About Us
About Us
About us
Drift exists to make the freedom to live anywhere feel possible.
We build clear immigration support for people, lawyers, companies and institutions.
About us
Drift exists to make the freedom to live anywhere feel possible.
We build clear immigration support for people, lawyers, companies and institutions.
2024 : Founded by immigrants 🇯🇵 🇮🇳
2024 : Founded by immigrants 🇯🇵 🇮🇳
Drift was founded by Nia and Shun, who met as neighbors in Berlin and bonded over a shared frustration: building a life across borders shouldn’t be this hard.
Drift was founded by Nia and Shun, who met as neighbors in Berlin and bonded over a shared frustration: building a life across borders shouldn’t be this hard.
Shun Invested as Drift's first angel and Nia went full-time on building Drift.
Raised by Drift so far through grants, awards and some incredible impact VCs.
applications are filed within months while we're constantly at full capacity.
Applicants are rejected on first submission due to documentation errors.
May 2025 : We raised an angel round!
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May 2025 : We raised an angel round!
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Backed by Unconventional Ventures, Impact Shakers, Dr. Daphne Hering, Gabriela Matic, and Friedrich Jagow.
Backed by Unconventional Ventures, Impact Shakers, Dr. Daphne Hering, Gabriela Matic, and Friedrich Jagow.
We partnered with our
first immigration lawyers
We partnered with our
first immigration lawyers
Your request disappears into the system.
No tracking number. No status updates.
Your request disappears into the system.
No tracking number. No status updates.
What we learned
What we learned
Over the last year, we learned there are three fundamental problems in immigration:
people don’t have reliable answers,
finding the right lawyer is hard,
and lawyers are stuck with outdated technology.
Over the last year, we learned there are three fundamental problems in immigration:
people don’t have reliable answers,
finding the right lawyer is hard,
and lawyers are stuck with outdated technology.
July 2025
Drift Launch Party
Berlin
DRIFT
Drift gives people a clear place to begin.
Immigration law shapes where people can live, work and build a future. It should be easier to understand.
Drift combines trusted information, thoughtful technology and access to independent immigration lawyers. We are building for clarity, human judgement and the freedom to live anywhere.
Drift in the world
Drift in the world
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Immigration help.
Tell us what you need and we’ll help you find the right next step.
For lawyers.
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Talk to Drift.
Questions about immigration support, Drift, or working with us? Start a conversation.
Immigration help.
Tell us what you need and we’ll help you find the right next step.
For lawyers.
Talk to us about joining Drift or using Drift AI for lawyers.
Talk to Drift.
Questions about immigration support, Drift, or working with us? Start a conversation.
Immigration help.
Tell us what you need and we’ll help you find the right next step.
For lawyers.
Talk to us about joining Drift or using Drift AI for lawyers.