# Renaud Charvet

> Renaud Charvet is the Atlanta-based co-founder and U.S. CEO of Ringover, a cloud communications company he began building with ESCP classmate Jean-Samuel Najnudel after abandoning a planned banking career in 2005. His career has been shaped by long bets: years of profitable bootstrapping, an in-house telecom stack, a multi-year rebuild around WebRTC, and a move with his family to the United States. By February 2026, Ringover reported more than $50 million in annual recurring revenue as Charvet concentrated its North American effort on staffing, recruiting, partnerships, and conversational AI.

- **Role:** Co-founder and U.S. CEO at Ringover
- **Organizations:** Ringover, Ringover North America, BJT Partners
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Finance studies, ESCP Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded the business that became Ringover in 2005 and helped keep it profitable and bootstrapped for approximately 15 years before its first institutional funding round., Helped lead Ringover's expansion from France into the United Kingdom, Spain, and the United States., Built Ringover's North American operation from Atlanta and focused its U.S. market strategy on staffing and recruiting workflows and partnerships.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — After graduating from ESCP, Charvet abandoned a planned start in banking and became an equal business partner with Jean-Samuel Najnudel, offering low-cost international calling and communications services for small businesses.
- **2005-2012** — The partners developed services including fax-to-email, audio conferencing, virtual switchboards, inbound call management, and direct-to-voicemail products.
- **2013-2015** — The team began developing its own WebRTC-based communications platform; Ringover says the product required more than three years of R&D.
- **2018** — Ringover began commercial sales of its cloud business communications platform.
- **2021** — After years of profitable bootstrapping, Ringover announced a €10 million Series A and established operations in Atlanta, London, and Barcelona.
- **2023** — Ringover raised a €20 million Series B led by Orange Ventures and Bpifrance's Large Venture fund to support R&D and international expansion, particularly in the United States.
- **2024** — Co-founder Ludovic Rateau became group CEO; Charvet continued as co-founder and CEO of Ringover's U.S. operation.
- **2026** — Ringover announced it had surpassed $50 million in annual recurring revenue, with Charvet leading its U.S. business and North American focus on staffing, recruiting, alliances, and conversational AI.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the business that became Ringover in 2005 and helped keep it profitable and bootstrapped for approximately 15 years before its first institutional funding round.
- Helped lead Ringover's expansion from France into the United Kingdom, Spain, and the United States.
- Built Ringover's North American operation from Atlanta and focused its U.S. market strategy on staffing and recruiting workflows and partnerships.
- Reached a company-reported $50 million in annual recurring revenue by February 2026.
- Won a French Grandes Écoles national rowing championship.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Charvet promoted Ringover North America's participation in Odoo Experience 2026 in San Francisco and continued highlighting integrations for staffing and recruiting teams.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on The Remarkable SaaS Podcast to discuss proprietary infrastructure, focus, differentiation, and building Ringover's U.S. business.
- **2026-02** — Ringover announced it had surpassed $50 million in annual recurring revenue; Charvet described its approach to conversational AI and U.S. growth.
- **2025-10** — Ringover launched Pitch Room and AIRO Coach, products designed for call rehearsal and real-time guidance.
- **2024-09** — Ludovic Rateau assumed the group CEO role, while Charvet continued leading Ringover's U.S. business.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ringover.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaud-charvet-809512124

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Last updated: 2026-09-26