Founders in Germany know this process well. You want to register a GmbH, and suddenly you are coordinating notary appointments, preparing stacks of documents, and waiting weeks just to get a registration number. The Munich-based digital notary startup Beglaubigt.de and its parent company Openlaw are building a platform to bring that entire process online. In April 2026, Openlaw closed a seed round of $3.3 million to accelerate that work.
The round includes notable names. Investors include YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim, via Y Ventures, alongside Moonfire Ventures and other international VCs and angel investors from the Y Combinator environment. That is a strong early signal for a company operating in a market that has historically been slow to digitize.
The Problem they are Solving:
Setting up a GmbH in Germany typically takes six to eight weeks. That covers back and forth with notaries, document preparation, and registration with the Handelsregister. For founders who are not based in Germany or do not speak German fluently, the process becomes even more demanding.
The legal sector is one of the last industries where the potential of technology is far from exhausted. Beglaubigt.de is targeting exactly that gap. The platform handles the incorporation process digitally from start to finish, covering document preparation, the notary appointment, and commercial register entry.
What the Platform Does:
Beglaubigt.de enables users to have documents notarized digitally within 48 hours, including identity verification and secure document delivery. The platform also offers a dedicated service for founding German GmbH and UG companies, covering document preparation, notarial certification, and registration.
Openlaw positions itself as a digital infrastructure that accompanies founders through all relevant processes, from founding to ongoing administration. The platform integrates existing notary offices without replacing them. That distinction matters in a regulated industry. The goal is not to bypass legal requirements but to remove the friction around them.
Early Traction:
Less than a year after product launch, Beglaubigt.de is already working with over 25,000 customers and cooperating with platforms such as Qonto, Holvi, and Sevdesk. Partnerships like these are a practical sign of product-market fit. When a business banking platform or accounting tool integrates your incorporation flow via API, it means the product works well enough for other companies to build on top of it.
The incorporation process can be integrated directly into other applications via an API, for example, when opening an account. That kind of embeddability is what makes Beglaubigt.de more of an infrastructure layer than just a standalone service.
The European Angle:
In international comparison, Europe is considered a complex location for startups due to different legal systems, numerous company forms, and complex procedures that slow down many founders. Openlaw is building with that broader context in mind. The platform is designed to handle not just German incorporations but eventually to expand across European markets.
The company plans to use the fresh capital to further expand its product and integrate additional processes, such as register applications and accounting, with future expansion into other European markets. If you are a founder thinking about setting up a legal entity in Germany or exploring online company formation options, Beglaubigt.de is worth a close look.
What Comes Next:
Openlaw is not just building for individual founders. The API first approach means it can become the backend for neobanks, accounting software, and other platforms that serve small businesses across Europe. The LegalTech space in Germany is still in an early stage of digitization, and Beglaubigt.de has a head start on both product and partnerships.
With $3.3 million, a growing customer base of over 25,000 users, and integrations already live with fintech platforms, Openlaw has the foundation to meaningfully expand the digital notary category in Europe. For anyone building in the LegalTech Germany space, this is a funding round worth following.
