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StartEngine

Equity crowdfunding marketplace giving retail investors access to early-stage private companies.
Fintech 📍 Los Angeles, USA Founded 2014
Current Valuation
$1.4B
as of 2025-Q2
UNICORN

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.
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.

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 2mo ago
private

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Reg A+ CrowdfundingJun 2025

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 month5Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionSales & GTM3Other2
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.

Founders & Key People

Howard MarksRon Miller

Investors

Kevin O'Leary · Retail crowdfunding investors

Products

  • StartEngine Primary
  • StartEngine Secondary
  • StartEngine OWNers Bonus

Competitors

Republic · Wefunder · SeedInvest · Equitybee
fintechcrowdfundingprivate-marketsretail-investing
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.