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StartEngine 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 Folks Told, with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5.
531 approved reviews, newest moderated first
Luis S.
Great platform. Easy to use and provides access to great investment opportunities!
Reply from StartEngineDec 4, 2023
Hi Luis! Thank you for your feedback! We are glad to hear you are enjoying our platform. We look forward to continuing this experience for you!
Michael G.
Love to be able to buy in without being an accredited investor.
Reply from StartEngineNov 29, 2023
Hi Michael, Thank you for your 5-star feedback! We appreciate it. We are constantly working to improve our processes to provide the best experience possible for investors like you and we are thrilled to hear you have had a positive experience thus far. Thank you again, and have a wonderful day! - StartEngine Investor Services
Roland K.
I have invest in 3 of their offers and lost thousands real fast. I highly recommend to stay away from the start engine offers.
Reply from StartEngineNov 29, 2023
Hi Roland, Thank you for sharing your feedback. 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. Please feel free to contact us directly for any further clarification or concerns at [email protected]. Thank you again for sharing your feedback, we appreciate it! - StartEngine Investor Services
anthony H.
BRING IN ALL THE LEGAL AND FAIR PRACTIES IN THE INVESTMENT INDESTRIES. LOOKING FORWARD TO BIGGER AND BETTER THANGS,
Reply from StartEngineNov 29, 2023
Hi Anthony, Thank you for your 5-star feedback! We appreciate it. We are constantly working to improve our processes to provide the best experience possible for investors like you. Thank you again, and have a great day! - StartEngine Investor Services
Marty M.
Scammers. Stay away.
Reply from StartEngineNov 9, 2023
Hi Marty, Thank you for leaving us a review. We have used the "request information" feature on this platform to gather more information on this issue and are looking forward to hearing back from you to better resolve your issues/concerns. Feel free to also contact us directly at [email protected]. Thank you, have a great day!
Oxnard B.
Their business model for startups is that they want you to bring along your own investors in the hope that those people will also become investors in other companies. All the while, they collect fees. You'll notice that actually seeing the startup through doesn't really matter, they just want to grow their investor base, not necessarily build companies.
Reply from StartEngineNov 8, 2023
Hi Oxnard, Thank you for your feedback! StartEngine is an investment platform that allows companies to raise capital by exchanging capital for securities (equity or debt). Rather than asking friends, family, and fans to donate money to help raise funds, StartEngine enables companies to raise capital by offering investment opportunities to the general public. As you are referring to some of our raise practices, it has been proven that companies on our platform have been able to successfully utilize their existing community to maximize their StartEngine offering with the help of their StartEngine team. We encourage you to visit https://www.startengine.com/success-stories to check out some of our success stories and to see what these companies have done with their offering that led to their success here on our platform. If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us directly at [email protected]. Again, we value your feedback and hope you have a great day!
Dan J.
I invested a couple K in Hylio and StartEngine. There is no way to get your money back out. It's not illiquid, it's just gone. This is definitely a scam and my only hope is to hop onto the class action suit that I've heard is a foot. Run away from this money pit.
Reply from StartEngineNov 1, 2023
Hi Dan, Thank you for your feedback, we take these kinds of concerns very seriously and I would love to provide as much information to you as possible. 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 our investors 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. As we are consistently trying to progress and ensure our investor's feedback is heard, we have launched a new platform as a part of our business called Marketplace. As mentioned, typically investors have to wait for an exit event like an acquisition or IPO to potentially see a return or liquidate their investment. However, we know investors would like the option to exit their investments sooner, so we launched StartEngine Marketplace. On Marketplace, a seller can make an offer to sell shares in a startup. They can specify the number of shares they’d like to sell and the price per share. A buyer can then choose to purchase all – or some – of the shares in the offer. If a buyer accepts a seller’s offer, the transaction will be facilitated by StartEngine’s broker-dealer via a 30 Day+ Transaction. Unlike public securities, shares in startups and privately held companies take a little more time and effort to transfer, up to 30 business days on average. With the above, I would be happy to provide any further information on this or anything else you would like to address. Please feel free to contact us directly at [email protected]. Again, we appreciate your message and feedback. Thank you, have a great day! - StartEngine Support
William S.
Very poor organization and support for investors. They say they are sending emails for logging in and they don’t. Bookkeeping is slow. Very foggy allocations of money sent to them.
Reply from StartEngineOct 25, 2023
Hello William, We sincerely appreciate your feedback and we're truly sorry to hear about the challenges you've faced with our services. Your experience does not meet the standards we strive to uphold, and we take your concerns very seriously. We're committed to enhancing our services. Please contact our customer support team at [email protected] so that we can further assist you. We value your feedback and look forward to providing a better experience in the future. Sincerely, StartEngine Support
