Mike Volpi kept the role of chairman when Joost switched to a white-label tech provider and he left as CEO for Index Ventures, an investor in the video startup. That’s over, too. Volpi told paidContent, following a report on SAI that he was out as chairman, “I will confirm that…

It only looks like deja vu all over again for Index Ventures, the early backer of Skype that is now part of the investor group buying 65 percent of the company from eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) for $1.9 billion in cash. This time Index Ventures is investing in a profitable company—not…

So much for any of the whispers that had Mike Volpi moving to another executive operations role—less than a week after stepping down as CEO of struggling video company Joost, Volpi has surfaced as a partner at venture capital firm Index Ventures. Index was one of the investors in the…

Big-Five tech VC house Index Ventures, which has backed Last.fm, Skype and Joost amongst others, has raised a €350 million (£314 million) new venture fund, designed to invest in web and life sciences startups for the next decade - further proof that money is still out there for entrepreneurs. When…

East London-based music concert recommendation engine startup Songkick has raised $3.5 million of what PEHub says is a $4 million in first-round funding, led by Last.fm backer Index Ventures, and confirmed to us by co-founder Peter Smith. Songkick lists gigs, links to concert tickets from some 16 25 UK/US vendors…

Dating site be2.com is looking to expand its business worldwide after receiving €15 milllion (£11.82) of VC funding from Index Ventures. Dom Vidal from Index takes a boardroom seat as a result in a deal that builds on Index’s investments in new media brands like Skype and Last.fm. be2.com started…

Social games publisher and developer Playfish has raised $17 million (£10.8 million) in a second round of funding led by Accel Partners and Index Ventures. The London-based start up plans to use the money to continue growing its offering. The company says it currently has more than 10 million monthly…

Bestofmedia Group, the French tech publisher that acquired tech sites Tom’s Hardware and related sites last year, has taken its first outside funding in its 8-year history: It has raised €22.5 million (£17.8 million) from Index Ventures. The company claims to be the third biggest online tech publication in terms…

London-based Openads, an open-source ad server, has managed to raise a $15.5 million (£7.9 million) second round of funding, with the aim of stepping up product development and hiring more staff. (Rafat adds: We use the software to serve ads currently, but are moving away to a commercial software) Its…