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Germany: Crowdfunding Industry Criticizes Challenging Regulatory Approach by German Policymakers in Advance of Pan-European Rules

The German Bundestag recently reviewed legislation that will implement the European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regime Regulation (ECSP). According to industry participants, the German rules may fundamentally undermine online capital formation in the country just as the European Union is poised to boost the industry with… Read More

Companisto Successfully Closes INVEST Campaign & Plans New Dimension of Startup Financing

Companisto, the largest German crowdfunding platform, successfully closed its INVEST grant self-funding round over the weekend. 520 investors rallied and raised €4,833,195 during the campaign. Crowdfund Insider reached out to the Companisto regarding the raise: “We think our financing round and Ameria’s financing round are a… Read More

Companisto’s INVEST Crowdfunding Campaign Surpasses €4.4M

The largest German crowdfunding platform Companisto is in the midst of an INVEST grant self-funding round, the platform’s own equity investment. To date, over €4,420,000, overfunding by 164%, has been raised by more than 448 investors. The amount continues to increase with each click through…. Read More

Vanilla Bean Delivers on Companisto: Say Tschüß to Plastic Packaging & Guten Tag to Delicious Food Options

  vanilla bean, claiming the title as “the world’s first packaging-free restaurant delivery service,” offers CO2-free, fair, and 100% vegan packaging. The Regensberg, Germany based company aims to help solve the problem of packaging waste: almost 50% of the plastic waste produced worldwide comes from packaging…. Read More

JAWOHLLLL! Ameria Crushes Goal, Secures €5.5M on Third Companisto Equity Crowdfunding Campaign

The German IoT platform Ameria successfully closed its €5.5M Companisto Series C/Growth Capital campaign at midnight, raising  the full €5,500,000 from 770 investors. Funding will be utilized to further develop the company’s existing CX Ecosystem and ensure innovation leadership. Investors include CEMA AG CEO Thomas Steckenborn, Carlos Dennis and Süddeutsche Privatkapital AG… Read More

German IoT Maverick Ameria Nears €5M Crowdfunding Milestone

The German IoT platform Ameria has secured over 85% of its €5.5M Companisto Series C/Growth Capital goal, raising more than €4,753,990 from over 535 investors. Funding will be utilized to further develop the company’s existing CX Ecosystem and ensure innovation leadership. Pre-Valued at €50,000,000, Ameria plans to… Read More

German IoT Startup Ameria Nears €4M Crowdfunding Milestone on Companisto

The German IoT platform Ameria has returned to Companisto for its third crowdfunding raise and this run is surely the most successful to date.  Having already raised €3,941,900+ from more than 127 investors toward its €5.5M goal, Ameria provides Connected Experience®, a worldwide unique, highly scalable cloud platform… Read More

Alarmtab Security System Gaining Ground on Companisto: Providing Security Against Intruders

Companisto continues to have successful raises on its platform.  The latest ongoing success is with Alarmtab UG. With its patented Bluetosec wireless technology, Alarmtab is looking to set global standards for security systems for intruder alarms, fire prevention and emergency calls.  In order to jump to… Read More

German ASE Automated Video Gates System for Trains and Trucks Hits €1M Mark on Companisto: All Aboard

ASE, a company founded in 2002, uses its system to scan passing trains and trucks with fully automated “video gates” and saves companies time-consuming and error-prone manual checks. The company easily surpassed its €700,000 finding goal and has reached €1M milestone. 1224 investors have participated in the… Read More

German SME Crowdfunding Passes the €500 Million Mark

Early-days monitor of the German crowdfunding market, Crowdfunding.de announced in its latest quarterly report that Germany passed the half billion-euro mark in cumulated in SME crowdfunding at the end of June 2018. The report monitors only equity crowdfunding and crowdlending on marketplaces open to German… Read More

Mowea Overfunding on Companisto: Small, Efficient, Scalable Modular Wind Turbines

Sponsored by EXIST-Gründerstipendium, Mowea’s Modular Wind Turbines aim to supplement solar/ photovoltaic facilities for an independent energy supply of private households and industrial plants. With Mowea, energy generated from the wind and sun can be injected into a common energy grid with very minor expenditure. Mowea… Read More

Companisto’s 100th Campaign Goes Live, Prelovee’s Second-Hand Designer Fashion Market

Think along the lines of TheRealReal. Jetzt auf Deutsch! Now shift overseas and to a new — and the 100th — equity crowdfunding campaign launched by Companisto. German-speaking Prelovee’s secondhand market consists of more than 100 online and over 1000 offline stores filled with unique… Read More

Cringle Cofounder Konrad Maruszewski Discusses Fintech, 2nd Companisto Crowdfunding Campaign

Cringle, a smartphone app for users who want to quickly send money to friends across Europe, has returned Companisto for its second equity crowdfunding round, aiming to raise 600,000€ for 9.09% equity offered. The fintech equity crowdfunding campaign has raised over 135K€ with more than… Read More

Companisto Shares Characteristics of Crowdfunding Investors

Companisto, a leading investment crowdfunding platform based in Berlin, has shared data captured by a survey of their investors.  The survey, taken from 2,300 of its registered investors (out of more than 70,000) highlights some interesting information. According to Companisto, the following information was uncovered:… Read More

German Real Estate Crowdfunding Market Booms

  The German real estate crowdfunding market is set to more than triple in size this year. Real estate developers, asset managers, and, most recently, real estate agents are joining the fray of real estate crowdfunding platforms, trying to unseat the handful of leaders who… Read More

A World Tour of Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns

Nathan Rose is the Director of Assemble Advisory, an agency which specializes in helping businesses raise equity through crowdfunding. Originally from New Zealand, Nathan constantly crisscrosses the planet and speaks to entrepreneurs from around the world who have had success with equity crowdfunding. His insights… Read More

German Crowdfunding Association Sets Reporting Standards Above & Beyond Legal Requirements

In a move designed to firmly establish the credibility of the investment crowdfunding sector in Germany, the German Crowdfunding Association (Bundesverband Crowdfunding) announced that its 21 member platforms have adopted common, and quite stringent standards for reporting to investors. These definitely raise the bar for crowdfunding standards… Read More

Germany: Investment Crowdfunding Grew by 39% in 2016

In a publication created by Crowdfunding.de, the report, entitled “Marktreport 2016: Crowdinvesting in Deutschland,” states that investment crowdfunding grew by 39% during 2016 reaching €63.8 million. Still quite small in comparison to some other countries but solid growth none-the-less. The sector was largely powered by a… Read More

Brief: Cringle Finishes Companisto Run With €800,000 Raised

Cringle, the smartphone app for users who want to send money to friends across Europe in a matter of seconds, has officially closed its campaign on crowdfunding platform Companisto. The German fintech company secured €800,000 from 1487 investors. Cringle was founded in 2014 by Joschka Frieda, Malte Klussmann,… Read More

Payment App Cringle Trades Media for Equity with Axel Springer

Cringle is a smartphone app for users who want to send money to friends across Europe in a matter of seconds. Cringle has received numerous awards and has found a partner in German bank Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB). In the past year, Cringle has been able… Read More

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