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StartEngine helps everyday people invest and buy shares in startups and early growth companies. We believe in creating access: that everyone should be able to invest in the ideas that could become the great businesses of tomorrow and that entrepreneurs should be able to raise money from the public and those that believe most in them.
Johanna Cronin
Chief Marketing Officer
Josh Amster
Vice President, Sales & Business Development
Allen Jebsen
Vice President, Sales & Business Development
Jon Reyes
Director of Compliance & Due Diligence
Teddy Rounds
Director of Campaign Strategy
Meagan Holmes
Director of Investor Services
Ryan Deslauriers
Director of Trading
Diana Ciraulo
Senior Account Manager
Chase Klyn
Business Development Representative
Max Crawford
Content Marketing Manager
Ali Jafri
Software Engineer
Gabe Beitcher
Account Manager
Andy Chung
Director of Client Marketing
Joe Mathews
Director of Technology
Ryan Kim
Software Engineer
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Account Executive
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Account Executive
David Maliglowka
Campaign Strategist
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Chief Compliance Officer
Jay Chen
Counsel
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Counsel
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Investor Services Team
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Issuer Services Representative
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Business Development Representative
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Software Engineer
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Issuer Services Representative
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Senior Software Engineer
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Head of Partnerships
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Staff Software Engineer
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Sr Manager, Growth Marketing
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Business Development Representative
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Staff Software Engineer
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Campaign Strategist
Maximum Number of Shares Offered subject to adjustment for bonus shares
Company | : | [Company Legal Name] |
Corporate Address | : | [Company Address], [CITY NAME], [STATE LOCATION] [CITY ZIP] |
Offering Minimum | : | $9,990.00 |
Offering Maximum | : | $39,999,993.75 |
Minimum Investment Amount(per investor) | : | $506.25 |
Offering Type | : | Equity |
Security Name | : | [SECURITY NAME] |
Minimum Number of Shares Offered | : | 888 |
Maximum Number of Shares Offered | : | 3,555,555 |
Price per Share | : | $11.25 |
Pre-Money Valuation | : | $[PRE-MONEY VALUATION] |
Irregular Use of Proceeds
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02.17.21
Q4 2020 set a new industry record for the amount raised via regulation crowdfunding in a single quarter! Companies raised $82.6M in Q4 2020, a substantial increase over figures reported in Q3 ($58.9M) and Q2 ($48.2M).
Looking at 2020 as a whole, companies have raised a total of $500M via Regulation Crowdfunding to date. At the end of 2019, the total amount of funds raised via Reg CF was $281M, and 2020’s growth represents a 78% increase YoY for the industry.
We are so thrilled to celebrate the industry’s growth in 2020—and to celebrate the growth we’ve seen at StartEngine too. Last year, companies on StartEngine raised $147M, a YoY increase of 236%!
And even more exciting, upcoming regulatory changes have the potential to accelerate that growth, both for StartEngine and the industry as a whole.
Beginning in mid-March 2021, the SEC rule changes will take effect, and these changes will allow companies to raise more (Reg CF’s annual maximum funding goal will increase from $1.07M to $5M), and allow investors to invest more.
As shown by the recent situation involving Robinhood and GameStop, the power of the retail investor is growing. The general public has demonstrated a growing appetite for investment, and StartEngine, one of the largest companies in equity crowdfunding, is at the center of this shift.
Learn more about the industry’s growth in the Q4 2020 StartEngine Index.
01.06.21
StartEngine was featured on the cover of the latest issue of the LA Business Journal! The LA Business Journal interviewed our Co-Founder & CEO Howard Marks about the beginning of StartEngine and the inspiration behind the company.
Howard spoke of the struggle he saw firsthand when he invested in 60 entrepreneurs between 2010 and 2014, back in the days when StartEngine was a tech accelerator, and how difficult it was for those entrepreneurs to raise funding after they graduated the accelerator program, particularly for the female and minority founders.
“It’s very frustrating to watch a young person with their dream get completely discouraged because no one will invest in their company,” Howard told the LA Business Journal. “Not every company should get investment, but I believe the playing field should be level.”
That is why he founded StartEngine. To level the playing field and give entrepreneurs who may not have access to venture capital and accredited investor networks the opportunity to raise from another source of funding: the crowd. “There are millions of people out there who want to invest. We’ve got to create that marketplace,” Howard said.
Read the article here!
