Jean de La Rochebrochard
VCManaging Partner, Kima Ventures
Prolific seed investor, 100+ deals per year
Paris, France€150K checks3 notable investments
Pre-SeedSeed
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Background
Jean de La Rochebrochard (JdlR) has been Managing Partner of Kima Ventures since 2015, the seed vehicle of Xavier Niel. Under his leadership Kima has scaled to approximately 100 investments per year at €150K standardized tickets, building a portfolio of 1,000+ companies including 17 unicorns. He is also General Partner at New Wave & Cassius and co-founded Cleo Ventures, a €30M pre-seed fund. He studied at INSEAD.
Investment Thesis
Human-driven thesis; psychology, ambition, and organizational design of founding teams above all metrics
Investment Focus
Stages
Pre-SeedSeed
Typical check: €150K
Sectors
AIFintechEnterprise SaaSConsumerDeveloper Tools
Based in: Paris, France (Europe)
Notable Investments
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026