The First Episode is featuring the co-founder of Expense Robot – an AI & FinTech startup, located in Zurich – that uses artificial intelligence to fully automate expenses and company credit card processes. Founded in 2019, Expense Robot went live with a first wave of customers in September of the same year. Since then, the five co-founders – among them the ETH alumni Devis Lussi (Ph.D. in Physics) – and their team have already landed renowned global customers. In March 2020, they announced a fantastic CHF 1.7m seed round, co-led by Swisscom and SIX (Swiss stock exchange) as well as with the participation of angel investors such as the founders of Doodle and Contavista.

Melanie Gabriel co-founded the AI and FinTech startup Expense Robot in 2019, after having previously gained valuable experience in the tech industry. Melanie holds a master’s degree in business management from the University of St. Gallen and is also a board member at WE SHAPE TECH.