In November 2025, CEO Karsten Wenzlaff was invited to lecture on crowdfunding regulation at the University of Agder, as part of the activities of its Crowdfunding Research Center. The session provided graduate students with insights into the regulatory frameworks shaping crowdfunding in Europe and internationally. In addition to the lecture, Read more
On November 21st, 2025, Karsten Wenzlaff participated in the Bridging Borders session in Paris, organized by France FinTech and the European Digital Finance Association (EDFA). The session took place alongside the European Forum for Financial Innovators and brought together regulators and industry representatives from across Europe to exchange on cross-border Read more
On November 12th, 2025, Digital Invest Germany held its General Assembly in Berlin, kindly hosted by Osborne Clarke. The meeting brought together members to discuss key developments within the association and the broader digital finance landscape, while also providing an opportunity for exchange among stakeholders in the ecosystem. During the Read more
The fourth Supervisory Board Meeting of the European Digital Finance Association (EDFA) took place in Warsaw as part of Warsaw Finance Week 2025. Hosted by FinTech Poland at the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW), the meeting brought together representatives of member organisations from across Europe. European Regulation and Cooperation Discussions centred on current EU regulatory Read more
Karsten Wenzlaff attended the meeting of the World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC) EU Roundtable in Frankfurt, held alongside Sibos 2025, on September 29th 2025. He participated in the opening session at the Frankfurt Messe as well as in the awards ceremony, which recognised emerging academic contributions to financial innovation. Read more
In September 2025, Digital Invest Germany members gathered for a workshop hosted by GÖRG, focusing on the civil liability of crowdfunding platforms. The session addressed key legal questions arising both under the European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSP-R) and within the framework of the German crowdfunding exemption. The workshop provided Read more
With her contribution to the book “Innovationen – Frauen schaffen Zukunft”, Uli Fricke, Chairwoman of Digital Invest Germany and founder of FunderNation, reflects on the role of entrepreneurship, innovation and representation in shaping the future. Having worked across venture capital, startups and digital finance for many years, she has seen firsthand Read more
In September 2025, Karsten Wenzlaff, the CEO of Digital Invest Germany, joined the Global Equity Crowdfunding Alliance (GECA) as a member of its Steering Committee. The appointment reflects his long-standing involvement in shaping the European crowdfunding ecosystem and contributing to regulatory developments at both national and international levels. Over the Read more
In July 2025, Karsten Wenzlaff represented the European Digital Finance Association (EDFA) at the Meeting with National Competent Authorities (NCAs) in Athens, held under the framework of the EU Sustainable Digital Finance Association. The gathering brought together supervisors from across Europe alongside representatives of European Securities and Markets Authority, European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and Read more
The energy transition needs more than sun -it needs people who are willing to invest in it. Growing Role of Solar Power June 21 marks European Solar Day, it highlights the growing role of solar power in building a sustainable energy system. As highlighted by WIWIN around European Solar Day, renewable energy Read more
Our member Cashlink was represented by CEO Michael Duttlinger at the Frankfurt meets Berlin workshop, hosted by the International Bankers Forum. The event brought together key voices from across the financial and regulatory landscape. Event Details More details about the event and agenda can be found here: Frankfurt meets Berlin event page One of the Read more
On Germany’s nationwide Jersey Day, VR-Crowd used visibility in sport as a deliberate tool to create impact. By participating in the initiative and showcasing its partnership with the FIT/One Würzburg Baskets, the company made its commitment to community engagement visible beyond its core business. Local Sports Ecosystem Support This builds Read more
Energy Sector For our member EXPORO AG, E-world energy & water 2025 was all about networking, exchange and fresh perspectives. As an exhibitor at a joint stand, the team engaged in numerous conversations, built new connections and gathered valuable insights across the energy sector. Europe’s Leading Platform for Energy Industry Read more
Last week, the board of Digital Invest Germany held its kick-off meeting, setting the agenda for the months ahead. Regulatory Framework across Europe Discussions focused on the upcoming federal elections in Germany and new European initiatives that will further shape the regulatory framework for digital investment and crowdfunding across Europe. Read more
Digital Invest Germany is pleased to partner with the MoneyLIVE Summit 2025. Taking place in London, one of the world’s leading FinTech hubs, MoneyLIVE Summit brings together key players from across banking and payments to explore the trends shaping the future of financial services. With Digital Invest Germany joining as Read more
Beyond National Borders In January 2025, we became a member of the European Digital Finance Association (EDFA), enabling us to expand our network beyond national borders and actively contribute our perspectives on the digital finance sector to the European dialogue. Impact of Membership We are now even closer to the Read more
On November 12, 2024, the General Assembly of Digital Invest Germany / Bundesverband Crowdfunding e. V. convened. During the formal part of the meeting, the regular reports and resolutions were presented and discussed, along with the annual planning for 2025. The assembly was conducted in accordance with the association’s statutes. Read more
Cashlink Technologies is a crypto securities registrar and offers the leading solution for the issuance and distribution of tokenized securities in Germany.
We are pleased to announce that WI Funding GmbH has become an member of the Bundesverband Crowdfunding e. V. The company operates the digital crowdlending platform WI FUNDING. WI FUNDING GMBH was founded on May 5, 2020, and has been running its business office in Trier since August 2022.
