Nox Mobility Raises €2M To Develop Next-Generation Night Trains In Europe

The round was led by Berlin-based IBB Ventures, with participation from Italian investor Tommaso Lucca and industry figures including Patrick Andrae, co-founder and CEO of HomeToGo.

Interest in Europe’s night train market has been rising recently, supported by strong demand on key routes. At the same time, the sector has shrunk significantly over past decades largely due to long-standing challenges around service quality and passenger experience.

Nox Mobility is aiming to address these issues by reimagining overnight rail travel. Instead of traditional shared compartments the company is developing trains that offer each passenger a fully private space.

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Its concept merges travel and accommodation into a single overnight journey, priced competitively, with departures from city centres in the evening and arrivals the next morning.

The model is built around a modular, high-density cabin design combined with standardised operations to improve efficiency and maximise capacity. This approach is intended to enable scalable deployment of private overnight rail services without the need for entirely new rolling stock.

The experience is designed to blend operational reliability with a hospitality-led approach inspired by boutique hotels. It targets both leisure and business travellers by reducing the need for hotel stays saving travel time, and offering greater comfort and predictability.

Founded in 2025 by Thibault Constant, Janek Smalla, and Artur Hasselbach, Nox Mobility brings together expertise from rail, mobility platforms, and technology startups.

With this new funding, the company plans to accelerate product development and strengthen its position in the evolving European rail market, focusing on delivering a more private, consistent and user-centric overnight travel experience.

Night trains are one of Europe’s last big untapped mobility opportunities. The infrastructure already exists, and the market is waiting. Raising this round shows that investors believe in our approach to create a lovable product with a business model that works, said Artur Hasselbach, co-founder of Nox Mobility.

"Berlin has created mobility companies that reshaped European travel. Nox has the team to do it again financial backing, operational credibility and a community that's already waiting. The infrastructure exists. What's missing is a product people actually want to sleep in," says Roman Pimonov, Senior Investment Manager at IBB Ventures.