Bastian Hasslinger
Partner
Index Ventures
Index Partner backing technical founders in enterprise software, AI, and infrastructure.
Bio
Professional summary
Jan Hammer is an Index Ventures partner based in London. His Index profile describes a focus on data and financial services and highlights early investments in Adyen, Robinhood, and Wise. Other companies in his portfolio include Alan, Collibra, Capitolis, and SafetyCulture. He joined Index in 2010 after roles at General Atlantic and Morgan Stanley, and holds an MBA from INSEAD and a degree from Oxford University.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Early Stage
Sector
Financial servicesFintechDataDigital economy infrastructure
Thesis
Financial services infrastructureData platformsFounders rebuilding core flows of data and information
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
AdyenRobinhoodWiseAlanCollibraCapitolisSafetyCulture
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a deep structural insight into financial services or data infrastructure, and show how the company can reshape a fundamental flow of money, risk, identity, compliance, or information.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference his early investments in Adyen, Robinhood, and Wise.
- 2Frame fintech opportunities around infrastructure, trust, compliance, and distribution.
- 3Connect data platform pitches to Collibra or other workflow-critical data infrastructure where relevant.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Index profile highlights recent perspectives on Duna's funding and AI workforce company Duvo.
Continues to be publicly associated with fintech and data infrastructure through Index portfolio content.
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