12.10.20
Tomorrow morning at 9am PT, 5 entrepreneurs will pitch their business live to Mr. Wonderful. One company will win a $25K prize, as well as a 1-on-1 meeting with Kevin O'Leary and StartEngine's CEO Howard Marks.
RSVP here to watch StartEngine's second pitch competition tomorrow and see Mr. Wonderful in action. Watch our sizzle reel from our last pitch competition below to get a sense of what's in store:
11.17.20
Our CEO Howard Marks did an interview on Kitco News and discussed the state of the economy today, what the administration change means for the future of entrepreneurship, and how equity crowdfunding fits into a changing investment landscape.
“The pandemic, in many ways, has accelerated the future,” said Howard, as he continues to discuss the massive increase in the number of new business applications in the US in the third quarter this year, according to data from the US Census Bureau.
“I think a lot of people lost their jobs in the beginning in the pandemic. I think there was a trend to lay off a lot of people, especially from big business, and also from small companies like restaurants,” said Howard. “This generated an opportunity for people who are at home to say, ‘should I pursue my dreams today?’”
Watch a recording of the interview here!
The opinions expressed by Howard in this interview do not reflect opinions held by StartEngine itself, nor should they be considered investment advice.
11.03.20
Yesterday, Monday November 2nd, 2020, the SEC made some key changes to Regulation Crowdfunding that will go into effect soon, and we believe these changes could greatly accelerate StartEngine’s growth! The upcoming changes to Reg CF include:
Increasing the maximum amount companies can raise from $1.07M to $5M.
Amending the investment limits for investors by 1) removing investment limits for accredited investors and 2) using the greater of their annual income or net worth when calculating the investment limits for non-accredited investors.
Extending Reg CF's COVID-relief measures for an additional 18 months.
Permitting “test-the-waters” communications, which allows issuers to solicit interest from investors prior to filing the offering documents and can help issuers determine which exemption (Regulation Crowdfunding or A+) to use.
Permitting “demo day” communications that would not be deemed general solicitation or general advertising.
Permitting Special Purpose Vehicles in Regulation Crowdfunding offerings.
The SEC also increased the maximum amount companies can raise under Regulation A+ from $50M to $75M. With these changes, the SEC has made equity crowdfunding a more compelling option for entrepreneurs by helping entrepreneurs access more funding via Regulation Crowdfunding and Regulation A+.
These changes become official 60 days after publication to the Federal Register, and we are excited to share these updates with our community. This could encourage more companies to raise capital on StartEngine and help those companies raise more funding. As a result, we believe these changes will increase our growth, attract more mature companies to equity crowdfunding, and bring you a greater variety of new and exciting investment opportunities.
Thank you to the SEC for helping StartEngine's mission to help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams!
10.02.20
Our funding round closes in 40 minutes at 1pm PT today, and this is your last opportunity to invest in StartEngine’s current offering. Here are a few more things you should know about us:
Crowd-Funded: we drink our own Kool-Aid and raise funding from the crowd too. It helps us relate to the companies raising on our platform, and of course, it strengthens our bond with you, our investor community. To date, we’ve raised over $30M from the crowd across three Regulation A+ offerings and numerous Regulation Crowdfunding offerings, and we have over 18,000 shareholders on our cap table.
Trading: we plan to launch our investor trading marketplace StartEngine Secondary in October, and StartEngine itself will be the first company available to trade. We hope this will give our shareholders an opportunity to access liquidity and trade.
Be a part of our story and join StartEngine’s mission to help other entrepreneurs achieve their dreams.
What Investors Are Saying About StartEngine
“Great webinar StartEngine just had on next steps from here. It has made me even more pumped to be an investor and the insights Howard and Kevin gave made me see the extraordinary future in store for StartEngine. I imagine that webinar will be posted on the StartEngine YouTube page and I highly recommend anyone who missed it to check it out. Especially if you are still debating on investing because there are only a few hours left to invest in StartEngine and join this amazing journey with the StartEngine team and investors.” - Robert
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
These testimonials may not be representative of the experience of other customers. These testimonials are no guarantee of future performance or success.
The StartEngine secondary market is still currently under development. Furthermore, once development is completed, if a company is qualified to list its securities on the market, there is no guarantee that demand for these securities will exist. Even if a company does meet the requirements for listing its securities, we do not know the extent to which investor interest will lead to the development and maintenance of a liquid trading market. You should assume that you may not be able to liquidate your investments for some time or be able to pledge these shares as collateral, if at all.
