Our mission:
Creating better workplaces
Thing-it is a leading software company based in Frankfurt's Westend district. Since 2016, the company has been developing an innovative workplace experience platform that supports large companies in optimizing their space management and creating motivating work environments. Thing-it develops tailor-made sharing and rightsizing concepts that can be flexibly adapted to individual requirements and thus provide the basis for modern hybrid working models.
In August 2025, Thing-it became part of MazeMap. Since then, we have combined our expertise in space efficiency and workplace experience with MazeMap's leading indoor navigation to create a new standard for a user-centric workplace experience.
The intelligent Thing-it platform covers a wide range of booking scenarios, including rooms, desks and parking spaces.
The sensor-driven usage analysis results in the most comprehensive data cube in the industry, which serves as the basis for strategic decisions.
A user-friendly app allows employees to organize their working day flexibly and book a workstation at short notice, for example. This not only increases productivity, but also creates a working environment in which everyone feels comfortable and can work together creatively.
Thing-it guarantees the highest security standards and attaches great importance to seamless integration into existing systems. Thanks to the comprehensive MS 365 integration, users can make meeting invitations including room bookings as usual and all data is still managed centrally in Outlook.
Connected
devices
120.000
Countries
25+
m² of managed office space
1.3 million
Offices
1.000
Users
110.000
Ready for a smart career change?
Shaping the future together
Our innovative platform solution is revolutionizing the workplaces of the future by making offices smarter, more efficient and more sustainable. We are looking for intelligent and creative minds like you to further develop and grow our product.
The best of both worlds: the agility and energy of a start-up and the structure and experience of an established company. Our headquarters are in Frankfurt am Main, but our team members work where they are most productive.
Our values
Integrity
We focus on integrity and transparency in our work and in our relationships. Through clear communication and a proactive approach, we deliver reliable solutions and high-quality products to help companies achieve their goals.
Respect
Respect and appreciation for different points of view form the basis of our collaboration. We develop intelligent office solutions in a lively community in which every voice is heard.
Passion
Our solutions demonstrate our passion for intelligent offices of the future. We celebrate progress, exceed expectations and inspire others along the way.
Excellence
We measure our work against the highest standards. Our curiosity and commitment to quality drive us to go deeper, ask better questions and find smarter solutions. Sustainability is close to our hearts: we take our planet into consideration in everything we do.
Our management team
FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR .
Klaus has over 15 years of experience applying breakthrough technologies to drive innovation in his clients' organizations through the development, deployment and distribution of software solutions. A native of Germany, Klaus began his career at CARNOT in 2001 and subsequently spent seven years in the United States in New York City.
Prior to joining Thing-it, Klaus was a partner in the Asset Management division at FIS, where he supported some of FIS' largest global customers on their journey to digitalization through software innovation.
Hussein Zaazou
VP PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Hussein is a technology and digitalization enthusiast. After joining Thing-it in 2019, he was promoted to VP in 2022. Prior to that, he gained over 8 years of experience in strategy consulting at Accenture Strategy, where he led and executed technology and IT related strategy projects at various DAX30 and Fortune 500 companies.
Hussein holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD and a Master of Science in Information and Communication Technology from the Technical University of Darmstadt.
Julia Drewes
CFO
Julia has over 20 years of experience as a financial and interim manager in the areas of controlling, finance and organization, management consulting and special commercial projects.
She has worked in the areas of national and global business planning, forecasting, internal and external reporting, performance indicators, financial accounting, ERP systems and M&A.
Julia graduated from Saarland University with a degree in economics.
Volker Matejka
VP ENGINEERING
Volker has over 15 years of experience in software development and agile management in companies such as Siemens, ABB and REALTECH.
He has broad expertise in software systems, from hardware-related solutions to enterprise-wide cloud applications.
Volker has a Master's degree in computer science from Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences.
Shirin Kamiar-Gilani
Head of Marketing
Shirin is a B2B marketing specialist with over 18 years of experience. During this time, she has successfully implemented multichannel marketing and CRM for various companies, with her heart beating for the IT industry.
Since October 2023, Shirin has been developing customer-centric strategies for Thing-it and implementing a holistic marketing approach.
Shirin studied "Information and Knowledge Management" at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and holds the title "Diplom-Informationswirtin für Wirtschaftsinformationen".
Steven Jatz
Head of product management
Steven brings more than 15 years of experience in agile software development for the financial and IT industry. His career started as a software developer and led him to product management with more than ten years of management experience in software development, governance, quality management, support and operations.
Steven has been responsible for strategic product management at Thing-it since July 2023.
He holds a degree in computer science from the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences.
Our advisory board
NIKOLAS SAMIOS
Nikolas Samios is Managing Partner of PropTech1 Ventures, a regular keynote speaker and panelist at specialist events and, together with Anja Rath, co-author of the standard venture capital work DEALTERMS.VC
THOMAS ZINNÖCKER
Thomas Zinnöcker has held management positions at Krantz TKT GmbH, Deutsche Telekom Immobilien und Service GmbH, GSW Immobilien AG, Gagfah S.A., Vonovia SE and ista International GmbH. From 2014 to 2020, he was Chairman of the Board of the Institut für Corporate Governance in der deutschen Immobilienwirtschaft e.V. He was also a member of the Board of the ZIA. Thomas Zinnöcker currently holds various supervisory board mandates.
Dr. Dennis Lips
Dr. Dennis Lips is the founder and CEO of essentry and Managing Director of Anyon Holding, a VC investor with a focus on PropTech. He has more than 13 years of experience in the digitalization of the real estate industry, has worked in Germany, China and the USA, among other places, and teaches digital business models as a professor at the TH Aschaffenburg.
Benjamin Krahmer
Benjamin Kramer is a Managing Partner at Futury Venture and Futury Growth Capital, a VC investor focused on sustainable innovation. He has extensive experience in private equity, investment banking and fintech - including at Fidelity, Ardian and Drake Star Partners - and has held various senior investment roles.
Lennart Fritzsche
Lennart Fritzsche is an Investment Manager at coparion and supports start-ups from the early phase through to growth. Previously, he gained experience in strategy consulting and operational roles at start-ups such as FINN and Caterwings. He is particularly interested in data-driven models and technology-driven founding teams.
