# Khalid Zitouni

> Khalid Zitouni is a seed investor in Chicago backing Software and E-Commerce. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalidzitouni/
- Website: https://www.marotechventures.com/

Khalid Zitouni is a seed investor in Chicago focused on Software and E-Commerce. Khalid Zitouni

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$11M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.1M–$2.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 42% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 33% |
| FinTech | 3 | 25% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 25% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 42% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 4 | 33% |
| United States | 3 | 25% |
| Morocco | 2 | 17% |
| Denmark | 1 | 8% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 8% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Handled | Handled is the operations automation platform that executes the manual work behind every order—resolving shipment issues, processing returns, and adjusting invoices—so brands and 3PLs can scale volume without scaling headcount. | $2M | Seed | Oct 10, 2024 |  |
| Pluto.markets | Pluto is the modern investment app for the 100m Europeans living in countries without the EUR. | $2.6M | Pre-Seed | Feb 07, 2024 |  |
| biped.ai | biped is the future of accessibility. A smart shoulder-worn harness that uses autonomous driving technology to guide blind and partially-sighted people with 3D sounds. Ideal complement to your white cane or guide dog. All-in-one. | $1.4M | Seed | Nov 21, 2023 |  |
| Foodjer | FOODJER creates incredible delivery food brands that are then integrated into existing restaurant kitchens to increase turnover. | $1.2M | Seed | Nov 21, 2023 |  |
| Rollstack | Rollstack is a powerful tool for building stunning charts and visualizations for your slides and documents. With Rollstack, you can easily create professional-grade graphics that will impress your audience and make your data stand out. | $1.8M | Seed | Sep 27, 2023 |  |
| Chari | Chari is an e-commerce and fintech app for traditional retailers in French-Speaking Africa allowing them to order any consumer goods they sell and get delivered for free in less than 24 hours. Chari is also a financial services provider for these retailers, offering them microloans | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 29, 2023 |  |
| Gwala | Gwala is a benefits platform that aims to improve the financial health and well-being of African employees. Gwala offers financial products that help employees make better decisions, reduce financial stress, and stay on track with their finances. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 02, 2023 |  |
| Gonuggets | Gonuggets is the first AI platform for digitally native brands (DNB) to grow their multichannel e-commerce revenues and profits, without scaling up complexity and risks. With its AI driven decisions and automation, Gonuggets help small & medium size DNBs scale their brands online and make more profits from day1 with no effort orrisk. Brand owners finally have time to focus on their products and sourcing, ensuring a long-term success for their brand alongside Gonuggets. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| MarketLeap | MarketLeap is the first agentic operating system that empowers direct-to-consumer (D2C) sellers to scale effortlessly across global marketplaces. By providing a fully integrated software solution, MarketLeap helps D2C sellers focus on core business activities while simplifying operational complexities and marketplace expansion. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| Estaly | Estaly provides insurance products and services for online businesses. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 15, 2022 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Expon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expon-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Luxembourg Business Angel Network (LBAN)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luxembourg-business-angel-network-lban) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Purple](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/purple-8123) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AA Sons](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aa-sons) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Afri Mobility](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afri-mobility) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Khalid Zitouni invest in?

Khalid Zitouni invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Khalid Zitouni's check size?

Khalid Zitouni typically joins rounds of $1M–$11M at Seed and $1.1M–$2.6M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Khalid Zitouni participates in.

### When did Khalid Zitouni last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Khalid Zitouni closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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