Crowdfunding Real Estate: Comparison of the Best Crowdinvesting Real-Estate Platforms in 2025

Crowdfunding refers to financing by the masses. In this way, projects with little capital can, for example, start their venture and successfully make the leap to market. Crowdfunding was first—and primarily—popular in the software industry. Websites such as Kickstarter enable developers of indie games and smaller projects to receive money from fans and enthusiasts in the public.

Crowdfunding is also especially popular in the real-estate sector. In this article you will learn how crowdfunding works and which platforms are best suited to real-estate projects in 2024.

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1 Crowdfunding Real Estate: Comparison of the Best Crowdinvesting Real-Estate Platforms in 2025


Crowdfunding Plattformen – Übersicht
⭐ Vorgabe:	Crowdfunding Plattformen
🏆 Dauer:	Ca. 3 Monate
💰 Kosten:	Projektspezifisch
📺 Zielsetzung:	Crowdfunding Finanzierung einsammeln
⚡ Technologien und Kenntnisse:	Social Media, Webseite, Video, E-Mail-Newsletter

The Most Important Points at a Glance

Crowdfunding literally means mass financing—the name says it all.

Crowdfunding was first introduced to the software industry by Kickstarter.

With crowdfunding, projects aim to inspire outsiders.

Fans and interested parties support a crowdfunding campaign with pledges.

Both crowdfunding and crowd-investment can be found in the real-estate sector.

The Top Crowdfunding Platforms from Germany

Anbieter	Zielgruppe	Länderfokus	Link
1. innvestment	Startups, Mittelstand	Deutschland, International	ZUM ANBIETER
2. SpaceStarters	Kein Fokus	Deutschland	ZUM ANBIETER
3. Engel & Völke	Immobilien	Deutschland	ZUM ANBIETER
4. GreenVesting	Energie, Immobilien	Deutschland, International	ZUM ANBIETER
5. SENDMATCH	TechniscStartupshe Produkte	Deutschland, Österreich	ZUM ANBIETER

What Is Crowdfunding?

“Crowdfunding” is an English term that stands for mass financing. The name is accurate, because instead of project managers, banks, or investors, the masses—you and I—provide the financing for projects. The project or venture is published on a website and presented to the masses in this way. Interested parties and fans then have the option to support this project with what is known as a pledge. In return for their support, supporters receive a reward such as a free product after completion, a mention in the credits, or another benefit. The exact reward also depends on how high the respective pledge was. The advantage is that there is no single large investment, but rather that many—perhaps even millions—of people like you and me back the project with small amounts. In the end, the crowd often adds up to a very large and impressive sum.

The concept of crowdfunding itself is not new. However, over the past ten years, websites such as Kickstarter or Indiegogo have succeeded, thanks to the internet, in making crowdfunding easily and conveniently available to the general public as an option. There is no longer any need to search for interested parties via newspapers and ads. Instead, a simple link is enough, and by now there are many millions of users who browse Kickstarter and other portals weekly for interesting opportunities.

How Does a Crowdfunding Campaign Work?

Thanks to the internet and the crowdfunding platform, creating such a campaign today is very easy and can be done in a short time. First you need to choose a provider; each platform targets different audiences. Next, you register for an account and can then set up your project. A project description, photos, videos, etc. are part of the process. Depending on the platform, your project must then be reviewed and activated by the site operators to prevent fraud. Certain prerequisites and conditions have to be met.

Once the profile and your project have been approved by the website, it becomes visible to everyone and anyone interested can make a pledge. Money is collected over the course of the campaign. Whether a payout is made depends on the platform. Some providers, like Kickstarter, require you to reach the goal you set in advance. Other platforms pay out the funds raised at the end of the campaign, whether or not the goal was met. Only the platform’s costs and fees are deducted.

Advantages of a Crowdfunding Campaign

A crowdfunding campaign offers you several valuable advantages compared with other financing methods and is, moreover, a good and simple way to secure the necessary start-up capital with a good idea. The key advantages are:

• Validation of your ideas

• Building a following

• Creating an accessible source of financing

Disadvantages of Crowdfunding Campaigns

• There is now a lot of competition and many rivals

• Your idea really has to be innovative and creative

• Requires a lot of time and effort to be successful

Vorteile des Fundraising	Nachteile des Fundraising
Wertvolle Rückmeldungen und Marktkenntnisse	Das Wettbewerbsniveau ist stark gestiegen.
Nahezu unbegrenztes Finanzierungspotenzial	Erfordert, dass Ihre Idee wirklich innovativ und kreativ ist, um erfolgreich zu sein.
Möglichkeit zum Aufbau einer loyalen Gemeinschaft	Wenn Sie nicht viel Zeit und Müchen investieren, werden Sie wahrscheinlich nicht erfolgreich sein.

