Crowdfunding Campus

What Crowdfunding Campus does

Crowdfunding Campus GmbH is a Leipzig-headquartered private education and consulting company founded in 2015 as Germany's first AZAV-certified Bildungsträger (certified education provider) for crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, and crowd innovation. The company delivers a portfolio of professional services — individual entrepreneurship coaching (Gefördertes Einzelcoaching), crowdfunding campaign consulting (Crowdfunding Beratung), the "Crowdfunding Spezialist" certificate program, and industry-specific courses for Film, Music, Literature, Gaming, and Audio Drama — to aspiring founders, creative professionals, SMEs, and social entrepreneurs. Service delivery is platform- and provider-neutral and is offered in-person at three German offices (Leipzig, Berlin, Munich) or fully online.

The underlying technology is intentionally light: there is no proprietary software or platform, and operations are supported by standard tooling (WordPress website, MailChimp newsletter, Calendly consultations, social channels on Facebook and Instagram). The defensible asset is the AZAV certification, which enables the company to receive AVGS vouchers from the Agentur für Arbeit and Jobcenter and BAFA subsidies, effectively shifting the payment obligation from individual customers to German public employment and SME-support programs. Cumulative scale commentary cites 1,500+ crowdfunding projects supported and 2,000+ ventures coached in individual coaching since 2010, while the team remains small at approximately 5 employees supplemented by a network of external lecturers and managing directors Sabine Fuhrmann and Stephan Popp.

The business model is fundamentally a subsidized professional services operation. Direct revenue derives from coaching engagements, consulting mandates, course/workshop fees, and pro-bono social projects that generate case studies and word-of-mouth referrals. Go-to-market is hybrid: a sales-led funnel driven by free initial consultations and government employment-agency referrals, layered with a community-led content marketing motion via blog, newsletter, social media, and free workshops. Customer mix is fragmented and long-tail, with no disclosed enterprise anchors, and the company is bootstrapped with no external funding, M&A, or parent entity identified.

Name

Crowdfunding Campus

Legal name

Crowdfunding Campus GmbH

Website

https://crowdfunding-campus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Crowdfunding Campus GmbH is a Leipzig-based AZAV-certified education provider delivering individual coaching, consulting, and certification courses on crowdfunding and crowdsourcing to aspiring founders, creative professionals, SMEs, and social entrepreneurs in Germany, funded substantially through AVGS and BAFA government vouchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crowdfunding Education & Consulting

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPACAFAJ

Creator Fundraising & Crowdfunding Platforms (Recurring/Project-Based)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Creator Monetization & Fan Membership Platforms

Keywords

• Crowdfunding education
• Campaign consulting services
• Entrepreneurship coaching
• Crowdsourcing training
• Startup funding advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Leipzig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Coaching (Gefördertes Einzelcoaching): One-on-one coaching for founders and aspiring entrepreneurs, funded up to 100% via AVGS vouchers from Agentur für Arbeit or Jobcenter. Covers business planning, financial planning, and practical founding methods.
2. Crowdfunding Consulting & Advisory: Advisory services for crowdfunding campaigns, from preparation through execution. Can be funded up to 100% via BAFA subsidies for Corona-affected businesses.
3. Courses & Workshops: Certified courses such as Crowdfunding Spezialist (with certificate), sector-specific workshops for Film, Music, Literature, Gaming, and Audio Drama. Offered in-person or online.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Crowdfunding Campus GmbH is Germany's first AZAV-certified education provider specializing in crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, and crowd innovation. It delivers individual coaching, certification courses (e.g., Crowdfunding Spezialist), industry-specific workshops for Film/Music/Literature/Gaming/Audio, and consulting for crowdfunding campaigns from preparation through execution. Services are platform-neutral, offered both in-person (Leipzig, Berlin, Munich) and online, and can be up to 100% subsidized through German government programs (AVGS, BAFA).

