Mike Volpi

From public sources — last updated March 2026

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IDENTITY

Name: Michelangelo Volpi

Type: Person

Job Title: Partner

Works For: Index Ventures

sameAs:

https://www.indexventures.com/team/mike-volpi

https://linkedin.com/in/mikevolpi

EDUCATION

Stanford Graduate School of Business

MBA

[public]95% conf

Stanford University

BS Electrical Engineering

[public]95% conf

CAREER

Partner @ Index Ventures

Global VC firm — led 9 IPOs including Slack, Pure Storage, Arista Networks

Built: Led investments resulting in 9 IPOs. #34 NYT/CB Insights Top 100 VCs.

[public]99% conf

Co-Founder @ Hanabi Capital

Venture fund with Ishani Thakur and Bryan Offutt

[public]85% conf

CEO @ Joost

Online video platform by Skype founders (Zennström, Friis)

Outcome: Shut down

[public]95% conf

EIR @ Sequoia Capital

[public]85% conf

Senior Executive @ Cisco Systems

[public]90% conf

SKILLS & CAPABILITIES

Venture Capital(domain)99% conf— 9 IPOs at Index, #34 top 100 VCs, decades of investing

Enterprise Software(domain)95% conf— Slack, Arista Networks, Pure Storage investments

Corporate Strategy(domain)90% conf— Senior roles at Cisco Systems

Electrical Engineering(domain)80% conf— BS EE Stanford

DATA QUALITY ASSESSMENT

Sources consulted: 12

Source list: Index Ventures, NYT/CB Insights, LinkedIn, Forbes, Cisco, Joost/Wikipedia, Sequoia Capital, Stanford GSB, Crunchbase, SEC filings, Hanabi Capital, interviews

Last updated: 2026-03

Confidence Summary

identity:HIGH

education:HIGH

careerTimeline:HIGH

technicalCapabilities:MEDIUM

currentWorkDetail:HIGH

Known Gaps

? Cisco Systems specific role title and dates

? Full list of Index portfolio companies

? Hanabi Capital fund details

Recommendation: This is one of the most well-documented profiles. Minimal gaps remain.

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