: A partner at Index who focuses on enterprise SaaS and cloud infrastructure , she has been instrumental in the firm's push into dedicated seed funds like Index Origin .
: The partners highlighted Index's transition into a multi-stage firm, having recently raised $2 billion to invest across early and growth stages globally. Contextual Background
: Achadjian and Cannon noted that for top-tier growth-stage startups, the demand from investors had become virtually limitless, leading to larger rounds and more competitive deal-making.
The central theme of their discussion was the "infinite bid"—the phenomenon of immense capital flooding the market, which drastically accelerated the pace of investing and valuation growth for promising startups.
: At the time, they were specifically monitoring the shifts in productivity tools and the "future of work" triggered by the global pandemic.
