# Litzie Maarek

> Litzie Maarek is a Series A investor at Educapital (Paris) backing EdTech and Education. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Educapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/educapital)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/litzie-maarek-6222339a/

Litzie Maarek is a Series A investor at Educapital in Paris focused on EdTech and Education. Litzie Maarek - Founding Partner @ Educapital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 3 | 43% |
| Education | 3 | 43% |
| E-Learning | 2 | 29% |
| MOOC | 1 | 14% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 29% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mendo | Mendo helps large companies embed AI into their workflows and drives adoption by helping teams apply AI to their real-world use cases, without losing the human element.We operate directly in the tools and day-to-day workflows to trigger the right habits at the right moment.The result? Teams that confidently use generative AI in their daily workand a transformation that is concrete, guided, and sustainable. | $13.9M | Series A | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| Preply | Preply is a provider of an online tutoring marketplace intended to promote faster learning with one-on-one online tutors. The company's marketplace helps to find and book professional private tutors online from over 185 countries, enabling users to achieve their goals and speak confidently. | $150M | Series D | Jan 21, 2026 |  |
| Edflex | Edflex offers content for businesses such as articles, videos, podcasts, online courses, and books. It is a SaaS solution that connects companies to access online corporate training content. Edflex is working to improve everyone's training by making it more understandable. The company's goal is to be the innovator in bringing togetherparticipants in online training by developing an easy-to-follow learning route. The teams at Edflex strive every day to locate and offer instructional content in a way that makes learning seem natural and effortless, rather than like an extra effort. | $18M |  | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Edflex | Edflex offers content for businesses such as articles, videos, podcasts, online courses, and books. It is a SaaS solution that connects companies to access online corporate training content. Edflex is working to improve everyone's training by making it more understandable. The company's goal is to be the innovator in bringing togetherparticipants in online training by developing an easy-to-follow learning route. The teams at Edflex strive every day to locate and offer instructional content in a way that makes learning seem natural and effortless, rather than like an extra effort. | $9.8M | Series B | May 11, 2023 |  |
| Makers | At Makers, we are creating a new generation of tech talent who are skilled and ready for the changing world of work. We are inspired by the idea of discovering and unlocking potential in people for the benefit of 21st century business and society. We believe in alternative ways to learn how to code, how to be ready for work and how to be of valueto an organisation. At our core, Makers combines tech education with employment possibilities that transform lives. | $8.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 08, 2022 |  |
| Preply | Preply is a provider of an online tutoring marketplace intended to promote faster learning with one-on-one online tutors. The company's marketplace helps to find and book professional private tutors online from over 185 countries, enabling users to achieve their goals and speak confidently. | $49.5M | Series C | Mar 30, 2022 |  |
| FourthRev | FourthRev is working to bridge the digital skills gap by connecting leading companies and universities to enable the delivery of up-to-date, industry relevant programs, ranging from micro-credentials through to degree courses. We do this by co-creating content and curriculum with leading technology companies, such as AWS, Salesforce and Tableau,which is delivered to learners by our university partners, either as stand-alone courses or as part of existing offerings. FourthRev then connects learners to employers in our partners ecosystems. | $8M | Series A | Jan 27, 2022 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Business Growth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-growth-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Forward Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forward-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hoxton Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoxton-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Owl Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/owl-ventures-lp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ternel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ternel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tomcat](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tomcat-factory) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Educapital

VC Fund · Paris, France

Educapital invest in innovative European companies with the highest potential to scale and become European and global leaders.

5 contacts available at Educapital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Glaser | VC Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandre-glaser |
| Charles Madon | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-madon |
| Gary Cige | Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-cige |
| Litzie Maarek | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/litzie-maarek |
| Marie-Christine Levet | Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marie-christine-levet |

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## FAQ

### What does Litzie Maarek invest in?

Litzie Maarek invests primarily in EdTech, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Litzie Maarek last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Litzie Maarek closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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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