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martin mignot

T3 · host / generalist

Long-term partner at Index Ventures, a global multi-stage venture firm. Led investments in Revolut, Deliveroo, Anthropic, Scale AI, and other category leaders. Based in New York.

5 calls·5 names·100% bull·last heard 5 months ago·Scaling Europe
track record

no scored calls yet — needs a stated position or a categorical verdict, with a matured window vs SPY

top calls

highest conviction · one per company
1sthigh conviction
$ANTHROPICAnthropicposition

Index backs Anthropic on portfolio adoption and talent density

Index invested after seeing rapid portfolio-wide adoption of Claude Code by seed founders, early enterprise traction, and exceptional talent retention with an 8:1 researcher inflow ratio signaling a unique culture moat.

Scaling Europe2026-05episode →
2ndhigh conviction
$SCALE-AIScale AIposition

Scale AI called only major AI exit, Index second largest shareholder

Scale AI represents the sole significant AI outcome to date, and Index's position as second-largest shareholder validates their early conviction in the data infrastructure layer.

Scaling Europe2026-05episode →
3rdmedium conviction
$REVOLUTRevolutposition

Mignot sees value in adding to Revolut at near $100B valuation

Despite Revolut's massive private valuation, Mignot believes there's still upside to add to their position given the company's platform scale potential and Nick's generational founder traits.

Scaling Europe2026-05episode →

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  • $REVOLUT
  • $FIREBLOCKS
  • $LIVEKIT
  • $ANTHROPIC
  • $SCALE-AI

recurring themes

  • AI Coding Agents1
  • AI Talent & Labor Market1
  • Venture Capital1
  • Enterprise AI Adoption1
  • AI Economics & Business Models1
5 total
$REVOLUT
Revolut
MEDmartin mignot·Scaling Europe·5 months ago·How founders are building & leading companies in the AI era: Martin Mignot, Partner, Index Ventures· position
Mignot sees value in adding to Revolut at near $100B valuation
Despite Revolut's massive private valuation, Mignot believes there's still upside to add to their position given the company's platform scale potential and Nick's generational founder traits.
"you talked about buying more of Revolut at some point potentially right? That's still a huge company. You know, you'd be putting in a lot of money to meaningfully get more shares…"
46:52
$FIREBLOCKS
Fireblocks
MEDmartin mignot·Scaling Europe·5 months ago·How founders are building & leading companies in the AI era: Martin Mignot, Partner, Index Ventures· position
Index highlights Fireblocks as standout infrastructure investment
Fireblocks is identified as one of the most interesting infrastructure players in Index's portfolio, reflecting conviction in institutional crypto infrastructure.
"we've got investments in the infra layer. So we're investors in Fireblocks, in you know, which is you know, one of the most interesting infra player"
23:10
$LIVEKIT
LiveKit
LOWmartin mignot·Scaling Europe·5 months ago·How founders are building & leading companies in the AI era: Martin Mignot, Partner, Index Ventures· position
Index flags LiveKit as notable infrastructure holding
LiveKit is noted as another compelling infrastructure investment in the real-time communications layer.
"in LifeKit, which is also a very interesting infra player"
23:18
$ANTHROPIC
Anthropic
HIGHmartin mignot·Scaling Europe·5 months ago·How founders are building & leading companies in the AI era: Martin Mignot, Partner, Index Ventures· position
Index backs Anthropic on portfolio adoption and talent density
Index invested after seeing rapid portfolio-wide adoption of Claude Code by seed founders, early enterprise traction, and exceptional talent retention with an 8:1 researcher inflow ratio signaling a unique culture moat.
"the first signal was just seeing the adoption uh you know inside the portfolio... we start hearing oh everyone moved to this Claude code thing and it's incredible and you know we'…"
9:58
$SCALE-AI
Scale AI
HIGHmartin mignot·Scaling Europe·5 months ago·How founders are building & leading companies in the AI era: Martin Mignot, Partner, Index Ventures· position
Scale AI called only major AI exit, Index second largest shareholder
Scale AI represents the sole significant AI outcome to date, and Index's position as second-largest shareholder validates their early conviction in the data infrastructure layer.
"And so so far that's been the only big outcome in in AI future far. Um so we were, you know, second largest shareholder there."
23:01
8
AI Coding Agentstailwind
Claude Code adoption signals AI coding agent inflection
Rapid portfolio-wide adoption of Claude Code by seed-stage founders signaled a step-change in AI coding agents, prompting Index's Anthropic investment.
8
AI Talent & Labor Markettailwind
Anthropic's 8:1 talent inflow ratio reveals culture moat
Anthropic's exceptional talent retention and attraction (8x more researchers joining than leaving) signals a unique culture that compounds into model performance advantage.
8
Venture Capitaltailwind
Index's unified global team structure compounds deal access
Index's single integrated partnership across Tel Aviv, London, SF/NY enables real-time frontier access, agile deal teams, and founder trust, though it demands intense communication discipline.
7
Enterprise AI Adoptiontailwind
Anthropic enterprise adoption early but accelerating
Enterprise usage of Claude (coding and general) is in early diffusion but growing, suggesting large latent demand as AI integrates into workflows.
7
AI Economics & Business Modelsmixed
AI shifting from explore to exploit phase favors application builders
After a decade of exploiting smartphone/cloud (2010-2020), AI is in an explore phase testing technology limits; a future plateau would trigger an exploit phase where capex pays off via enterprise/consumer diffusion.
7
Private Marketsmixed
Hundred-billion private rounds blur VC into growth equity
Platform-scale companies like OpenAI at $800B+ represent a distinct asset class; Index focuses on earliest largest ownership rather than late-stage mega-rounds, but acknowledges 5x potential at $200B+ entry.
6
Sovereign AItailwind
Sovereign AI demand creates vertical specialization opportunities
Different geographies' desire for sovereign AI models creates room for specialized providers alongside global horizontal players.