Bundesverband Crowdfunding - German Crowdfunding Association

the german crowdfunding association (bundesverband crowdfunding ev) represents the political and public interests of crowdfunding platforms to the german government, parliament, regulatory bodies, media and other associations. it serves as a networking forum for the platform owner in developing best practices for the industry. the association is preparing to publish market data on the development of crowdfunding in germany. the german crowdfunding association has been founded on november 4th 2015 in frankfurt and officially launched on april 13th 2016. members came from a wide range of business models and branches and have agreed to a binding code of conduct. the board is comprised of representatives from the platforms. full members can be given only to companies which operate platforms, however supporting member status can also be given to other institutions, such as banks, payment providers, law firms and it-companies. the association works in close cooperation with national and