Index Ventures is one of Europe's two most important VC firms
David Okunyev · 1252 Typeform Now At $19m ARR, 50m Forms Each Month, 40,000 Customers · Dec 28, 2018 · at 9:25
Typeform co-founder David Okunyev explains why the company targeted Index Ventures to lead its Series A round.
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“We knew like they were, you know, one of two really important firms in Europe, and we knew that You know, getting them would kind of help us give, give our brand more visibility and more attention in the markets.”
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