Melanie Higgs

Melanie is the Director of Finance and Portfolio at APX. Maintaining an overview of the big picture, she holds all the pieces of the portfolio puzzle together. With the portfolio managers, she supports companies to close great financing rounds and makes sure that APX is a trusted shareholder in the portfolio.

Before joining APX, Melanie built and grew the portfolio of Axel Springer Plug and Play and still serves as Managing Director of the company. Melanie has more than 10 years of experience in Finance and Investing in the tech and startup industry and enjoys helping young founders to succeed by navigating their way through this jungle. She is especially passionate about promoting diversity and mentoring young women. Just recently, she started to dig more into sustainable investing and is always eager to learn more and exchange ideas about it.