Xavier Niel
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Xavier Niel is a French billionaire entrepreneur and investor best known as the founder of the telecom company Iliad/Free and a prominent figure in France’s technology and startup ecosystem.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
billionaire
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businessperson → entrepreneur → human → investor → telecommunications entrepreneur → |
| businessSector |
media
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technology startups → telecommunications → |
| coFounded |
Kima Ventures
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Le Monde Groupe (as part of investor group) → |
| countryOfCitizenship | France → |
| familyName | Niel → |
| fieldOfWork |
technology industry
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telecommunications → venture capital → |
| founded |
42 (school)
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Free (French telecommunications company) → Free Mobile → Iliad SA → Station F → Telecom training and education initiatives in France → |
| gender | male → |
| givenName | Xavier → |
| hasRole |
co-owner of Le Monde
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founder of Iliad → major shareholder of Iliad → tech ecosystem leader in France → |
| influences | French technology policy debate → |
| involvedIn | French startup ecosystem → |
| knownFor |
creating tuition-free coding schools
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disrupting French telecom market → low-cost internet and mobile offers in France → supporting startups → |
| languageSpoken | French → |
| memberOf | French business community → |
| name | Xavier Niel → |
| nationality | French → |
| notableFor |
founding Free (French ISP)
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founding Iliad → involvement in French startup ecosystem → |
| occupation |
business executive
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entrepreneur → investor → |
| owns |
Free (French ISP brand via Iliad)
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Iliad SA (controlling shareholder) → significant stake in Le Monde newspaper → significant stake in L’Obs magazine → |
| residence | Paris → |
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