Jan Hammer

London

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.

Partneralization 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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