Maëlle Gavet
InvestorCEO and Board member at Techstars
New York City Metropolitan Area
Writes $20K – $120K checks
About
Maëlle Gavet, who built a company at 16 and later scaled Russia's largest e‑commerce as CEO, now leads an accelerator using data-driven, index-like methods to support founders in emerging markets.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechHealthtechHR Tech
Experience
- Flo Health Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- YounitedIndependent Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- AIUTAIndependent Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- Technip EnergiesIndependent Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- EdenredIndependent Board Member2014 — 2026
- TechstarsCEO and Board Member2021 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- MeeroIndependent Board Member2020 — 2023
- Resilience LabIndependent Board Member2020 — 2022New York, United States
- Harvard Business SchoolEuropean Advisory Board Member2017 — 2022
- CompassCOO2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- ExpatInfoDesk.comCo-Founder2008 — 2018
- The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN)EVP Operations2015 — 2016Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- OZON.ruCEO2011 — 2015Moscow, Russian Federation
- OZON.ruSales and Marketing Director2010 — 2011Moscow, Russian Federation
- The Boston Consulting GroupPrincipal2003 — 2009
- Predstavitelskij DomFounder and CEO2001 — 2003
Education
- Ecole normale supérieure de Lettres et Sciences humaines, Fontenay-St-Cloud, France1999 — 2003
- Sciences PoMaster's degree2000 — 2002
- Université Paris-SorbonneBachelor's degree, Russian Language and Literature1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Strategy59E-commerce45Business Strategy51Management46Start-ups31Strategic Partnerships19Entrepreneurship22Business Development25New Business Development16Management Consulting19Competitive Analysis12CRM14
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Digital StrategyProduct ManagementBusiness PlanningMarket AnalysisVenture CapitalOnline MarketingFMCGMergers & AcquisitionsProduct MarketingRetailTechnologyInternetLanguages English · French · German · Russian · Spanish
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Colleagues at Techstars
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Maëlle Gavet work?
- Maëlle Gavet is CEO and Board member at Techstars.
- What does Maëlle Gavet invest in?
- Maëlle Gavet invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Fintech, Healthtech, HR Tech.
- What check size does Maëlle Gavet write?
- Maëlle Gavet typically writes checks of $20K – $120K.
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