Sophia Metz | |
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| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) France |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | Meltdown |
Sophia Metz (born 1986) is a French businesswoman. [1] [2] She is a co-founder of Meltdown. [3] [4] Previously, she served as the head of Meltdown. [5] [6]
Sophia Metz | |
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| | |
| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) France |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | Meltdown |
Sophia Metz (born 1986) is a French businesswoman. [1] [2] She is a co-founder of Meltdown. [3] [4] Previously, she served as the head of Meltdown. [5] [6]
Sophia Metz, born in France in 1986, grew up in a gaming-enthusiast family. [7] [8] As a teenager, she developed coding skills and co-founded Barcraft Europe with friends, enabling bars to stream esports. [8] For a brief period, she has also worked as a music photographer and advertiser. [8] [9]
Metz is the co-founder of an Esports bar chain, named Meltdown. [7] [10] In 2012, she opened a bar in Paris's République district, and due to its success, expanded to Berlin and London in 2013. [8] [11] The demand for similar establishments led to the Meltdown's franchising, starting in Montpellier. In 2019, there were twenty-three Meltdown bars in cities such as Dijon, Nantes, Marseille, Toulouse, and Nancy. [8] [12]
In 2019, Sophia Metz partnered with Mikkey Dee to launch Alabama, a rock-themed bar. [13] [14]
Later, she started Biostream, a company developing wearable technologies that use AI-based sensor fusion to detect medical emergencies in real time. [15]