Brigad
Brigad operates a staffing app that connects self-employed professionals with short-term jobs in hospitality and healthcare. The Paris-based company has raised $49M, most recently in a Series B round in February 2023, and employs 257 people.
The growth story
Brigad grew from 160 to 257 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $49M along the way, most recently a Series B in February 2023.
About
Brigad's app matches businesses needing temporary workers with vetted self-employed professionals in France and the UK. Companies post short-term jobs, while workers choose assignments that fit their schedules and skills.
The company has scaled to 257 employees since its 2016 founding. Its $49M Series B in 2023 included notable investors like Balderton Capital and Uber, signaling strong investor confidence in its staffing model.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Brigad's largest function, with 8 employees. The company has a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting stable leadership and organizational structure.
The Brigad org chart
Florent Malbranche (Co-Founder) leads 25 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 117 (-2% YoY), Business Development 12 (-8% YoY), Sales 11 (-31% YoY), Healthcare Services 11 (-8% YoY), Engineering 10 (-17% YoY), Entrepreneurship 10 (+11% YoY).
Talent flow
Brigad recruits heavily from EPITECH - European Institute of Technology, with 6 alumni. Its employees frequently move to Doctolib and Revolut, with 4 and 3 alumni respectively.
Most common previous employers of Brigad staff: EPITECH - European Institute of Technology (4), Tech.Rocks (2), DECATHLON FRANCE (2), McDonald's (2), Clement Worrall Events (2), Social Pantry (2). Former Brigad employees most often moved to Doctolib (4), Les Nouvelles Recrues - RPO recruiters collective (3), Revolt.eco (3), Hublo (3), Revolut (3), SumUp (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Brigad mafia
Brigad alumni have founded 14 companies, including Beside (42 staff) and Revolt.eco (34 staff). This entrepreneurial activity suggests Brigad attracts and develops talent capable of launching successful ventures.
15Aymeric Beaumet, was Lead Backend Engineer until 2018Fabien Defouilhoux, was VP of Sales Europe until 2023Charles Gwinner, was Data Engineer until 2019Maël MAGAT, was Professional restaurateur until 2016Victoire de Lapasse, was Sales Development Manager until 2021Helene Gloux, was Principal Product Manager until 2024
Ulysse de Wilde, was Head of Product Management until 2023
Simon Frénoy, was Sales Business Development until 2021
Noémie Afatsawo, was Temporary employee until 2017
Apolline S., was Product Designer until 2020
Alexandre Beauvois, was Freelance - Frontend Sofware Engineer @ Brigad until 2017
Nicolas Ferrary, was UK Managing Director until 2024
Johan De Jager, was Country Manager - UK until 2021
Elsa Leblanc, was Key Account Manager until 2018Web traffic
Traffic mix: 43% direct, 47% search, 0% social, 5% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Brigad: English (45), Communication (42), Microsoft PowerPoint (36), Teamwork (36), Management (34), Customer Service (34), Microsoft Office (33), Project Management (27).
Where the team actually sits
Brigad people are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (43), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (13), France (9), England, United Kingdom (6).
Search footprint
Brigad attracts about 662 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 339 ranking keywords and lost 83 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Brigad has 257 employees as of September 2026.
Brigad has raised $49M in total, most recently a Series B round in February 2023.
Brigad was founded in 2016 by Florent Malbranche, Jean Lebrument.
Florent Malbranche (Co-Founder) sits at the top of Brigad's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Brigad staff are EPITECH - European Institute of Technology (4 people), Tech.Rocks (2 people), DECATHLON FRANCE (2 people).
Former Brigad employees most often move to Doctolib (4), Les Nouvelles Recrues - RPO recruiters collective (3), Revolt.eco (3).
At least 14 companies have a founder who previously worked at Brigad, including Beside, Revolt.eco, Sculpteurs de Rêves.
Brigad attracts about 662 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Brigad staff are English, Communication, Microsoft PowerPoint, Teamwork, Management.
Brigad staff are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (43), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (13), France (9).
Brigad has about 117 people in Operations, down 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Brigad has about 12 people in Business Development, down 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 90 current and 286 former Brigad profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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