10.02.20
Over 650 people RSVP’d to the webinar with our CEO Howard Marks and Mr. Wonderful this morning, and we received so many amazing questions. Thank you to everyone who tuned in!
If you missed it, you can watch a recording of the webinar to listen to Howard’s conversation with Kevin O’Leary. We had to remove the Q&A portion at the end for compliance review, but you can watch the first half of the webinar here:
If you have any final questions, please leave us a comment on our campaign page! We will be answering as many questions as we can until our offering closes at 1pm PT today!
P.S. if you were wondering what the amount “$XXX” in our last update was (sorry, it happens when you publish writing before having coffee), we have raised $4,639,271 in the past 7 days!
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
Kevin O’Leary is a paid spokesperson for StartEngine. Read the 17-B disclosure at https://www.startengine.com/17b
The StartEngine secondary market is still currently under development. Furthermore, once development is completed, if a company is qualified to list its securities on the market, there is no guarantee that demand for these securities will exist. Even if a company does meet the requirements for listing its securities, we do not know the extent to which investor interest will lead to the development and maintenance of a liquid trading market. You should assume that you may not be able to liquidate your investments for some time or be able to pledge these shares as collateral, if at all.
10.02.20
Thank you so much for the support we’ve seen in the final days of our raise. We’ve raised over $XXX in our final week. We’ve received so many words of encouragement in the comments, in email, in phone conversations, and we are grateful to have a community that is so supportive and excited about StartEngine’s mission. We don’t take it for granted.
Our funding round ends today at 1pm PT, and these are your final few hours to invest in this offering!
If you want to hear from our CEO Howard Marks before the close of this raise, don’t forget to RSVP here to our webinar with Mr. Wonderful this morning at 9am PT. The two will have a conversation about our growth to date and what’s in store for our future.
If you’re new to StartEngine, here are some things you should know about us:
Owner’s Bonus: if you invest $1,000 or more in this offering (or are an existing StartEngine shareholder and make a subsequent investment in StartEngine), you will earn the Owner’s Bonus for one year and get access to 3 great perks: earning 10% bonus shares when investing in participating campaigns, receiving email notifications when new bonus-eligible companies launch and skipping the waitlist on oversubscribed campaigns.
Investor Base: StartEngine’s user base comprises over 100,000 active investors, nearly half of whom have made more than one investment. In 2019, the number of first-time investors more than doubled from 2018.
What Investors Are Saying About StartEngine
“The success of your company’s concept, continued growth, opportunities for investors and the invested alike, and your overall transparent presentations make it an easy decision to be a part of.” - Sara
“A friend recommended StartEngine to me, and I like the idea of investing in small businesses that are the backbone of our US economy.” - Robert
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
These testimonials may not be representative of the experience of other customers. These testimonials are no guarantee of future performance or success.
Kevin O’Leary is a paid spokesperson for StartEngine. Read the 17-B disclosure at https://www.startengine.com/17b
10.01.20
Our funding round closes in 24 hours! This is your final day to invest in this offering and join 11,420 other investors.
Want to hear StartEngine’s Co-Founder & CEO Howard Marks talk about StartEngine and the future of our platform with Mr. Wonderful? Tomorrow, Friday October 2nd, at 9am PT, we will be hosting a final webinar with Howard and Kevin O’Leary, and you can RSVP here to listen to their conversation.
Howard is our fearless leader and has founded multiple businesses over the course of his career. In the ‘90s, he co-founded video game company Activision, which today has a multibillion-dollar market cap. He was also the founder & CEO of Acclaim Games, a publisher of online games that was later sold and is part of The Walt Disney Company. Howard is also bilingual and a triple national of the United States, United Kingdom, and France.
This is a great opportunity to see what our CEO is like in the final hours of our funding round, so RSVP here to attend!
What Investors Are Saying About StartEngine
“We've all had that feeling that says "I wish I was around when "x" started up." That feeling that you wanted to be in on the true ground floor of a great idea. The thought process that everyone hasn't quite grasped yet so it hasn't exploded but the momentum is amazing. Well, here we are, with an existing "product", in an expanding field, in an innovative time period for the product with a proven, successful leadership team. I could think of a million reasons to talk myself out of investing in StartEngine using standard metrics, regular valuations, assets, liabilities, and all the other run of the mill considerations. Why? What a great opportunity, vision, and potential this company has. I've invested modestly three times in StartEngine and in 14 other opportunities on the platform. I'm a very small fish. I'm really looking forward to watching what happens and I'm sitting here wondering if this is how the people around Bogle and Schwab felt early on. We'll see I guess. Good luck all.” - Mark
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
These testimonials may not be representative of the experience of other customers. These testimonials are no guarantee of future performance or success.
