StartEngine
Online equity crowdfunding platform
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- Investing
- Financial Services
- Crowdfunding
- Melrose, Los Angeles, CA
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Company mission
To help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams.
-10% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
StartEngine is the largest equity crowdfunding platform in the US. It allows Americans to invest and own shares in startups and early-stage companies, opening up a landscape that is traditionally dominated by experienced investors and venture capitalists.
Startups can craft investment pitches onto a webpage and raise capital from thousands of investors online. Meanwhile, investors can browse projects, dive deeper into campaigns and view simply-formatted information like investor snapshots and financial documents.
Unlike crowdfunding platforms, which are typically used for one-off creative projects or financial assistance, StartEngine's pitches are thoroughly vetted and supported by Account Managers. The company has surpassed 1 million registered users and is well-set for further growth moving forwards.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tech stipend
- 401k
- Company offsites
- 100% health benefits
- Monthly happy hours
- Unlimited vacation
- Equity package
- Entirely remote
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
May 2023
$16.5m
LATE VC
Dec 2021
$50m
LATE VC
Total funding: $117.1m
Leadership
Howard Marks
(CEO & Founder)Having studied Engineering at the University of Michigan, Howard co-founded Activision in 1991, working as Chairman for over 7 years before founding Acclaim Games. He left this CEO position after 5 years to co-found StartEngine in November 2011.