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For your Startup Business
with a Leading Equity
Crowdfunding Platform*

From investor outreach to funding management, StartEngine handles everything to help you out-raise your competitors. Join the platform with the most exits** in equity crowdfunding.

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Leadership by the Numbers

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$1.2B

Raised for startups
over 1,000+ rounds**

1.8M

Community for your
offering**

90%

Of offerings reach their
minimum funding goal***

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You'll Be in Good Company

All companies on StartEngine are thoroughly vetted and must pass our internal due diligence process before launch. The results? Well, they speak for themselves…****

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We're with You from Day 1 to Launch

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Craft your story

Set your own terms

Prepare your legal docs

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Launching your funding round

For a Regulation A+ offering, you will need a full financial audit, but for Regulation Crowdfunding, you have a few options:

  • Save on upfront cost and self-certify your financials to raise up to $107K.
  • Use one of our low-cost, preferred CPA vendors and get a 2-year independent financial review done in order to raise up to $1.07M from the start.
  • Get a full financial audit in order to raise up to $5M.

Don’t worry — if you start with self-certified financials, you can always commission the financial review during your offering in order to raise more than 107K, and if you start with a financial review, you can always commission an audit during your offering to raise more than $1.07M.

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We Do the Heavy Lifting

As a founder, you're busy – we know. That’s why we take the hard work off your plate. Here’s how…

A Community of 1.8M**

In case we didn’t mention it already, our investor network is one of the biggest in the game – we can help put them to work for you.

Analytics to Maximize Your Raise

Your StartEngine dashboard puts what you need to know – like investment data, conversion rates, and more – in one place.

Full Service from Soup to Nuts

A dedicated team will help you to file with the SEC, set up your campaign page, market your raise, and disburse on funds, to name a few.

1-line Cap Table

We offer transfer agent services and help manage cap tables for founders through StartEngine Secure.

Rolling Closes

Because you should have access to your funds when you need them, not later.

We’ll Meet You Where You Are

To get started, you have two paths to choose from:

Reg CF
  • Raise up to $5M each year, every year through our funding portal, StartEngine Capital LLC
  • Launch with low upfront costs compared to Reg A+ offerings
  • Launch in 4-6 weeks
Raise up to $5M
Reg A+
  • A robust plan that supports larger businesses
  • Everything in Seed Round, plus raise with a registered Broker-Dealer
  • Additional StartEngine marketing opportunities
Raise up to $75M

We Know the Crowd Better Than Anyone

StartEngine is the only platform in the biz to raise its own capital exclusively through the crowd. So when we say we understand your needs better than anyone, you know that we mean it.

Raise Capital with the Best
Raise Capital with the Best

QUESTIONS?

We’ve got answers
  • What is equity crowdfunding?
    Equity-based crowdfunding involves raising funds by offering shares of your company to a large group of investors, which may include both accredited and non-accredited investors. This method democratizes investment opportunities while securing the capital needed to grow.
  • What to consider when raising capital?
    When raising capital, it’s crucial to evaluate your funding needs, potential dilution of ownership, and the long-term impact on your business strategy. It's also important to consider the type of investors you want to attract and how their involvement may influence your company’s direction.
  • Why is raising capital important?
    Raising capital provides the necessary funds to grow your business, expand operations, and reach new markets. Additionally, it can bring strategic partners and investors on board who can offer valuable expertise and connections.
  • What is the difference between venture capital and equity crowdfunding?
    Venture capital involves large investments from professional investors who take significant ownership, often seeking control or influence over business decisions whereas angel investors are usually high-net-worth individuals who invest their own money at earlier stages, often offering mentorship alongside their investment. Equity crowdfunding, on the other hand, allows a broader group of individuals to invest smaller amounts, typically resulting in less concentrated ownership and a more diverse shareholder base. Each option offers different levels of involvement, funding amounts, and expectations from investors.
  • How does equity crowdfunding differ from other types of crowdfunding?
    Equity crowdfunding gives investors ownership in the company, unlike debt crowdfunding, where businesses raise funds by borrowing money with the promise to repay with interest. Rewards-based crowdfunding, in contrast, involves backers receiving products or services rather than an ownership stake. Equity crowdfunding involves sharing the company’s future profits or potential exit value.
 

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*Source = https://kingscrowd.com/markets/. Please note a KingsCrowd Edge subscription is required to access this report
**Includes users and funding rounds completed on StartEngine and SeedInvest, which StartEngine acquired the assets of. See additional information here
***Source = https://kingscrowd.com/deal-success-across-top-5-equity-crowdfunding-platforms/. Please note a KingsCrowd Edge subscription is required to access this report
****This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success. This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
*****This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success. This Reg CF Test the Waters offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC. This potential investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. This potential investment, if any, may be made through StartEngine Primary, LLC.
******This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success. This Reg CF offering is made available through StartEngine Capital, LLC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
*******Kevin O’Leary is not only a strategic advisor but also an investor and paid spokesman for StartEngine. Please see 17(b) disclosure for more information.

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StartEngine Marketplace (“SE Marketplace”) is a website operated by StartEngine Primary, LLC (“SE Primary”), a broker-dealer that is registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

StartEngine Secondary (“SE Secondary”) is our investor trading platform. SE Secondary is an SEC-registered Alternative Trading System ("ATS") operated by SE Primary that matches orders for buyers and sellers of securities. It allows investors to trade shares purchased through Regulation A+, Regulation Crowdfunding, or Regulation D for companies who have engaged StartEngine Secure LLC as their transfer agent. The term “Rapid,” when used in relation to transactions on SE Marketplace, specifically refers to transactions that are facilitated on SE Secondary, This is because, unlike with trades on the StartEngine Bulletin Board (“SE BB”), trades on SE Secondary are executed the moment that they are matched.

StartEngine Bulletin Board ("SE BB") is a bulletin board platform on which users can indicate to each other their interest to buy or sell shares of private companies that previously executed Reg CF or Reg A offerings not necessarily through SE Primary. As a bulletin board platform, SE BB provides a venue for investors to access information about such private company offerings and connect with potential sellers. All investment opportunities on SE BB are based on indicated interest from sellers and will need to be confirmed. Even if parties express mutual interest to enter into a trade on SE BB, a trade will not immediately result because execution is subject to additional contingencies, including among others, effecting of the transfer of the shares from the potential seller to the potential buyer by the issuer and/or transfer agent. SE BB is distinct and separate from SE Secondary. SE Secondary facilitates the trading of securities by matching orders between buyers and sellers and facilitating executions of trades on the platform. By contrast, under SE BB, SE Primary assists with the facilitation of a potential resulting trade off platform including, by among other things, approaching the issuer and other necessary parties in relation to the potential transaction. The term “Extended”, when used in relation to transactions on SE Marketplace denotes that these transactions are conducted via SE BB, and that these transactions may involve longer processing times compared to SE Secondary for the above-stated reasons.

Even if a security is qualified to be displayed on SE Marketplace, there is no guarantee an active trading market for the securities will ever develop, or if developed, be maintained. You should assume that you may not be able to liquidate your investment for some time or be able to pledge these shares as collateral.

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