – The Brutal Truth About European vs. U.S. Founders
34:20 – The Case for a European AI Giant (and Who Might Build It)
42:40 – The Return of the 7-Day Founder Work Week
47:11 – Biggest Lessons from Leading Revolut’s Series A
54:04 – Betting Against Nick Storonsky? Don’t.
1:05:51 – Quick-Fire Round
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