Brunch with Sifted

March 22, 2023

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


Chris O’Brien

12 min read

Jean de La Rochebrochard of Kima Ventures.

Jean de La Rochebrochard, the man who invests French telecom billionaire Xavier Niel’s money in startups for a living, won’t do lunch with you.

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Jean de La Rochebrochard
De La Rochebrochard's Gucci trainers — the only obvious sign of his wealth
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Chris O’Brien

Chris O’Brien is a writer for Sifted. He covers French tech, and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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