dotega Secures €1.3M Pre-Seed Funding to Revolutionize Homeowners’ Association Management in Germany

dotega, a Stuttgart-based PropTech startup transforming how homeowners’ associations manage their shared properties, has secured €1.3 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate product development and expand adoption of its digital self-management platform. The financing round underscores growing investor confidence in technology that digitizes and simplifies traditionally manual administrative tasks for small and mid-sized property owner groups.

Founded by Niklas Mocker and Lina Albert, dotega is building a web-based platform designed to empower Wohnungseigentümergemeinschaften (WEGs) — German homeowners’ associations — to handle core administrative and governance functions independently, efficiently, and in full legal compliance. The platform offers tools to automate tasks such as financial statements, legally compliant decision drafts, transparent business plans, billing, and digital owners’ meetings, replacing the need for traditional property managers for many smaller associations.

The €1.3 million pre-seed round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), one of Germany’s most active early-stage investors with a strong track record in backing technology startups across Deep Tech, Digital Tech, Climate Tech, and other sectors. HTGF’s participation as lead investor signals significant belief in dotega’s business model and its potential to modernize a segment of the real estate industry that has historically seen limited digital innovation.

In addition to HTGF, the funding round included participation from experienced PropTech investors, notably the founders of casavi, a fellow German property technology company. These strategic backers bring industry expertise and insights that dotega’s founders say will help refine the platform’s capabilities and support its go-to-market strategy.

dotega’s founders have emphasized that the new capital will be deployed to scale the platform’s product features, expand its development team, and accelerate market expansion efforts across Germany. The company specifically targets small associations with two to 20 housing units — a segment that often faces difficulty securing affordable property management services due to limited demand and high costs. By automating administrative and legal compliance processes, dotega aims to reduce the time and effort required to manage shared properties, making self-management a viable alternative to traditional property administrators.

The platform itself is built around three core principles: legal compliance, ease of use, and independence from traditional property managers. Users can access essential functions directly through dotega’s intuitive web app, which consolidates previously disparate tasks — from accounting to meeting organization — into a unified digital workspace. The solution also includes features that support guidance on renovation planning, value preservation, and energy efficiency measures, enhancing long-term property stewardship.

Investor confidence in dotega reflects broader trends in the PropTech sector, where digital solutions are increasingly sought to address inefficiencies in property administration and ownership governance. In Germany alone, around 10 million residential and commercial units are organized under homeowners’ associations, many of which remain reliant on manual, analogue processes for management. dotega’s platform is positioned to serve this underserved market by making self-management more accessible, transparent, and cost-effective.

Speaking about the funding round, Max Bergmann, Investment Manager at HTGF, highlighted dotega’s potential to drive transformation in a domain that has been slow to adopt digital tools. He pointed to the company’s deep market insight, technological approach, and strong execution capabilities as key factors in the decision to lead the investment.

dotega’s growth strategy includes enhancing its automation capabilities and expanding its team to support product development and customer engagement. The founders envision a future where smaller WEGs can manage their administrative and governance responsibilities entirely through digital platforms, reducing reliance on expensive third-party administrators and democratizing access to high-quality property management.

As the PropTech landscape continues to evolve, dotega’s funding milestone positions it as a notable player in the shift toward digital self-management solutions for shared property ownership. With fresh capital and strategic backing, the company aims to help redefine property administration for thousands of homeowner associations across Germany and potentially beyond.