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January 20, 2025

Prominent French investor Jean De La Rochebrochard joins US-based VC Cassius

The move comes 10 months after De La Rochebrochard left another early-stage VC, Newwave, following management drama

Prominent French investor Jean de La Rochebrochard, who leads French billionaire Xavier Niel’s VC investments through pre-seed and seed-stage VC Kima Ventures, is joining US-based early-stage VC Cassius as a partner. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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