Jens Kohnen

Jens Kohnen

Jens Kohnen

Jens Kohnen

Co-Founder & Chief of Revenue and growth at Starfish & Co. – creators of Hellgate®

Jens Kohnen was driven to co-start the company by the conviction that payment infrastructure should empower businesses, not bind them. Recognizing that many large organizations were locked into monolithic, opaque setups, Jens embarked on a journey to free enterprises from these rigid stacks. His mission is to enable companies to regain full ownership and monetize their flows, transforming payments from a cost center into a strategic lever for growth.

Core expertise

  • Realizing Commercial Potential: Working with organizations to identify and capture untapped value, increasing revenue, reducing operating costs, and enabling smarter routing.


  • Unlocking New Revenue Streams: Enabling entirely new business models across mobility, retail, and digital commerce through programmable orchestration.


  • AI-Native Strategies: Shifting from legacy setups to autonomous, AI-driven payment flows that adapt to market needs in real-time.

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See Hellgate CPA in action

Let our product specialists guide you through the platform, touch upon all functionalities relevant for your individual use case and answer all your questions directly.

See Hellgate CPA in action

Let our product specialists guide you through the platform, touch upon all functionalities relevant for your individual use case and answer all your questions directly.