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Filiz, the French edtech helping private schools and apprenticeship centres simplify their operations, has joined Hexa through a €6M partnership. Together, we’re on a mission to build the all-in-one operating system for higher education in Europe, supporting thousands of institutions navigating fast-changing systems.
A bootstrapped success story
Founded in 2021 by Maxime and Aurélia Jacquet, Filiz has built a profitable business serving more than 500 campuses across France, including Datascientest (Omnes Education), 42, CFA Numia, and Albert School, all without raising external funding.
Its software helps schools and apprenticeship centres manage finances, student records, and contracts with ease. Filiz’s progress reflects strong fundamentals: a proven product, loyal customers, and a clear understanding of a sector ready for change.
“Behind every reform are teams who just want to run their school well,” says Maxime Jacquet, Filiz co-founder and CEO. “Every week, we meet directors trying to make sense of a fast-changing system. Filiz was built to give them clarity, the right infrastructure, and the right support, so they can focus on education.”
Why we partnered
In 2024, we launched Hexa Scale, our private equity arm designed to back profitable software companies that need operational support to grow. Filiz stood out as a company combining strong execution with long-term potential, a great fit for our hands-on model.
Through Hexa Scale, we made a €6M majority investment in Filiz, combining capital with the involvement of our Product, Go-to-Market, and Talent teams. Augustin Celier, Partner at Hexa Scale, is leading the collaboration alongside Filiz’s founders.
“Filiz has already built one of the most intuitive products in its category,” says Augustin. “Our partnership is about helping the company move from a proven product to a European standard, combining our scaling expertise with Filiz’s understanding of its market to build the category leader for higher education in Europe.”
Reinventing how schools run
Higher education in Europe is changing fast. In France, new apprenticeship reforms have added layers of administrative complexity, linking public payments to attendance and employer contributions. Across the continent, similar pressures are emerging, making digitalisation more urgent than ever.
Filiz is addressing this need by building a connected operating system for European higher education, one that unifies financial, administrative, and academic operations. The next phase includes AI-powered tools to automate workflows, simplify planning, and give school leaders real-time insight into how their institutions run.
“Since the beginning at Albert School, we’ve been using Filiz to manage the administrative and financial aspects of our apprenticeship contracts,” says Mathieu Schimpl, Founder & COO of Albert School. “Our collaboration feels much more like a partnership than a client–provider relationship. The product has been continuously evolving since day one to actively support us through our challenges.”
Next steps for Filiz and Hexa Scale
With Hexa, Filiz’s goal is to grow tenfold over the next five years, expanding across Europe while staying true to its original mission: helping education teams focus on what matters most.
Together, we’re evolving Filiz’s go-to-market strategy, strengthening its leadership team, and accelerating product development to serve larger institutions and multi-campus networks.
And for us, it also marks another milestone in our own journey. With two Hexa Scale investments completed in less than a year and more to come, we’re proving that there’s space for a new kind of investor, one that bridges venture and private equity, combining capital with the hands-on execution founders deserve.
Hexa Scale is growing fast, but our philosophy stays the same: build with the entrepreneurs, not just around them.
We’re now welcoming new Scale Partners, experienced founders who want to lead future scaling projects alongside us. Learn more here.
We’re also opening new ways for aligned investors to engage with Hexa’s opportunities. Discover more here.