Company type | Private |
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Industry | Angel Club |
Founded | Berlin, Germany (June 2012 | )
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 2 |
Key people | David Rhotert and Tamo Zwinge, CEO |
Number of employees | 57 |
Website |
companisto |
Companisto is an international equity-based crowdfunding website. It allows investors to invest in startups. In return, they become shareholders and are entitled to a share of any profits, as well as potentially benefiting from an exit. Companisto has over 150.000 investors from 92 countries. It is Germany's largest network for investments in start-ups and growth companies.
Companisto allows investors to invest in startups. In return, they become shareholders and are entitled to a share of any profits, as well as potentially benefiting from an exit. [1] [2] [3]
Companisto was founded by the lawyers David Rhotert and Tamo Zwinge in June 2012, in Berlin. Companisto investors have funded 18 startups in the first twelve months. [4] As of April 10, 2014, 29 startups were funded with a collective amount of 5 Million € by investors from 47 different countries. [5] [6] [7]
In July, 2014 Weissenhaus raised 1.2 Million € in first 3.5 days in Europe's first ever real estate crowdfunding. [8] [9] In August, 2014 it reached 4 Million €, making it the biggest crowdinvesting in Europe. [10] [11] Since March, 2014, the English-language site has allowed submissions from any business based in Europe, and investments from anywhere in the world. [5] [12] In April, 2014, Companisto opened an office in Zurich, Switzerland. [13] [14]
In December 2015 Companisto exceeded €25M in funding, [15] in December 2016 Companisto exceeded $36M in funding[ citation needed], in Mai 2018 Companisto exceeded €50M in funding. [16]
All Companisto supported Startups together created over 1200 new jobs. [17] [18] Companisto is market leader in D-A-CH. [19]
In March 2019 Companisto announced Equity Investment, meaning that investors can now become real company shareholders. Investors are no longer limited to €10,000 and total investment is no longer limited to $2.4 million. [20]
As of March 2024, 327 startups were funded with a collective amount of 230 Million €.
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