About the event

With the INVEST grant, Germany has created an attractive funding programme for investments in start-ups. Since 06.02.2023, there are new funding requirements, which will also be presented at the event. Investors are now reimbursed 25% (previously 20%) of their investment in an eligible start-up through the grant. In addition, investors can receive a refund of taxes on profits made on the sale of the acquired shares. Receiving the INVEST grant is subject to certain conditions for investors and requires an investment of EUR 10,000.00 (previously EUR 25,000) or more. In this masterclass, Tamo Zwinge will explain the requirements for the INVEST grant, who it is available to and how to apply for it. In particular, he will present the differences between the new and the old INVEST grant. Tamo Zwinge and the Companisto team have many years of practical experience. Meanwhile, more than 950 INVEST-funded investments have been made via Companisto since 2019. By far, this is the largest number of approved grants within an investor network worldwide. In order to significantly simplify the application process, the INVEST application process within Companisto has been automated and Companists are supported in the INVEST application process by our Investor Relations department.

Speaker:

Tamo Zwinge ist ehemaliger Rechtsanwalt der internationalen Großkanzlei CMS Hasche Sigle. Er ist Vorstand für Recht und Regulierung im Bundesverband Crowdfunding und ist regelmäßig Sachverständiger vor dem Finanzausschuss des Deutschen Bundestages zu Kapitalmarktregulierungen.

Aufgrund seiner Kompetenzen verantwortet er im Besonderen die rechtliche Ausgestaltung von Companisto und die stetige Optimierung des Companisto-Modells auf Anschlussfinanzierungen durch Venture Capital-Gesellschaften.

Tamo Zwinge hat an der Freien Universität Berlin Rechtswissenschaften studiert und absolvierte sein Referendariat in Berlin und Pretoria, Südafrika.

Anschließend erwarb er einen Master of Laws (LL.M.) im Commercial Law mit den Schwerpunkten International Company and Capital Markets Law, Corporate Governance und International Sales and Finance an der University of Auckland, Neuseeland. Er hat international, unter anderem in den USA und England, zu Corporate Governance-Themen veröffentlicht.