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Educapital
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Educapital is Europe's largest Edtech & Future of Work VC fund, founded in 2017 by Marie-Christine Levet and Litzie Maarek with ~$200M AUM across two funds. The firm invests in innovative European companies from late seed to Series B — with tickets up to €10M — that have the potential to scale into global category leaders. Portfolio companies must be founded by mission-driven entrepreneurs and address one of two pillars: the Future of Education (K-12, higher education, lifelong learning) or the Future of Work (skills & training, talent & career, engagement & benefits). Educapital is structured as an Article 9 impact fund, tying part of the team's carried interest to measurable KPIs around reach, inclusion, and learning outcomes. As the firm states: 'We believe that investment in human capital is key to better prepare current and future generations for the challenges of the 21st century.' Education is treated as a public good, and every portfolio company is evaluated on its ability to improve learning efficacy, broaden access, and fight discrimination.
Notable quotes
“We think there has been a complete change. It's harder than ever to draw a line between work, school and professional training.”
“Investing in innovative education is a matter of democracy and sovereignty.”
“Le diplôme à vie est fini ! Il faudra se former tout au long de sa vie. Les gens vont alterner, formation, entrepreneuriat, salariat. On entre dans l'ère de la micro-certification.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy.ai | Seed | $11m | 2024-10-31 |
| Female Invest | Series A | $11m | 2024-07-01 |
| Knowunity | Series B | $27m | 2025-06-16 |
| HappyPal | Series A | $8m | 2023-11-24 |
| Nolej | Seed | $3m | 2023-12-04 |
| Preply | Series A | — | 2020-01-01 |
| 360Learning | Series A | $41m | 2019-04-17 |
| Labster | Series B | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Lunii | Seed | — | 2018-01-01 |
| Lepaya | Series B | — | 2023-09-22 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| XAnge | 3 |
| Bpifrance | 3 |
| Hi Inov | 2 |
| ISAI | 2 |
| Project A Ventures | 2 |
| Citizen Capital | 2 |
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