IVHQ was started in 2007, when Daniel Radcliffe volunteered in Kenya. He found the experience to be over-priced and unfulfilling, and set out to make volunteering abroad more affordable, responsible and rewarding. IVHQ was initially started on his family farm in Taranaki, New Zealand.[5] Now it employs more than 40 people and includes a sister company, Intern Abroad HQ, that places interns around the world on career-focused opportunities.[6]