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.