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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Investments & Wealth · Orange, California
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Dan W.
What a great way to invest! StartEngine makes it so simple find opportunities, evaluate those opportunities, and invest in what makes sense for my portfolio.
Response from StartEngineFeb 6, 2025
Thank you for your great review! We're thrilled to hear that StartEngine makes investing simple and accessible for you!
David G.
Start Engine provides investors a platform to invest at numerous entry levels. They present information that allows you to do your own due diligence and make informed decision. Should you invest in a company, the process is seamless and communication excellent.
Response from StartEngineFeb 6, 2025
Thank you for your review! We're glad you appreciate the flexibility, transparency, and seamless experience StartEngine provides. Happy investing!
mike S.
Very easy to invest in Atombeam. No surprises or hidden fees.
Response from StartEngineFeb 6, 2025
Thank you for your review! We're glad you found investing in Atombeam easy and transparent. Happy investing!
Afurahå B.
StartEngine keeps me coming back to invest in companies through its up-to-date emails, media and the checkups from Mr. Wonderful are the içInG on the cake. My company benefited immensely in conjunction with StartEngine's way in which it onboards, téthered to investors, as well as allowing for comments and interaction with founders campaigns. My investments increased this and last year.
Response from StartEngineFeb 6, 2025
Thank you for your support! We're glad you enjoy the updates, insights, and investor-founder interactions. Excited to be part of your investment journey!
Jock C.
I bought $500 in StartEngine shares back in 2023. I'm trying to offer them for sale now but when I follow the help desk prompts, it does not work. They say go to the StartEngine marketplace and search for the shares I want to buy or sell. The problem is, when I search under StartEngine or STGC, no companies are found. It's hard to sell shares in a company that doesn't list itself. I'm waiting for an email back from them to see how I can list my shares.
Response from StartEngineFeb 6, 2025
Thanks for your review. I have requested more information to respond to you directly via email. Please follow the prompts to provide your email so that we can reach out to assist. Thanks!
H H.
SCAM! They contacted me several times and wasted a lot of my time and then told me that we should bring the investors! THEY DON'T HAVE ANY INVESTOR!!!! Stupid scammers
Response from StartEngineFeb 10, 2025
Hello! Thanks for your concerns, we have requested more information through the review to help resolve your issue immediately, however, no information was provided and we cannot contact you directly. Please contact us at [email protected] so that we can investigate and assist with this issue.
Richard
I’ve been a looser with this company for years now. I fail to see the benefit of being an investor here, however StartEngine and every other company here has benefited. Graze cancelled all shares I had invested in and sent me a check in return for my investment. TwinUP or something er other told it’s investors that they are the reason they have failed and we are the ones to blame for their failure and filed bankruptcy. Monogram was worthless. The credit card startup company I sent $1000 for dropped off the face of the earth. KnightScope screwed me royally and did a reverse stock split and gave me 5 shares worth $50 for the thousands I invested as well as XTI who just took the thousand or so for 79 shares and gave me 1 whole share in return valued at $4! What a SCAM StartEngine has rolled out here with Mr Wonderful. Nice job 👍 UPDATE: This morning I received an update from another StartEngine client Monetran a crypto start up. Apparently they are not following through on the crypto thing as they lost the backing of a licensed investor/partner and now they have “no path forward” which is an exact quote. I asked for my investment back 2x without any response so far. Others were “cc’d and “bcc’d” and another person asked as well. Still waiting an update. I’d never invest in a start up company again knowing now what I know and the legal loopholes they use to SCAM you out of the investment by doing reverse splits etc. I had $30k in over 15-20 companies and zero have kept their part of the bargain up so far. You think you’re investing early and are being rewarded with shares that will grow in value, yet the truth is as I’ve experienced they take your money, go public and find a way to pay you pennies for your thousands invested. MY REPLY TO STARTENGINES REPLY: Yada yada yada… yep we know the risks of purchasing stock only to have the companies reverse split and give us pennies on our dollars. This isn’t posted anywhere on your site yet it continues to happen to each of my investments with you. I’ve lost thousands of dollars and not because the company failed. It’s because of legal loopholes and wording in all your agreements. So I’ll agree to disagree with the company that swindled me… StartEngine. I love their response “many often fail without any element of fraud or misconduct.”, which says there are definitely some within their community that are fraudulent companies within their community and they acknowledge this.
Response from StartEngineFeb 4, 2025
Hello Richard! Thank you for raising your concern and being a member of our community. StartEngine provides investors an opportunity to invest in early-stage start-ups. What this means is that you are often investing in early-stage companies. Investments in these types of companies are risky by their nature, and many often fail without any element of fraud or misconduct. As we try to remind you in various places throughout the website, including in the educational materials which all users agree to when creating an account, the universal website footer, and every investment agreement used in conjunction with any offering on our platform, these investments are speculative, illiquid, and involve a high degree of risk including the possible loss of your entire investment. Even if a company is successful, it takes some time, often years, before an investor can have an opportunity to realize any returns on these types of investments. While we wish all the companies who raise our platform the best of success, we also encourage investors to remember when making any investments through the platform that all investments are speculative, illiquid, and involve a high degree of risk including the possible loss of your entire investment, and to take this risk under consideration and invest responsibly. If a company that raised on our platform previously makes the decision to go public, it is out of our hands and we have no control over the situation. StartEngine assists start-up companies in raising capital for their business and helps facilitate investments from investors but once an offering has ended, we are not involved in the IPO process other than providing information to the company’s Transfer Agent and trying to assist investors in the process to the best of our abilities. To learn more about investing with StartEngine, please check out our Help Guide: https://help.startengine.com Should you have any further questions or concerns, please reach out to us directly at [email protected].
Hiten Jivandas T.
I had a very responsive telephone conversation and support upon scheduling a 30 minutes appointment. Plus the ease of navigation through the website for buying, trading and monthly statements.
Response from StartEngineJan 29, 2025
Thank you for your 5-star review! We're thrilled to hear that you had a smooth experience scheduling your appointment and navigating our website. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we appreciate your support!