dotega raises €1.3M to make property management easier for apartment owners in Germany

Stuttgart-based Dotega secures €1.3M to expand its platform for the self-management of apartment owners’ associations in Germany.

Stuttgart-based dotega, a proptech company, has raised €1.3M in pre-seed funding. The round included participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and several investors from the property technology sector, among them the founders of casavi.

HTGF is an early-stage investor in Germany and Europe that funds startups in deep tech, industrial tech, climate tech, digital tech, life sciences, and chemistry. The firm has invested in about 800 startups and recorded 200 exits. With over €2B in funds, HTGF invests from pre-seed to later stages.

Max Bergmann, Investment Manager at HTGF, says, “dotega addresses a key challenge in the real estate sector: small WEGs urgently need efficient and affordable digital solutions.”

“We got to know the ambitious team early on and are convinced by the combination of their technological approach, strong implementation skills, and deep market understanding. This enables dotega to drive forward the transformation in this previously largely undigitised field and create real added value. We are delighted to be joining the team as lead investor on this journey.”

Rethinking WEG management

Founded by Niklas Mocker and Lina Albert, dotega has developed a platform that allows apartment owners’ associations in Germany to manage their properties without external administrators. 

The platform fills a gap in the property management market, where smaller associations face difficulties in securing management services.

In Germany, around 10 million residential and commercial units are organised in apartment owners’ associations (Wohnungseigentümergemeinschaften, or WEG). Many smaller WEGs, typically those with two to twenty units, lack access to suitable management solutions. Dotega offers a digital system that supports self-management, allowing owners to handle administrative and financial tasks directly.

The web application provides tools for billing, financial statements, resolution drafting, business planning, and online meetings. It also includes functions that assist with maintenance, renovation, and energy-related measures.

Dotega’s model is built on three principles: legal compliance, usability, and independence from traditional property management companies. Through this system, the company aims to strengthen self-governance among property owners and expand access to digital management solutions in the WEG sector.

Capital utilisation

dotega will use the funds to expand further its proptech platform for the digital self-management of homeowners’ associations.

Together with co-founder Lina Albert, Niklas Mocker is driving forward the company’s national growth and technical development. Their goal is to automate processes in homeowners’ association management and reduce administrative effort. “WEGs should have access to first-class management – at minimal monthly cost,” says Lina Albert.

Mocker adds, “This financing is a strong signal for us – it confirms once again that we are solving a real market problem and have gained the trust of leading investors. With the support of HTGF and experienced PropTech investors, we can accelerate our growth in a targeted manner, scale our product and establish self-management as a real alternative to traditional property management.”