Product overview

Crowdfunding Campus operates as a certified education provider (Bildungsträger) offering a portfolio of consulting and coaching services centered on crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, and crowd innovation methodologies. The core offerings consist of consulting services for crowdfunding campaigns, individual coaching programs for entrepreneurship that incorporate crowdfunding approaches (Gefördertes Einzelcoaching), and professional certification programs (Crowdfunding Spezialist). The company also provides industry-specific courses for Film, Music, Literature, Gaming, and Audio sectors, plus free initial consultations and pro-bono support for social impact projects. Services are platform- and provider-neutral, delivered both in-person and online, with significant funding options available through German government programs (AVGS, BAFA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crowdfunding Beratung (Crowdfunding Consulting)
• Gefördertes Einzelcoaching Gründen mit Crowdfunding (Funded Individual Coaching for Entrepreneurship with Crowdfunding)
• Crowdfunding Spezialist (Crowdfunding Specialist)
• Industry-Specific Crowdfunding Courses (Film, Music, Literature, Gaming, Audio)
• Kostenfreie Erstberatung (Free Initial Consultation)
• Pro-Bono Crowdfunding-Beratung für Soziale Projekte (Pro-Bono Crowdfunding Consulting for Social Projects)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,500+ crowdfunding projects supported since inception
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Social Impact Lab LeipzigminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocial Impact Lab Leipzig is a co-working and accelerator space for social entrepreneurs. Andreas Milles and other Crowdfunding Campus instructors serve as lecturers for the lab, extending Crowdfunding Campus's reach into the social entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• Filmakademie Baden-WürttembergminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAndreas Milles serves as a lecturer at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, one of Germany's leading film schools, providing crowdfunding education specifically tailored for filmmakers.
• Deutsche Hotelakademik (DHA)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSabine Fuhrmann serves as a lecturer for the Deutsche Hotelakademik (DHA), delivering continuing education on crowdfunding topics to hospitality professionals.
• Level3 Berlin (CoWorking Space)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLevel3 CoWorking Space in Berlin's Neukölln/Kreuzberg neighborhood hosts the Crowdfunding Campus Berlin office. The partnership provides physical workspace and community access for Berlin-based consulting and workshops.
• Cowork+/Idea Kitchen MunichminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Cowork+/Idea Kitchen coworking space in Munich hosts the Crowdfunding Campus Munich team (Mona Knorr), providing physical workspace for southern Germany operations.
• BeiCRAFT BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrowdfunding Campus and BeiCRAFT collaborate to help organizers create 'Funding Start' events for crowdfunding initiatives in Berlin, combining BeiCRAFT's maker/hardware space with Crowdfunding Campus's advisory expertise.
• Regional Crowdfunding Advisors (Partner Network)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCrowdfunding Campus is actively seeking regional partners who want to conduct crowdfunding advisory sessions in their local areas. Partners would represent the brand and deliver consulting services under the Crowdfunding Campus framework.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• CrowdDesk: Berlin-based consultancy and software provider supporting companies in setting up and managing crowdfunding and crowdinvesting platforms. Comparable as a German ecosystem consultancy with overlapping expertise in platform-neutral crowdfunding strategy and execution.
• Founders Foundation: German founder-education provider offering startup training programs and accelerator content, partially funded through German employment programs. Comparable as a fellow AZAV-style education provider targeting aspiring German founders with similar coaching methodologies.

Direct peers

• Startnext: Germany's largest reward-based crowdfunding platform, operating in the same crowdfunding ecosystem as Crowdfunding Campus and providing some creator-education resources directly to its user base. Both serve the same German crowdfunding constituency and frequently collaborate (Crowdfunding Campus's own customers use Startnext).
• Companisto: Germany's leading equity crowdfunding platform for startups and SMEs. Operates in the same German crowdfunding ecosystem as Crowdfunding Campus and provides some educational content for issuers; both serve SMEs seeking alternative financing in Germany.
• Seedmatch: German equity crowdfunding pioneer focused on startup investments. Comparable as a German crowdfunding ecosystem player serving similar SME/startup customers with whom Crowdfunding Campus's consulting clients overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Haufe Group: Major German provider of professional education, training, and compliance content for SMBs and self-employed professionals. Comparable as a much larger, established German professional-education incumbent that competes for the same founder/SMB training budgets, though across a much broader curriculum.
• Kickstarter: Global reward-based crowdfunding platform with a substantial creator-education program and resource library. Comparable as a platform that increasingly competes with independent advisory services by offering free educational content to creators in the same market Crowdfunding Campus serves.
• Indiegogo: Global crowdfunding platform offering creator-education resources and campaigns support. Comparable as a broad incumbent platform that competes for the same creative-industry campaigns Crowdfunding Campus advises.

Regional players

• Betterplace.org: Germany's largest donation-based crowdfunding platform for nonprofit and social projects. Comparable because Crowdfunding Campus regularly supports pro-bono social projects funded on Betterplace.org, and both target the German social-entrepreneurship segment.

Others

• European Crowdfunding Network: Europe-wide industry association for the alternative finance sector, of which Dennis Brünjte (a Crowdfunding Campus external lecturer) is head of working groups. Comparable as an ecosystem/industry-body peer shaping policy and standards that affect Crowdfunding Campus's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/crowdfundingcampus
• Instagraminstagram.com/crowdfunding_campus
• Xx.com/cfcampusde

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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