Jonathan Denais

Investment Director @ Educapital - investing in early stage Edtech & Future of Work start-ups

📍 Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France🔄 Updated September 2026💼 13 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2024
VC🌍 France
13
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9y
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Board Member
Dec 2024
HappyPal est la solution qui souffle un vent de modernité sur l’expérience des avantages et la rend enfin accessible à tous. 🚀 HappyPal permet aux entreprises de toutes tailles de mettre en place un programme d’avantages 100% digital et personnalisé, en un temps record et avec un minimum de gestion ! Et pour les bénéficiaires, c’est un compagnon bien-être & fun au quotidien, avec notamment : - Une expérience 100% digitale, intuitive et mobile-first - Des subventions enfin lisibles et faciles à dépenser, qui collent aux nouveaux usages de consommation, pour démocratiser laccès au sport, à la culture, aux voyages... - Des réductions exclusives, négociées auprès des meilleures marques et services La solution a déjà séduit près de 600 entreprises dont RATP, Doctolib, Spotify, Microsoft, Krys Group, Porsche, Booking, Withings, et compte plus de 200 000 utilisateurs.
Board Member
Dec 2024
Female Invest is on a mission to close the financial gender gap. By creating a safe space and a trusted source for knowledge, we’re democratizing investing for everyone globally. Our edtech platform has paying members in 100+ countries and our book Girls Just Wanna Have Funds is a global bestseller.
Board Observer
Oct 2024
Cyber Guru is the first line of Cyber Security Awareness solutions that relies on the human factor to increase the level of security of individuals and organizations. Cyber Guru solutions use stimulating and educational learning paths to cater to those who do not hold specialist roles in the field of Cyber Security. In Cyber Security, human behaviour can be a more effective deterrent than technology. The unaware behavior of an individual in his or her interaction with digital technologies and the Web can seriously jeopardize their safety and that of the organization. Cyber Guru is a unique and highly effective offering that combats cybercrime by focusing on the human factor as the key to success.
Board Member
Jan 2024
nolej is the generative AI for education transforming how educational content is created and consumed. Founded in 2020 by Philippe Decottignies and Nejma Belkhdim, we are one of the first native generative AI platforms. Weve become a global EdTech leader 🚀, earning top 20 at TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield (out of 3,200 deeptech startups) and winning the Global EdTech Startups Award 🏆 among 1,700 competitors. With $3 million raised and rapid scaling in the EMEA region and the US, the nolej team now numbers over 20 and is expanding rapidly.
Board Observer
Sep 2023
We train talent with the right skills at the right time and in the right way, so they get the most out of their professional and personal lives. Lepaya is an L&D Technology and Power Skill training provider founded by René Janssen and Peter Kuperus with a vision to connect people’s potential to business impact. We’re designed to offer learning content, methodology, and technology in one platform as part of your learner’s flow. With a blend of online, offline, virtual reality, and AI-powered training approaches we enable fully globally distributed teams to grow confidence in navigating organizational change. As an emerging leader in an educational technology market, we respond to the needs of Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies, such as Mollie, Takeaway, and Picnic, as well as building custom training modules for the giants like L’Oréal, KPMG, ING, and PwC. Thousands of professionals get trained every year by combining hard and soft skills offered as Power Skills through a mastery-based learning platform. We don’t stop until learners apply new skills in their work to move the needle on your overall company goals. And neither should you. Upskill your people. Transform your business.
Board Observer
Nov 2022
Our mission is to share the knowledge, the techniques, the secrets of the very best talents, through online Masterclasses. Whether you want to improve your cooking, your football skills, your magic, or even your mental strength, youll be able to learn from the very best, like Karim Benzema, Hélène Darroze, Kev Adams, and many more... We believe that constantly discovering and improving is a key to anyones happiness, and were committed to make that process as entertaining as a Netflix series, and as engaging as a video game.
