Stephane Kurgan

Stephane Kurgan

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Venture Partner

Bio

Stephane Kurgan has served on our Board of Directors since April 2012 and as our chief operating officer since April 2011. Stephane has more than 20 years of management experience at high-growth technology businesses. Prior to joining King, Stephane served as the chief financial officer at Tideway Systems Ltd., a data centre management software company that was acquired by BMC Software, Inc. He has also served as senior vice president and managing director of enba plc, held various sales and product management roles at Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing BV and was a consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc. Stephane has served as a member of the Board of Directors of HK Ltd. since January 2006 and previously served on the Board of Directors of Lasker Fund LP and Gladstone Capital Management LLP until December 2012. Stephane holds a B.A. in Economics from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, a Diploma in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University SAIS School, Italy and an M.B.A. from INSEAD, France. Papa Pear Saga is the only King game where Stephane is remotely ahead of his wife.

Location

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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Primary Organization

Index Ventures

Index Ventures

Founded

1996

Investment

1155

Lead investment

463

Exits

244

Employees

101-250

Industry

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Angel Investment

Jobs history

3

TCV

Executive Advisor

2021 - Current

Board Member

2020 - Current

Index Ventures

Venture Partner

2020 - Current

Board and Advisor Roles

0

N/A

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Profile Resume

Stephane Kurgan is the Venture Partner at Index Ventures, based in Europe. With a background in Financial Services, Stephane Kurgan has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Stephane Kurgan has made 7 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - Kohort on Mar 03, 2023

Number of investment

7

Number of exits

0

Personal investment

7

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Dec 17, 2021
Fuzey Fuzey
Seed Round - Fuzey
4.5M
Apr 05, 2022
ZirooPay ZirooPay
Series A - ZirooPay
11.4M
Sep 08, 2022
Qargo Qargo
Seed Round - Qargo
6.0M
Mar 03, 2023
Kohort Kohort
Seed Round - Kohort
4.9M

Partner investment

8

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Jun 30, 2021-
Series B - Codat
Index Ventures
46.1M
Jan 18, 2022
Dream Games Dream Games
Series C - Dream Games
Dream Games Index Ventures
255.0M
Jun 08, 2022-
Series C - Codat
Index Ventures
100.0M
Jun 28, 2022
Birdie Birdie
Series B - Birdie
Birdie Index Ventures
30.0M

Exits

0

There is no exit available on this Profile

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