Bridgepoint leads €200M round in French HR tech firm Skello
What's the deal? Paris-based Skello has raised €200 million to expand across Europe and deepen its AI investments. BridgepointDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → led the round, becoming lead minority shareholder through its Bridgepoint Development Capital V fund. Existing backers Partech and XAnge reinvested, alongside the management team, which increased its stake.
What's the endgame? Founded in 2016, Skello builds tools to help businesses manage frontline workers — scheduling, administrative tasks, compliance, and operational performance. It serves 25,000 businesses and 600,000 daily users across France, Spain, the Benelux, and Italy, with customers ranging from SMEs to StarbucksDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and IntermarchéDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
The numbers: Skello reportedly exceeded €50 million in annual recurring revenue in 2026 and reached profitability in 2025. The company last raised a €40 million Series B in 2021 — making this round a far larger bet than earlier financing implied.
Why now? Co-founders Quitterie Mathelin-Moreaux and Emmanuelle Fauchier-Magnan say frontline workers make up nearly 55% of Europe's workforce yet are "too often left behind by digital transformation." Two million people now hold a Skello account.
What's the product? In 2025, Skello launched Skello Assistant, an AI agent built for frontline teams. The new funding will accelerate that work as the company defends its lead in France and consolidates a fragmented market.
Where next? Skello plans to hire 100 people in 2026 across tech, product, and sales, working from its hubs in Paris, Lille, and Barcelona. Bridgepoint partner Jean-Baptiste Salvin cited "clear market leadership, strong growth momentum, a differentiated product, and a European market that remains largely underserved and fragmented."
The signal: The size of the round is unusual for a European HR-tech scaleup, and it is growth capital rather than a rescue. It reflects rising investor appetite for workforce software serving shift-based employers in hospitality, retail, and healthcare — sectors where scheduling and compliance remain stubbornly manual.
Read more: EU-Startups, Reuters
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