Companisto
Equity-based crowdfunding website
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Companisto is a German equity-based business angel network. It allows investors to invest in startup companies. In return, they become shareholders and are entitled to a share of any profits, as well as potentially benefiting from an exit.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | Berlin, Germany (June 2012) |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 2 |
Key people | David Rhotert and Tamo Zwinge, CEO |
| Products | Venture capital |
Number of employees | 57 (2019) |
| Website | companisto |
As of 2019[update], Companisto had over 175.000 investors (including the biggest Business Angel Network in Europe with over 4.000 members) from 92 countries. It was Germany's largest network for investments in start-ups and growth companies.[1][2][3]
History
Companisto was founded by the lawyers David Rhotert and Tamo Zwinge in June 2012, in Berlin. Companisto investors 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 December 2015 Companisto exceeded €25M in funding,[13] in December 2016 Companisto exceeded $36M in funding[citation needed], in Mai 2018 Companisto exceeded €50M in funding.[14]
All Companisto supported Startups together created over 1200 new jobs.[15][16] Companisto is market leader in D-A-CH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).[17]
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.[18]
As of August 2025, 430 startups were funded with a collective amount of 300 Million €.
