# Jean de La Rochebrochard

> Jean de La Rochebrochard is a seed investor at Kima Ventures (Paris) backing Software and SaaS. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeandlr
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/2lr
- Website: http://2lr.org
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jeandlr

Jean de La Rochebrochard is a seed investor at Kima Ventures in Paris focused on Software and SaaS. In charge of Kima Ventures, the venture capital arm of Xavier Niel (founder of Free, 42, Station F). Investing in about 100 new startups every year, managing a portfolio of 600+ companies to date. Board Member at Zenly, Sourced, Ibanfirst, Forest Admin, Payfit and Side.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$6M |
| Pre-Seed | $500k–$3.6M |
| Series A | $1.4M–$13M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 8 | 31% |
| SaaS | 4 | 15% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 15% |
| Internet | 3 | 12% |
| Machine Learning | 3 | 12% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 13 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 19% |
| Series A | 4 | 15% |
| Series B | 3 | 12% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 12 | 46% |
| United States | 3 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 8% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 4% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Olyzon | Olyzon offers adtech solutions for Connected TV, enhancing brand uplift, optimizing user engagement, and maximizing ROI for advertisers, content owners, and distributors. | $10M | Series A | May 27, 2026 |  |
| HrFlow.ai | Riminder operates as an AI assistant that automates talent assessment by leveraging state of the art deep learning technology. The company's mission is to leverage both Data and AI to understand people and unlock their full potential. Riminder was founded in Paris in 2016. | $7M | Seed | Apr 08, 2026 |  |
| Olyzon | Olyzon offers adtech solutions for Connected TV, enhancing brand uplift, optimizing user engagement, and maximizing ROI for advertisers, content owners, and distributors. | $3.8M | Seed | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| Yope | Yope app is the social "Google Photos" for Gen Z, designed for sharing and chatting, not just storage. | $4.7M | Seed | Feb 24, 2025 |  |
| Obat | Obat supplies contractors and independent contractors with invoicing software. The tool is constantly changing depending on input from customers and partners. | $12.8M | Series A | Nov 09, 2023 |  |
| Montvel | Montvel provides unique gourmet barbecues. | $2M | Seed | Jul 11, 2022 |  |
| Original | NFTs going mainstream - We provide simple API for your product & tech team to seamlessly integrate NFTs into your existing apps. Original enables you to go-to market in a snap and lets you focus on delivering extraordinary user experiences without blockchain headaches. Original includes APIs to transfer and sell NFTs, and a clear dashboard tomanage, collaborate and track all related activities. | $3.6M | Pre-Seed | Jun 14, 2022 |  |
| Palette | Palette develops a sales compensation software that helps companies easily create, manage, and automate compensation plans. Palette creates and maintains efficient compensation plans built for company growth and goals. | $6M | Seed | May 18, 2022 |  |
| Stoïk | Stoïk is a cyber insurance company that integrates cybersecurity software with insurance protection, helping businesses manage their cyber risks effectively. Stoïk empowers brokers by offering clients comprehensive insurance policies and protection against cyber risks. Its mission is to equip brokers with the tools to help their clients insure andsafeguard against cyber threats.Stoïk's unique product simplifies the underwriting process using automated tests, replacing traditional questionnaires. It also provides continuous risk prevention through integrated cybersecurity tools and ensures swift, effective incident response with an in-house team of crisis management experts. | $4.2M | Seed | Jan 12, 2022 |  |
| Stoïk | Stoïk is a cyber insurance company that integrates cybersecurity software with insurance protection, helping businesses manage their cyber risks effectively. Stoïk empowers brokers by offering clients comprehensive insurance policies and protection against cyber risks. Its mission is to equip brokers with the tools to help their clients insure andsafeguard against cyber threats.Stoïk's unique product simplifies the underwriting process using automated tests, replacing traditional questionnaires. It also provides continuous risk prevention through integrated cybersecurity tools and ensures swift, effective incident response with an in-house team of crisis management experts. | $4.3M | Seed | Jan 12, 2022 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alven](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alven-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Venrex](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venrex-investment-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alsace Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alsace-business-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Kima Ventures

VC Fund · Paris, France

Kima Ventures promotes the growth of startups, supporting them in the fastest and most effective ways.

5 contacts available at Kima Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexis Robert | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexis-robert |
| Felix DE BREUCKER | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felix-de-breucker |
| Jean de La Rochebrochard | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-de-la-rochebrochard |
| Xavier Niel | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xavier-niel |
| Xavier Niel | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xavier-niel-0e7e |

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## FAQ

### What does Jean de La Rochebrochard invest in?

Jean de La Rochebrochard invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Jean de La Rochebrochard's check size?

Jean de La Rochebrochard typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$6M at Seed, $500k–$3.6M at Pre-Seed and $1.4M–$13M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jean de La Rochebrochard participates in.

### When did Jean de La Rochebrochard last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jean de La Rochebrochard closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 26 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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