Founder · Investor · Engineer

Michael C. Jakob

Founder of AlleAktien, Eulerpool & Better Markets

Entrepreneur, investor, and engineer. I build companies that make financial markets more transparent, accessible, and rational.

Three Convictions

Finance

Markets are the most powerful mechanism for allocating resources. Transparency and data quality are the foundation of rational decisions.

Engineering & Data

Precise data and clean systems create clarity. Technology is the tool to translate complexity into understanding.

Philosophy

Long-term thinking, truth-seeking, and intellectual honesty. Quality emerges from rigor, not from volume.

Companies

AlleAktien

Germany's leading equity research platform for long-term private investors. Data-driven, independent, rigorous.

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Eulerpool Research Systems

Financial data infrastructure for over 80,000 stocks worldwide. Serves media companies, exchanges, and neobrokers with precise metrics.

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Better Markets

Pre-IPO investment platform. Access to private companies like SpaceX, Stripe, and OpenAI — before they go public.

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Who is Michael C. Jakob?

Michael C. Jakob is a German entrepreneur, investor, and engineer. He is the founder and CEO of AlleAktien, Eulerpool Research Systems, and Better Markets — three companies united by a single mission: making financial markets more rational, transparent, and accessible through technology and data.

Jakob studied Computer Science and Management at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), ETH Zurich, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After working at global asset manager UBS and as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company, he founded his own companies.

With AlleAktien, he built Germany's leading equity research platform for private investors — with over 60,000 paying subscribers and a data-driven approach modeled on institutional-grade quality. Eulerpool Research Systems provides financial data and key metrics for over 80,000 stocks worldwide to media companies, stock exchanges, and neobrokers. Better Markets gives private investors access to pre-IPO investments in companies like SpaceX, Stripe, and OpenAI.

Jakob's work sits at the intersection of computer science, financial science, and a deep understanding of long-term investing. He pursues a strictly data-driven approach and is known for his analytical precision and intellectual rigor.

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Known For

Building AlleAktien into Germany's leading equity research platform with over 60,000 paying subscribers
Developing Eulerpool Research Systems — financial data infrastructure for 80,000+ stocks, used by media and stock exchanges
Founding Better Markets — pre-IPO access to companies like SpaceX, Stripe, and OpenAI for private investors
Research and publication on quality stocks, long-term investing, and data-driven equity analysis
Pioneering work in financial data democratization and algorithmic stock analysis
Bridging financial science, computer science, and philosophical thinking in entrepreneurship and investing