StartEngineStartEngine is an equity crowdfunding platform that allows everyday people to invest and own shares in startups and early-stage companies. StartEngine has helped over 300 entrepreneurs raise over $125M in capital.
StartEngine (startengine.com) has 531 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5.
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Investments & Wealth · Seal Beach, California
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Emelar R.
Ease of investing and clear information on the compsnies
Response from StartEngineJun 15, 2026
Thank you, Emelar! We're glad the platform made investing easy and gave you clear information on the companies!
Micheal
I have invested in several StartEngine companies. My investment sizes have ranged from $500 to $20k in these companies. I was excited earlier this year when 2 of these investments IPO’d (Virtuix and 20/20 Biolabs). Both stocks opened with valuations that should have offered nice profits. However, after the IPO I had to transfer my shares from holding companies to my personal account to sell them. This process took a couple weeks and one of the holding companies (Vstock Transfer) included very high fees to carry out the transfer process. By the time I finally got the shares settled in my personal brokerage account my investments were both in negative territory. What puzzles me is who the sellers were of both of these companies in the early days after their IPO’s? Investors like myself at the mercy of the holding companies are clearly at a disadvantage! 😖
Response from StartEngineJun 15, 2026
Hi Micheal, thank you for being a long-time StartEngine investor and for sharing this. We understand how frustrating it is when a company goes public and moving shares into a personal brokerage account takes time. Once a company IPOs, its transfer agent — not StartEngine — handles the share transfer and any related fees, and timelines vary by agent. Your experience matters to us, and we'd like to look into it directly. Please reach out at [email protected] and our team will follow up.
customer
Ease of doing business, website makes it easy to track investments!
Response from StartEngineJun 9, 2026
Thanks so much! We're glad the platform makes it easy to track your investments, and we appreciate your support!
Ed R.
Let me wondering whether the investment went thru! Hard to make sure it was done properly for it to be completed!
Response from StartEngineJun 9, 2026
Thank you for the feedback, Ed. We're sorry for any uncertainty around your investment status. Our team would be glad to confirm everything went through properly — please reach out to us at [email protected] and we'll take a look right away.
Larry V.
Good selection of investment opportunities and easy to use.
Response from StartEngineJun 9, 2026
We're glad you're finding a good selection of opportunities and an easy experience. Thanks for the support!
Brad
You have made the website a little easier to navagate. Thank god you have read the room. Us senior citizens have the money to invest...make sure the site has clear concise instructions for us older not as tech savy seniors.
Response from StartEngineJun 5, 2026
Thanks for the review Brad! We’re glad to hear the website has become easier to navigate. We really appreciate your feedback about clear, concise instructions and making the experience more accessible for all investors.
THOMAS
The investing site StartEngine is easy to invest into startups that otherwise I would not be able to invest in the companies. I can invest in companies when I have small amounts of capital. I like that StartEngine has many companies to choose from for me to invest in them.
Response from StartEngineJun 5, 2026
Thanks for the 5 stars! We’re glad to hear StartEngine has been easy to use and that you’re enjoying the ability to invest in startups with smaller amounts of capital. We appreciate your support!
William M.
I have had stock with StartEngine for about 3 years and want to end my dealings with them but I have found no way to end it. I bought stock in Splashwines and the company made money but I didn’t see any of it. StartEngine may be a fraud
Response from StartEngineJun 4, 2026
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear about your experience and take your concerns seriously. We'd welcome the opportunity to assist you directly — please reach out to our team at [email protected] and we'll be happy to help.