Press kit
Bios, photos and facts about Tanya Van Gastel
Ready-to-use material for event pages, articles, podcast notes and introductions. Everything here may be used as is; the photos are free to publish with a credit to Tanya Van Gastel.
Bios
Short bio
Tanya Van Gastel is the CEO and founder of Rankingonai.com, an AI search agency that helps SaaS companies get recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google. Its clients include Suno, Cal.com, HappyRobot, Happy Scribe and Akiflow. She is one of Forbes' 20 Women in Tech and has spoken at MWC Barcelona.
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Speaker bio
Tanya Van Gastel is the CEO and founder of Rankingonai.com, an AI search agency that helps SaaS companies get recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google. Clients include Suno (+$400M raised), Cal.com (+$30M raised), HappyRobot (+$200M raised), Happy Scribe (+$25M ARR) and Akiflow (Y Combinator, S20). Before Rankingonai.com, she co-founded The Multiverse AI, a bootstrapped AI headshots platform that grew almost entirely through SEO and was acquired. She has worked as a tech reporter for Vogue Business. Tanya is one of Forbes' 20 Women in Tech, was named a Woman Leading AI by Authority Magazine and has spoken at MWC Barcelona. She speaks Dutch, English, Chinese, French, German and Spanish.
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Photos
Two crops of the same photo, taken at MWC Barcelona 2026, plus the full photo. Right-click or use the download links.
Headshot, square
Full photo, on stage
One-line facts
- Name Tanya Van Gastel (also written Tanya van Gastel; @foundertanya online)
- Role CEO and founder of Rankingonai.com, an AI search agency for SaaS companies
- Clients include Suno, Cal.com, HappyRobot, Happy Scribe and Akiflow
- Previously Tech reporter at Vogue Business; co-founder of The Multiverse AI, an AI headshots platform (acquired)
- Nationality Belgian
- Based in Barcelona, Spain
- Has lived in Antwerp, Düsseldorf, Taipei, Tokyo, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Barcelona
- Languages Dutch, English, Chinese, French, German and Spanish
- Recognition Forbes 20 Women in Tech; Authority Magazine: Woman Leading AI; speaker at MWC Barcelona 2026 (4YFN)
- Community Hosts Founder Hang, vetted meetups for tech founders in Barcelona
How to invite Tanya
- Invite Tanya to speakSpeaking request form
- Invite Tanya to an eventEmail tanya@rankingonai.com
- Work with Tanya on AI visibilityBook a call
For a talk, include the event name, the date, the city and who will be in the audience. She speaks about AI search, SEO and bootstrapping, in English, Dutch, Chinese, French, German or Spanish.