The Gateway to your start-up investment
Professional Start-up Deals starting from € 10,000 – invest in Startups simply, transparently and digitally
Why invest in startups with us?
Why do more than 3,000 investors invest privately in Startups through Gateway? We offer our investors a selection of high-quality Start-ups, offering you huge time and cost saving along the way as we accompany you through the whole investment process.
Exciting Deals
Through our in-house venture team and co-investor network, we offer investors direct and digital access to up-and-coming start-up deals without having to do an extensive search yourself.
Large Network
Our investor network has gathered expertise in various fields. We offer investors the opportunity to get to know their co-investors directly and to exchange ideas.
Comprehensive Due Diligence
We take care of the due diligence for you and provide an in-depth and transparent insight. Only 1 out of 100 start-ups make it through this process.
Equity investments from €10,000
We offer access to innovative start-up deals from €10,000, and it's 100% digital, just a few clicks away.
Advisors Welcome
With Gateway Ventures, you can support start-ups with their network and know-how, directly contributing to the success and growth of your investment.
Transparency
We charge a fee of 5-7% of the invested amount for our detailed assessment and support. In return, we offer investors comprehensive help and support in their investment journey.
With Gateway Ventures, investing in the best start-up deals is easy and completely digital, starting from as little as €10,000!
Deal Sourcing
With Gateway Ventures, investing in the best start-up deals is easy and completely digital, starting from as little as €10,000!
Initial review
We are constantly on the lookout
for the best and most innovative start-ups
to offer our investors.
Investment Committee
Our team makes an initial pre-selection and intensively discusses the potential of the start-up, taking into account all factors that are relevant for the company's success.
Your Investment Decision
Pitchdeck, Dataroom and Termsheets: on our platform we provide all relevant documents for a digital and fully informed investment decision.
Go-Live & Meet the founders
Once we have made the choice, the start-up is placed on our platform, investors are informed about the new deal by email and can and can meet the founders in an online meet-up.
Due Diligence
Intensive analysis of the entire business model and reference calls with experts. Only 1-2% of start-ups make it through this examination.
Due diligence you can trust.
We invest a lot of effort in a comprehensive due diligence process in order to offer the best possible start-up investments.
Customized Due Diligence Process
Our due diligence follows a specially developed plan that allows for a comprehensive review of all areas of the start-up and ensures the best possible transparency.
A Team of VC Experts
Our investment team has years of expertise in venture capital and start-up investment.
Industry expertise
Through our large network, we have experts in all industries who support us in the diligence of start-ups with additional industry know-how.
Paul Kolarik
Geschäftsführer
Katja Ruhnke
Unternehmerin und Investorin
CK Ventures
Conny Hörl
Unternehmerin und Investorin
CK Ventures
Annette Jordan
Business Angel
Inhaberin Annette Jordan Organisationsberatung
Heinz Raufer
Business Angel
nebenan.de, tripmakery, hotel.de, flixbus
Stephan Berendsen
Business Angel
BBG Entertainment, Cuculus, SpeedScript
Eveline Steinberger Kern
Business Angel
weXelerate, BlueMinds Group, Digital Hero
Get started and invest in Startups!
We show you how to dive into the world of startup investments and invest in startups step by step, simply and directly.
Register on our platform for free
Register for free and become part of our large network. Get access to innovative start-ups that have already passed our rigorous selection process.
Discover current deals
On our business angel platform you can see our current start-up deals. You will find all relevant information to make an informed investment decision. Online profiles, term sheets and due diligence documents are provided transparently for you.
Meet the founders and invest directly through our platform
If a start-up and its team have convinced you during a meet-up, you can invest in Startups directly via our platform. In our platform cockpit you will find all legal documents such as LOI and NDA. We then take over the complete processing of the deal.
Regular updates and reports
After your investment, you will receive reports and update calls insights into the start-up’s performance. If you wish, you can advise the start-up with your know-how and your network and thus contribute directly to the growth of your investment. We also offer you the opportunity to get to know your co-investors.
Our current campaigns
Take a direct look at our current start-up deals and discover the companies that will help shape the future!
ProCarement
TicTAP
Current Events
Talks, Meetups, Webinars and more. We organise regular events for our network – See you there!
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FAQs
Our answers to the most-asked questions
How does Gateway Ventures work?
That’s hard to answer in two sentences, but we’ll try! Our goal is that you have a great investment experience from the moment you get to know a company until you sell your shares.
For this, we select the best startups and often times fight to get into competitive deals with attractive co-investors.
For the approx. 12 of 1000 startups that make it through, we prepare all the necessary information, so you don’t have to go through everything. We will notify you via email of new opportunities and via the platform, you’ll be able to dive deeper into any given startup, meet the founders and invest.
Lastly, when “closing the round” we talk to the lawyers and make sure to get the fairest deal for both sides.
Once the investment is through, we are in regular contact with the start-up and you, the investors, to provide the reporting and see how both sides can continue benefiting from each other.
Do I have to pay to join Gateway Ventures?
As an investor via Gateway Ventures, you pay no membership fees, no up front due diligence fees and are not required to commit capital upfront. All investment sourcing and due diligence work is covered by Gateway Ventures.
Only if you decide to invest, we charge a one-off access fee. Depending on your ticket size the one-off fee to access the startup is as follows:
7% access fee < EUR 50.000,- 5% access fee ≥ EUR 50.000,-
In case of an exit, we will charge 10% and 7% respectively on the net profit of your investment.
Why? We have a professional VC team, that literally hunts the best deals for you. Additionally, you will be serviced across the entire investment lifecycle of your startup. Lastly, our fee covers all initial transactional costs. So no need to worry about any lawyer or notary costs.
Why is 10.000€ the minimum investment sum?
Our goal was to make it 10 times more accessible than a VC fund, in which you can typically start to invest with €100,000.
Additionally, we needed to find a balance between accessibility for investors and what the start-ups and co-investors would accept.
We are already allowing smaller tickets if we see that your value add to the startup is large enough.
