Building Breakout Companies: Index Ventures X Scope

On Tuesday 14 July, Entrepreneurs First and Index Ventures are teaming up for a conversation with Scope, one of EF's leading portfolio companies. Founded in 2024, Scope are building the AI-native inspection platform that turns standards, PDFs and history into a single source of context that increases accuracy and speeds up reporting. The end result - an average 2.2x reduction in time to run an inspection end-to-end. In May this year, they announced they had secured $20M in a funding round led by Index Ventures. On the 14th July we’ll explore how that idea formed, what it takes to build conviction early, and how breakout companies are built before the market agrees. Come ready with questions. Panelists: Jonathan Low - Co-founder + CEO @ Scope Bastian Hasslinger - Partner @ Index Ventures Agenda: 6.30pm: Arrival 7pm: Panel 7.45pm: Q&A 8.15pm: Networking 9pm: End of Event We care about curated rooms and attendance is not guaranteed. You'll find out whether you have been allocated a space within 3 working days of registering. Priority will be given to current students or recent graduates who are aspiring founders/already building. About Scope: Scope builds AI-enabled software to speed up industrial inspection workflows, from reporting to asset integrity. They work with leading TIC players to drive field reporting times down to an average of 12 minutes and to help them onboard clients 7x faster. About Index Ventures: Index Ventures is a global venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, New York, and London. Founded in 1996, Index provides seed, venture, and growth-stage funding to technology companies across sectors including AI, fintech, security, and infrastructure. About Entrepreneurs First: EF turns exceptional individuals into funded founders. Some might have an early idea, others may need a cofounder. What matters is their potential. We back these founders first, then give them a bridge to Silicon Valley. To date, our companies are worth > $17B.