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New Wave

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About Company
New Wave is a seed-only fund that invests in the next generation of successful European founders.

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founded date

01.01.2020

Number of employees

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 2020 by Pia d'Iribarne and Jean de La Rochebrochard, New Wave is a venture capture firm that seeks to invest in seed and pre-seed startups across Europe and non-European startups led by European founders. The firm is backed by a group of iconic founders and GPs from the best later-stage funds, including Free, Zenly, Voodoo, Sorare, Coatue, Benchmark, DST, and Insight Partners. With a focus on early-stage investments, New Wave aims to support the growth of innovative startups and help them achieve their full potential.
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Founders
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Pia d'Iribarne
Pia d'Iribarne

Pia d'Iribarne

Ms. Pia d'Iribarne is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at New Wave. She serves as Board Member at Sweep. She served as Advisor at Friday Finance. Ms. d'Iribarne served as Partner at Stride.VC. She served as VC Investor at Accel. She also served as a Board Observer at Shift Technology. Previously she served as a VC Investor at Felix Capital. She holds an MS in International Business from HEC School of Management.

current job

New Wave
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Pia d'Iribarne

Jean de La Rochebrochard
Jean de La Rochebrochard

Jean de La Rochebrochard

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.

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Pia d'Iribarne

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Co-founder & Managing Partner

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Jean de La Rochebrochard

Co-founder & Partner

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