Crowdfunding

Interviews
"Bonuses we don't want to put in our own pockets"
Sophie Gnest, co-founder of "Pack & Satt", talks in an interview about purpose companies and why sustainability always demands compromises.

Magazine
Opinion
Billion-dollar deals, scandals and a tenfold unicorn: the 2021 year in review
From German Decacorn to a sexist start-up. The year had a lot to offer, a look back at the biggest success stories - and upsets.

News
Feelfood launches crowdfunding
Ready meals, but healthy - that's what Feelfood offers. In order to produce these in the future and bring them to the supermarket, the Cologne-based start-up is hoping for private investors.

News
Legal Fox aims to raise half a million euros via crowdfunding
The Hamburg-based start-up offers legal advice via various portals. Now the Hamburg-based company wants to raise money from private investors.

News
New start-up targets the spice market
Lyn's plans to launch its products on the market from 2 August. The start-up comes from Heilbronn.

News
Katjes Greenfood starts crowdfunding
Be a part of making the food world more sustainable and greener - that's the promise of Katjes Greenfood to small investors who can participate in the company via crowdfunding. Katjes Greenfood invests in early-stage...

News
8.5 million euros for Fintech Crowddesk
The investment flows as revenue-based financing. The start-up now wants to invest the money in marketing and sales.

Portraits
Journalism goes start-up
In Düsseldorf, journalists are setting out to finance a news portal with the help of a crowdfunding campaign, and they are not the only ones. If such projects succeed in the long term, it would be a great sign for the...

Interviews
"Investors lack expertise"
Invest a small sum in a start-up and perhaps profit from the next Google or Facebook: This is what users of crowdinvesting platforms dream of. 100 million euros have flowed into this form of financing in Germany alone...

Magazine
Knowledge
Now all of you!
Crowdfunding offers start-ups another financing option. However, there are great differences in the design, not every form is suitable for every company.
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