# Xavier Niel: portfolio, investments and team

> Xavier Niel is a vc firm based in France. 35 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Xavier Niel

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 35 cheques on record.

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Seed Software Elderly

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**100%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 35 on record

Since the last cheque **118** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$29M** Rounds led **0 of 35** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **France, 68%**

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## Xavier Niel highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 77% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed
- **Sectors:** Software Elderly
- **Based in:** France
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **35 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[Gradium](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradium)** Seed · FR · TechCrunch **$100M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Qutwo](https://millionrounds.com/company/qutwo)** Seed · FI · PostScriptum **$29M** With 15 others
- **Mar** **[AMI Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ami-labs)** FR · TechCrunch **$1.0B** With 24 others
- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Gradium](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradium)** Seed · FR · TechCrunch **$70M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Genesis AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/genesis-ai)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$105M** With 7 others
- **2021** 1 round
- **Sept** **[DICE](https://millionrounds.com/company/dice)** Series C · GB · Firms' own news pages **$122M** With 3 others
- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Kimaï](https://millionrounds.com/company/kimai)** Seed · BE · FinSMEs **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Cozycozy.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/cozycozy-com)** FR · TechCrunch **$4.5M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Made.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/made-com)** FR · TechCrunch **$10M** With 3 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Doctrine](https://millionrounds.com/company/doctrine)** FR · TechCrunch **$12M** With 1 other
- **2017** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Rythm](https://millionrounds.com/company/rythm)** US · VentureBeat **$11M** With 3 others
- **2015** 7 rounds
- **Sept** **[Save](https://millionrounds.com/company/save)** Venture · FR **$17M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Mediarex Sports & Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/company/mediarex-sports-and-entertainment)** Venture · MT **$4.9M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[1001pharmacies.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/1001pharmacies-com)** Series A · FR **$8.9M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Snips](https://millionrounds.com/company/snips)** Seed · FR **$6.3M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Devialet](https://millionrounds.com/company/devialet)** Series B · FR **$20M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Novaquark](https://millionrounds.com/company/novaquark)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Appsfire](https://millionrounds.com/company/appsfire)** Venture · FR **$4.1M** With 1 other
- **2014** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[Captain Train](https://millionrounds.com/company/captain-train)** Series B · FR **$6.9M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Mailcloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/mailcloud)** Seed · GB **$1.8M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Cord Project](https://millionrounds.com/company/cord-project)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 18 others
- **Jul** **[MyRepublic](https://millionrounds.com/company/myrepublic)** Venture · SG **$24M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Recommend](https://millionrounds.com/company/recommend)** Seed · FR **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Bunkr](https://millionrounds.com/company/bunkr)** Seed · FR **$1.4M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[SmartAngels.fr](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartangels-fr)** Seed · FR **$1.4M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[ShareDesk](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharedesk)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Stootie](https://millionrounds.com/company/stootie)** Seed · FR **$540K** With 2 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Algama](https://millionrounds.com/company/algama)** Seed · FR **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[TVShow Time](https://millionrounds.com/company/tvshow-time)** Seed · FR · finsmes.com **$643K** With 3 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Mirakl](https://millionrounds.com/company/mirakl)** Series A · FR **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Devialet](https://millionrounds.com/company/devialet)** Series A · FR **$19M** With 3 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Appsfire](https://millionrounds.com/company/appsfire)** Seed · FR **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Square](https://millionrounds.com/company/square)** Series A · US **$10M** With 18 others
- **Apr** **[Evercontact](https://millionrounds.com/company/evercontact)** Seed · FR · uk.techcrunch.com **$795K** With 6 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Deezer](https://millionrounds.com/company/deezer)** Series A · FR **$6.8M** With 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Appsfire](https://millionrounds.com/company/appsfire)** Bought by Mobile Network Group **$30M** Feb 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$29M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 35 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *18*
- Series A *5*
- Venture *4*
- Series B *2*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Jacques-Antoine Granjon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jacques-antoine-granjon) 5
- [Marc Simoncini](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-simoncini) 5
- [Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-schmidt) 4
- [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) 4
- [Jean-David Blanc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jean-david-blanc) 4
- [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Xavier Niel. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Jacques-Antoine Granjon** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jacques-antoine-granjon)[**Marc Simoncini** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-simoncini)[**Eric Schmidt** Company **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-schmidt)[**Idinvest Partners** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners)[**Jean-David Blanc** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jean-david-blanc)[**Kima Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures)[**Alven** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven)[**Amplify Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-partners)[**Bpifrance** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance)[**CM-CIC Capital Prive** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cm-cic-capital-prive)[**DST Global** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global)[**Daniel Marhely** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daniel-marhely)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Xavier Niel put money into.

[**Gradium** $100M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradium)[**Genesis AI** $105M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/genesis-ai)[**DICE** $122M · Sept 2021](https://millionrounds.com/company/dice)[**Cozycozy.com** $4.5M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/cozycozy-com)[**Doctrine** $12M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/doctrine)[**Rythm** $11M · Jun 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/rythm)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Xavier Niel in their description, not their title.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 3 Apr 2020 · 38 min 20VC: The Framework to Scale A Team From 20 to 190 in 24 Months, How To Structure The Perfect Investor Updates & How To Create A Culture of Distributed Ownership with Radical Transparency with Jean-Charles Samulian, Co-Founder & CEO @ Alan Mentions [Brent Hoberman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brent-hoberman)[Shakil Khan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shakil-khan)[Tom Stafford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-stafford) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Xavier Niel

### What does Xavier Niel invest in?

Xavier Niel invests most often at Seed and Series A (77% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software and Elderly.

### How active is Xavier Niel?

35 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has Xavier Niel invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Gradium (Seed, Jul 2026), Qutwo (Seed, May 2026) and AMI Labs (Undisclosed round, Mar 2026).

### How big are Xavier Niel's cheques?

The median round it joins is $29M.

### Does Xavier Niel lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 35 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Xavier Niel invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in France (68%), the United States (15%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

### Is Xavier Niel investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Xavier Niel invest alongside?

Most often Jacques-Antoine Granjon (5 rounds together), Marc Simoncini (5 rounds together) and Eric Schmidt (4 rounds together).

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