# Lufthansa Innovation Hub

> Lufthansa Innovation Hub is a VC fund backing Software and Transportation. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/lufthansa_de
- Website: https://lh-innovationhub.de
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lufthansa

Lufthansa Innovation Hub is a VC fund focused on Software and Transportation. The Lufthansa Group is a global airline group with more than 550 subsidiaries and affiliates. These were organized in the 2016 business year in the business segments Passenger Airline Group, Logistics, Technology, Catering and Others. All business units play a leading role in their respective industries.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 33% |
| Transportation | 3 | 33% |
| Internet | 2 | 22% |
| Payments | 2 | 22% |
| Business Travel | 2 | 22% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 3 | 33% |
| Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 22% |
| United States | 2 | 22% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Singapore | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joyce Huang | Partnership Manager Asia | 0 | — |
| Kolin Schunck | Research & Intelligence Analyst | 0 | — |
| Shervin Jafari | Venture Development Manager | 0 | — |
| Sebastian Herzog | Chief Strategist & Co-Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sebastian-herzog |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NAVIT | One app for your workforce to access all modes of urban transport | $3.8M | Seed | Mar 14, 2023 |  |
| Cargobase | Cargobase is a global cloud-based Transportation Management System built to solve tomorrow’s dynamic logistics challenges today. We offer a full-fledged modular TMS platform that covers all freight modes, is available in all major languages, and is used daily by the world’s leading shippers and logistics service providers, from SMEs to Fortune 500companies.Core features includes: Spot-Buy Procurement, Freight Tendering, Rate Management, Freight Execution, Real-Time Visibility, Invoice Audit and Reporting & Analytics. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 20, 2022 |  |
| RYDES | One app for your workforce to access all modes of urban transport |  | Seed | May 24, 2022 |  |
| NAVIT | One app for your workforce to access all modes of urban transport |  | Pre-Seed | May 24, 2022 |  |
| RYDES | One app for your workforce to access all modes of urban transport |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 10, 2021 |  |
| NAVIT | One app for your workforce to access all modes of urban transport |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 10, 2021 |  |
| TripActions | TripActions is the modern business travel platform that combines the latest AI-driven personalization with unrivaled inventory and 24x7 365 live human support to delight employees, finance leaders, and travel managers alike—all while empowering organizations to seize travel as a strategic lever for growth. It provides a mobile-first, end-to-endbusiness travel solution that offers customers a 24/7 proactive support solution and a robust collection of consumer, direct and corporate inventories for flights, accommodations, cars, and more.TripActions employees can travel on their own terms, earning loyalty points and rewards for personal use by spending cost consciously. The company also combines data science, user-friendly design, and world-class service, to bring businesses and their employees the most rewarding travel experiences possible.. |  | Series D | Jan 21, 2020 |  |
| Navan | Navan is the all-in-one solution that makes travel easy so you can focus on being there, not getting there. Say goodbye to spending hours on the phone trying to change your flight or saving stacks of receipts to manually input expenses. From EAs and finance teams to travel managers and employees, Navan empowers people to focus on the things thatmatter most to them—all while providing companies with real-time visibility, savings, and control. Learn more at navan.com |  | Series D | Jan 21, 2020 |  |
| Hopper | Hopper, Inc. is a travel technology company that operates consumer platforms, including the Hopper app and website, and supports partner-branded channels through its business-to-business division, HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions).HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions), the B2B division of global travel platform Hopper, powers modern travel commercefor the world’s leading banks, airlines, and travel brands. The company has developed several unique fintech ancillaries that offer unparalleled flexibility, driving customer satisfaction and incremental profit. Built on a data-rich, AI-driven platform, HTS supercharges its partners' direct channels with its travel commerce, fintech, and AI servicing products. | $100M | Series D | Oct 03, 2018 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Forward31 — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Futury Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futury-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Porsche Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/porsche-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [True Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Arabella Venture Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Assembly Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/assembly-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lufthansa Innovation Hub invest in?

Lufthansa Innovation Hub invests primarily in Software, Transportation and Internet startups, most often at Series D and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Lufthansa Innovation Hub?

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### Who are the partners at Lufthansa Innovation Hub?

The team at Lufthansa Innovation Hub includes Joyce Huang (Partnership Manager Asia), Kolin Schunck (Research & Intelligence Analyst) and Shervin Jafari (Venture Development Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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