Nurturing killer seeds

Index Ventures is not the first VC to operate an incubator that conducts killer experiments on seed projects. But what could set the "Index Nursery" apart is the firm's intention to publicize its failures along with its successes.

According to Index's David Grainger, the firm is looking to put the Index Nursery front and center, in part by giving a name and structure to the seed phase discovery projects that have been going on at the firm for the past decade. Nothing changes operationally, as the firm will continue to source projects from academia and industry that are led by entrepreneurs and Index partners...