NFQ

NFQ is an investment firm founded in 2002 and based in Lithuania, with additional offices in Europe and San Francisco. The firm focuses on investing in later-stage growth phases but also engages in seed and incubation stages for internet companies on a global scale. NFQ emphasizes a hands-on approach to investing, believing that successful investing involves not just identifying promising brands but actively contributing to their development. To support entrepreneurs, NFQ has assembled a team of over 400 development specialists who provide a range of company-building services, including strategy, engineering, operational scaling, recruiting, business development, product delivery, and product marketing. This multifaceted support enables NFQ to foster the success of the companies in which it invests, promoting growth through technology across various industries.

Wolfgang Heigl

General Partner

Lars Jankowfsky

General Partner

Darius Lebedzinskas

Partner

15 past transactions

Raus

Seed Round in 2022
Raus is a hospitality-tech startup that offers new opportunities to take a break from big city life. Raus serves as a welcome escape from the seemingly endless demands and constant stimuli of modern life with perfectly simple cabins, close enough for a spontaneous getaway, far enough away to completely unwind.

Productpine

Seed Round in 2021
Making D2C efficient. At Productpine, we believe in a world in which brands are able to interact directly with consumers at all times. Productpine’s mission is to save brands up to 75% of the costs and time when marketing and selling their products directly to consumers. Productpine has built a single D2C commerce platform that lowers the customer acquisition cost of brands through a combination of platform economics and software.

The Naked Market

Seed Round in 2020
Producer of health-oriented foods and beverages intended to create snack products for millennials. The company offers non-genetically modified and keto-friendly brands and products across puffs, ready-to-eat acai smoothie bowls, and chicken chips among others, enabling customers to procure products that they enjoy and focus on causes related to the environment, global development, and mental health.

GoStudent

Series A in 2020
GoStudent sells memberships for a global school connecting students with world-class teachers in a 1-1 virtual learning setting. GoStudent builds infrastructure for teachers allowing them to focus on the teaching part and everything else being taken care of. The screening, onboarding and maintaining of teachers is data driven and gives them a 2-year advance against possible competition. Their model is scalable in every country globally since it does not depend on local curriculum and content generation. Felix Ohswald and Gregor Müller founded it in 2016, with its headquarters in Vienna in Austria.

Kyte

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Kyte’s mission is to offer the most compelling and most customer-centric way to get a car for consumers on top of fully virtualized cloud fleet ecosystem.

Accept.inc

Seed Round in 2019
Accept.inc is a mortgage company that allows buyers to make a cash offer on the next home using the company's cash. The company helps home buyers lock down a house with an all-cash offer. Cash buyers are four times more likely to win in a bidding war and often save tens of thousands off of a property’s purchase price compared to those with mortgages. Looking to be a cash buyer for the 80% of people who need a mortgage, by approving people for massive loans and then making 2% off the mortgage. Accept.inc was founded in 2016 by Nick Friedman, Adam Pollack, Ian Perrex, and Nate Gruendemann and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Tourlane

Series A in 2018
Tourlane GmbH is an online travel consulting and booking platform based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2016. The company specializes in connecting travelers with travel specialists worldwide, enabling individuals and groups to plan and book personalized multi-day tours affordably. Tourlane's platform offers features such as real-time pricing, availability, instant trip visualization, and customizable trip adjustments, enhancing the user experience. Catering to over 30 countries, Tourlane combines the expertise of traditional travel agencies with modern technology to simplify the booking process for unique adventures and authentic travel experiences. By matching travelers with pre-selected specialists, Tourlane aims to make the planning of individual and adventure trips efficient and accessible.

dahmakan

Seed Round in 2018
Pop Meals is a food delivery service that utilizes artificial intelligence in logistics and cooking automation. The company combines centralized, large-scale production with customer data, machine learning and the chefs in the industry to offer food delivery experience. It applies artificial intelligence to last-mile delivery offering the lowest delivery costs in the industry. Dahmakan was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Joblift

Series A in 2017
Joblift is a meta-search platform providing job seekers with the most intuitive and frictionless experience during the recruiting process. They apply latest machine learning techniques and big-data based algorithms in order to offer their users matching job vacancies that truly matter to them.

dahmakan

Seed Round in 2017
Pop Meals is a food delivery service that utilizes artificial intelligence in logistics and cooking automation. The company combines centralized, large-scale production with customer data, machine learning and the chefs in the industry to offer food delivery experience. It applies artificial intelligence to last-mile delivery offering the lowest delivery costs in the industry. Dahmakan was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tourlane

Seed Round in 2017
Tourlane GmbH is an online travel consulting and booking platform based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2016. The company specializes in connecting travelers with travel specialists worldwide, enabling individuals and groups to plan and book personalized multi-day tours affordably. Tourlane's platform offers features such as real-time pricing, availability, instant trip visualization, and customizable trip adjustments, enhancing the user experience. Catering to over 30 countries, Tourlane combines the expertise of traditional travel agencies with modern technology to simplify the booking process for unique adventures and authentic travel experiences. By matching travelers with pre-selected specialists, Tourlane aims to make the planning of individual and adventure trips efficient and accessible.

ShipBob

Series A in 2016
ShipBob, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, offers an online shipping and fulfillment platform tailored for small e-commerce businesses. The company provides an end-to-end solution that includes warehousing, order fulfillment, and shipping services, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to deliver packages in 1-2 business days. ShipBob's technology integrates with various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, facilitating streamlined order and inventory management, customer communication, and predictive analytics. Additionally, ShipBob aggregates shipment services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, and offers features such as a smartphone application for scheduling pickups and tracking shipments. With a network of fulfillment centers across the United States, including a warehouse in Dallas, Texas, ShipBob aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain operations for online merchants.

ShipBob

Series A in 2016
ShipBob, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, offers an online shipping and fulfillment platform tailored for small e-commerce businesses. The company provides an end-to-end solution that includes warehousing, order fulfillment, and shipping services, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to deliver packages in 1-2 business days. ShipBob's technology integrates with various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, facilitating streamlined order and inventory management, customer communication, and predictive analytics. Additionally, ShipBob aggregates shipment services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, and offers features such as a smartphone application for scheduling pickups and tracking shipments. With a network of fulfillment centers across the United States, including a warehouse in Dallas, Texas, ShipBob aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain operations for online merchants.

Dreamlines

Series A in 2012
Dreamlines GmbH, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, is an online travel agency specializing in cruise-related travel. The company provides a diverse array of cruise options, including family, river, luxury, and mini cruises, as well as packages for singles and round trips that can include flights. Dreamlines has established itself as the largest cruise portal in Europe and is rapidly expanding its global presence, operating in 12 countries across five continents. With over 600 dedicated employees, it focuses on enhancing customer satisfaction through a proprietary GDS/CRM system tailored to the unique needs of the cruise industry. The company also offers exclusive cruise packages designed by experienced cruise experts, further solidifying its position as a leading player in the online cruise booking market.

GetYourGuide

Seed Round in 2012
GetYourGuide Deutschland GmbH operates an online platform for booking tours, attractions, and activities worldwide. The company offers tourist services online via the Internet and mobile applications. GetYourGuide Deutschland GmbH was founded in 2009 and is based in Berlin, Germany with additional offices in North America and Europe.