Board Member
Mar 2020
Moneybox is a wealth management platform, but we’re guided by our belief that wealth isn’t about the money. It’s about the means to more – more freedom and possibility, more opportunities and more peace of mind. And we’re on a mission to give everyone the means to get more out of life. Millions of us go through life feeling like we should be doing more to get on top of our money. But we leave it at the bottom of our to-do lists, because were not sure where to get started or how to take the next step. This isn’t surprising when: Most of us weren’t taught about saving and investing at school. We’re confronted by a complex, fragmented, and confusing industry. Getting help making decisions about money has traditionally been reserved for a privileged few. This leaves us feeling anxious and uncertain, and we end up with less money for the things that really matter to us. At Moneybox, we believe that building wealth throughout life, and all of the freedom, opportunities, and peace of mind that come with it, should be possible for everyone. We launched in 2016 and helped thousands of people start investing with just their spare change. Today, we’re now helping more than one million people build wealth throughout their lives. Whether they’re saving and investing, buying their first home, or planning for retirement, our customers will get a service they can rely on, that supports them through every step, and celebrates with them along the way.
Board Member
Jan 2020
PayLead is bringing together daily banking and performance marketing for retailers with its proprietary technology fuelled by payment data. PayLead offers a unique opportunity for retail advertisers to address millions of consumers across Europe with unprecedented targeting capabilities. Since 2016 PayLead has changed the way consumers are experiencing loyalty by creating an effortless reward experience when they shop either online or in-store while turning payment data into value for marketers. PayLead operates over 25 loyalty programs for the largest retail banks, neo-banks, and consumer money apps in Europe. PayLead is headquartered in Paris and also holds offices in Madrid and Barcelona.
Board Observer
Nov 2019
InterCloud is a leading Software-Defined Cloud Interconnect (SDCI) provider that transforms global connectivity, reduces network complexity and accelerates growth and innovation for global business – securely, quickly and easily. Its end-to-end global connectivity platform eliminates the complexity in deploying the cloud, giving businesses full control over the security, sovereignty and performance of their critical data traffic with complete peace of mind. The company’s platform is underpinned by its team of cloud experts who guide customers to implement effective strategies to leverage the power of the cloud across their organisation – giving customers the ultimate peace of mind that their business will be fit for future.
Board Member
Feb 2019
YesWeHack is a leading Offensive Security and Exposure Management platform delivering integrated, API-based solutions to secure organisations’ growing attack surfaces. Its human-in-the-loop model combines Bug Bounty, Autonomous Pentesting, Continuous Pentesting and unified vulnerability management to deliver agile, exhaustive security testing at scale. Customers include Louis Vuitton, Ferrero, the European Commission, Tencent and L’Oréal Groupe. ISO 27001-certified, CREST-accredited, and EU-hosted with full GDPR compliance.
Board Member
Jan 2019
October is a European FinTech whose mission is to finance businesses better. Our data and technology expertise make it easy and fast to say yes to businesses, thanks to a robust risk analysis. We have already financed thousands of SMEs for EUR 1 billion in France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany. As a lending platform, we are the first users of our technology. With October Connect, our tools also empower leading financial institutions, enabling them to better monitor their portfolio performance and enrich their risk analysis. Bpifrance is one of our early adopters. October is part of the Next40 Alumni and has among its shareholders Allianz, CNP Assurances, CIR Group, Decaux Frères Investissement, Eurazeo and Partech. Since June 1st 2022, Credit.fr has joined October. The aim is to combine their strengths and technologies to meet the financing needs of SMEs as closely as possible. We are hiring! For more information about October: http://www.october.eu/ For more information about October Connect: http://www.connect.october.eu/
Board Member
Sep 2017
MyNotary, la plateforme juridique tout-en-un qui fait gagner en temps et en sécurité les professionnels de limmobilier - Rédaction intelligente et guidée de tous vos contrats immobiliers - Assistance juridique en direct par des diplômés notaires - Collaboration avec clients et notaires pour fluidifier les échanges
early stageLegal Services
Board Observer
May 2017
