Kima Ventures
French seed-stage venture capital firm; participated in Comand AI's ~€3M pre-seed round.
Paris-based seed investment vehicle of Xavier Niel's family office, founded in 2010 with Jérémie Berrebi (who departed in 2015 to found Magical Capital, and is no longer active at Kima). One of Europe's most active seed investors, deploying a fixed €150,000 check per company with no follow-on (a strict "one shot" rule) at a pace of roughly 2 investments per week.
Overview
- Firm
- Kima Ventures
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 2010
- AUM
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Thesis
- Describes itself as "the most active Business Angel in the world" — sector-agnostic, stage-agnostic in principle but concentrated at pre-seed/seed, prioritizing team over metrics.
Portfolio companies1
Partners2
- FounderXavier NielFrench billionaire entrepreneur; founder/chairman of telecom group Iliad (Free), co-founder of Kima Ventures, and founder of École 42 and Station F.
- FounderJérémie BerrebiFrench-Israeli entrepreneur and investor; co-founded Kima Ventures with Xavier Niel in 2010, departed in 2015 to found Magical Capital.
Frequently asked
- What is Kima Ventures?
- Describes itself as "the most active Business Angel in the world" — sector-agnostic, stage-agnostic in principle but concentrated at pre-seed/seed, prioritizing team over metrics.
- What stages does Kima Ventures invest at?
- Kima Ventures invests at Pre-Seed, Seed.
Sources & citations4
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Kima Ventures deploys a fixed €150,000 check per company with no follow-on investment
Kima Ventures: Kima Ventures — homepageVerified2026-08-09 - 2
Kima Ventures was founded in 2010 by Xavier Niel and Jérémie Berrebi
Swanbase: Kima Ventures: the most active VC fundVerified2026-08-09 - 3
Jérémie Berrebi left Kima Ventures in 2015
TechCrunch: Jérémie Berrebi Leaves Kima VenturesVerified2015-01-01 - 4
Comand AI raised a €3 million seed round backed by Frst, Kima Ventures, Tiny VC, and French business angels
Nordic9: Comand AI in a €3 million seed round backed by Frst, Kima Ventures, Tiny VC and business angels from FranceVerified2026-08-09