Xavier Niel

Telecommunications and Technology Entrepreneur

Professional Summary

Billionaire entrepreneur with extensive experience in telecommunications, technology investments, and media. Founder of Iliad/Free, with strategic investments across multiple technology and telecommunications sectors globally.

Key Professional Roles

Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer

Iliad / Free

• Founded France’s second-largest Internet Service Provider
• Launched groundbreaking mobile and internet services
• Majority shareholder (71% of share capital as of 2020)

Board Memberships

• Board Member at KKR
• Board Member at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
• Board Member at ByteDance

Telecommunications Investments

NJJ Holding Telecommunications Investments

• Owner of Monaco Telecom
• Acquired Salt Mobile
• Invested in Eir (Ireland)
• Acquired Vodafone Malta
• Largest shareholder of Millicom (Latin American telecommunications)

Media Investments

• Co-owner of Le Monde newspaper
• Co-owner of song rights to “My Way”

Key Entrepreneurial Achievements

• Founded Free in 1999 (Internet Service Provider)
• Created Free Mobile in 2012
• Launched Iliad Italia in 2017
• Expanded telecommunications presence across Europe and globally

Xavier Niel Investments

1. CUBE (06-Jun-2024)
   • Deal Type: Seed Round
   • Industry: Business/Productivity Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
2. H Company (09-May-2024)
   • Deal Type: Business/Productivity Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
3. Cure51 (20-Mar-2024)
   • Deal Type: Database Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
4. Adaptive ML (11-Mar-2024)
   • Deal Type: Business/Productivity Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
5. Bioptimus (19-Feb-2024)
   • Deal Type: Biotechnology
   • Stage: Startup
6. Nabla (05-Jan-2024)
   • Deal Type: Other Healthcare Technology Systems
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
7. Le Crayon (08-Oct-2023)
   • Deal Type: Information Services (B2C)
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
8. Poolside (24-Aug-2023)
   • Deal Type: Software Development Applications
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
9. Omada (22-Aug-2023)
   • Deal Type: Seed Round
   • Industry: Entertainment Software
   • Stage: Generating Revenue
10. Mistral AI (13-Jun-2023)
    • Deal Type: Seed Round
    • Industry: Business/Productivity Software
    • Stage: Generating Revenue

Personal Details

• Net Worth: US$9.9 billion (January 2025)
• Born: 25 August 1967
• Nationality: French

Early Career Highlights

• First entrepreneurial venture at 19 (Minitel service company)
• Became a millionaire by age 24
• Early investor in World-NET (first French Internet Service Provider)

Contact Information

• Location: Paris, France

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