Pigment secures 223 million euros in funding

Pigment, a French publisher of financial planning software, has raised 223 million euros in a new funding round led by Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, with participation from World Innovation Lab and existing investors Greenoaks, ICONIQ, IVP, and Meritech. An investment from NVIDIA is planned but has not yet been realized.

Pigment surpasses 100 million dollar ARR threshold

The company announced that it has surpassed the 100 million dollar annual recurring revenue (ARR) threshold, approximately 89 million euros, earlier in 2026. This indicator represents the annualized value of its recurring revenue and does not correspond to annual revenue accounted for or profit.

Pigment plans to expand and develop AI capabilities

Pigment, founded in 2019 by Eléonore Crespo and Romain Niccoli, aims to expand its operations, develop its proprietary computational engine called Graphite, and enhance AI capabilities to handle more complex planning processes. The funds will be used to finance research and development, strengthen engineering teams, and support international expansion.

Pigment's platform integrates multiple data sources

The company's platform is designed to help organizations integrate financial, human resources, sales, and operational data into a single environment to facilitate scenario planning and forecasting. L'Oréal has adopted Pigment's platform to replace its payroll planning tool, covering more than 95,000 employees globally.

Pigment uses AI to generate new metrics

According to Pigment, 85% of the new metrics created in its platform are now generated by AI agents. The company aims to expand these capabilities so that AI agents can take on more complete task sequences, reducing the effort required to build forecasts, understand discrepancies, and update plans.

Pigment's valuation after new funding

The valuation of Pigment following the series E funding round is approximately 2.05 billion euros. The amounts announced by Pigment are converted at the reference rate of October 20, 2026, which is 1 euro for 1.1215 dollars, and rounded. The equivalent in euros of the ARR threshold is indicative.