Martin Mignot, Partner at Index Ventures: How founders are building and leading companies in the AI era

European founders are still going to the US earlier than ever, but AI is now changing how the companies they build actually operate.Martin Mignot, Partner at Index Ventures, looks at this shift from inside a global firm working with founders on both sides of the Atlantic. For founders and CEOs, AI is becoming much bigger than a tooling question. The challenge is to rethink how the company works before the old structure slows them down.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel - check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Mishcon: https://www.mishcon.com/pop-ups/scaling-europeChargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeTimestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:32 - European founders going global earlier2:12 - How AI is changing company building3:02 - CEOs learning from San Francisco4:39 - Founder mode and AI leadership7:20 - How Index helps founders through the shift9:48 - Why Index invested in Anthropic13:04 - Index’s AI strategy17:17 - Assessing AI founders21:07 - Explore vs exploit in AI22:19 - Index’s AI portfolio24:27 - Why Index operates as one global team27:24 - The trade-offs of a global partnership