NBank Capital invests in travel start-up Lambus

Travel has been severely restricted by the coronavirus pandemic over the past two years. With the new investment, the travel app now wants to take off.

The start-up Lambus wants to bundle all travel planning in one app. Users will be able to plan and book their entire vacation and share their travel photos with friends. NBank Capital has now acquired a stake in the Osnabrück-based company. The investment subsidiary of NBank, the investment and development bank of Lower Saxony, is supporting the start-up with a six-figure sum. The exact amount is not known.

The investment in Lambus will be used to expand staff in the areas of development, marketing and sales. The start-up also wants to further expand its B2B business.Anja Niehoff and Hans Knöchel founded the travel start-up in 2018. The planning app generates revenue via a paid Pro version with extended functions. The start-up also receives commissions from other providers when trips or services are booked via the Lambus platform. The company claims to have partnerships with providers such as Deutsche Bahn and Airbnb.