Overview
- Gender
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male
- Investor Type
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Investment Partner,Angel
- Investor Stage
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Seed
Xavier Niel currently works as the Co-Founder & CEO for NJJ Capital. Xavier Niel is the Iliad Group's majority shareholder and founder. He has been involved in the data communications, Internet and telecommunications industry since the late 1980s. In 1993, before dedicating himself full-time to developing the Group, he founded Worldnet, the first Internet service provider in France, which was sold to Kaptech (LDCom Group) in December 2000. He has been responsible for the Group's major strategic developments, from the launch of the ANNU service and the development of Internet access services based on France Télécom’s repayment scheme as a financial model to the launch of the Freebox project.
Personal Investments
Xavier Niel has made 11 investments. Their most recent investment was on
Feb 28, 2017, when ResearchGate raised $52.60M.
Date |
Company Name |
Round |
Money Raised |
Industry |
|
Apr 13, 2022 |
Dfns
|
Seed |
$13.50M
|
Blockchain |
Detail |
Sep 27, 2021 |
DICE
|
Series C |
$122M
|
Events |
Detail |
Feb 28, 2017 |
ResearchGate
|
Series D |
$52.60M
|
Internet |
Detail |
Sep 26, 2016 |
Zenly
|
Series B |
$22.50M
|
Android |
Detail |
May 19, 2016 |
Zenly
|
Series A |
€11.20M
|
Android |
Detail |
Jul 14, 2015 |
Mediarex Sports & Entertainment
|
Series Unknown |
$4.90M
|
Blockchain |
Detail |
Jun 18, 2015 |
Devialet
|
Series B |
$20M
|
Audio |
Detail |
Jul 9, 2014 |
MyRepublic
|
Series Unknown |
S$30M
|
Internet |
Detail |
Nov 16, 2012 |
Mirakl
|
Series A |
$3M
|
E-Commerce |
Detail |
Nov 12, 2012 |
Devialet
|
Series A |
$19.10M
|
Audio |
Detail |
Oct 10, 2007 |
Deezer
|
Series B |
€14.70M
|
Apps |
Detail |
Jobs
Xavier Niel has 4 current jobs including
Board Member at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
,
Board Member at Mirakl
and
Founder at eir
.