The Latest Breaking News from Index

Index Ventures, Union Square Ventures back trading app Fomo at $550 million valuation

The startup previously raised $17 million in a round led by Benchmark.

Fortune · Jun 22

Parag Agrawal’s Parallel wants to pay publishers when AI agents use their work

The former Twitter CEO’s AI startup is launching Index, a platform to estimate how much content owners contribute to AI agent tasks.

Fortune · May 19

‘Fabricating proof’: The disinformation tactics that shaped Hungary’s election

Disinformation analysts identified new tactics ahead of last weekend's polls, including fabricated news stories tailored to propaganda narratives, private Facebook groups used to spread party messaging and signs of Russian interference.

Euronews · Apr 13

Scientists who object to animal testing claim they are frozen out by peers

Exclusive: One in three researchers say their peers force them to carry out tests with animals if their work is to be published, while others are too scared to speak out

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024

Exclusive: Coinbase and Square vets aim to level up stablecoins with Bridge and $58 million in funding

The "Stripe of crypto" has backing from top VC firms including Sequoia, Ribbit, and Haun Ventures.

Fortune · Aug 29, 2024

Outrage as librarians reveal UK schools are banning LGBT+ books after complaints from parents

Exclusive: Library staff, MPs and charities have warned banning books is worrying regression on LGBT+ rights and can be harmful to young people

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2024

The VC behind Mistral, Revolut and Slack just raised $2.3 billion to invest in long-term AI champions: ‘The era of the quick buck mentality is over’

“We think Europe is going to be one of the most important ecosystems for AI,” Index Ventures's Hannah Seal told Fortune.

Fortune · Jul 10, 2024

Apple Pay 'technical problem' sees customers wrongly charged thousands in numerous rogue App Store transactions

Apple Pay users in Hungary are reporting a major issue with rogue card transactions coming from Apple's App Store.

iMore · Jun 27, 2024

Former Airbnb executive joins Index Ventures as its newest partner

“It became very clear to me that venture in general, is an amazing place for somebody who’s curious about the world,” Vlad Loktev told Term Sheet.

Fortune · Nov 6, 2023

Vice blocked an article criticising Saudi Arabia. This is why we published it instead

At Index on Censorship, we don’t buy into a global charm offensive that can’t hide the fact that regime opponents are still being jailed, says Jemimah Steinfeld, editor-in-chief of Index on Censorship

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023