Bastian Hasslinger
Partner
Index Ventures
Index Partner backing technical founders in enterprise software, AI, and infrastructure.
Bio
Professional summary
Nina Achadjian is a partner at Index Ventures based in San Francisco. Her official Index profile states that she invests across seed, venture, and growth stages in AI, robotics, software for hardware, and vertical SaaS. Index describes her interest in companies automating forgotten functions and industries, replacing manual, pen-and-paper, and siloed workflows. The official profile lists companies she currently serves on the boards of or works with, including ServiceTitan, Physical Intelligence, Anthropic, Quilter, Gong, Vizcom, and Transcend. Supplemental public sources add prior experience at Google, Wall Street, and HIVE Ventures, but those details are secondary to the official Index profile.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
seed (verified by official Index profile)venture (verified by official Index profile)growth (verified by official Index profile)
Sector
AIroboticssoftware for hardwarevertical SaaSenterprise software
Thesis
AIRoboticsSoftware for hardwareVertical SaaSAutomation of overlooked industries and workflows
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
ServiceTitanPhysical IntelligenceAnthropicQuilterGongVizcomTranscend
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a clear workflow automation wedge, deep customer empathy, and evidence of replacing legacy manual processes.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference her interest in automating forgotten industries and functions.
- 2Show founder empathy for end users in legacy or operationally complex markets.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Index's current profile lists active work with companies in AI, robotics, vertical SaaS, and workflow automation.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Index VenturesPartnerOct 2017 - Present
- HIVE VenturesFounderPrior to Index
- GoogleFP&A Lead (AdSense)Prior to Index
- Bond tradingBond TraderEarly career, New York and London
Education
- Harvard UniversityBA, Government
Skills
ValuationHedge FundsVenture CapitalAIRoboticsVertical SaaSHardware Software
Languages
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"language": "Armenian",
"proficiency": "Native or bilingual"
}{
"language": "English",
"proficiency": "Native or bilingual"
}
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