# Jean Hamon

> Jean Hamon is the French founder and CEO of Hivebrite, a community management software company. An engineer by training and an INSEAD MBA graduate, he moved from IT consulting into entrepreneurship, developing an early alumni network in 2012 before Hivebrite launched commercially in 2015. His company later raised institutional funding and acquired member-matching company Orbiit in 2024.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Hivebrite
- **Organizations:** Hivebrite, Logica, mc2i
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Engineering, Telecoms & Networks, ESIEE Paris, MBA, Business Administration, INSEAD
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Hivebrite., Built a business serving more than 900 organizations across more than 50 countries by October 2023., Led Hivebrite through its Series A and Series B fundraising.

## Career timeline

- **2002–2005** — E-banking consultant at mc2i.
- **2005–2010** — Project, pre-sales and business management roles at Logica.
- **2010–2011** — Completed an MBA at INSEAD.
- **2012** — Began the venture with the consumer alumni platform KeepInTouch.
- **2015** — Hivebrite launched commercially with an initial alumni-community focus.
- **2020** — Hivebrite announced a $20 million Series A led by customer Insight Partners.
- **2023** — Hivebrite announced a $37 million Series B led by Quadrille Capital.
- **2024** — Hivebrite acquired Orbiit and announced a further $8 million funding round.
- **2025** — Published an AI strategy article with colleagues, describing existing capabilities and planned features.

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Hivebrite.
- Built a business serving more than 900 organizations across more than 50 countries by October 2023.
- Led Hivebrite through its Series A and Series B fundraising.
- Expanded the company into AI-powered member matching through the Orbiit acquisition.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — An article published under his byline outlined Hivebrite’s AI direction; it distinguished existing Orbiit matching from several capabilities still in development.
- **2024-07** — Hivebrite announced its acquisition of Orbiit and $8 million in new funding.
- **2023-10** — Hivebrite announced a $37 million Series B and Hamon appeared on BFM Business to discuss the company.

## Links

- Website: https://hivebrite.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanhamon/

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