# Jean-Baptiste Rudelle

> Jean-Baptiste Rudelle is a seed investor at The Galion Project backing SaaS and Software. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Galion Project](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-galion-project)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbrudelle/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jbrudelle
- Website: https://x.com/jbrudelle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jb.rudelle

Jean-Baptiste Rudelle is a seed investor at The Galion Project in San Francisco focused on SaaS and Software. Jean-Baptiste Rudelle is based out of Paris, Île-de-France, and is the Executive Chairman at The Galion Project and also a Board of Director at Lemrock. Jean-Baptiste previously served as the Founder and CEO at Criteo.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 4 | 40% |
| Software | 4 | 40% |
| Recruiting | 2 | 20% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 20% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 20% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 7 | 70% |
| Iceland | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HrFlow.ai | Riminder operates as an AI assistant that automates talent assessment by leveraging state of the art deep learning technology. The company's mission is to leverage both Data and AI to understand people and unlock their full potential. Riminder was founded in Paris in 2016. | $7M | Seed | Apr 08, 2026 |  |
| Lemrock | Lemrock develops conversational platform designed to make websites more interactive and improve user engagement and revenue. | $6.9M | Pre-Seed | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Astran | Astran is a software development company that unlocks cloud adoption without compromising data confidentiality, security, and compliance.Astran is a zero-trust cloud-native platform that runs on multiple cloud providers. They connect preferred cloud providers, configure distributed data vaults, and switch cloud providers just as easily wheneverthey need.Founded by Yosra Jarraya in 2021 and is located in Paris, Île-de-France. | $5M | Seed | Jun 12, 2023 |  |
| Jay&Joy | Jay&Joy is the first plant-based creamery in France engaged in manufacturing alternatives to cheese made from almond milk and cashew nuts. | $2.1M |  | Jun 09, 2023 |  |
| Orb | Orb's groundbreaking technology is leveraging the latest advances in computer vision and AI for on-site forest assessment with phones, reducing cost by 90% Orb's carbon and biodiversity platform delivers unmatched data and and transparency, maximising value of each carbon credit. |  | Convertible Note | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| YZR | YZR is a saas platform designed to enable business people to prepare their own data. 3 features : - Standardisation : rewrite textual data, the standard way - Labeling : applies featured labels based on a active learning process - Fuzzy matching : matches groups of words (for ex: product descriptions)YZR makes data standard, labeled and matchedeven without top down data governance.YZR performs automatic data preparation through an API, designed to be integrated in any data infrastructure. | $2.2M | Seed | Jan 09, 2021 |  |
| YZR | YZR is a saas platform designed to enable business people to prepare their own data. 3 features : - Standardisation : rewrite textual data, the standard way - Labeling : applies featured labels based on a active learning process - Fuzzy matching : matches groups of words (for ex: product descriptions)YZR makes data standard, labeled and matchedeven without top down data governance.YZR performs automatic data preparation through an API, designed to be integrated in any data infrastructure. | $2.3M | Seed | Dec 04, 2020 |  |
| Skello | Skello is the The AI HR solution for frontline teams. HR tools were designed for offices, yet 55% of the workforce works on their feet and deserves technology designed for the field. Our mission is to improve their daily lives. For managers and HR directors, Skello offers seamless management from hiring to the payslip: our AI automatestime-consuming tasks so they can anticipate and supervise while maintaining full control. For teams, Skello guarantees a transparent and collaborative experience from their very first day. In July 2026, we reached a major milestone with the announcement of €200 million in funding to accelerate our development. After 10 years spent listening to our customers, this new chapter solidifies our conviction: technology must assist and facilitate work, without ever replacing humans. Our ambition is to be the go-to AI HR management solution for all frontline teams in Europe. | $6.9M | Series A | Oct 10, 2018 |  |
| HrFlow.ai | Riminder operates as an AI assistant that automates talent assessment by leveraging state of the art deep learning technology. The company's mission is to leverage both Data and AI to understand people and unlock their full potential. Riminder was founded in Paris in 2016. | $2.3M | Seed | May 25, 2018 |  |
| Gojob | Our goal? To build a more inclusive future by offering anyone and everyone a job and the ability to progress regardless of age, gender, origin, education or experience. Gojob was ranked 18th in Europe among the fastest growing companies by the Financial Times and was ranked #1 as the fastest growing company in France! We love growth, but wenever forget our impact! Gojob is recognized by the French government as a Tech for Good company and is in the process of being listed as B Corp. We've enshrined our mission within our statutes, monitoring our activity with KPIs linked to our tangible impact on the labor market. So what makes us different? Our technological ecosystem and our algorithm – probably the most advanced in the world – which are revolutionizing the recruitment process and reinventing the way we support people. Sourcing, matching, management, onboarding, monitoring, training at Gojob, technology is everywhere! For our clients, this makes all the difference: more productive and motivated temps, better responsiveness, competitive prices and simplified temp management. Just 6 years after its creation, Gojob is continuing its rise on the job market by attracting new gojobbers, clients and employees every day. 150 employees 900 customers 500 000 gojobbers | $1.5M | Seed | Jun 27, 2016 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [115K](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/115k) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aglaé Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aglae-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BREEGA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breega-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Future](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-future) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [High Flyers Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-flyers-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kois](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kois) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Galion Project

VC Fund · Paris, France

The Galion Project is a think tank that gathers successful tech entrepreneurs to foster collective intelligence.

5 contacts available at The Galion Project.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jean-Baptiste Rudelle | Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-baptiste-rudelle |
| Agathe Wautier | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agathe-wautier |
| Florent Malbranche | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/florent-malbranche |
| Freddy Milesi | Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freddy-milesi |
| Julien Jacob | Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julien-jacob |

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## FAQ

### What does Jean-Baptiste Rudelle invest in?

Jean-Baptiste Rudelle invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Recruiting startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Jean-Baptiste Rudelle's check size?

Jean-Baptiste Rudelle typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jean-Baptiste Rudelle participates in.

### When did Jean-Baptiste Rudelle last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jean-Baptiste Rudelle closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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