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Xavier Niel
Angel · Paris, France
The funds Xavier Niel backs.
Xavier Niel is a limited partner in 2 funds. 1 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
Xavier Niel’s biggest current holdings.
The most valuable companies Xavier Niel still holds — unicorns and thoroughbreds it has backed, ordered by Dealroom’s latest valuation. Companies that have been acquired or gone public are in Exits instead.
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Mistral AI
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$13.8B
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Alan
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$5.5B
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AMI - Advanced Machine Intelligence
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$4.5B
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Mirakl
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$3.5B
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Poolside AI
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$3.0B
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PayFit
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$2.0B
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Estimated value = Xavier Niel’s disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. Xavier Niel also appears inside investor groups in Alan, Mirakl, Mistral AI, where a standalone stake isn’t disclosed. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →
Where Xavier Niel’s portfolio is concentrated.
Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 102 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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France86
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USA8
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UK4
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Belgium2
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Canada2
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Brazil1
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Czechia1
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Finland1
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Germany1
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Singapore1
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Spain1
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Enterprise Software31
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Media15
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Fintech12
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Home Living9
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Marketing9
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Food8
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Jobs Recruitment7
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Music7
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Transportation7
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Telecom6
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Gaming5
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Energy4
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Seed56
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Series A35
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Series B+9
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Early Growth51
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Breakout Stage38
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Late Growth20
Inside Xavier Niel’s portfolio.
The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 102 tracked.
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TrWhere Xavier Niel’s portfolio founders come from.
169 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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France118
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United States15
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Belgium11
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Canada4
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United Kingdom4
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Germany3
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Spain3
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Switzerland3
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Czechia2
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Argentina1
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HEC Paris16
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École Polytechnique - IP Paris13
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CentraleSupélec - Paris-Saclay University11
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Stanford University8
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EDHEC Business School7
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École normale supérieure – PSL University5
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Columbia University4
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ESCP Business School4
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ESSEC Business School4
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology4
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Alphabet | Google10
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Meta9
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Rothschild & Co6
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Societe Generale5
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BNP Paribas4
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Boston Consulting Group4
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Canal+4
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CRITEO4
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EY4
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HSBC3
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