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Marie Geneste

Investment Director at Educapital

Paris, Île-de-France

Overview 

Marie Geneste is a Venture Capital Investor based in Paris, with a background in strategy, financial analysis, and mergers & acquisitions. She currently serves as an Investment Director at Educapital and has made significant investments in companies like Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences, where she holds a board membership. Highlights of her career include extensive experience in financial analysis and due diligence, as well as a strong track record of successful investments in the Future of Work and Education sectors.

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

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