Broccoli - Risk and return review
Broccoli - Returns and loss rates
Broccoli – Pros & Cons
About Broccoli
What it is
Broccoli is a Dutch equity crowdfunding platform, launched in 2022 in 's-Hertogenbosch, that it calls sharefunding. It sells share certificates in sustainable food, drink and agriculture companies, mostly in the Netherlands. About 38 to 42 rounds had run by August 2026, and two campaigns were open in late October 2026. Broccoli publishes no total raised, investor count or results.
How it works
You choose each company yourself. The minimum is set per campaign and is usually €1,000 (October 2026). You pay by iDEAL, Bancontact or bank transfer. In return you receive share certificates, issued through a foundation (STAK) or a cooperative. There is no interest and no repayment date: you earn only if the company pays dividends or is later sold. Investors from almost all countries may join, except sanctioned ones.
Returns
Broccoli publishes no return for its investors. Its investor page shows a sample account with returns of 36% and holdings of €27,200, labelled as an example and not a forecast (October 2026). It is an illustration, not a result. Values shown in investors' accounts are based on valuations the companies set, and no sale of a Broccoli-funded company has been published.
Losses and defaults
Broccoli publishes no figures on failures, write-offs or sales across its rounds since 2022. No bankruptcy of a funded company was found in a search of public records, but that search was limited. As with any young company, a funded business can fail, and shareholders then usually lose everything.
What secures your money
Nothing secures your money. You buy share certificates in small unlisted companies, with no collateral, no buyback, no reserve fund and no insurance, and no compensation scheme or deposit guarantee covers investment losses. The certificates are issued through a foundation (STAK), in which the existing shareholders keep the voting rights, or through a cooperative, in which votes are shared among members. Money is handled by an outside payment provider, Online Payment Platform, rather than by Broccoli. If a company fails, shareholders are paid last and you can lose the whole amount.
Who runs it and its licence
Broccoli B.V. (KVK 85620793, registered 25 February 2022) is owned by Broccoli Coöperatie U.A. It has been authorised by the Dutch markets regulator, the AFM, as a European crowdfunding service provider since 6 June 2023 (licence 32000023), including running a bulletin board, and may offer its services in Belgium, Ireland, Germany and Italy. Its filed accounts are not public free of charge.
Fees
The investor page lists no fee for investing. A seller on the bulletin board pays 2.5% of the value of the sale. The companies raising money pay Broccoli; their fees are not published.
Getting your money out
Certificates are usually locked for 24 months. After that you can offer them on Broccoli's bulletin board, where verified users may buy them, but the platform says this does not guarantee a sale. Investors reported in February and November 2025 that they could not find buyers for months. Otherwise money comes back only through dividends or a sale of the company.
Our view
Return: Very High — the only figure is a 36% example, not a result, so the level reflects what the platform shows, not what investors earned. Risk: High (higher means more risk) — no results of any kind are published, and investors report being unable to sell. Risk-return: Medium — startup shares are high risk and high return by nature, so we judge them on their chance of gains: Broccoli is licensed, its rounds are often oversubscribed and it offers a bulletin board for resale, but it has no published sales yet.
Regulation
License / Regulation: Broccoli B.V. is authorised by the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM, Netherlands) as a European crowdfunding service provider, licence 32000023, since 6 June 2023, for placing securities, receiving and passing on orders, using special purpose vehicles and running a bulletin board. Passported to Belgium, Ireland, Germany and Italy. No compensation scheme covers investment losses.
Functionality
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Useful Information
Yes. Broccoli B.V. has been authorised by the Dutch AFM as a European crowdfunding service provider since 6 June 2023 (licence 32000023). This sets rules for how it offers deals; it does not protect you from losses.
Payments, payouts and bulletin-board trades go through Online Payment Platform, an outside Dutch payment provider, not through Broccoli. Once a round closes, your money belongs to the company.
It is set per campaign and is usually €1,000 (October 2026).
None are published. The 36% on the investor page is an example account, not a forecast or a result. Broccoli publishes no failures, write-offs or company sales.
Nothing. You hold share certificates in small unlisted companies, with no collateral, buyback, insurance or compensation scheme. If a company fails you can lose everything.
After a lock-up of usually 24 months you can offer your certificates on Broccoli's bulletin board, for a 2.5% seller fee. A sale is not guaranteed, and investors reported in 2025 that they found no buyers.
The investor page lists no fee for investing. Selling on the bulletin board costs the seller 2.5% of the sale value. The companies pay Broccoli for raising money.
It depends on the structure. Through a foundation (STAK) the existing shareholders keep the votes; through a cooperative the votes are shared among members.
Your certificates are in the companies, not in Broccoli, and payments run through an outside provider. The bulletin board and payouts would need to be taken over. Nothing protects the value of the companies.
