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Jean De La Rochebrochard
Founder of New Wave
Paris, Île-de-France
Overview
Jean de La Rochebrochard is a Managing Partner at Kima Ventures and Co-Founder/Partner at New Wave, with a strong background in private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance. He has invested in numerous successful startups like Swile and Sqreen, showcasing his expertise in fundraising, financial analysis, and business strategy.
With a notable career in leading investment firms and serving on the boards of various companies, Jean de La Rochebrochard has made impactful contributions to the startup ecosystem through strategic investments and support for emerging ventures.
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2015 - Current
We're the venture capital arm of Xavier Niel. We back 100 companies a year, 150k checks in average, mostly french founders in tech, all over the world. We're super reactive. No BS. A portfolio of now 1000+ companies.
Co-Founder / Partner
2020
We lead ambitious seed rounds.
Board Member
2021
Board Member
2018
Investor / Board Member
2013
Acquired by Snap.com
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Board Member
2020
Investor
2018
Investor
2018
Upflow is a technology company building a payment platform for B2B businesses.
Raised $22,908,624.00 from Hexa, Lorimer Ventures, Hedosophia, Y Combinator, Lorimer Ventures, Hexa, Nate Matherson, 9Yards Capital, Raffael Johnen and Maximilian Tayenthal.
Investor
2018
Board Member
2017