About Kontelio – Since September 2026
Kontelio was built to make invoicing and accounting easier for freelancers, the self-employed and small businesses in Germany.
Since September 2026, Kontelio has been available as a web-based platform, and it is continuously being developed further.
Our story
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The beginning
Registration of the domain kontelio.de and public launch of the website and the app.
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The first users
The first external customers signed up on the Kontelio platform.
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ELSTER integration
ELSTER assigned Kontelio a product-specific vendor ID (HerstellerID).
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Trademark application
Application for the word mark KONTELIO with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, DPMA).
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Trademark registration
Registration of the word mark KONTELIO with the DPMA in class 42.
Our mission
Kontelio aims to make running a business, accounting and e-invoicing simple – modern, easy to understand and multilingual.
- Create invoices and e-invoices (ZUGFeRD, XRechnung) and send them by e-mail
- Capture receipts as a photo or PDF and book them as expenses
- Prepare the EÜR and the VAT return (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung) from your own bookings and send them to ELSTER
- Use Kontelio in 9 languages: German, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, Polish and French
Black Deal 50% off the first year with annual billing – only until December 31, 2026.