Melanie Higgs

Experience

1. Auxxo Female Catalyst FundCFO & Operating Partnercurrent2025 — present
2. Auxxo Female Catalyst FundFractional CFO2025Berlin, Germany
3. HEARTFELT_VP Finance2024 — 2025
4. HEARTFELT_Director Finance and Portfolio APX2018 — 2024Berlin Metropolitan Area
5. Axel Springer Plug and Play AcceleratorManaging Director2018 — 2025Berlin Metropolitan Area
6. Axel Springer Plug and Play AcceleratorSenior Investment Manager2015 — 2018Berlin Metropolitan Area
7. Axel Springer Ideas VentureHead of Finance/ Business Development2012 — 2014Berlin Metropolitan Area
8. Axel Springer SECorporate Financial Controller2008 — 2012Berlin
9. CPC Unternehmensmanagement AGConsultant2006 — 2008Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

Education

1. Edinburgh Napier UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.)2005 — 2006
2. HTWK LeipzigDiplom Betriebswirt2001 — 2006

Skills & more

Languages English · French · Russian · Spanish

From Melanie's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Edinburgh Napier University13

LNLena NedebockInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsGAGreg AllenPartner at ChrysalixAGAugustine Groebacher ChenFinance Manager at SpeedinvestFBFelix BatschingCEO at W&W brandpool GmbHGBGraham BellHead of Corporate Services at OakglenJFJason FosterScout at Exceptional Ventures

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Also attended HTWK Leipzig6

CACindy Adrienne BeckelInvestment Manager at IBB VenturesLMLuisa MüllerInvestment Analyst at Future Energy VenturesJHJohannes HeldDeal Flow Fellow at ASIF VenturesLBLukas BaumgartlPartner & Director Consulting at SpinLabAIAngelina IvanovaContent Manager at SpinLabCHChristopher HeymannPartner at 1k(x)

Shared employers

Also worked at Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund10

DNDeepali NangiaPartner at SpeedinvestBSBettine SchmitzGeneral Partner at AuxxoDGDr. Gesa MiczaikaGeneral Partner at AuxxoFHFabiola HochkirchenInitiating Partner at AuxxoDLDr. Leopold von Schlenk-BarnsdorfAdvisor in Value Creation at AuxxoDSDr. Sophie PollokVenture Partner at Auxxo

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Also worked at HEARTFELT_5

GWGülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalECElizabeth CadavidImpact & ESG Manager at SatganaASAditya SrivastavaAssociate at Kalaari CapitalTBTobias BauerPartner at Blockchain Founders FundDYDr. Yoni GoldwasserAngel at Springboard Health Angels

Also worked at Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator4

BSBettine SchmitzGeneral Partner at AuxxoFMFelix MachartResearch Partner at Greenfield OneNQNicole QuinnGeneral Partner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersADAnnalise DragicPrincipal at Sapphire Ventures

Also worked at Axel Springer SE21

GWGülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalEWEric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesSSSka Sijia DuPrincipal at Karma VenturesBSBettine SchmitzGeneral Partner at AuxxoHWHolger WeissVenture Partner at Target PartnersMBMickael BellaichePartner at Redstone

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