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Investor profile

Xavier Niel

Founder, Kima Ventures

About

Xavier Niel is a self-made hacker-turned-telecom-mogul who built his wealth from creating Iliad/Free from scratch, giving him a deeply technical and operator-first perspective when evaluating startups through his personal angel platform Kima Ventures. He co-founded Kima with the ambition to be the most active angel investor in the world while also building major founder infrastructure like Station F in Paris, creating entire ecosystems for entrepreneurs that amplify his role as an investor. Xavier Niel is a self-made hacker-turned-telecom-mogul who built his wealth from creating Iliad/Free from scratch, giving him a deeply technical and operator-first perspective when evaluating startups through his personal angel platform Kima Ventures. He co-founded Kima with the ambition to be the most active angel investor in the world while also building major founder infrastructure like Station F in Paris, creating entire ecosystems for entrepreneurs that amplify his role as an investor.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Generalist
AI
SaaS
FinTech
Consumer

Investment details

Avg check size$50K - $5M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
Europe