StartEngine is the largest equity crowdfunding platform in the US, letting retail investors buy shares in early-stage startups via Reg CF, Reg A+, and Reg D offerings, plus a secondary market for private shares. The company tripled revenue year-over-year in H1 2025, became profitable, and self-priced at a $1.38B valuation in its 2025 community round. Notable backer: Kevin O'Leary.
Fintech📍 Los Angeles, USAFounded 2014
Current Valuation
$1.4B
as of 2025-Q2
UNICORN
QL Price
$1.1B
-22% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for StartEngine, published 2026-09-11 — below the last disclosed round of $1.4B (2025-Q2).
Confidence
medium
Basis
comps led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$1.4B
2025-Q2
weight 0.44
Public-company comparables
$147.66M
2025-Q4
weight 0.14
How this price has held up
No round has priced for StartEngine since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-09-11 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is StartEngine going public?
No. StartEngine is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is StartEngine's valuation in 2026?
StartEngine is valued at $1.4B as of 2025-Q2, set by its Reg A+ Crowdfunding (Jun 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has StartEngine filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for StartEngine.
Who are StartEngine's investors?
StartEngine's investors include Kevin O'Leary, Retail crowdfunding investors.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
Howard Marks
Founded
2014
HQ
Los Angeles, USA
Employees
~200
Est. Revenue
$107M (2025-Q4)
Growth
~190% YoY
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Reg A+ Crowdfunding · 1y 3mo ago
private
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Reg A+ Crowdfunding
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Jun 2025
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Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
0% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
5
via lever
Product-build share
0%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
go-to-market push — Only 0% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (3 of 5 open roles are sales).
Open roles trending down; no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Alternative Investment Representative (OWN)Business Development LeadPrivate Equity AssociatePrivate Equity Business DevelopmentRegistered Sales Rep - Alternatives
Counted from StartEngine's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.