Max Niederhofer is a General Partner of Heartcore Capital, a European early-stage VC firm. Over the past fifteen years he has invested in the Seed or Series A rounds of companies including GetYourGuide, TravelPerk, Fora Travel, Roadsurfer, Byway Travel, and Onefinestay, a portfolio now collectively doing over $8 billion in annual bookings. His investment interests beyond the travel industry include software, healthcare, deep tech, and consumer, but most of all he enjoys meeting exceptional founders working on extraordinary ideas. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and three daughters.