Easy and convenient from home or anywhere - the doctor appointment booking platform avoids long waiting times! The business model, originally established in the USA, has also been available in German-speaking countries since 2012. Today, Doctena is also represented in the entire D-A-CH region as well as globally.

The five-member founding team developed the booking platform for medical appointments. In Q2 2012, 421 investors raised 100,000 euros via Companisto. The pre-money valuation at the time was 1.5 million euros. Serial entrepreneur Martin Sinner (founder of Idealo, among others) recognized Doxter's potential and invested in the company. In just 4 years, Doxter became the successful market leader in Germany. In 2016, Doxter was subsequently taken over by the Luxembourg-based competitor Doctena. The Companists received a six-figure payout after 4 years.

Doxter has grown from an EXIST-funded startup to the largest provider for booking medical appointments. Even in Corona times, the platform offers another useful advantage and supports in quickly finding appointments for COVID vaccinations or COVID tests at https://de.doctena.de/. In addition, Doctena can be used as a search engine and platform for doctor searches. Free appointments are displayed directly as well as an overview of the route via Google Maps link. To make sure that the doctor would also be recommended by other patients, there is a rating option directly on the platform.

Roundstats:

• financed in Q2 2012
• 100,000 EUR from 421 investors (silent participation)
• Pre-money valuation was 1.5 million EUR

What actually comes after the latte macchiato hype? Lovingly and passionately hand-packed! The wintery cinnamon flavour or the summery scent of berries - Teekanne has something for every taste. Before the exit to Teekanne, it all started with "5 Cups and some Sugar": the distribution of personalised tea blends via an online shop. With just a few clicks, tea could be selected from 50 possible ingredients - exotic fruits, flowers or spices. Let your tea become an individual product by choosing your favourite design, the packaging as well as by naming it with your own name! If you want it to go faster, you can also choose from existing and ready-made blends. The manufactory strives to deliver your order within 48 hours. The “Glücksmoment chain” is characterised by new pep, zest, freshness and strength. There are no limits to the flavours - you can even put together your own mate tea here. Certifications play an important role here. Finally, another highlight: the exit - sale of the company to Teekanne - in 2015 - was compensated with a 45% return to the investors.

Roundstats:

• financed in Q2 2013
• 300,000 EUR from 742 investors (part. subordinated loans)
• Pre-money valuation was 1.1 million EUR

When Olaf, Andreas and Alexander founded Foodist in 2012, e-commerce and gourmet food were still separate diets. The Hamburgers tried out a special recipe: They are one of the first providers in Germany to send monthly gourmet boxes with delicacies to private households. Six months after its founding, Foodist launches its first funding on Companisto, with 350 convinced gourmets already on its customer card. With the Companists, the startup is growing more than on schedule. Financing rounds 2 and 3 also followed on Companisto.

In total, about 1.5 million euros were invested and the turnover increased by 5000% in just under three years with 150,000 active customers. The ProSieben Accelerator quickly acquired a taste for the product and invested in the start-up. The product is also well received by Höhle der Löwen, but the founders reject the investment offer. In 2016, Foodist was taken over by the MDAX company Ströer. The Companists, who shared in the purchase price, achieved a high return.

Roundstats 1-3:

• Financed in Q2 2013, Q1 2014 and Q2 2015
• 1.5 million EUR from 2,398 investors (part. subordinated loans)
• Pre-money valuation was 1.1 million EUR, 2 million EUR and 5.5 million EUR

From Vienna to the world: A cooperative charging system for e-cars - the e-filling station network of the future, energy management included. The call for e-mobility is becoming ripe and louder - according to a study by Kienbaum, the share of electric vehicles will grow to 30% of new registrations by 2030 (EU-wide this corresponds to 3.6 million electric vehicles per year) (in 2020 already 7%). The charging point can also be installed on the wall of the house (networked with the internet). The sustainable charging point network, which is available across Europe, has a globally renowned customer base such as E.ON, Telekom and municipalities. In 2018, founders bought back shares in the company, and the successful redemption in 2018 took place with a return of 49%. This corresponds to an average return of approximately 25% per year.

