In return, they become shareholders and are entitled to a share of any profits, as well as potentially benefiting from an exit.

[1][2][3] Companisto was founded by the lawyers David Rhotert and Tamo Zwinge in June 2012, in Berlin.

[5][6][7] In July, 2014 Weissenhaus raised 1.2 Million € in first 3.5 days in Europe's first ever real estate crowdfunding.

[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.

[19] In March 2019 Companisto announced Equity Investment, meaning that investors can now become real company shareholders.