# Jérémy Clédat

> Jérémy Clédat is the co-founder and co-CEO of Welcome to the Jungle, the Paris-born work experience company that has grown into a job-search and employer-branding platform used by thousands of companies worldwide. A former venture capitalist who spent six years backing media, HR and education businesses, he left finance to build a media-driven alternative to soul-crushing job boards. Under his leadership the company adopted a permanent four-day work week, raised roughly €79 million across three rounds, and pushed into the United States from a New York base. He argues the recruiting industry lacks authenticity and transparency, and has built Welcome to the Jungle around showing candidates what work is really like.

- **Role:** Co-founder & Co-CEO at Welcome to the Jungle
- **Organizations:** Welcome to the Jungle
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Business degree, ESCP Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Welcome to the Jungle to 300+ employees and 5,000+ client companies, Grew the platform to nearly 3 million unique monthly visitors and roughly €30M in annual recurring revenue, Raised about €79M across three funding rounds including a €50M Series C in January 2023

## Career timeline

- **before 2015** — Spent roughly six years in venture capital focused on media, HR and education
- **2015** — Co-founded Welcome to the Jungle, named after the Guns N' Roses song
- **2019** — Ran a four-day work week trial (June-October), then adopted it permanently with no salary reduction
- **2020** — Co-authored '100 idées innovantes pour recruter des talents et les faire grandir' with Laetitia Vitaud
- **2023** — Closed a €50M Series C to accelerate US expansion, bringing total funding to about €79M

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Welcome to the Jungle to 300+ employees and 5,000+ client companies
- Grew the platform to nearly 3 million unique monthly visitors and roughly €30M in annual recurring revenue
- Raised about €79M across three funding rounds including a €50M Series C in January 2023
- Pioneered a permanent four-day work week at the company without cutting pay
- Co-authored a book on innovative recruiting and talent development (2020)
- Led the company's expansion into the United States from a New York base

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Welcome to the Jungle raised a €50M Series C to fund US market localization and new employer-branding features.

## Links

- Website: https://welcometothejungle.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremycledat/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=179k1HB7-lc

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Last updated: 2026-07-16