OP here - the holding companies are indeed for obligatory, but they are what nearly all startup founders do for tax efficiency. We took a 1.2M € investment rou

OP here - the holding companies are indeed for obligatory, but they are what nearly all startup founders do for tax efficiency. We took a 1.2M € investment round. Investors do not want to invest that into anything other than a "proper" Germany company. The investors can't (or should not) pay any money towards the 25k €. We had 1.2M € go into the bank account, but we have to agree that we are liable for the 12.5k € and pay it in ourselves over time.