Friedrich Hubel

Friedrich Hubel is the Chief Operating Officer at Pliant, a position held since January 2025. Previously, Friedrich co-founded ecolytiq and served on its Advisory Board until July 2025, facilitating an exit to Clarity AI. Friedrich's background includes being the Co-Founder and Managing Director at ING Deutschland for a brief period in 2020, as well as Managing Director at Lendico Deutschland GmbH from October 2014 to July 2020, a role following the company's acquisition by ING Germany. Prior experience includes serving as Global Venture Development Manager at Rocket Internet AG, where Friedrich contributed to notable projects such as Payleven, Zalando, and Spotcap. Additional experience includes a Director role at Deutsche Kautionskasse AG and Immo-Verzeichnis GmbH from September 2008 to September 2011. Friedrich holds a B.A. in Corporate Management & Economics from Zeppelin University and a Master of Science in Finance from Hult International Business School.