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Mike Volpi, Partner at Index Ventures
Mike Volpi, Partner at Index Ventures
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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2024
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Podcast episode
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Mike Volpi is a longtime venture capitalist who joined Index Ventures in 2009 to establish the firm's San Francisco office and North American operations. Prior, he was Chief Strategy Officer at Cisco, overseeing a run of acquisitions still studied today as a model for technology merger strategy. Mike invests primarily in artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and open-source companies, and currently serves on the boards of multiple companies including Aurora, ClickHouse, Cockroach Labs, Cohere, Confluent, Covariant.ai, Kong, Scale, Sonos, and Wealthfront. In this episode, Kevin and Mike discuss Mike’s early childhood, how he got interested in the study of engineering, and his career experiences—including what led to Mike’s long career at Cisco and his current Partner position at Index—including his board experiences with multiple companies. Mike Volpi | Index Ventures Kevin Scott Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts.
Released:
May 14, 2024
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