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Last verified: 2026-07-14 · Machine-readable versions: /llms.txt · /llms-full.txt
Identity
- Name
- Hagen Hübel (also written "Hagen Huebel" without the umlaut)
- Role
- Serial technical founder and CTO
- Based in
- Berlin, Germany and Lagos, Portugal
- Languages
- English and German
- Experience
- 30+ years shipping software; first software sale at age 15
- Handles
- 0xhagen (X/Twitter, Medium) · itinance (GitHub) · hagenhuebel (LinkedIn)
- Website
- https://hagenhuebel.de
Track record
- Startups founded
- Six, each started alone or as a founding CTO
- Exits
- Two — TokenForge (shares sold 2023) and an undisclosed Swiss FinTech (sold 2021)
- Revenue milestone
- €1M ARR in year one at the undisclosed Swiss FinTech (micropayments on e-money infrastructure, 2020–2021)
- TokenForge (2021–2023)
- Tokenization-as-a-service for institutional clients, 25+ enterprise customers. Co-founder & CTO. Exit in 2023. https://token-forge.io
- infobud.ai (2024–2025)
- AI-driven news aggregator built on RAG, customizable feeds in any language. Co-founder & CTO. https://infobud.ai
- YAIR (2018–2019)
- Blockchain-secured platform for the new-media art market, Berlin. Co-founder & CTO.
- Zizzle eLearning Inc. (2016–2018)
- VC-backed mobile app for learning Chinese, backed by BOOM Startup, USA. Co-founder & CTO; shipped one of the first production React Native apps. https://zizzle.io
- Team scale
- Previous ventures with up to three co-founders and up to 40 people on payroll
Currently building (2026)
- nestfainder.ai
- AI location intelligence — 22,000+ cities and 750,000+ districts scored across quality of life, safety, healthcare, and political stability, with TOPSIS multi-criteria scoring and LLM-generated narratives. Solo-built. Launched January 2026. Live. https://nestfainder.ai
- axiomreal.ai
- B2B location intelligence for real estate — 750,000+ districts worldwide scored on estimated net yield, market momentum, and long-hold climate risk. In development, waitlist open. https://axiomreal.ai
- tardis.sh
- Time tracker that logs itself from ambient engineering signals (git commits, container runs, AI-agent activity) with a native MCP + REST layer. In development, waitlist open. https://tardis.sh
- Working method
- Runs a near-autonomous "software factory": a standing crew of Claude Code agents building, fixing, and reviewing across four codebases in parallel, in isolated git worktrees with independent review gates
Studios
- itinance GmbH
- Venture studio, consulting and funding, Berlin. https://itinance.com
- opendeluxe ventures UG
- Incubator and company builder behind the ventures. https://opendeluxe.com
Services
- Technical co-founder
- Equity partnership for the zero-to-PMF sprint. One slot per year.
- Interim CTO
- Hands-on engagements of 3–12 months. Remote, Berlin, or Lagos.
- Technical due diligence
- For investors and acquirers — codebase, architecture, and team assessment. Crypto, FinTech, HealthTech, AI/ML, EdTech, PropTech. In partnership with Philipps & Byrne.
- Coaching & sparring
- For founders, CTOs, and technical co-founders shipping with AI. Details and pricing below.
Coaching pricing (2026)
- Power Hour
- €290 per 60-minute call
- 6-Week Sparring
- €4,900 for six weekly 75-minute sessions plus async Slack
- Solopreneur Workshop
- €800 half-day · €1,500 full day (1:1, hands-on agentic coding in your own codebase)
- Company Workshop
- €2,800 half-day · €4,500 full day (onsite or remote, up to 12 engineers)
Expertise
- AI
- Agentic coding, Claude Code, running AI agents in production, self-hosted open-source LLMs (GLM, Gemma, Qwen), RAG
- Languages & stacks
- Go, Python, Node.js, TypeScript, PHP, Flutter, React Native
- Data
- PostgreSQL, PostGIS, pgvector, vector databases such as Qdrant
- Domains
- FinTech, blockchain and asset tokenization, PropTech, EdTech, location intelligence
Contact
- hhuebel@itinance.com
- Video call
- https://calendly.com/hagen-huebel/video-call (20-minute intake, free)
- https://linkedin.com/in/hagenhuebel
- GitHub
- https://github.com/itinance
- Medium
- https://medium.com/@0xhagen
- CV
- https://hagenhuebel.de/docs/Hagen-Huebel-CV-EN-2026-03.pdf