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StartEngine
Online equity crowdfunding platform
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- Investing
- Financial Services
- Crowdfunding
- Melrose, Los Angeles, CA
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Company mission
To democratize investing in high-growth and early stage startups and companies.
Our take
StartEngine – the largest equity crowdfunding platform in the US – allows everyday Americans to invest and own shares in startups and early-stage companies in a landscape that was previously dominated by experienced investors and venture capitalists.
Startups can craft investment pitches onto a webpage and raise capital from thousands of investors online. Investors, in turn, can browse through projects, diving deeper into campaigns and view necessary information like investor snapshots and financial documents laid out in a simple format. Unlike legacy crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe and Kickstarter - which are typically used for one-off creative projects or financial assistance - StartEngine's pitches are thoroughly vetted and supported by Account Managers to help with legal and financial technicalities.
Although the largest, StartEngine faces stiff competition from platforms like Wefunder and Nextseed (who, although smaller in terms of deal volume, have a higher funding success rate at 93%). The company has passed 1 million registered users and is set to see further growth following its partnership with IndieGoGo.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Tech stipend
- 401k
- Company offsites
- 100% health benefitspaid parental leave
- Monthly happy hours
- Unlimited vacation
- Equity package
- Entirely remote
Company values
- Own the mission
- Exceed expectations
- Be a team player
- Stay curious
- Do the right thing
- Care about others
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)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.
Ron Miller
(Partner)Ron started their career an Associate Attorney at Dykema Gossett, before working at Toxicheck and Vista Environmental Information. They founded Miller & Associates, Disability Group, and then StartEngine with Howard in 2011.
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