# Xavier Niel: investor

Canonical ID: `4abbf50e-e683-45ce-9238-b99b05fc6cb9`

French tech entrepreneur and founder of Iliad/Free, angel investor in Genesis AI.

- **Type:** Angel

## Portfolio (1)

- [Genesis AI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/genesis-ai.md) Seed · 2026-05-06 · $105M (reported)

## Invests alongside (4)

Other investors that participated in the same funding rounds as Xavier Niel.

- [Eclipse Ventures](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/eclipse-ventures.md) · 1 shared round: [Genesis AI Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/genesis-ai.md#funding-rounds)
- [Eric Schmidt](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/eric-schmidt.md) · 1 shared round: [Genesis AI Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/genesis-ai.md#funding-rounds)
- [HSG](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/hsg.md) · 1 shared round: [Genesis AI Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/genesis-ai.md#funding-rounds)
- [Khosla Ventures](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/khosla-ventures.md) · 1 shared round: [Genesis AI Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/genesis-ai.md#funding-rounds)

## Sources (3)

1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/genesis-ai-emerges-from-stealth-with-105m-to-build-universal-robotics-foundation-model-and-horizontal-platform-for-general-purpose-physical-ai-302495016.html
2. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/khosla-backed-robotics-startup-genesis-ai-has-gone-full-stack-demo-shows/
3. https://www.therobotreport.com/genesis-ai-raises-105m-building-universal-robotics-foundation-model/


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