Xavier Niel
Investor profile
Angel
Xavier Niel has backed 59 European tech companies across 64 funding rounds between 2008 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €904M. Most active in Software and Fintech. Data as of Nov 2026.
Deals
64
distinct rounds
Companies
59
backed
Active span
2008–2026
19 yrs
Total round €
€904M
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearXavier Niel — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Xavier Niel — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsXavier Niel — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Xavier Niel — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 18 |
| Fintech | 9 |
| Media | 8 |
| Consumer | 8 |
| AI | 6 |
| HRtech | 5 |
| Proptech | 4 |
| Healthtech | 4 |
| E-commerce | 4 |
| Hardware | 3 |
Stages
by dealsXavier Niel — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Xavier Niel — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 18 |
| Seed | 17 |
| Series A | 15 |
| Early VC | 7 |
| Series B | 4 |
| Growth/Late | 1 |
| Pre-Seed | 1 |
| Series C | 1 |
Countries
by dealsXavier Niel — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Xavier Niel — countries | |
|---|---|
| France | 58 |
| UK | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Bpifrance10
- Kima Ventures9
- Jacques-Antoine Granjon8
- Thibaud Elziere5
- Motier Ventures4
- Otium Capital4
- Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet4
- Rodolphe Saadé4
- Eric Schmidt3
- Frst3
- Groupe Arnault3
- IDInvest Partners3
- Oleg Tscheltzoff3
- Seedcamp3
- 20VC2
- Alven Capital2
- Anaxago2
- Benchmark2
- Bernard Arnault2
- Breega2
- CM-CIC Capital Prive2
- Dominique Vidal2
- Franck Le Ouay2
- Headline2
- Index Ventures2
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poolside | France | 1 | €117M |
| Mistral AI | France | 1 | €105M |
| DICE | UK | 1 | €104M |
| Genesis AI | France | 1 | €89M |
| Gradium | France | 1 | €60M |
| ResearchGate | Germany | 1 | €48M |
| Devialet | France | 2 | €33M |
| Bioptimus | France | 1 | €32M |
| Zenly | France | 2 | €31M |
| Alan | France | 1 | €23M |
| Zoi | France | 1 | €20M |
| PayFit | France | 2 | €19M |
| Cure51 | France | 1 | €15M |
| Qiara | France | 1 | €14M |
| Dfns | France | 1 | €13M |
| Tracktor | France | 1 | €12M |
| Pixmania | France | 1 | €11M |
| Kinetix | France | 1 | €10M |
| Rythm | France | 1 | €10M |
| IBanFirst | Belgium | 1 | €10M |
| Comet | France | 1 | €10M |
| Ledgy | Switzerland | 1 | €8.4M |
| Meero | France | 2 | €8.2M |
| 1001pharmacies | France | 1 | €8.1M |
| Omada | France | 1 | €7.1M |
| Wistiki | France | 2 | €6.0M |
| Athenian | France | 1 | €5.5M |
| source{d} | Spain | 1 | €5.4M |
| HrFlow.ai | France | 1 | €5.1M |
| Capitaine Train / Captain Train | France | 1 | €5.0M |