# Eléonore Crespo

> Eléonore Crespo is the French co-founder and co-CEO of Pigment, an enterprise planning platform she started with Romain Niccoli in 2019 after working at JCDecaux, Google and Index Ventures. Trained in physics and entrepreneurship, she has turned firsthand frustration with spreadsheet-based planning into a global software company, raised $397 million, and pushed Pigment from financial planning toward an AI-assisted operating platform for finance, sales, HR and supply-chain teams.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Pigment
- **Organizations:** Pigment, Index Ventures, Google, JCDecaux, Current AI
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Physics, including master's-level study in quantum physics, ENS Paris-Saclay, Civil engineering curriculum, Innovation and Entrepreneurship option, Mines Paris - PSL
- **Known for:** Co-founded Pigment in 2019 and built it into a global enterprise planning software company., Raised approximately $397 million across Pigment's funding rounds, including a $145 million Series D in 2024., Became the first woman to lead a company admitted to France's Next40 program in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Began her career in New York as a project manager at JCDecaux.
- **2015** — Joined Google, working in product and financial analysis and on strategy and planning for EMEA leadership.
- **2017** — Joined Index Ventures as an investor, working with companies including Alan, Spendesk, Swile and Slite.
- **2019** — Co-founded Pigment with Romain Niccoli to modernize enterprise business planning.
- **2023** — Became the first woman leading a company admitted to France's Next40 program and received BFM Business's Révélation de l'année award.
- **2024** — Pigment raised a $145 million Series D led by ICONIQ Growth, taking total funding to roughly $397 million and valuation above $1 billion.
- **2025** — Pigment introduced its roadmap for AI agents in enterprise planning; Crespo also joined industry figures supporting the Current AI foundation.
- **2026** — Pigment expanded its agentic planning product, partner network and governed AI interfaces while approaching $100 million in annual recurring revenue.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Pigment in 2019 and built it into a global enterprise planning software company.
- Raised approximately $397 million across Pigment's funding rounds, including a $145 million Series D in 2024.
- Became the first woman to lead a company admitted to France's Next40 program in 2023.
- Received the BFM Award for Révélation de l'année in 2023.
- Helped take Pigment to a valuation above $1 billion in 2024.
- Supported the launch of the Current AI public-interest foundation alongside technology leaders including Reid Hoffman, Clément Delangue, Arthur Mensch and Fidji Simo.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Pigment introduced Frames, interfaces generated from plain-language descriptions while remaining connected to governed planning models.
- **2026-08** — Pigment expanded its global partner program; the company said partners were leading nearly 90% of customer implementations.
- **2026-04** — Pigment expanded conversational and customizable AI experiences, including a context-aware Analyst and Custom Agents.
- **2026-03** — Pigment said it was on the path toward $100 million in annual recurring revenue and launched AI Intent Modeling.
- **2025-09** — Pigment expanded access to its Analyst Agent for enterprise planning.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pigment.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleonorecrespo
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/gopigment
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3Yf3bGBPQIkBWPi1jfoQk2oeXnC7Fr6F

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Last updated: 2026-09-26