Regionalwert AG Freiburg-Südbaden

What Regionalwert AG Freiburg-Südbaden does

Regionalwert AG Freiburg-S\u00fcdbaden is a B\u00fcrgeraktiengesellschaft (citizen stock corporation) registered as an Aktiengesellschaft in Germany (HRB 700768, Registergericht Freiburg) that mobilises citizen equity to finance a regional ecological agriculture and food-economy network in Freiburg and S\u00fcdbaden. Its core product is the B\u00fcrgeraktie \u2014 a vinkulierte Namensaktie with a EUR 500 nominal value, sold at EUR 600 (existing shareholders) or EUR 625 (new shareholders) inclusive of a 20\u201325% agio documented in a BaFin-approved Wertpapier-Informationsblatt. Subscribers are German-resident private citizens (primary segment) as well as German companies, foundations, and associations seeking a credible ESG investment vehicle. The company does not pay financial dividends and instead targets a holistic economic return across ecological, social, regional, and financial dimensions.

The underlying mechanism is not technology but coordinated capital intermediation: shareholder funds are deployed into a partner-business network spanning agriculture (e.g., Breitenwegerhof), processing (e.g., JUNG Fruchts\u00e4fte GbR, sourcing ~70% of fruit from within ~60km), horticulture (G\u00e4rtnerei Querbeet), organic retail (Biomarkt Naturalia), gastronomy (Adelhaus Bio Restaurant und Caf\u00e9), logistics, trade, and consulting. Year-round liquidity is provided via an exclusive secondary-market arrangement with Umweltfinanz (www.umweltaktienhandel.de). Commercial revenue beyond capital raises is generated through Regionalwert Leistungen GmbH (founded mid-2021), a subsidiary that sells the proprietary Regionalwert-Leistungsrechnung \u2014 a 300-KPI sustainability-accounting methodology \u2014 to farmers. A second entity, Regionalwert Research gGmbH, develops the underlying research (projects include Richtig Rechnen, regios\u00f6l, Wertbildung im Dialog, QuartaVista).

Revenue mechanics are dominated by episodic share issuances (rounds in 2021\u20132022 raised against the WIB; no new Kapitalerh\u00f6hung currently planned) and small, implicit secondary-market transaction economics, supplemented by sustainability-accounting service income at the subsidiary level. Governance comprises a Vorstand led by Peter J\u00fcrges (Dipl.-Wirtschaftsing.) and a six-person Aufsichtsrat chaired by Johannes Ell-Schnurr, with Konstanze Lehn as deputy. The company is headquartered in Waldkirch (Gutenbergstra\u00dfe 4) with a registered office in Freiburg (Fischerau 26). It is privately held, unlisted, and operates exclusively in a single domestic geography.

Name

Regionalwert AG Freiburg-Südbaden

Legal name

Regionalwert AG Freiburg-Südbaden

Website

https://regionalwert-ag.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Regionalwert AG Freiburg-S\u00fcdbaden is a German B\u00fcrgeraktiengesellschaft that issues EUR 500 nominal citizen shares to fund a network of regional, sustainable agriculture and food-economy partner businesses in Freiburg and S\u00fcdbaden, with secondary trading via Umweltfinanz and sustainability-accounting services via subsidiary Regionalwert Leistungen GmbH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Impact Investment / Regional Citizen Equity

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Member-Owned Food Cooperatives (CRAHALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Assessment / Valuation (EUAHAHAI)

Keywords

• Citizen impact investing
• Regional sustainable agriculture
• Bürgeraktie shares
• Organic food value chain
• Sustainability accounting

Headquarters

HQ city

Waldkirch

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Citizen Equity Capital (Bürgeraktie): Revenue is generated primarily through the issuance of nominal shares (Nennwertaktien) to citizens. Share nominal value is EUR 500 per share. An issuance premium (Agio) of 20-25% was charged during capital increases to cover legal, advisory, and BaFin prospectus costs. No financial dividend has been distributed to date; returns are conceived as holistic economic returns (ecological, social, regional, and financial).
2. Secondary Market Share Trading: Shares can be traded year-round via the Umweltfinanz secondary market platform, with pricing negotiated between buyers and sellers. Transaction fees are implicit in the platform's intermediary role.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Regionalwert AG Freiburg-Südbaden issues Bürgeraktien (citizen shares) at a nominal value of EUR 500 to private individuals, companies, foundations and associations, channelling the equity capital into a network of partner businesses engaged in ecological agriculture and the regional food economy in Freiburg and Südbaden. The company coordinates this partner network (covering agriculture, processing, logistics, trade, gastronomy and consulting) and complements the share offering with annual reports that combine financial and sustainability metrics. Secondary-market trading of the vinkulierte Namensaktien is facilitated through the Umweltfinanz platform.

