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Companisto

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Equity-based crowdfunding website

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.2 It is headquartered in Berlin.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 1, 2012Founded1
  • Industrycrowdfunding1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1
  • Websitewww.companisto.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1
  • LEI391200ZO4S7LZTI0YS803
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKöpenicker Str. 154, 10997 Berlin, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Berlin-Charlottenburg, HRB 132811 B3

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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.2

The story

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. As of April 10, 2014, 29 startups were funded with a collective amount of 5 Million € by investors from 47 different countries.

In July, 2014 Weissenhaus raised 1.2 Million € in first 3.5 days in Europe's first ever real estate crowdfunding. In August, 2014 it reached 4 Million €, making it the biggest crowdinvesting in Europe. Since March, 2014, the English-language site has allowed submissions from any business based in Europe, and investments from anywhere in the world.

In December 2015 Companisto exceeded €25M in funding, in December 2016 Companisto exceeded $36M in funding, in Mai 2018 Companisto exceeded €50M in funding.

All Companisto supported Startups together created over 1200 new jobs.

Companisto is market leader in D-A-CH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

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.

As of August 2025, 430 startups were funded with a collective amount of 300 Million €.

From Wikipedia’s article on Companisto, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

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Timeline

  1. Jun 1, 2012Founded Founded1

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