Juriaan Duizendstraal is a seasoned venture capital professional currently serving as a Partner at Index Ventures since April 2022, focusing on investments in companies like Linx Security and Empathy. Prior experience includes an investor role at Team8 Capital, where Juriaan contributed to numerous successful investments, including Setsail and Talon. Juriaan's venture capital career began at Liberty Media as a Venture Capital Associate, involved in investments in companies such as Fireglass and Neura. In addition, Juriaan served in the IDF as an NCO, overseeing procurement and infrastructure for the Israeli Navy, and co-founded ebrain, an online English editing service, during university studies. Juriaan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Reichman University.