Jens Kohnen
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.

Latest Posts

Vaulting

Feb 9, 2026

Beyond the Walled Garden: Architecting a Sovereign Payment Stack

Vaulting

Feb 9, 2026

Beyond the Walled Garden: Architecting a Sovereign Payment Stack

Vaulting

Feb 9, 2026

Beyond the Walled Garden: Architecting a Sovereign Payment Stack

Payment Strategy

Feb 7, 2026

Architecting Control: Why the Future of Enterprise Finance is Composable

Payment Strategy

Feb 7, 2026

Architecting Control: Why the Future of Enterprise Finance is Composable

Payment Strategy

Feb 7, 2026

Architecting Control: Why the Future of Enterprise Finance is Composable

Press Release

Feb 2, 2026

Vitality by Design: The New Hellgate® Identity

Press Release

Feb 2, 2026

Vitality by Design: The New Hellgate® Identity

Press Release

Feb 2, 2026

Vitality by Design: The New Hellgate® Identity

Fraud Prevention

Jan 23, 2026

Transforming Fraud Prevention with Visa Decision Manager and Hellgate Specter

Fraud Prevention

Jan 23, 2026

Transforming Fraud Prevention with Visa Decision Manager and Hellgate Specter

Fraud Prevention

Jan 23, 2026

Transforming Fraud Prevention with Visa Decision Manager and Hellgate Specter

Vaulting

Jan 15, 2026

Tokenization as a Service: The Infrastructure-First Approach to Data Security

Vaulting

Jan 15, 2026

Tokenization as a Service: The Infrastructure-First Approach to Data Security

Vaulting

Jan 15, 2026

Tokenization as a Service: The Infrastructure-First Approach to Data Security

Vaulting

Jan 9, 2026

Beyond the PSP: Choosing the Right Payment Tokenization Service Provider

Vaulting

Jan 9, 2026

Beyond the PSP: Choosing the Right Payment Tokenization Service Provider

Vaulting

Jan 9, 2026

Beyond the PSP: Choosing the Right Payment Tokenization Service Provider

Orchestration

Jan 7, 2026

The Essential Payment Orchestration Features Your Business Needs in 2025

Orchestration

Jan 7, 2026

The Essential Payment Orchestration Features Your Business Needs in 2025

Orchestration

Jan 7, 2026

The Essential Payment Orchestration Features Your Business Needs in 2025

Vaulting

Jan 5, 2026

Network Tokens vs PCI Tokens: The Complete Enterprise Decision Framework

Vaulting

Jan 5, 2026

Network Tokens vs PCI Tokens: The Complete Enterprise Decision Framework

Vaulting

Jan 5, 2026

Network Tokens vs PCI Tokens: The Complete Enterprise Decision Framework

Fraud Prevention

Dec 22, 2025

The Network Effect: Using Ravelin's Graph Analysis to Shut Down Organized Fraud Rings

Fraud Prevention

Dec 22, 2025

The Network Effect: Using Ravelin's Graph Analysis to Shut Down Organized Fraud Rings

Fraud Prevention

Dec 22, 2025

The Network Effect: Using Ravelin's Graph Analysis to Shut Down Organized Fraud Rings

Fraud Prevention

Dec 16, 2025

Unmasking Hidden Networks: How Ravelin and Graph Networks Stop Organized Abuse

Fraud Prevention

Dec 16, 2025

Unmasking Hidden Networks: How Ravelin and Graph Networks Stop Organized Abuse

Fraud Prevention

Dec 16, 2025

Unmasking Hidden Networks: How Ravelin and Graph Networks Stop Organized Abuse

News

Dec 15, 2025

Composable Software & The Future of Payments: ARRtist on Air Podcast meets Hellgate

News

Dec 15, 2025

Composable Software & The Future of Payments: ARRtist on Air Podcast meets Hellgate

News

Dec 15, 2025

Composable Software & The Future of Payments: ARRtist on Air Podcast meets Hellgate

Orchestration

Dec 12, 2025

The Monolith Is Dead: Why Composable Payments Are the Future of Commerce Infrastructure

Orchestration

Dec 12, 2025

The Monolith Is Dead: Why Composable Payments Are the Future of Commerce Infrastructure

Orchestration

Dec 12, 2025

The Monolith Is Dead: Why Composable Payments Are the Future of Commerce Infrastructure

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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.