Anne Mellano
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Co-CEO
Switzerland
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Co-CEOFairtiqFeb 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)- Chief Business OfficerFairtiqNov 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 3 months)FAIRTIQ is an innovative mobile ticketing system that makes traveling on public transport easier than ever before. The app allows users to easily check-in and check-out instead of buying a ticket from the driver, at a TVM or a booking office, with all the hassle that that involves. At the end of their journey, users are charged the lowest possible price for the actual journey undertaken - whether it is single or multi-leg, or involving more than one operator.
- Committee member of the AssociationAllianceTTJun 2016 - Nov 2022 (6 years 6 months)Alliance is the industrial liaison program of the French part of Switzerland. Alliance strengthens relationships between research laboratories and companies, in order to enhance the technology transfer, for the benefit of both entrepreneurs and researchers. Alliance has thus created a strong network in order to initiate new meetings and support dynamic collaborations between research and economic actors.
- Co-FounderBestmileJan 2014 - Sep 2021 (7 years 9 months)Founder and Executive building and scaling the leading cloud-based autonomous mobility services platform enabling management and optimization of fleets of autonomous vehicles. Responsible for setting strategic direction, building global team, innovating product and solutions, and creating long-term value while acting as a pioneer in a complex industry. > Direct global operations and management of start-up including realization of business objectives and strategic planning > Drive organic business growth by identifying industry trends, growing relationships with peers, and negotiating strategic partnerships with key industry players > Raise $30+M in VC funding investment across three rounds of funding following initial two years of bootstr
- GEuropean Project ManagerGEA Vallotton et Chanard SASep 2012 - Aug 2016 (4 years)Led multiple EU-funded projects aimed at deploying automated road transport systems (ARTS) in Europe while progressively removing the barriers around them. Responsible for building funding applications, administrating, and coordinating projects, producing technical reports, overseeing internal and external stakeholders, and financial reporting. > Led the consortium of City Alternative Transportation System (CATS) project managing 16 partners and acting as liaison with the European Commission. Managed partner withdrawal, change of project objectives and audit of the company after project closure. > Wrote the candidacy of 5 European cities as part of the selection process of CityMobil2 project, of which 3 were selected to operate a fleet o
- Teaching AssistantÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSep 2011 - Jun 2012 (10 months)Assisted two Swiss Federal Institute of Technology professors in their lectures. Helped prepare lessons and correct exams for over a hundred students. Transportation Systems Engineering - Nikolas Geroliminis Dynamiques spatiales et acteurs du territoire - Monique Ruzicka Rossier Urbanisme et territoires - Monique Ruzicka Rossier
- Intern in Transportation PlanningTransports publics de la région lausannoise SAJul 2010 - Sep 2010 (3 months)Development of a tourism offer for the city of Lausanne
Education
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- Master's degree, Transportation PlanningEPFLJan 2010 - Jan 2012 (2 years 1 month)
- Bachelor's degree, Civil EngineeringEPFLJan 2007 - Jan 2010 (3 years 1 month)
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- Pegurri prize 2010École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneThe Pegurri prize rewards the student with the highest grades of the Bachelor of Civil Engineering of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.
- EY Swiss Entrepreneur of the Year - FinalistErnst Young
- VTop 100 Swiss Startup - 2nd placeVenturelab
- IInternet of Things Awards 2016IoTAwardsThe Internet of Things Awards honors the year's best products, organizations and ideas shaping the IoT. In January 2016, Bestmile won the people's choice award of the connected car application category.
- GBest B2B Startup at Techcrunch Digital Top 50Google McKinsey Rocket Internet and FreshfieldsGoogle, McKinsey, Rocket Internet and Freshfields brought Europe’s hottest Startup Award — the “Digital Top 50” — to TechCrunch Disrupt in Berlin on December 2019 . Bestmile won the Best B2B Startup award.
- AJury, Audience and Special awards - Lift 2015Alp ICT Venture NightThe AlpICT Venture Night has become one of the startup highlights of the Lift Conference attracting over 600 participants and numerous journalists. In 2015, Bestmile has won three of the four prizes: the jury prize sponsored by CTI Start-up and AlpICT, the audience award sponsored by Switzerland Global Enterprise and the special award for women entrepreneurs.
- HPrix Strategis 2016HEC Espace EntrepriseIn 2016, the “Prix Strategis” awarded Bestmile as the best start-up. Members of the jury assessing Bestmile application were made of experts in very various fields, renowned entrepreneurs and leading figures in the economy world of the French-part of Switzerland.