Brunch with Kima’s Jean de La Rochebrochard: 'You need to fight for every single deal'
The man in charge of hunting pre-seed deals for French billionaire Xavier Niel may already be the kingpin of the French ecosystem, but it hasn't dimmed his drive to find the next great startup
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Kima's de La Rochebrochard explains the feu vert email for Sorare
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