About
Melanie is a finance expert with over 20 years of experience across consulting, corporate finance, and venture capital, and is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in finance.
Experience
- Auxxo Female Catalyst FundCFO & Operating Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Auxxo Female Catalyst FundFractional CFO2025Berlin, Germany
- HEARTFELT_VP Finance2024 — 2025
- HEARTFELT_Director Finance and Portfolio APX2018 — 2024Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Axel Springer Plug and Play AcceleratorManaging Director2018 — 2025Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Axel Springer Plug and Play AcceleratorSenior Investment Manager2015 — 2018Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Axel Springer Ideas VentureHead of Finance/ Business Development2012 — 2014Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Axel Springer SECorporate Financial Controller2008 — 2012Berlin
- CPC Unternehmensmanagement AGConsultant2006 — 2008Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Projektmanagement18Unternehmensführung9Venture Capital10Startups9Accelerator9Business Development3Business Planning1Digital Media1Digitale Medien2Digitale Strategie2Entrepreneurship3Risikokapital1
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Start-upsManagementSocial MediaStrategieBusiness StrategyUnternehmensberatungRiskokapitalStrategisches ManagementUnternehmensstrategieLanguages English · French · Russian · Spanish
From Melanie's professional profile.
Colleagues at Auxxo
Alena Redeker
Principal at Auxxo
Bettine Schmitz
General Partner at Auxxo
Christian Schad
Venture Partner at Auxxo
Dr. Gesa Miczaika
General Partner at Auxxo
Dr. Leopold von Schlenk-Barnsdorf
Advisor in Value Creation at Auxxo
Dr. Sophie Pollok
Venture Partner at Auxxo
Fabiola Hochkirchen
Initiating Partner at Auxxo
Magdalena Oehl
Venture Partner at Auxxo
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Melanie Higgs?
- Melanie is a finance expert with over 20 years of experience across consulting, corporate finance, and venture capital, and is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in finance.
- Where does Melanie Higgs work?
- Melanie Higgs is CFO & Operating Partner at Auxxo.
- Where did Melanie Higgs go to school?
- Melanie Higgs studied at Edinburgh Napier University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)); HTWK Leipzig (Diplom Betriebswirt).
Same school
Also attended Edinburgh Napier University14
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Also attended HTWK Leipzig7
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Shared employers
Also worked at Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund10
Deepali NangiaPartner at SpeedinvestAlena RedekerPrincipal at AuxxoBettine SchmitzGeneral Partner at AuxxoDr. Gesa MiczaikaGeneral Partner at AuxxoFabiola HochkirchenInitiating Partner at AuxxoDr. Leopold von Schlenk-BarnsdorfAdvisor in Value Creation at Auxxo
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Also worked at HEARTFELT_7
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Also worked at Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator6
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