We are pleased to announce that the commercial law firm GÖRG has become an associate member of the Digital Investment Germany / Bundesverband Crowdfunding e. V. More than 350 lawyers and tax advisors, with many years of national and international professional experience, work at the five GÖRG offices in Berlin, Read more
Our Interviewpartner: Vanessa Dietz, Project and Investor Relations Manager at bettervest GmbH What was the motivation for the relaunch of the platform and the logo? The relaunch is the result of our own refocusing. We wanted to get back to our roots. bettervest has been around for almost 9 years Read more
We are pleased to announce that PlanetHome Investment AG has become a full member of the Bundesverband Crowdfunding e. V. The company operates the digital real estate investment platform planethOme investment. PlanetHome Investment AG emerged from KlickOwn AG on December 22, 2021, and has been headquartered in Berlin since then.
Our Interviewpartner: Uli W. Fricke, CEO of FunderNation GmbH What was the motivation for the relaunch of the platform and what changes have resulted? FunderNation was founded in 2014 and has constantly developed and improved since then. Our offer goes far beyond pure crowdinvesting: FunderNation is the platform for digital Read more
Our Interviewpartner: Dirk Littig, CEO of CONDA Deutschland GmbH Why is Conda going to Switzerland? CONDA has been established in the two core markets of Germany and Austria for years. We have repeatedly received numerous funding requests from Swiss companies. On the investor side, we also see a lot of Read more
Our Interviewpartner: Claudia Rothe, Senior Project Manager Fundraising of ecoligo GmbH What was the motivation for the relaunch of the platform and the logo? With our rebranding and the relaunch of the ecoligo invest platform, we wanted to ensure that ecoligo’s brand identity represented our mission at first glimpse and Read more
Many people are aware of the relevance of real estate investments for asset growth and private pension plan, which is also the conclusion of the latest PROPVEST study. Real estate as an investment: High acceptance in Germany Nevertheless, there is a great need for information about the various possibilities of Read more
Our Interviewpartner: Marius Rodert, CFO and CEO of the Katjesgeenfood GmbH & Co KG What is the background for the investment? Vegan and vegetarian, gluten- and lactose-free, regional and seasonal – nutrition in the 21st century is identity-forming! What we eat or do without expresses ecological convictions, personal lifestyle and Read more
We are pleased to announce that the crowdfunding platform DKB-Crowd has become a member of the Bundesverband Crowdfunding e.V. DKB-Crowdfunding GmbH is based in Frankfurt am Main. The crowdfunding platform DKB-Crowd is operated by DKB Crowdfunding GmbH, which is an independent company from Deutsche Kreditbank AG and not a group-affiliated Read more
Our Interviewpartner: Jörg Diehl, Relationship Manager of aescuvest GmbH What is the background for the investment? The Vivior monitor is a lightweight, user-friendly device for objective measurement of visual behavior. Founded in 2017 out of Zurich, Vivior AG now uses AI activity recognition as well as visual behavioral assessment to Read more
Our Interviewpartner: Kristin Baumhardt, Head of Marketing of portagon GmbH What was the motivation for the relaunch of the platform and the logo? Since the founding of our company in 2015, we have acquired over 300 customers, including the Volks- und Raiffeisenbank Group, GLS Bank, DKB Bank, Katjes Greenfood and Read more
This blog post is part of our #femalefintech initiative, which showcases women in the fintech scene. Where are they, the women who invest? My name is Katja Ruhnke and I ask myself this because for the life of me I can’t explain it. Never before has there been such an Read more
Our Interviewpartner: Robert Wegner, Head of Portfolio Management of Companisto GmbH What is the background for the investment? The office world of tomorrow is becoming more agile and flexible through concepts such as open workspace and desk sharing. As part of the redesign, companies are reducing the number of individual Read more
Our Interviewpartner: Prof. Dr. Ralf Beck, CFO and CEO of Geldwerk1 What is the background for the investment? Martin Appélt is a haute couture fashion house that shows a collection for the two main seasons (Spring-Summer / Autumn-Winter) and distributes it all year round via stationary and digital retail as Read more
We are pleased to announce that the crowdfunding platform GenoCrowd has become a member of Bundesverband Crowdfunding e. V. The company GenoCrowd was founded in the fall of 2020 with the aim of digitally connecting investors and project developers in a simple and straightforward way, enabling real estate crowdfunding with Read more
We are pleased to welcome VR-Crowd as a new member of Digital Invest Germany – Bundesverband Crowdfunding e. V. VR-Crowd is the crowdinvesting platform operating in cooperation with the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken in Germany. The platform officially launched in 2018 with its first project. They focuses on closing financing gaps for companies Read more
Our Interviewpartners: Dr. Patrick Pfeffer, CEO, and Jörg Diehl, Head of Strategic Partnerships A couple of months ago you introduced a digital health investment opportunity on this platform. Now you are re-introducing aescuvest as a company. What happened? Patrick Pfeffer: aescuvest started off in 2014 to innovate the concept of Read more
We are pleased to announce that the platform Crowd4Climate has become a member of the Bundesverband Crowdfunding e. V. Crowd4Climate was founded in 2016 and is based in Vienna, with a branch office in Frankfurt am Main. When selecting projects, great emphasis is placed on ecological, social, and ethical aspects.
We are pleased to announce that Nau Steuerberater Partnerschaft mbB has become an associate member of Bundesverband Crowdfunding e. V. The firm specializes in international and European tax law and provides advice on cross-border purchases and sales. Nau Steuerberater Partnerschaft mbB is based in Frankfurt am Main.
We are pleased to announce that the platform GLS Crowd has become a member of Bundesverband Crowdfunding e. V. GLS Crowd was founded in 2011 with the aim of offering a transparent alternative to the established financial system. To operate the crowdfunding platform, GLS Bank collaborates with CrowdDesk GmbH.
We are pleased to announce that the platform Bergfürst has become a member of the Bundesverband Crowdfunding e. V. Founded in 2011, Bergfürst specializes in facilitating real estate investments and is headquartered in Berlin.