Paris-based Skello, an AI-powered HR management solution for frontline teams, announces a €200 million investment in order to accelerate its European expansion and its ongoing investments in AI. The investment was sourced from Bridgepoint, becoming Skello’s lead minority shareholder through Bridgepoint Development Capital V, a lower middle-market fund focused on
David Cendon Garcia
Paris-based Skello, an AI-powered HR management solution for frontline teams, announces a €200 million investment in order to accelerate its European expansion and its ongoing investments in AI.
The investment was sourced from Bridgepoint, becoming Skello’s lead minority shareholder through Bridgepoint Development Capital V, a lower middle-market fund focused on fast-growing European businesses. Past investors Partech and XAnge are also reinvesting in this transaction.
The operation also enables the management team to increase its stake in the company.
Quitterie Mathelin-Moreaux and Emmanuelle Fauchier-Magnan, co-founders of Skello, say: “Frontline workers represent nearly 55% of Europe’s workforce and are too often left behind by digital transformation. We created Skello to give them tools built for their daily operational realities.
“Today, 2 million people have a Skello account, and this transaction gives us the means to significantly accelerate our European development, our AI investments, and our market consolidation strategy. Bridgepoint Development Capital brings exactly the expertise we needed for this new phase of growth.”
Skello’s raise comes amid continued 2026 funding activity across European HRTech, workforce management and adjacent people-operations software.
EU-Startups has reported at least €359.4 million in disclosed funding across comparable or related companies this year, including Factorial’s €129 million Series D in Spain, Hublo’s €40 million reinvestment vehicle in France, WorkFlex’s €37 million strategic growth investment in the Netherlands, Veremark’s €22 million Series B in the UK, OpenUp’s €20 million raise in the Netherlands, and Orbio’s €18.09 million Series A in Spain.
EU-Startups previously covered Skello’s €40 million Series B in 2021, led by Partech with participation from XAnge and Aglaé Ventures.
Jean-Baptiste Salvin, Partner at Bridgepoint, adds:”Skello brings together everything we look for: clear market leadership, strong growth momentum, a differentiated product, and a European market that remains largely underserved and fragmented. Frontline teams represent a major share of Europe’s working population, with growing needs for digitalisation and operational management. We are convinced that Skello has the assets needed to build a European reference leader in this category“.
Founded in 2016, Skello provides technology tools that help businesses manage all aspects of their frontline workforce: scheduling, administrative management, compliance, and operational performance.
The company currently serves 25,000 businesses and 600,000 daily users across France, Spain, the Benelux, and Italy – from SMEs to major brands such as Starbucks and Intermarché
Operating from its hubs in Paris, Lille, and Barcelona, Skello employs more than 400 people and reportedly exceeded €50 million ARR in 2026, having reached profitability in 2025.
In 2025, the company launched Skello Assistant, an AI agent dedicated to frontline teams, capable of transforming large volumes of data into tailored HR insights and automating the actions that follow, to inform decisions and ease daily operations.
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Cyril Bertrand, Partner at Xange, says: “What Skello has built over the past few years, both technologically and across Europe, is remarkable. We are delighted to continue this journey alongside Bridgepoint Development Capital and the management team.”
Today’s investment will allow Skello to accelerate its development around three priorities:
Consolidating its leadership position in France, Pursuing its European expansion, Broadening the functional scope of its platform.
This strategy will be supported by team reinforcement, technological investments in AI, and targeted external growth operations.
The company plans to hire 100 people in 2026 across tech, product, and sales functions in Paris, Lille, and Barcelona. These hires will support the development of the platform’s AI capabilities and Skello’s commercial acceleration across Europe.
