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How do I invest via a private offer?

Open your personal link, sign digitally and transfer directly to the startup.

With a private offer, the startup sends you a personal link. Through it, you invest in profit participation rights fully digitally and without a notary. beel is free for you as an investor.

How to invest via a private offer

  1. Open the offer: You receive the link from the startup. It is valid until a set date. You see the amount or range, the price per profit participation right, the valuation and the investment documents. Take your time to review them.
  2. Log in or register: You log in or create a free account, by email or with your Google account.
  3. Enter your personal details: You enter your details and choose whether you invest as a private individual or on behalf of a company.
  4. Identity check: If the startup has activated the identity check (KYC), you verify your identity via our partner IDnow, by app or directly in the browser. This usually takes only a few minutes.
  5. Sign: You choose your amount if the offer provides a range, and sign digitally. If agreed, a side letter or a minimum holding period is part of the offer.
  6. Transfer: You transfer the amount by bank transfer directly to the startup's account.
  7. Confirmation: Once the money has arrived, the startup confirms receipt. Your profit participation rights are then created and credited to your account.

What happens after the investment?

  • You can see your investment and all documents in your dashboard at any time.
  • How you receive dividends, exit and liquidation proceeds is explained in How do I receive dividends, exit and liquidation proceeds?
  • You can sell your profit participation rights on beel's secondary market, provided the startup allows trading. This is possible, not guaranteed liquidity (more on tradability).

Can I invest as a company?

Yes. Depending on the legal form, you need additional documents, for example a current commercial register extract, a shareholder list or proof of authority to represent the company.

If you invest through an angel syndicate, the investment via beel works the same way (How do I invest in an angel syndicate as a co-investor?).

Startup investments involve high risk and can lead to a total loss. Only invest money you can afford to lose.

beel points out that it does not provide legal or tax advice. You find general tax information in How do I invest in a public fundraise? Clarify your individual situation with a tax advisor.