Skello Raises €200M to Expand AI-Powered Workforce Tools Across Europe's Frontline Economy

Paris-based Skello has secured €200 million in growth investment, making it one of the largest funding rounds in European HRTech this year. The capital will fuel European expansion, deeper AI development, and platform acquisitions as Skello pushes to become the dominant workforce management platform for frontline teams across the continent.

Bridgepoint Development Capital V led the round as Skello's new minority shareholder. Existing investors Partech and XAnge reinvested alongside the new capital.

What Skello Does — and Why the Scale Matters

Skello provides scheduling, administrative management, compliance, and operational performance tools for frontline teams — the 55% of Europe's workforce that traditional enterprise software has largely left behind.

The company's current footprint:

• 2 million Skello account holders
• 25,000 businesses served across France, Spain, Benelux, and Italy
• Clients include Starbucks and Intermarché
• Exceeded €50 million ARR in 2026, having reached profitability in 2025

In 2025, Skello launched Skello Assistant, an AI agent designed for frontline teams that transforms operational data into tailored HR insights and automates the actions that follow — shifting the platform from scheduling software toward intelligent workforce management.

Where the €200M Goes

The investment will support three priorities: consolidating Skello's market leadership in France, accelerating European expansion, and broadening the platform's functional scope.

The company plans to hire 100 people in 2026 across tech, product, and sales in Paris, Lille, and Barcelona — with a direct focus on advancing AI capabilities and commercial growth.

Skello's raise sits within a broader wave of European HRTech investment: EU-Startups has tracked at least €359.4 million in disclosed funding across comparable companies in 2026, including Factorial's €129 million Series D.

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