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Company overview

employees

2016

founded

We build and govern nearshore software & PMO teams across Europe and North Africa.

We build and govern nearshore software & PMO teams across Europe and North Africa. nearshorefriends is a founder-led group, established in 2016 in Munich, with one clear focus: helping tech leaders scale reliable teams in weeks instead of months. We operate through local entities and delivery hubs in Europe and North Africa, providing access to senior software engineers, PMO professionals, and hybrid roles — all embedded into your organization, not delivered as projects. What makes us different is governance. We create a stable framework around your nearshore team: clear roles, performance reviews, service transparency, and contractual structures that work across borders. Our clients choose us because they need speed — without losing control, culture, or accountability. If you are evaluating nearshore options, start with clarity: Calculate your team cost in 30 seconds: 👉 https://www.nearshorefriends.com/nearshore-calculator/

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Business info

Publicly traded: No
Majority shareholders: Management & Employees

Locations

nearshorefriends ООД, Bulgaria

Delivery Center

Founded2022

Employees22

бул. „Витоша“ 25, 1000 София, България

Development Center Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine

Delivery Center

Founded2016

Employees55

Lesi Ukrainky Blvd, 23, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Development Center Coimbra, Portugal, Portugal

Delivery Center

Founded2022

Employees8

R. das Areias 24, 3025-137 Coimbra, Portugal

nearshorefriends SARL, Tunisia

Delivery Center

Founded2023

Employees12

Jardins De Carthage, Tunisia

Engagement & delivery mix

Projects & services5%

Commercial modelOnly T&M

Managed & dedicated teams0%

Staff augmentation80%

Buy-out optionYes, available

Build-Operate-Transfer15%

Language capabilities⁴

English

Dedicated client-facing

Devs: 85Tech Leads: 6PMs: 10BAs: 2Mgmt: 6

“We only staff on demand.”

German

Dedicated client-facing

Devs: 15Tech Leads: 1PMs: 1BAs: 1Mgmt: 3

“We only staff on demand.”

French

Dedicated client-facing

Devs: 15Tech Leads: 1PMs: 1BAs: 1Mgmt: 1

“We only staff on demand.”

Portuguese

Dedicated client-facing

Devs: 10Tech Leads: 1PMs: 1BAs: 1Mgmt: 1

“We only staff on demand.”

Service lines

Dedicated Teams80%

Industries

Public Sector30%

Retail30%

Technology20%

Financial Services20%

Technologies

Amazon Web Services (AWS)BootstrapC#DockerGitJavaJavaScriptJenkinsjQueryObjective CPostgreSQLPythonReact.jsReduxRuby on RailsSwiftunityWebpack

Vendor partnerships

No vendor partnerships data available.

Case studies

Intelligent solutions for Virtual Control

Virtual Control, a Hong Kong-based AI company, needed to quickly expand its global software development capabilities to deliver complex machine vision and automation solutions. Facing a severe talent shortage in Asia, the company turned to nearshorefriends to build a high-performing team with the right expertise and cultural alignment.

Intelligent solutions for xyrality

Xyrality, a leading developer and publisher of next-generation MMOGs, needed to scale its software development and QA while keeping costs under control and maintaining time-to-market. With multiple ongoing projects and the need for talent in Ruby, mobile development (iOS/Android), and manual QA, the company required a reliable nearshoring partner.

Indicative rates

ISO/IEC certifications⁰

nearshorefriends group has declared they do not currently hold any ISO certifications.

Leadership

Andreas Ganswindt

Founder and CEO

Johannes Krüger

Chief Operation Officer

Aliona Naumchyk

Head of Recruiting

Partner insights

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Bulgaria as an EU Nearshore Hub for Software Development

EU-based teams are rethinking offshore delivery as contracting, compliance, and collaboration friction becomes the real bottleneck. This guide explains why Bulgaria is used for nearshore software development: EU-law contracting with GDPR/IP alignment, predictable taxes and EUR-linked currency stability, and a large engineering talent pool (100k+) across hubs like Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna. It also highlights operating practices that matter—clear ownership, governance/KPIs, and local management—to avoid “ticket factory” delivery. For CTOs, it’s a practical lens on scaling capacity under EU constraints without slowing delivery.

Tunisia nearshoring for EU teams: capacity, fit, and AI tooling

European teams facing persistent engineering shortages are increasingly using nearshoring to keep delivery moving without losing day-to-day collaboration. This article argues that Tunisia is maturing into a reliable nearshore hub thanks to strong time-zone overlap with Europe, widespread French (and growing English) skills, and a steady pipeline of IT graduates. It also points to improving infrastructure and delivery maturity (agile, cloud) and notes that AI tooling is starting to support legacy modernization via refactoring and documentation. For tech leaders, the takeaway is to evaluate Tunisia as a capacity and modernization option—paired with explicit governance and partnership routines.

Bulgaria - Strategic Nearshore Location for Software Development

This practical guide explains why Bulgaria has become a strategic nearshore location for software development in Europe. Based on hands-on experience operating a local Bulgarian office and EU legal entity, it walks technology leaders through the legal, financial, and operational realities of nearshoring in Bulgaria — from EU compliance and engineering talent to cost predictability, time-zone alignment, and team scalability. Designed for decision-makers evaluating nearshore options beyond classic offshoring.

Event presence

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nearshorefriends group

Company overview

Locations

Engagement & delivery mix

Language capabilities4

Service lines

Industries

Technologies

Vendor partnerships

Case studies

Indicative rates

ISO/IEC certifications0

Leadership

Partner insights

Event presence

Social networks

Language capabilities⁴

ISO/IEC certifications⁰