# Benjamin Croc

> Benjamin Croc is the French co-founder and CEO of brioHR, an HR software company founded in Malaysia in 2018 with Nabil Oudghiri. His earlier career includes PwC, leading CMA CGM’s global finance shared services centre, an INSEAD MBA, McKinsey and Lazada. His public work focuses on connecting recruitment, onboarding, administration and employee development. brioHR announced a US$6.5 million Series A in May 2025.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at brioHR
- **Organizations:** brioHR, PwC, CMA CGM, McKinsey & Company, Lazada
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration (MBA), INSEAD, Master of Science in Business, NEOMA Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded brioHR in 2018 with Nabil Oudghiri., Built and led teams of more than 200 during his pre-founder career., Led brioHR through Y Combinator’s Winter 2021 programme.

## Career timeline

- **2008-2011** — Worked at PwC.
- **2011-2015** — Led CMA CGM’s global finance shared services centre in Malaysia.
- **2016** — Graduated from INSEAD’s MBA programme; subsequently returned to Malaysia to work at McKinsey.
- **2018** — Joined Lazada in early 2018 and headed its strategy department before co-founding brioHR with Nabil Oudghiri.
- **2021** — brioHR participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2021 batch.
- **2025** — brioHR announced a US$6.5 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures.

## Achievements

- Co-founded brioHR in 2018 with Nabil Oudghiri.
- Built and led teams of more than 200 during his pre-founder career.
- Led brioHR through Y Combinator’s Winter 2021 programme.
- brioHR announced serving more than 1,000 companies globally in May 2025.
- brioHR announced a US$6.5 million Series A in May 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Featured in Reaching Lives with Kathrina, discussing his founder journey, mentors, respect and authenticity in leadership; the episode listing is dated 11 September 2026.
- **2026-04** — brioHR advertised a job-description workshop with Benjamin Croc and ACE.SG for 15 April 2026 at JustCo Marina Square.
- **2025-12** — brioHR published a recap of his HR Tech Penang 2025 talk on recruitment, onboarding and performance management.
- **2025-06** — Appeared on BFM’s Open For Business to discuss brioHR’s growth and US$6.5 million Series A.
- **2025-05** — brioHR announced its US$6.5 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://briohr.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-croc-93669426/

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