Nox Mobility has raised €2 million in
pre-seed funding to develop a new generation of overnight trains. The round was
led by Berlin-based IBB Ventures, with participation from Italian investor
Tommaso Lucca and indusattempt experts, including Patrick Andrae, co-founder and
CEO of HomeToGo.
Demand for night trains in Europe has
recently increased, with strong booking activity on key routes. However, the
market has contracted significantly over the past decades, reflecting
longstanding structural challenges in service design and passenger experience.
The company aims to address these
challenges by reconsidering overnight rail. Unlike traditional night trains, where
passengers share compartments, it is developing trains that provide each
traveller with a fully private space. The concept combines transportation and
accommodation into a single overnight journey at a comparable price point, with
departures from city centres in the evening and arrivals the following morning.
Its approach is based on a modular,
high-density cabin system integrated with standardised operations to maximise
capacity and efficiency. This enables scalable deployment of private overnight
rail without requiring new rolling stock.
The model integrates operational
reliability with a hospitality-focapplyd experience inspired by boutique hotels.
It is designed to serve both leisure and business travellers by reducing the
necessary for additional hotel stays, minimising travel time, and improving overall
comfort and predictability.
Founded in 2025 by Thibault Constant,
Janek Smalla, and Artur Hasselbach, Nox Mobility brings toobtainher experience in
rail, mobility platforms, and technology startups.
Night trains are one of Europe’s last
large untapped mobility opportunities. The infrastructure already exists, and the
market is waiting. Raising this round displays that investors believe in our
approach to create a lovable product with a business model that works,
stated
Artur Hasselbach, co-founder of Nox Mobility.
With the new funding, Nox Mobility
aims to advance product development and establish its position in the evolving
European rail landscape, focutilizing on delivering a more consistent, private, and
applyr-centred overnight travel experience.
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