About
Co-Director and COO of the ETH AI Center and former co-founder and CMO of Yokoy, a Sequoia-backed fintech and AI company sold in early 2025. Hosts a podcast and newsletter on scaling companies from Europe.
Experience
- ETH AI CenterCo-Director & COOcurrent2025 — present
- ETH AI CenterEntrepreneur in Residence2024 — 2025
- Follow the GradientCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- Relativity CollectiveCo-Initiatorcurrent2025 — present
- SICTICBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- ETH ZürichLecturercurrent2024 — present
- MoodtalkBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- YokoyCo-Founder (exited to Perk)2019 — 2025Zürich Area, Switzerland
- YokoyChief Marketing Officer2019 — 2023
- dizmoHead of Marketing2019Zürich Area, Switzerland
- dizmoHead of Digital Marketing2016 — 2019Zürich Area, Switzerland
- dizmoMarketing Manager2015 — 2016Zürich Area, Switzerland
- Armoire Au RevoirCo-Founder2012 — 2015Basel Area, Switzerland
- VERONA 3000Managing Director2013 — 2015Lucerne Area, Switzerland
- VERONA 3000Head of Marketing and Public Relations2011 — 2014Lucerne Area, Switzerland
- LUCERNE FESTIVALManagement Young Performance2014Lucerne Area, Switzerland
- GfK SwitzerlandWorking Student | Department Consumer Experiences2011 — 2013Zürich Area, Switzerland
- Mercuri UrvalWorking Student2012Lucerne Area, Switzerland
- LUCERNE FESTIVALInternship2011
Education
- University of St.GallenMaster’s Degree, Business Management
- University of BaselBachelor's Degree, Business and Economics
- Københavns Universitet - University of CopenhagenExchange semester; Economics and Sociology
- University of GenevaInternational Relations and Affairs
Skills & more
Team LeadershipPublic SpeakingBusiness NetworkingStrategyLeadershipManagementEntrepreneurshipBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Go-to-market StrategyMarketing StrategyExecutive ManagementBusiness Strategy
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Budget ControlOrganizational DevelopmentPublic RelationsInternal CommunicationsProject ManagementBudgetingSocial MediaEvent PlanningDigital StrategyMarket ResearchNonprofit OrganizationsSponsorshipLanguages English · French · German · Spanish · Swiss German
- CAS St. Gallen Board Certificate — University of St.Gallen
- Mini MBA in Brand Management — MiniMBA
- Mini MBA in Marketing — MiniMBA
- Diplôme approfondi de langue française (DALF C1)
- Cambridge Advanced English — Cambridge English
From Melanie's professional profile.
Colleagues at SICTIC
Bolko Hohaus
Vice President at SICTIC
Christina Kistler
VP Partnerships & Ecosystem at SICTIC
Cornelia Gut-Villa
Board Member, Education at SICTIC
Jan Fülscher
Investor at SICTIC
Joëlle Stocker
Events and Startup Ecosystem Coordinator at SICTIC
Lucas du Croo de Jongh
Investor at SICTIC
Marcel Egger
Board Member, Deal Flow at SICTIC
Nicola Fantini
Board Member, Jury at SICTIC
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Melanie Gabriel work?
- Melanie Gabriel is at SICTIC.
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Also attended University of Basel17
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