Stratumn est une FinTech innovante utilisant cryptographie et technologie blockchain pour rendre les processus critiques des Grandes Entreprises plus fiables, simples et efficaces. Nous sommes une équipe organisée en méthodologie agile avec comme priorité la livraison en production d’une API robuste, stable et performante sur laquelle nos clients peuvent compter, et d’interfaces intuitives insufflant les meilleurs usages de l’univers B2C dans le B2B. Nous développons une solution SaaS, Trace, qui sappuie sur un protocole open source développé par Stratumn (Proof of Process) pour mettre la traçabilité au cœur du Business Process Management. Tout en présentant une interface simple et efficace au client, notre produit est configurable et permet à lutilisateur de suivre, dexécuter et dautomatiser nimporte lequel de ses processus critiques. Depuis 2022, Stratumn fait partie de la groupe Sia Partners. Pour en savoir plus : https://bit.ly/3E3NCrk --------- Stratumn is an innovative FinTech company using cryptography and blockchain technology to make critical processes more reliable, simple and efficient for large companies. We are an Agile team offering a robust, stable and efficient API that our customers can rely on, and intuitive interfaces that bring the best practices of the B2C world to the B2B world. We are developing a SaaS solution, Trace, based on an open source protocol developed by Stratumn (Proof of Process) to put traceability at the heart of Business Process Management. While presenting a simple and efficient interface to the customer, our product is configurable and allows the user to track, execute and automate any critical processes. In 2022, Stratumn was acquired by Sia Partners. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3uHOyil
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2024
Board Member
Dec 2024
HappyPal est la solution qui souffle un vent de modernité sur l’expérience des avantages et la rend enfin accessible à tous. 🚀 HappyPal permet aux entreprises de toutes tailles de mettre en place un programme d’avantages 100% digital et personnalisé, en un temps record et avec un minimum de gestion ! Et pour les bénéficiaires, c’est un compagnon bien-être & fun au quotidien, avec notamment : - Une expérience 100% digitale, intuitive et mobile-first - Des subventions enfin lisibles et faciles à dépenser, qui collent aux nouveaux usages de consommation, pour démocratiser laccès au sport, à la culture, aux voyages... - Des réductions exclusives, négociées auprès des meilleures marques et services La solution a déjà séduit près de 600 entreprises dont RATP, Doctolib, Spotify, Microsoft, Krys Group, Porsche, Booking, Withings, et compte plus de 200 000 utilisateurs.
Board Member
Dec 2024
Female Invest is on a mission to close the financial gender gap. By creating a safe space and a trusted source for knowledge, we’re democratizing investing for everyone globally. Our edtech platform has paying members in 100+ countries and our book Girls Just Wanna Have Funds is a global bestseller.
Board Observer
Oct 2024
Cyber Guru is the first line of Cyber Security Awareness solutions that relies on the human factor to increase the level of security of individuals and organizations. Cyber Guru solutions use stimulating and educational learning paths to cater to those who do not hold specialist roles in the field of Cyber Security. In Cyber Security, human behaviour can be a more effective deterrent than technology. The unaware behavior of an individual in his or her interaction with digital technologies and the Web can seriously jeopardize their safety and that of the organization. Cyber Guru is a unique and highly effective offering that combats cybercrime by focusing on the human factor as the key to success.
Board Member
Jan 2024
nolej is the generative AI for education transforming how educational content is created and consumed. Founded in 2020 by Philippe Decottignies and Nejma Belkhdim, we are one of the first native generative AI platforms. Weve become a global EdTech leader 🚀, earning top 20 at TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield (out of 3,200 deeptech startups) and winning the Global EdTech Startups Award 🏆 among 1,700 competitors. With $3 million raised and rapid scaling in the EMEA region and the US, the nolej team now numbers over 20 and is expanding rapidly.
2023
Board Observer
Sep 2023
We train talent with the right skills at the right time and in the right way, so they get the most out of their professional and personal lives. Lepaya is an L&D Technology and Power Skill training provider founded by René Janssen and Peter Kuperus with a vision to connect people’s potential to business impact. We’re designed to offer learning content, methodology, and technology in one platform as part of your learner’s flow. With a blend of online, offline, virtual reality, and AI-powered training approaches we enable fully globally distributed teams to grow confidence in navigating organizational change. As an emerging leader in an educational technology market, we respond to the needs of Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies, such as Mollie, Takeaway, and Picnic, as well as building custom training modules for the giants like L’Oréal, KPMG, ING, and PwC. Thousands of professionals get trained every year by combining hard and soft skills offered as Power Skills through a mastery-based learning platform. We don’t stop until learners apply new skills in their work to move the needle on your overall company goals. And neither should you. Upskill your people. Transform your business.
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