Danny Rimer

Danny Rimer
Born	Canada
Residence	London, England
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Venture capitalist

Danny Rimer OBE is a partner at Index Ventures, a venture capital firm founded by his brothers David and Neil, and Neil's partner Giuseppe Zocco. He established the firm's London office in 2002 and its San Francisco office in 2012, and has become a leading voice on venture capital in Europe and Silicon Valley.

Rimer was born in Canada, but grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in history and literature. After graduating, Rimer moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in California.

While in the Bay Area, Rimer and some friends began a company to digitize images of famous artwork and sell the downloads. They made exclusive deals with galleries such as the Louvre and the Uffizi Gallery to commercialize the images.

In 1994, Rimer joined Hambrecht & Quist (now owned by JP Morgan), where he began an Internet sector equity research group. He was managing director and underwriting analyst for Amazon, Netscape and Verisign. and helped to take Netscape public.

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