# airfocus

> airfocus is a modular product management platform built in Hamburg, Germany that helps product teams set strategy, prioritize work, build roadmaps, and turn customer feedback into decisions - all in one connected system. Founded in 2017 by Malte Scholz, Christian Hoffmeister, and Valentin Firak, it grew from a single prioritization tool into a full product operating system. Lucid Software acquired airfocus in April 2025, and the company now ships an AI-era 'Product Intelligence Platform' that unifies feedback, OKRs, roadmaps, and delivery with AI agents and a bidirectional MCP server.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Hamburg, Germany
- **Founders:** Malte Scholz (Co-Founder, CEO & CPO), Christian Hoffmeister (Co-Founder), Valentin Firak (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 50-100 employees (pre-acquisition); now an operating unit of Lucid Software
- **Products:** Prioritization, Roadmaps, Objectives & OKRs, Feedback & Insights, Portal
- **Notable:** Acquired by Lucid Software in April 2025, Raised roughly $15M across three funding rounds, Shipped a bidirectional MCP server and AI agents for product teams in 2026

## Products & services

- **Prioritization** — Customizable scoring frameworks and Priority Poker for collaborative, transparent prioritization of features and initiatives.
- **Roadmaps** — Drag-and-drop timeline and Kanban roadmaps that stay in sync with the underlying work and strategy.
- **Objectives & OKRs** — Goal-setting and OKR tracking that ties day-to-day work back to company strategy.
- **Feedback & Insights** — Central inbox to collect, triage, and connect customer feedback to roadmap items.
- **Portal** — Branded, public-facing portal for sharing roadmaps and collecting feature requests from customers.
- **Product Intelligence Platform (Product OS)** — A connected intelligence layer unifying feedback, strategy, OKRs, roadmaps, and delivery, with AI agents and a bidirectional MCP server for the AI-era product organization.

## Achievements

- Acquired by Lucid Software in April 2025
- Raised roughly $15M across three funding rounds
- Shipped a bidirectional MCP server and AI agents for product teams in 2026
- Grew from a single prioritization tool into a full modular product management platform
- Consistently high ratings on G2, Capterra, and TrustRadius for roadmapping and prioritization

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — airfocus by Lucid ships the Product Intelligence Platform (Product OS) for the AI-era product organization, with a bidirectional MCP server and a connected intelligence layer.
- **2025-04** — Lucid Software acquires airfocus to deepen support for product teams with roadmapping and product management capabilities.
- **2024-01** — airfocus raises $7.5M led by Newion to expand its enterprise product management platform globally.

## Links

- Website: https://airfocus.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airfocus/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/airfocus
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/airfocus
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airfocus/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airfocus/

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Last updated: 2026-08-08