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Investor at Educapital
Marie Geneste is Investor at Educapital, based in Paris, France.
Marie Geneste is the Co-founder and VC Investment Director at Educapital, a specialized education technology venture capital firm based in Paris, France. Before transitioning to venture capital, she operated as a French internet entrepreneur during the initial wave of the commercial internet, notably founding Lycos France and serving as the Chief Executive Officer of T-Online France. At Educapital, which operates as one of the few European venture firms led by two women, she directs investments across the EdTech, Enterprise, artificial intelligence, and SaaS sectors. Her specific investment strategy primarily targets impact-first technology startups ranging from the early Pre-Seed stage through Series B+ funding rounds. Geneste currently focuses on leveraging her extensive operational scaling experience to back future of work companies, actively advocating for systemic digital reform and the integration of artificial intelligence to democratize high-quality teaching.