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Ortaku
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What this platform will be.

Ortaku will bring Kosovo’s businesses together with diaspora capital, and give investors a clear view of what they’re looking at.

The idea

A marketplace for Kosovo’s businesses and the diaspora’s capital.

For founders and business owners

A place to connect with capital, partners and buyers who are serious, instead of relying on who you happen to know.

For investors in the diaspora

A real option to invest in your homeland, to contribute to it, and to aim for good returns while you do.

How it works

From registration to publication.

  1. 1

    Companies register

    A simple form for your business, your numbers and your documents.

  2. 2

    We select the best 10

    We read every registration ourselves and filter each opportunity. Those 10 work with us for free.

  3. 3

    We prepare them

    How to tell the story, show the numbers, and answer the questions an investor will ask.

  4. 4

    The waiting list sees them first

    Investors on the waiting list see each business before we publish it on the website. Nothing goes live without the company’s approval.

For investors

A clear view from a thousand kilometres away.

  • Who is behind it

    The founders or owners, what they’ve done before, and who actually owns the company.

  • The numbers

    Revenue, profit and what they mean, laid out so you can follow them without a finance degree.

  • What the money is for

    How much the company needs, what it would pay for, and what it should achieve.

  • What we’ve checked

    What we looked at, what we couldn’t confirm, and the questions we’d ask if it were our money.

How we filter each opportunity

Ways to invest

There’s more than one way to invest in a company.

You don’t need to know these already. Here’s what each one means, and where we guide you through it.

  • Minority stake

    You buy part of a company, say 20%. The founder stays in control, and you share in its profits and growth.

    We guide you on: A fair price, and rights that protect the smaller owner: information, a say on big decisions, a way out.

  • Majority stake

    You own more than half and have the final say, usually with the existing team still running the company.

    We guide you on: Who decides what, and how to keep the current owner motivated.

  • Buying a whole company

    You buy 100% from an owner who wants to retire or move on, and take over a working business.

    We guide you on: Checking what you’re really buying, agreeing the price, and planning the handover.

  • Growth capital

    Your money goes into the company to pay for a specific step, like a new machine or market, in return for shares.

    We guide you on: What the money is for, what the company is worth today, and what it should achieve.

  • Loan to a company

    You lend money and earn interest, without owning anything. Some loans can later turn into shares.

    We guide you on: The interest, the repayment plan, what secures the loan, and whether converting makes sense.

  • Investing as a co-founder

    You join early with money, skills or both, in return for a real share of the company.

    We guide you on: Fair splits, clear roles, and vesting, so that shares are earned over time.

How we help

More than a listing.

A listing can tell you who’s out there. It can’t tell you whether to trust them, what to agree, or what to do when the deal gets difficult. That’s the part we’re here for.

  • The right introductions

    We introduce people who have a real reason to talk: the founder and the operator whose skills fit, the company and the investor who suits its stage, the owner and a buyer who can actually complete. We would rather make one good introduction than ten hopeful ones.

    • Matching on fit, stage and intent, not on a keyword search
    • Context on both sides before the first meeting
    • Discretion for owners who don’t want their staff or competitors to know
  • Presenting yourself well

    A good business can still make a poor first impression. We help you explain what you do in plain words, lay out your numbers clearly, and prepare for what an investor or buyer will ask, before you meet them.

    • A clear, honest summary of your idea or business
    • Your numbers in a form an investor can follow
    • Practice with the questions that usually come up
  • Governance and deal structure

    Many partnerships fail on questions nobody asked at the start. We work through them while everyone is still on good terms, and we explain the options in plain language so you can decide for yourself.

    • Equity splits and founder vesting
    • Which decisions need an investor’s agreement, and what information they receive
    • Earn-outs, staged purchases and exit rights
  • Vetted lawyers for the legal structure

    We are not a law firm and we don’t give legal advice. We know what a good structure needs to do, and we connect you with vetted lawyers who can draft it properly, then we stay in the conversation so the commercial deal and the legal documents say the same thing.

    • Company formation and shareholder agreements
    • Share purchase agreements for sales and acquisitions
    • Accountants and other professionals where the deal needs them
  • Staying involved

    An introduction is the start of the work. Negotiations stall, documents take longer than expected and first-time investors have questions they feel awkward asking. We stay close through closing and into the first stretch of working together.

    • Keeping both sides moving when a deal slows down
    • A second opinion on decisions as they come up
    • Help setting up reporting and regular check-ins after closing

And what we don’t do

  • We don’t publish every company that registers. We filter each one.
  • We don’t give legal advice. Vetted lawyers do that.
  • We don’t promise a deal, a valuation or a return.
  • We don’t tell you what to decide. We make sure you understand the decision.

Why Kosovo

Why Kosovo is the right place.

  • 3.6–4.6%

    A growing economy

    Real GDP grew 4.6% in 2024 and 3.6% in 2025. The IMF expects about 4% over the medium term.

  • ~35

    Young people

    The average age is about 35, against 44.5 in the EU. That’s a young workforce, if there are good jobs to keep it.

  • 28 → 43

    Rule of law strengthening

    Kosovo’s corruption index score rose from 28 in 2010 to 43 in 2025, though it dipped a point from 2024. Enforcement is still weak, which is why clean contracts matter.

  • 10%

    Simple tax, and the euro

    Corporate income tax is a flat 10%, and Kosovo uses the euro, so diaspora investors in the eurozone carry no exchange-rate risk.

No market is free of risk, and Kosovo also has political uncertainty and informality to reckon with. We think the opportunity is real, and that it rewards people who go in with their eyes open.

Sources and how we count
  • Growth: real GDP grew 4.6% in 2024 and 3.6% in 2025, with about 4% expected over the medium term. The same report names political uncertainty as the main domestic risk and calls for less informality. IMF, 2026 Article IV
  • Age: an average of about 34.8 years in the 2024 census, against 44.5 in the EU. UNFPA Kosovo
  • Corruption Perceptions Index: 28 in 2010, a high of 44 in 2024, and 43 in 2025, on a scale where 100 is very clean. This measures perceived corruption, and we use it as the closest long-running indicator for the rule of law. Trading Economics, from Transparency International
  • Enforcement: laws are consistent with international benchmarks for protecting investment, but enforcement remains weak. US State Department
  • Tax: a flat 10% corporate income tax. PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries

Be one of the first 10 companies.

Register your company, and we’ll review it for one of the 10 free places. If you’d rather invest, join the waiting list.

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