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StartEngine
Fintech · West Hollywood, United States · Founded 2011
Equity crowdfunding platform helping entrepreneurs realize their dreams investors can be unaccredited or accredited MoreLess
StartEngine is a crowdfunding platform that operates in the financial technology sector. It provides a marketplace where startups and small businesses can raise capital from both accredited and non-accredited investors. The platform allows individuals to invest in a variety of opportunities, ranging from startups to collectibles.
The company's clients are primarily startups and small businesses looking for capital, and individual investors seeking to diversify their portfolios. StartEngine operates in the crowdfunding market, which has been growing rapidly due to changes in regulations that allow non-accredited investors to participate in startup funding.
StartEngine's business model is based on facilitating investments in startups and other businesses. It earns money by charging these businesses a fee for listing their investment opportunities on the platform. Additionally, the company also earns revenue from transaction fees when investments are made through the platform.
Investors can continue to invest in future rounds, hold on to their investments, or sell eligible securities on StartEngine’s trading platform. The platform also provides a referral program where users can earn cash bonuses for referring eligible startups to the platform.
In terms of regulations, StartEngine operates under Regulation A+ and Regulation Crowdfunding. Both regulations allow entrepreneurs to crowdfund capital investments from unaccredited and accredited investors. However, the amount that non-accredited investors can invest is limited based on their annual income or net worth.
Keywords: Crowdfunding, Startups, Small Businesses, Investment Platform, Accredited Investors, Non-Accredited Investors, Regulation A+, Regulation Crowdfunding, Financial Technology, Capital Raising.
Company overview
StartEngine company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- West Hollywood, United States
- Employees
- 175
- Open positions
- 1
- Dealroom signal
- 67.4
- Investment activity
- 227 companies · latest Apr 2026
- Capital deployed
- $260M
- Preferred round
- SEED
Valuation & funding
StartEngine funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATE VCOther financing | May 2023 | $16M | $1.3B | Undisclosed | ↗ |
| LATE VCOther financing | Dec 2021 | $50M | $200M | Undisclosed | ↗ |
| SEEDOther financing | Oct 2020 | $19M | $76M | Undisclosed | — |
| SEEDOther financing | Jan 2020 | $6.9M | $28M | StartEngine | — |
| SEEDOther financing | Sep 2019 | $1.7M | $6.8M | Undisclosed | — |
| EARLY VCOther financing | May 2019 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| SEEDOther financing | Jan 2019 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing | Jun 2018 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing | Mar 2018 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| DEBTDebt | Jan 2016 | Undisclosed | — |
Growth signals
StartEngine website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for StartEngine is 890K monthly website visits, up 1.1% over the last three months. StartEngine's team grew 5.4% over the past year.
Hiring
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Capital deployed
StartEngine investments and acquisitions
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Talent graph
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Global footprint
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