Roundstats:

• financed in Q1 2016
• 229,455 euros from 532 investors (part. subordinated loans)
• Pre-money valuation was 2 million EUR

Albrecht Metter's passion as an entrepreneur and visionary infects everyone who has the opportunity to talk to him. He founded AMERIA as an IT project consultancy back in 2001 and recognized the potential in the digitalization of the point of sale. Thus, AMERIA developed the Virtual Promoter - an 84-inch screen with intuitive and interactive gesture control. To open up the market, he raised 2.5 million euros in two rounds (2016/ 2017) via Companisto and convinced customers such as Porsche, Haribo and several other DAX-listed companies. The patented solution has been proven to boost sales through closer customer loyalty.  
 
However, some customers wanted to link other devices in addition to the Virtual Promoter, and so AMERIA had the vision to create a technological platform ecosystem that can be completely controlled via the cloud. With this in-house developed and patented cloud solution, AMERIA, as an official SAP partner, offers its customers worldwide scalable solutions for optimized customer interaction. During Corona, the interactive screens were also expanded to include a touch-free control - the Touchfree Solution.  
 
AMERIA's success is also closely linked to Companisto. AMERIA's share issue was the first on an equity basis via a platform in Germany (Companisto) and the company has now raised around 20 million euros from over 4,200 investors. During this time, the company's valuation rose from 8.8 million to 92.94 million euros. This corresponds to a percentage increase of 956%. In the process, the share value of the first AMERIA round increased by a good 573%. AMERIA is also the first equity financing with the regulatory maximum of 8 million euros and the highest single investment on Companisto with 2 million euros.

Roundstats 1:

• Q2 2016 financed
• 1,100,000 EUR from 1,280 investors (part. subordinated loan)
• Pre-money valuation was 7.7 million EUR

Roundstats 2:

• Q2 2017 financed
• 1,400,000 EUR from 867 investors (part. subordinated loan)
• Pre-money valuation was 22.5 million EUR

Roundstats Series A -C :

• Q4 2018, Q2 2020 and Q1 2021 funded
• 17.4 million EUR (of which 8 million EUR in Series C) from 1,900 investors, including 245 angels
• Pre-money valuation Series C was 71.9 million EUR (equity participation on share)

KoRo started as a drugstore supplier and established itself as a large online trading platform for natural dried fruit foods. Soon, the expansion of the products into other countries began. It also became known in the media that one of the founders was the first in Europe to collect all Pokemon GO figures and thus advertised KoRo. Even today, targeted product advertising is carried out by influencers at home and abroad, generating strong sales growth.

In the initial phase, KoRo recorded a turnover of around one million euros. The Companists supported KoRo for the first time in 2018 and KoRo quickly became the fastest growing food start-up in Germany in the triple-digit range. At that time, the startup achieved an annual turnover of three million euros. Entrepreneur and investor Dr Georg Kofler, known from "Die Höhle des Löwen" as well as CEO of Premiere, Pro7 and the HSE24 predecessor, became aware of KoRo and invested in the company as a shareholder for the first time in 2019 via Social Chain AG. He consequently increased this shareholding due to the strongly rising sales figures and thus prospects for success. In 2019, the Companists also invested in KoRo a further time in the form of a fixed-interest loan. The company continues to grow rapidly and records a turnover of 65 million euros in 2021, which means a tripling of the previous year's turnover.

Roundstats 1:

• Q2 2018 financed
• 422,715 EUR from 700 investors (participatory subordinated loan)
• Pre-money valuation was 5.5 million EUR

Roundstats 2:

• Q2 2019 financed
• 637,250 EUR from 424 investors (subordinated loan with fixed interest)