Winner – Best Prototype
Led a cross-functional team to develop a smart permit assistant for small and medium-sized businesses, integrating an AI agentic system and the European AI Act and multilingual onboarding in under 36 hours.
Hackathons & competitions
Project: SmartTeddy
Designed an AI based smart teddybear to improve childrens overall education by finetuning a foundation model for safe and appropriate usage. Recognised for outstanding UX and privacy safeguards.
Leadership highlights
Multi-venture operator
Runs Scholich Ventures with a portfolio spanning experiential entertainment, AI tooling, and professional services—delivering repeatable go-to-market playbooks.
Community builder
Scaled in-person treasure hunts, co-creating with local partners and cultural institutions to generate recurring events.
Full-stack product lead
Combines design, engineering, and operations to ship production-ready experiences quickly while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability.
Base-18 QR algebra
Explores a base-18 encoding for QR matrices—digit-group morphisms, entropy packing, and reversible lattice mappings for compact, human-auditable codes.
Responsible innovation advocate
Implements transparent AI usage, GDPR-compliant processes, and plain-language documentation across every venture.
Security-by-default
Implements least-privilege access, secret management, and audit trails across environments.
Open protocols & data portability
Builds systems that prioritize user ownership, easy export, and zero lock-in.
Privacy-first automation for clinics
Deploys GDPR-compliant patient workflows, consent management, and secure messaging for medical practices.
Let's collaborate
Looking to co-launch an experience, integrate AI responsibly, or bring immersive storytelling to your audience? Email hello@yannickscholich.de and let's explore the fit.