press release
GmbH token: Investments and employee participation at the click of a mouse
Mittweida, September 11, 2023 - The Mittweida-based startup corpus GmbH successfully completed its seed financing round via its own platform, Tokenize.it. Investors in the recently launched Tokenize.it investment platform include High-Tech Gründerfonds, w3.fund and Seed + Speed Ventures as well as several business angels. Tokenize.it offers a standardized process for participation in limited liability companies, legal compliance, and tradability on the secondary market in the future. This is achieved through the process of advertising in conjunction with a profit-sharing right based on tokens.
The GmbH token makes it possible to represent investments on the blockchain and offer them to a wider range of interested parties. This process opens up new opportunities for founders to involve their investors and employees and share in the success of the company. The use of blockchain technology ensures the automatic execution of investments. In addition, this ensures the continued existence of tokens, regardless of the Tokenize.it platform, which creates trust and transparency.
“Tokenize.it is a game changer when it comes to the acquisition and transfer of company shares: GmbH shares can be transferred quickly and cost-effectively via the blockchain. In particular, this also improves opportunities for employee participation. We are thrilled with the solution and the team, which has already achieved several fundamental successes in the blockchain sector. ” Alex von Frankenberg, managing director of the High-Tech Gründerfonds
“The decision by HTGF, w3.fund and seed + speed Ventures to invest in our product underlines the high quality and potential of our solution. Tokenizing limited liability companies offers a breakthrough opportunity to transform investments and make access to capital and investments easier.” Christoph Jentzsch, CEO of corpus
“We are very well aware of the challenges that founders face due to bureaucracy and lack of flexibility. That's exactly why we're excited about Tokenize.it's work. The revolutionary idea of tokenizing company shares could be a real game changer. We are looking forward to the first projects, the upcoming deal flow and are excited about the future developments of this disruptive approach. ” Jan Miczaika, partner at HV Capital
The fresh capital is intended to accelerate the development of the Tokenize.it platform and launch important features such as employee participation and crowdinvesting, a type of public fundraising.
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About High-Tech Gründerfonds
The seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) finances technology start-ups with growth potential and has supported more than 700 start-ups since 2005. With the launch of the fourth fund, HTGF has around 1.4 billion euros under management. The team of experienced investment managers and start-up experts supports the young companies with know-how, entrepreneurial spirit and passion. The focus is on high-tech start-ups in the areas of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry and related business areas. To date, external investors have invested around 5 billion euros in the HTGF portfolio in more than 2,000 follow-up financing rounds. In addition, the fund has already successfully sold shares in more than 170 companies. The fund investors in the public-private partnership include the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, KfW Capital and 45 companies from a wide range of industries.
contact: High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH
Tobias Jacob, Senior Marketing & Communications Manager
PHONE: +49 228 — 82300 — 121
E-mail: t.jacob@htgf.de
Site: www.htgf.de
About w3.fund
w3.fund is a Web3 venture capital fund from Berlin, made up of Web3 experts and serial entrepreneurs. The team firmly believes that the rise of a new Internet is shaped by digital ownership and token-based economies. The fund's primary focus is on investments in early-stage start-ups that solve real problems using blockchain technology. The mission of w3.funds is to make it easier for aspiring founders to develop in Web3 and provide access for more people. In doing so, they focus on expanding their ecosystem through content and exchange.
contact: w3.fund Management GmbH
Vicktoria Klich, Co-Founder
Neue Schönhauser Strasse 02
10178 Berlin
E-mail: vicktoria@w3.fund
Website: www.w3.fund
About seed + speed ventures
seed + speed Ventures is a pre-seed and seed VC focused on B2B and enterprise software startups in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. As a lead or co-investor, seed + speed initially invests up to €500k in promising young startups and supports the development of sustainable, successful sales structures. Through tailor-made sales coaching with in-house sales trainers, seed + speed creates active added value for the operational business of portfolio companies in order to enable faster growth.
contact: Seed + Speed Ventures GmbH
Julian Nebel, Head of Communications
Maximilianstraße 34
D-80799 Munich
E-mail: julian.nebel@maschmeyer-group.de
About Tokenize.it:
Tokenize.it is a platform for token-based investments in German startups, developed by corpus GmbH, a company founded by Christoph Jentzsch in Mittweida in 2022. With currently eight employees, Tokenize.it offers an innovative solution for capital-seeking companies and investors. The platform also allows employee participation based on the same fungible token that is also used to raise money. Through flexible fundraising options, startups receive capital outside of traditional financing rounds and can effectively incentivize their community. Tokenize.it is revolutionizing access to investments and promoting participation in the success of promising startups.
contact: corpus GmbH
Juliane Demuth, Head of Product Marketing
Bahnhofstraße 32
D-09648 Mittweida
E-mail: juliane@tokenize.it
