- CEO
- Howard Edward Marks
- Full Time Employees
- 71
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Capital Markets
- Address
- 604 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles CA United States of America 90401
- IPO Date
- Nov 3, 2020
- Business
- StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. (STGC) operates as a leading equity crowdfunding platform that connects accredited and non-accredited investors with startups and early-stage companies through Regulation A, Regulation Crowdfunding, and Rule 506(c) offerings; it functions as a technology platform, broker-dealer via StartEngine Primary LLC, and funding portal via StartEngine Capital LLC. The company, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Burbank, California, offers core products and services including StartEngine OWNers Bonus (providing bonus shares to members), StartEngine Secure (transfer agent services tracking investor accounts), StartEngine Premium (marketing and campaign support for issuers), StartEngine Primary (broker-dealer services for securities sales and secondary trading via its alternative trading system), StartEngine Secondary (liquidity platform for Reg A/CF/D shares), StartEngine Assets (securitized investments in collectibles like art, wine, and trading cards), and StartEngine Private (membership interests in funds holding late-stage private company shares for accredited investors). It serves a global investor base exceeding 1.3 million registered users, primarily targeting technology, fintech, and growth sectors across the United States. In May 2023, StartEngine acquired substantially all assets of SeedInvest from Circle Internet Financial for 19.2 million shares valued at approximately $24 million, integrating the www.seedinvest.com platform and expanding its issuer network; the company executed a 20-for-1 stock split in May 2024, boosting authorized common shares to 1.5 billion, and launched its 2025 Equity Incentive Plan reserving 80 million shares in June 2025; recent financials reflect Q2 2025 revenue of $39.8 million driven by StartEngine Private growth, achieving profitability with net income of $3.3 million.