The Leading Distribution Platform for Alternatives in Private Markets.
Our mission is to make private markets investments as accessible and reliable as their public counterparts, driving transformative growth and opportunities for all stakeholders involved.
Software solution for multi-channel distribution of alternatives.
Increase your success rate by accessing new markets and boost your assets under management with retail investors.
Access to retail investors at an institional level.
Stay one step ahead of the competition with a digital distribution platform that enables significant scalability.
The digital marketplace is a multiplier for your growth.
Take advantage of the largest ecosystem for alternative investments in the German market to expand your reach and foster more growth.
The New Era for Alternatives.
Digital processes at an institutional level offer you a decisive advantage in a highly competitive market.Transition from single-channel distribution to a multi-channel model for alternatives, capitalizing on significant economies of scale, and increasing your assets under management.
Leadership Team
Co-Founders
Johannes Laub and Jamal El Mallouki
Johannes and Jamal’s vision is a private markets environment that is as transparent and accessible as the public one. For over a decade, these two pioneers have been developing groundbreaking digital solutions to facilitate private investments in illiquid assets.
Their steadfast belief that they can significantly reshape private markets and access to them for the benefit of all stakeholders drives their entrepreneurial initiative. This determination was evident even during their school years when they embarked on joint entrepreneurial projects.
As recognized experts, they have played a crucial role in defining regulatory frameworks and guidelines to digitize investment processes, always focusing on finding the right balance between regulation and technical feasibility.
Thanks to their extensive network among national and international asset managers and distribution partners, the founders actively shape the market for alternative investments. An important milestone was reached in 2017 when they enabled asset managers and banks to raise capital from private investors through a fully digital acquisition and investment process for the first time.
Chief Technology Officer
Volker Tietz
Volker leads the development of our software, from analyzing technical requirements to operations. He brings nearly two decades of experience in consulting and the software industry. Prior to joining portagon as Chief Technology Officer, he served as a Senior IT Architect at MaibornWolff and a Senior Software Engineer at XING.
Head of Marketing & Communications
Claudia Stirner
With over 20 years of experience and a track record of strategic leadership in the financial and fintech industries Claudia holds a central position at portagon. Her previous roles include leading positions at banks, BCA, a leading wire house brand, and the online broker IG Group. At fintech firm 360T | Deutsche Börse Group, Claudia oversaw Global Marketing and Communication for EMEA, APAC, and th…
Head of Operations
Dennis Hübert
Dennis holds a central position at portagon as a Finance & People Leader. He combines his extensive expertise in his areas of responsibility with the encouragement and development of operational excellence within a dynamic corporate culture. Additionally, he leverages the extensive network in the fintech and finance sectors that he built over more than a decade of professional experience at zeb an…
Head of Product
Leon Stamm
With years of experience in the fields of finance and technology at his previous positions such as Stonebranch, PwC, and Ericsson, Leon brings his extensive knowledge and expertise to our team. He is the driving force behind our innovative Fintech platform. His visionary leadership and passion for customer-centric products significantly contribute to shaping portagon's success.
Head of Revenue
Suraj Kakar
Responsible for both sales and the long-term success of our customers, Suraj oversees them throughout their entire life cycle. He applies his extensive expertise from over 15 years of sales experience in the finance and tech sectors, gained during his early career at LeanIX and HSBC, to drive further growth for our partners and portagon.
Advisory Board
Tilman Fechter
Tilman Fechter has been working successfully in the financial industry for 26 years. He spent more than 15 years in various functions at Deutsche Boerse, most recently as Head of Strategy Fund Services and as Member of the Management Board of the Clearstream Fund Centre. Prior to that, he spent seven years on the Executive Board of Clearstream Banking in Germany and Luxembourg. Tilman started his…
Martin Korbmacher
After working for JP Morgan and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Martin Korbmacher took over as Head of the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse for Germany and Austria in 2005. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of German online broker flatexDEGIRO has been contributing his more than 30 years of experience in various disciplines of the financial markets to advising FinTechs and AI compa…