Educapital

Quick read

Educapital is a Paris-based EdTech and Future of Work VC, founded in 2017 by Marie-Christine Levet and Litzie Maarek — the first independent VC firm in France co-founded by two women. It's Europe's largest dedicated EdTech fund, with $200M AUM across two funds, investing from late seed to Series B. The firm holds B Corp certification and ties part of its carried interest to measurable impact KPIs.

Key facts

Founded

June 2017

Founders

Marie-Christine Levet, Litzie Maarek

Employees

11-50

Sectors

saas, consumer, ai

Website

www.educapitalvc.com

Investment thesis

Educapital backs European tech entrepreneurs reshaping education and the future of work, investing from late seed to Series B in companies that can deliver both financial returns and measurable social impact — improving learning outcomes and broadening access to employment.

Recent activity

• Jun 2026investment
  Educapital co-led a €12M Series A in Mendo, a French enterprise AI adoption platform, alongside Ventech. linkedin.com
• Sep 2025investment
  Educapital joined the $3.6M seed round for Vocal Image, an AI-powered coaching app for communication skills. tracxn.com
• Jun 2025investment
  Educapital participated in the €27M round for German edtech Knowunity, which is building an AI tutor targeting one billion students. tracxn.com
• Oct 2025press
  Complori became Educapital's most recent exit as of October 2025. Investment pace slowed in early 2025, consistent with a fund nearing the end of Fund II deployment. peony.ink
• Mar 2026leadership
  Educapital posted an open Analyst Intern role based in Paris, targeting gap-year or end-of-study candidates to support sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio work. Start date listed as March 2026. fr.linkedin.com
• Jul 2024investment
  Educapital co-invested in Female Invest's €10.3M Series A. Female Invest is a London-based finance app targeting women. tracxn.com
• Sep 2023investment
  Educapital joined the $38M funding round for Lepaya, a corporate learning platform, alongside Endeit Capital, Mars Growth Capital, and others. tracxn.com
• 2022fundraise
  Educapital closed its second fund, targeting €150M. The first close hit €100M, prompting the founders to raise the hard-cap. LPs include Bpifrance, BNP Paribas Innovation, Arkea, Matmut, Hachette Livre, Bayard, Editions Francis Lefebvre, and the Jacobs Foundation, plus several individual investors. cfjc.fr
• 2022investment
  Educapital led Nolej's €3M seed round. Nolej is a Paris-based generative AI authoring tool that lets teachers convert static text or video into quizzes, summaries, and transcripts. educapitalvc.com
• 2022investment
  Educapital participated in EvidenceB's €4M round. EvidenceB applies cognitive science and AI to adaptive K12 learning modules in mathematics, languages, and French. educapitalvc.com
• Mar 2025press
  Marie-Christine Levet published commentary in Educapital's Monthly Insights on children's screen time, arguing that social networks — not devices — are the primary problem and that screen time should be redirected toward quality content. linkedin.com
• Oct 2024investment
  Educapital posted about its investment in Knowunity alongside Mistral AI, highlighting an AI tutor product in the portfolio. linkedin.com

Notable investments

• MendoSeries AJun 2026linkedin.com
• Vocal ImageSeedSep 2025tracxn.com
• KnowunitySeries B+Jun 2025tracxn.com
• Female InvestSeries AJul 2024tracxn.com
• LepayaGrowthSep 2023tracxn.com
• NolejSeed2022educapitalvc.com
• EvidenceBSeries A2022educapitalvc.com
• KnowunityundisclosedOct 2024linkedin.com
• LepayaSeries BSep 2023tracxn.com
• LiveMentorundisclosedundisclosedlinkedin.com
• Laliloexitedundisclosedtechcrunch.com
• AppSchoexitedundisclosedtechcrunch.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Marie-Christine Levet · Co-Founder & Managing Partner
• Litzie Maarek · Co-Founder & Managing Partner
• Alexandre Glaser · Principal

Sources

• About Us – Educapital
• Educapital aims to raise a $160M fund – TechCrunch
• Educapital Investor Profile – Tracxn
• Impact – Educapital
• Educapital – OpenVC
• Educapital – VC Sheet
• https://fr.linkedin.com/company/educapital_vc
• https://cfjc.fr/educapital-a-deja-reuni-100-me-pour-son-deuxieme-fonds/
• https://www.educapitalvc.com/news/educapital-invests-in-nolej
• https://www.educapitalvc.com/news/educapital-invests-in-evidenceb
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gerohesse_worktech-funding-highlights-june-2026-as-activity-7481240962690740224-kocA?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAGr9LUoBboi3ak9RBzSixPr89vqp8TD2YxA
• https://www.peony.ink/blog/top-edtech-investors

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