The company behind Nextcloud
Nextcloud GmbH
Nextcloud is made by Nextcloud GmbH, a German company registered in Stuttgart with offices in Berlin and a remote team. The server software is free and open source under the AGPL 3.0; the money comes from Nextcloud Enterprise subscriptions and support sold to companies, governments and schools.
nextcloud.comRead on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports.
Nextcloud at a glance
- Chief executive
- Frank Karlitschek
- Founded
- 2016
- Based in
- Stuttgart, Germany, with a visitor office in Berlin and a remote team
- Latest round
- Minority investment
- October 2026
- Team
- 170 people
- Ownership
- Privately held
Nextcloud's CEO and founders
The people Nextcloud GmbH names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there. Their accounts are the ones its own pages link to.
Nextcloud funding
Nextcloud grew without outside money for ten years: its history page calls the company fully employee-funded and profitable from the end of 2016. In October 2026 it announced that Armira Growth had taken a minority stake; no amount was given. nextcloud.comnextcloud.com
| When | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | Minority investment | Not stated | Led by Armira Growth. nextcloud.com |
Every investor named
- Armira Growth · led a round
Company details
- Ownership
- Privately held: the founders keep the majority of the company, and the Munich investment company Armira Growth joined Nextcloud GmbH as a minority shareholder in a long-term partnership announced in October 2026. nextcloud.com
- Founded
- 2016 nextcloud.com
- Based in
- Stuttgart, Germany, with a visitor office in Berlin and a remote team nextcloud.com
- Team
- A team of more than 170 spread across 30 countries, mostly working from home or a local co-working space nextcloud.com
- Hiring
- Nine open roles: five in marketing, two event managers, a sales operations manager and an accountant, all remote nextcloud.com
- Partner program
- Channel Partner Program in three levels set by annual recurring revenue: Silver below €100,000, Gold up to €500,000, Platinum above €500,000. All get core sales and technical resources; Gold and Platinum add a dedicated partner manager and joint marketing. nextcloud.com
Jobs at Nextcloud
Any open roles at Nextcloud are on its own careers page. We can’t read a count from there, so have a look.
Applications go to Nextcloud, not to us.
Nextcloud on social media and the web
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/10827569
- YouTubeyoutube.com/nextcloud
- Facebookfacebook.com/Nextclouders
- GitHubgithub.com/nextcloud
- Blog · nextcloud.com
- Changelog · nextcloud.com
- Podcast · nextcloud.com
- Community · help.nextcloud.com
- Careers · nextcloud.com
Only accounts Nextcloud GmbH links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.
How to contact Nextcloud GmbH
The ways Nextcloud GmbH publishes for reaching it. We don’t list personal email addresses, guessed or otherwise.
Nextcloud news and launches
- Oct 16, 2026October maintenance updates for Nextcloud Hub 26 Winter, Spring and Summer
- Oct 12, 2026Armira Growth teams up with Nextcloud: Frank Karlitschek on what it means for the community
- Oct 7, 2026Nextcloud Text adds comments in Markdown files
- Oct 1, 2026Introducing Nextcloud Academy: Free online courses for Nextcloud contributors
Media kit
The Nextcloud GmbH media kit
Everything on this page as a designed PDF to keep or pass on: the facts, the people, the funding with a chart of every round, the products with their grades and pictures, the news and every official channel. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Nextcloud GmbH.
Questions about Nextcloud the company
Who is the CEO of Nextcloud?
Frank Karlitschek is Nextcloud GmbH's chief Executive Officer and founder, according to nextcloud.com, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Who founded Nextcloud?
Frank Karlitschek, Jos Poortvliet and Niels Mache are named as founders of Nextcloud GmbH, which was founded in 2016.
How much funding has Nextcloud raised?
Nextcloud grew without outside money for ten years: its history page calls the company fully employee-funded and profitable from the end of 2016. In October 2026 it announced that Armira Growth had taken a minority stake; no amount was given.
Who are Nextcloud's investors?
The announcements name Armira Growth. Armira Growth led a round.
When did Nextcloud last raise money?
The most recent round announced was in October 2026: Minority investment, led by Armira Growth.
What is Nextcloud's valuation?
No valuation was found in Nextcloud GmbH's announcements or in news reports, as read on Oct 18, 2026. Private companies usually do not publish one.
Who owns Nextcloud?
Privately held: the founders keep the majority of the company, and the Munich investment company Armira Growth joined Nextcloud GmbH as a minority shareholder in a long-term partnership announced in October 2026.
Where is Nextcloud based?
Nextcloud GmbH gives its base as Stuttgart, Germany, with a visitor office in Berlin and a remote team.
How many people work at Nextcloud?
A team of more than 170 spread across 30 countries, mostly working from home or a local co-working space.
Is Nextcloud hiring?
Nine open roles: five in marketing, two event managers, a sales operations manager and an accountant, all remote.
Is Nextcloud on social media?
Nextcloud GmbH links to its own accounts on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook and GitHub. The links are on this page, taken from Nextcloud GmbH's own site.
Where this comes from
Read on Oct 18, 2026. Facts come from Nextcloud GmbH’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.