Marie Geneste
Investment Director at Educapital
Paris, Île-de-France
Overview
Work Experience
Investment Director
2021 - 2025
Largest European VC fund focused on edtech and future of work with €200m in asset under management Led Series A investments in: Buddy.ai (AI tutor), Female Invest (financial education for women), Happypal (employee benefits), Tomorrow University (online higher education), MerciApp (AI writing assistant) Board Member at: Female Invest, Happypal, Tomorrow University, MerciApp, Invivox, Supermood (acq. Zest)
Principal
2018 - 2021
Corporate VC firm of Edenred, the largest employee and financial service provider (€2.5Bn rev.), focused on future of work, payment, mobility Led Series A/B investments in: Banked (open banking payment), BuyBox (giftcard aggregator), Avrios (fleet management - acq. Battery Ventures), Fretlink (freight forwarding), Fuse Universal (corporate training) Board Observer at: BuyBox, Andjaro (acq. Silae), Zenchef (acq. PSG), Fretlink, Launchpad Recruits (acq. Harver)
Head Of Strategy / Chief Of Staff
2016 - 2018
SVOD platform for Nollywood TV and movie content Raised $35m+ from Tiger Global, Kinnevik and Vivendi. Acquired by Canal+ in 2019 - Worked closely with the CEO and the CFO on Strategic planning, Fundraising & Investors relations - Managed Corporate development (M&A & partnerships opportunities) - Supported ops teams on special projects such as New Country opening, Content strategy, Payments, Launch of a Call center (and more!)
Head Of Innovation & Corporate Venture
2013 - 2015
Launched and managed the Corporate VC arm for the $2Bn in revenues global media & entertainment conglomerate: - Led the first group's LP investments in VC: Idinvest digital fund II (now Eurazeo) in France, and Magma venture capital VI in Israel - Worked closely with the business units on direct early-stage investments in startups: Online Video/OTT platforms, Social and Mobile Shopping, HealthTech, Connected Retail/Stadium - Developed Lagardere's relationships with the tech ecosystem in Europe and the US
Corporate Audit Manager
2009 - 2013
Led 20+ assignments in Media, Sports, Book publishing, Travel Retail across 12 countries globally: - M&A due diligence: Soccer academy and talent representation in Brasil, E-commerce platform - Post-merger integration (PMI): Tennis talent management agency in the US, Theater in Paris, Online price comparison engine in France and Germany, Cross-border food distribution in Canada - Internal control and Business excellence: Working capital improvement of no.1 African sports rights management, TV sports rights acquisition and portfolio management of Swedish agency, E-book sales implementation of leading US book publisher, Sales operations of Canada's leading distributor of international press, Production costs and sales review of text book publisher in Argentina, Full review of press retailer processes in Australia (& more)
M&A Analyst
2008 - 2008
Strategy & Innovation department of the largest French commercial TV broadcaster - Analyst for the team managing minority stake investments in early stage media tech startups - Executed 3 deals: TV & Movie portal, Music streaming service, Mobile content provider