Product overview

Regionalwert AG Freiburg-Südbaden operates as a citizen stock corporation (Bürgeraktiengesellschaft) offering a single core product: the regional Bürgeraktie (citizen share). This share enables private individuals, companies, foundations, and associations to invest in sustainable organic agriculture and food economy in the Freiburg and Südbaden region. The company coordinates a network of partner businesses across agriculture, processing, logistics, trade, consulting, and gastronomy. Supporting offerings include annual reports (Geschäftsberichte) that combine traditional financial reporting with sustainability metrics, a sustainability accounting system (Regionalwert-Leistungsrechnung) developed through the Regionalwert Leistungen GmbH subsidiary, and various research projects focused on capturing ecological and social value creation. The company does not appear to offer a technology platform or SaaS product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bürgeraktie (Citizen Share) A vinkulierte Namensaktie (restricted named share) with a nominal value of EUR 500 that enables private individuals, companies, foundations and associations based in Germany to invest in regional ecological agriculture and food economy businesses in the Freiburg and Südbaden region. Returns are framed as holistic economic returns spanning ecological, social, regional and financial dimensions; no financial dividend has been paid to date.
• Regionalwert-Leistungsrechnung (sustainability accounting service) A sustainability accounting methodology and service using over 300 indicators across ecology, social and regional-economy dimensions to evaluate and financially value the sustainability performance of agricultural businesses. Commercialised by the subsidiary Regionalwert Leistungen GmbH.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 shareholders have been mobilised for regional, sustainable investment.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JUNG Fruchtsäfte GbRcoreOthers · 1 July 2025An organic fruit juice and beverage company in Köndringen near Freiburg Südbaden. Founded in the 1990s by Klaus Jung, now managed by Leander Jung since 2014. Sources ~70% of fruit from within ~60km radius; own orchards provide ~50% of fruit. Produces organic direct juices, cordials, and spirits. Hosted the 2nd network partner meeting of the Regionalwert AG in July 2025.
• Partnerbetriebe (Partner businesses) - NetworkcoreOthersA network of partner businesses across the regional value chain including agriculture, food processing, logistics, trade, gastronomy, and consulting. Partner businesses meet regularly (twice yearly network meetings) and benefit from equity investment, mutual support, and coordinated infrastructure. Examples include JUNG Fruchtsäfte GbR (fruit juice), Biomarkt Naturalia (organic retail), Adelhaus Bio Restaurant und Café (organic restaurant), Breitenwegerhof (agriculture), and Gärtnerei Querbeet (horticulture).
• Regionalwert Leistungen GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in mid-2021 to commercialise the years of research by Regionalwert AG Freiburg. Provides farmers with the Regionalwert-Leistungsrechnung tool, which measures over 300 KPIs across ecology, social, and regional economy dimensions and attaches financial values to sustainability performance.
• Regionalwert Research gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA research entity created in cooperation with partners from science and business. Conducted research projects including 'Richtig Rechnen', 'regiosöl', 'Wertbildung im Dialog', and 'QuartaVista' that develop methods and instruments for assessing ecological, social, and regional-economic performance of agricultural businesses.
• UmweltfinanzcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA secondary market trading platform (www.umweltaktienhandel.de) that enables year-round purchase and sale of Regionalwert AG shares. Acts as the exclusive secondary market intermediary, matching buyers and sellers and facilitating orderly transaction processing. Also maintains the order book (Orderbuch) for Regionalwert AG shares.
• AgronautenminorOthersA research society that can receive donated (Schenkung) shares from shareholders who wish to transfer their shares without selling them. Referenced as an option for shareholders who want to divest while continuing to support the Regionalwert mission.
• Jung Fruchtstäfte – (JUNG Fruchtsäfte GbR)coreOthersOrganic fruit juice and beverage company showcasing regional processing and bio quality. 70% of fruit sourced from within ~60km radius; own orchards supply ~50% of fruit. The business demonstrates how regional processing and bio quality work together.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kulturland eG: A cooperative that finances the acquisition of organic farmland through citizen share contributions. Mirrors the Regionalwert citizen-capital-into-regional-organic-agriculture model with a cooperative governance structure.
• Regionalwert AG Rhein-Main: Another Regionalwert AG in the over-regional network, focused on the Rhein-Main region. Applies the same vinkulierte Namensaktien citizen-share vehicle and partner-network model for sustainable regional food economies.
• Regionalwert AG Oberpfalz: Another member of the over-regional Regionalwert network operating in the Oberpfalz region. Direct peer by virtue of sharing the same citizen-share instrument, partner-network structure, and ecological food-economy mission.
• Regionalwert AG Isar-Inn: A sister Bürgeraktiengesellschaft in the Regionalwert network operating in the Isar-Inn region of Bavaria. Uses the same citizen-share model to channel private capital into regional ecological agriculture and food businesses, with comparable partner-network structure.
• BioBoden Genossenschaft: A member-owned cooperative that acquires and preserves farmland for organic farming across Germany. Highly comparable as a member-funded vehicle deploying private capital into ecological regional agriculture, though structured as a Genossenschaft rather than an AG.

Broad incumbents

• GLS Bank: Germany's leading sustainable bank offering ethical deposit, investment, and lending products. Comparable as an established German sustainable-finance institution, though operating at far greater scale and across many sectors beyond agriculture.
• Triodos Bank: A European sustainable bank financing organic agriculture, food, and environmental initiatives. Comparable as a mission-driven European finance institution channeling capital into ecological and food-economy projects, but operating pan-European and across sectors.

Emerging players

• Acker: A German fintech enabling citizens to invest directly in individual farms and earn a share of harvest returns. Comparable as a citizen-investment channel into regional sustainable agriculture, though operating through a digital marketplace model rather than a stock corporation.

Regional players

• Naturkost Erzeugergemeinschaft: A German producer cooperative for organic farmers that collectively market organic produce. Comparable in spirit as a producer-side aggregation vehicle supporting regional organic value chains, though operating as a marketing cooperative rather than an investor vehicle.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 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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