StartEngine

I'm a public figure with a $9 million dollar domain, which we are launching a business around. The entity is formed, the business plan created and vetted by multiple VCs. My previous startup was acquired by a major tech company. I've decided to crowdfund for this one and was about to launch a campaign on WeFunder dot com. A friend suggested I check out StartEngine. I've never heard of them but reached out. I had a call with a woman named Doryn and that conversation was what motivated this review.
1. She was incredibly condescending.
2. She said Start Engine does not accept "pre-revenue" companies. That's a lie: they do.
3. Oddly, she told me to go with WeFunder! She told me her employer, StartEngine, is too expensive and only has interest in week established companies seeking late rounds of financing. It was so surprising and weird.
I cannot tell you how surprised I was and how put off I was by this arrogant woman who had the people skills of an alligator.
I'm headed over to WeFunder as she instructed, and I'll let you know how it goes!

Love this site! Was able to invest in few startups which is now on the stock market! Another one is out in the market for sale already! Let's get rich y'all!

Business owner with a successful 2 year old start up looking to augment its funding. After providing a highly detailed business overview and summary, which they solicited but never read, scheduled call which they were not prepared for, talked in circles reading a script the entire call. It felt like a joke as the call was so ridiculous. When he realized he had a knowledgeable business asking real questions, his scripting went to "not good fit" mode. Don't waste your time here. Next!

I've seen enough of these to notice a pattern: a small company crowdfunding capital so they can secure additional financing. Then... nothing. Even those opportunities that turn public, or are taken over, will be no more than a breakeven proposition. If that. Save your cash for the real stock/bond markets.

I bought JTAI before it went public for $600 for 800 shares. When it went public, I got 39 shares, which is $27.

I bought what was described to be "shares" of "stock" in StartEngine itself which, by use of those terms, one would believe to be liquid and resalable on a stock exchange. This company is private and this is all a ruse to raise funds without any need to pay anyone back.

Ease of use. The site is comprehensive in its offerings. Friendly design. I felt that I was in charge of my choices.

I have a lot of money here that I could have put in crypto. One of my investments for a solar power tractor was bought by another company. My $225 ended up being paid out as $13.99. A lot of risk involved. If my other twenty-seven or so companies get bought out like this, I will be close to $30k

It's a scam save your money, there crooks, invested almost 2 years ago haven't heard any haven't earned a penny and with the economy today no one can afford to throw away money and once you invest and they close the market, you can't pull your investment back out, I'm a Marine and a retired law enforcement officer so I have no reason too lie, I guess white collar crime pays cause you can rob people and get away with it.

Wide array of interesting investments in start up companies. Easy to use, intuitive interface. Reccomend!

I invested through start engine, pre-ipo, for jet ai, formerly known as jet token. I had 630 shares before the ipo. Somehow I ended up with just 21 shares and 33 warrants. Likely due to a reverse split, eventually leaving me with about $30 worth of shares for my $200 investment. I won't ever invest through start engine again, as it was a hassle to get simple information and is an even bigger hassle to transfer your shares. E-Trade won't even allow me to transfer my shares into my brokerage account because they are worth less than $500. I would highly recommend AGAINST it.

I've invested in 23 and growing start engine companies. I keep close tabs on progress, updates from each company. A few high potential companies on start engine were worth my time and money to invest in first, second, third round fundraising efforts.

I find it very easy to use, quite organized. Rather than issuing all my portfolio funds to wealth manager, I enjoy the hobby of reading about smaller start ups on my own.

I got scam by these companies I couldn't find my money in my account they took everything from me with the help of a law firm org and help me get my money back

Mr. Wonderful should be sitting in jail with the crypto Bahamas guy. You give start engine money and then…. Nothing. No communication, not trade able, no communications from the so called start up you put money in, the money is gone. $5000 into some company called graze whose only communication was to send me an email saying they contracted out to some other company to track who owned what shares. Useless hope they are enjoying my money. I'll never see it again. I hope the Californian AG starts an investigation into this scam.

I have made upwards of 15 investments, some of them are obviously crazy longshots a couple of them have paid out cash dividends at regular intervals. I think it's very important to know that these investments are very long term, not a year but many years. Some of them may never pay back, but there are (in my opinion) a few opportunities on the site that have the chance to turn out incredibly.

Don't make the investment if it is with money you will miss though.

This site is a scam. Once a Company IPO's the do reverse splits making your investment worth $14 instead of the $3300 I was expecting. I will be contacting Start Engine and demand all my money returned. Shark tank Mr. Wonderful you owe me money! Jet Token SCAM!

Its a good website but they did leave a bad taste in my mouth after they did NOT make it clear about the owners bonus. I thought the owners bonus was referring to the owner of the business I was investing in. In other words, I thought the owner was offering up a special, if you invest this amount you will get 10% more shares. Owners Bonus refers to a subscription on Start Engines website. You pay 275 smackaroos and you get 10% more shares of everything you invest in on smart engine. I like to invest in things but I wasn't prepared to pay that much for just 10% more shares. Especially when I planned to use the website once. Start Engine needs to make it more clear. I feel bad for those smaller investors, they may be turned away from investing ever again. Maybe call it something else, like StartEngine Membership? You will get less pissed off people and maybe even more customers once you make it clear *******@StartEngine Please fix!

(Original review - 1 star) I went to my Start Engine account and couldn't login. I selected to recover my account, entered my email on file and never received a response. I contacted directly and still no response. I'm thinking that this site is a scam and I have lost my investment. Have caution. I will not invest through Start Engine again. Motley Fool has also stated to stay away from Start Engine. Wish I would have seen this review before. Don't trust this company.

(New review) Conner with StartEngine reached out and worked with me on recovering my account. There was a mixup in the email accounts and he helped me access my account, change my password, my shares are safe and all is good.

Invested $500 in a promising company almost three years ago - shares are worth about $13 today. StartEngine is set up to enrich the entrepreneurs and management of SE - not the investors. The agreement is written such that they can continue and dilute your shares in perpetuity by seeking more money from different investors.

They have some interesting offerings but they are just horrible to deal with. First, no responses to phone calls. Then, they would no longer accept phone messages and you would need to email them. Five days later, three emails and no response on a specific issue of payment. There are many other platforms and if customer service means anything to you, especially if you are a company making an offering on their site, I would look elsewhere.

Being apart of a peoples owned movie production film company is exciting! It's a small cost per share and an affordable minimum requirement to start! Less than $40.00!

When reading your purchase agreement you're screwed. The contract says its for long-term investors. Who knows what long-term means? Start Engine says I can sell them myself but you never know the value good luck. Who would buy something useless? You will go around in circles trying to see the progress I give up. I have seven certificates This is my interpretation. Any good help would be appreciated that is not confusing.

I researched them all and IMO Start Engine is the best crowdfunding platform. Everything is laid out and easy to understand.You can get bonus shares and more and you can also invest in the platform itself. And it's backed by Mr.Wonderful so of course it's the best one!