Is Crowdinvesting in the Real-Estate Sector Worthwhile?

Crowdfunding and crowdinvesting are now widespread in the real-estate sector as well. Ordinary customers as well as investors have recognized the benefits and opportunities of mass financing and use it, for example, to invest in real estate or to buy and sell property—and apparently with success. Real estate is among the largest areas of crowdfunding. Many platforms have now specialized in both mass investment and mass financing and offer nothing but crowdfunding and crowdinvestment for anyone who is interested.

Whether using such platforms makes sense is a decision only you can make; no-one can do it for you. Still, there is clearly a market and many people and investors who have been successful this way. So there is nothing to stop you from simply trying your luck as well.

The Best Real-Estate Platforms for Crowdinvesting in 2024

In this section we introduce some crowdinvest platforms that are very well suited to real-estate investments. This allows you to gain an overview of the possibilities and options and to understand what the market generally looks like. We recommend researching the providers thoroughly and comparing them with one another. Only if you gather extensive information can you make a safe and reliable decision for a suitable platform.

Provider 1 – innovestment

innovestment is a crowdinvesting platform with a diverse offering. The platform is aimed in particular at customers from the SME sector and at start-ups. You won’t find very large investments or extremely prestigious properties here. Instead, you will encounter offerings for smaller investments at a normal level—projects and properties that are of interest to people from the middle class. The provider is considered very popular and reputable and has been named test winner among crowdinvesting providers by many experts, including Marketing Faktor.

Provider 2 – SpaceStarters

SpaceStarters is also a very good and popular crowdinvesting platform that enjoys a good reputation and is well received by experts. Compared with innovestment or other platforms, it has no specific focus or specialty. This means you will find projects here in all price classes. Affordable properties sit alongside luxury objects, and even if you are not interested in the real-estate market at all, you are still highly likely to find something suitable at SpaceStarters.

Provider 3 – GreenVesting

GreenVesting is a platform for crowdinvesting and crowdfunding that specializes in energy and real estate, and sometimes combines the two areas. For example, there are offerings in sustainable properties or you have the opportunity to invest in real estate and energy at the same time. In the energy sector, GreenVesting focuses mainly on green electricity and sustainability. Because of its specialization in real estate and energy, you will receive professional help from experts and find an experienced community that knows the scene well.

Provider 4 – Engel & Völkers Capital

Engel & Völkers is a popular and well-known crowdinvesting platform that focuses exclusively on real estate. The platform belongs to the German company of the same name, which has been active in the real-estate industry for many years, has a wealth of experience, and enjoys an excellent reputation. If you are familiar with the real-estate sector and the market, it is very likely that Engel & Völkers is already a household name or that you have already worked with the company. Engel & Völkers Capital is a company division that specializes specifically in crowdinvestment.

Provider 5 – Bergfürst

Bergfürst is a German platform for crowdinvesting and crowdfunding that specializes in real estate. Unlike many competitors on the market, Bergfürst offers flexible interest rates and the possibility of receiving interest credits several times a year. In addition, customers can not only invest in real estate here but also buy and sell properties. Unfortunately, the offering is still relatively small and manageable, and there is no interest guarantee. These are two major issues that can deter investors and buyers or sellers. However, if the lack of an interest guarantee is not a problem and you find the property you want in the small offering, there is nothing to be said against this provider. Here too you are dealing with a professional who knows real estate and the industry inside out.

The Top-5 Crowdinvestment Platforms for Real Estate

The Top Crowdfunding Platforms from Germany

Anbieter	Zielgruppe	Länderfokus	Link
1. innvestment	Startups, Mittelstand	Deutschland, International	ZUM ANBIETER
2. SpaceStarters	Kein Fokus	Deutschland	ZUM ANBIETER
3. Engel & Völke	Immobilien	Deutschland	ZUM ANBIETER
4. GreenVesting	Energie, Immobilien	Deutschland, International	ZUM ANBIETER
5. SENDMATCH	TechniscStartupshe Produkte	Deutschland, Österreich	ZUM ANBIETER

Conclusion and Summary

This brings us to the end of our article on real-estate crowdfunding, along with our comparison of the best crowdinvesting platforms for the real-estate sector. You now know that this is a good and lucrative option for investing in—or even buying and selling—property. It is, however, essential that you compare each platform and its offerings thoroughly and carefully. We hope our article has answered your questions on real-estate crowdfunding. Should anything still be unclear or if you need further information, we warmly invite you to get in touch with us.

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