
Entrepreneur Venture in €6m round for EasyRecrue
Entrepreneur Venture has led a €6m third round of funding for recruitment platform EasyRecrue, joining the startup’s existing pool of investors.
Entrepreneur Venture is the latest funder to back EasyRecrue, with Elaia Partners and BPI France having contributed to previous rounds. Both previous investors recommitted capital on this occasion.
The current €6m round is completed by a €2m debt package, according to BPI, which will help the startup further develop and expand internationally.
BPI France invested through its Fonds Ambition Numerique, part of the Programme d’Investissement d’Avenir (PIA) and supporting growing French digital startups.
Currently available in Spain, Italy the UK and the Benelux region, EasyRecrue intends to extend its platform into new geographic markets. Last year, the startup acquired competitor Visio4People and it intends to keep looking for further acquisitions.
Previous funding
EasyRecrue had previously benefited from two funding rounds, the latest of which was a €2.5m series-A co-provided by Elaia and BPI via the Fonds Ambition Numérique.
Company
Created in 2013, EasyRecrue provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) recruitment platform associating job applicants and employers. Its software pushes for the digitalisation of HR roles, giving recruiters the possibility to pre-select applicants and to use video features for applications.
Based in Paris, the startup has around 50 employees and 350 clients, including large entities such as Air Liquide, SNCF, Societe Generale and Voyage Privé.
People
Entrepreneur Venture – Marouane Bahri (investment director); Bertrand Folliet (partner); Théophile Basser (analyst).
BPI France – Véronique Jacq; Marion Aubry (digital investments directors); Clarisse Blandin (venture capital analyst); Fabienne Gérard (legal consultant).
Elaia Partners – Pauline Roux (partner); Armelle de Tinguy (associate).
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