Kevin O’Leary is a paid spokesperson for StartEngine. Read the 17-B disclosure at https://www.startengine.com/17b
09.30.20
Due to overwhelming demand, we’ve decided to extend the close of our raise to Friday October 2nd at 1pm PT! We are so grateful for the support—we have raised over $3.68M in the past week, and more than 1,800 people have invested in us in the final days of our campaign.
We want to make sure that everyone who wants to invest in this offering has the opportunity to do so, and that our Investor Services team is able to help those who need assistance trying to invest in this offering.
To that end, you now have two more days to invest in StartEngine’s current funding round.
On Friday at 9am PT, we will be hosting a final webinar with our CEO Howard Marks and Mr. Wonderful and the two will discuss the close of this funding round and what’s next for StartEngine. RSVP for that webinar here to tune in and hear an exciting announcement about StartEngine’s future!
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
Kevin O’Leary is a paid spokesperson for StartEngine. Read the 17-B disclosure at https://www.startengine.com/17b
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StartEngine shareholders who invested in any of our previous rounds of funding are eligible for a 20% discount on the share price of this offering. See below for details.
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When you invest $1,000 or more, you receive the Owner's Bonus for one year and can earn 10% more when making other investments in participating campaigns on StartEngine. See below for the full list of benefits.
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With Regulation A+, a non-accredited investor can only invest a maximum of 10% of their annual income or 10% of their net worth per year, whichever is greater. There are no restrictions for accredited investors.
With Regulation Crowdfunding, non-accredited investors with an annual income or net worth less than $124,000, are limited to invest a maximum of 5% of the greater of those two amounts. For those with an annual income and net worth greater than $124,000, he/she is limited to investing 10% of the greater of the two amounts.
At the close of an offering, all investors whose funds have “cleared” by this time will be included in the disbursement. At this time, each investor will receive an email from StartEngine with their Countersigned Subscription Agreement, which will serve as their proof of purchase moving forward.
Please keep in mind that a company can conduct a series of “closes” or withdrawals of funds throughout the duration of the campaign. If you are included in that withdrawal period, you will be emailed your countersigned subscription agreement and proof of purchase immediately following that withdrawal.
StartEngine assists companies in raising capital, and once the offering is closed, we are no longer involved with whether the company chooses to list shares on a secondary market, or what occurs thereafter. Therefore, StartEngine has no control or insight into your investment after the close of the live offering. In addition, we are not permitted to provide financial advice. You may want to contact a financial professional to discuss possible investment outcomes.
For Regulation Crowdfunding, investors are able to cancel their investment at any point throughout the campaign up until 48 hours before the closing of the offering. Note: If the company does a rolling close, they will post an update to their current investors, giving them the opportunity to cancel during this timeframe. If you do not cancel within this 5-day timeframe, your funds will be invested in the company, and you will no longer be able to cancel the investment. If your funds show as ‘Invested’ on your account dashboard, your investment can no longer be canceled.
For Regulation A+, StartEngine allows for a four-hour cancelation period. Once the four-hour window has passed, it is up to each company to set their own cancelation policy. You may find the company’s cancelation policy in the company’s offering circular.
Once your investment is canceled, there is a 10-day clearing period (from the date your investment was submitted). After your funds have cleared the bank, you will receive your refund within 10 business days.
Refunds that are made through ACH payments can take up to 10 business days to clear. Unfortunately, we are at the mercy of the bank, but we will do everything we can to get you your refund as soon as possible. However, every investment needs to go through the clearing process in order to get sent back to the account associated with the investment.
Both Title III (Regulation Crowdfunding) and Title IV (Reg A+) help entrepreneurs crowdfund capital investments from unaccredited and accredited investors. The differences between these regulations are related to the investor limitations, the differing amounts of money companies are permitted to raise, and differing disclosure and filing requirements. To learn more about Regulation Crowdfunding, click here, and for Regulation A+, click here.
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StartEngine’s Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. For more information about this offering, please view StartEngine’s offering circular and risk associated with this offering.