StartEngine is an equity crowdfunding platform that allows everyday people to invest and own shares in startups and early-stage companies. StartEngine has helped over 300 entrepreneurs raise over $125M in capital.
Written by the business, not verified by us.StartEngine (www.startengine.com) has a 4.3 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 103 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Money & Insurance and its reputation is good. 84% of reviews are 4 stars or higher and 14% are 1 star; The business has replied to 94% of negative reviews; Reviews mostly discuss User experience, Customer service, Product. Last updated 2026-08-31.
Reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers find the platform very easy to navigate and appreciate how simple it is to invest in various unique startups. People also mention that purchasing shares is remarkably straightforward, and communication throughout the entire investment process remains clear and helpful. Many users love the opportunity to support upcoming growth companies that are otherwise unavailable elsewhere. However, some customers also noted that customer service can be slow and difficult to reach when questions or technical issues arise. Reviewers mentioned facing frustrating delays, explaining that getting timely answers or resolving account problems proved quite challenging.
Auto-generated from all reviews of this business. For reference only.Just a very smooth process. I would recommend it to anyone.
Thank you, Jonathan! A smooth experience is exactly what we aim for, and the recommendation means a lot. We appreciate you being part of the StartEngine community.
The process for investing in one of our favorite local businesses was seamless and easy with the online portal.
Thank you, Charles! We're thrilled investing in a local business you love was seamless. Thanks for being part of it.
I have invested in several StartEngine companies. My investment sizes have ranged from $500 to $20k in these companies. I was excited earlier this year when 2 of these investments IPO’d (Virtuix and 20/20 Biolabs). Both stocks opened with valuations that should have offered nice profits. However, after the IPO I had to transfer my shares from holding companies to my personal account to sell them. This process took a couple weeks and one of the holding companies (Vstock Transfer) included very high fees to carry out the transfer process. By the time I finally got the shares settled in my personal brokerage account my investments were both in negative territory. What puzzles me is who the sellers were of both of these companies in the early days after their IPO’s? Investors like myself at the mercy of the holding companies are clearly at a disadvantage! 😖
Hi Micheal, thank you for being a long-time StartEngine investor and for sharing this. We understand how frustrating it is when a company goes public and moving shares into a personal brokerage account takes time. Once a company IPOs, its transfer agent — not StartEngine — handles the share transfer and any related fees, and timelines vary by agent. Your experience matters to us, and we'd like to look into it directly. Please reach out at [email protected] and our team will follow up.
Ease of doing business, website makes it easy to track investments!
Thanks so much! We're glad the platform makes it easy to track your investments, and we appreciate your support!
Good selection of investment opportunities and easy to use.
We're glad you're finding a good selection of opportunities and an easy experience. Thanks for the support!
Let me wondering whether the investment went thru! Hard to make sure it was done properly for it to be completed!
Thank you for the feedback, Ed. We're sorry for any uncertainty around your investment status. Our team would be glad to confirm everything went through properly — please reach out to us at [email protected] and we'll take a look right away.
The investing site StartEngine is easy to invest into startups that otherwise I would not be able to invest in the companies. I can invest in companies when I have small amounts of capital. I like that StartEngine has many companies to choose from for me to invest in them.
Thanks for the 5 stars! We’re glad to hear StartEngine has been easy to use and that you’re enjoying the ability to invest in startups with smaller amounts of capital. We appreciate your support!
You have made the website a little easier to navagate. Thank god you have read the room. Us senior citizens have the money to invest...make sure the site has clear concise instructions for us older not as tech savy seniors.
Thanks for the review Brad! We’re glad to hear the website has become easier to navigate. We really appreciate your feedback about clear, concise instructions and making the experience more accessible for all investors.
I have had stock with StartEngine for about 3 years and want to end my dealings with them but I have found no way to end it. I bought stock in Splashwines and the company made money but I didn’t see any of it. StartEngine may be a fraud
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear about your experience and take your concerns seriously. We'd welcome the opportunity to assist you directly — please reach out to our team at [email protected] and we'll be happy to help.
Thanks for the 5 stars, Michael! We’re glad to hear it was so easy to get done and appreciate your support!
Setting up the account took a little bit of hoop jumping for security reasons. The only reason for four stars is my email became a commercial for investment opportunities.
Thanks for your feedback, Phil! We appreciate your patience with the security steps and understand your note about the investment opportunity emails. We’re always working to improve the experience and appreciate you taking the time to share this.
It is a pleasure to work with James Munroe. James is always accessible, responsive and more importantly pro active. When there's a great opportunity, he will let me know and that is something I truly appreciate.
Thanks for the 5 stars! We’re so glad to hear James has been accessible, responsive, and proactive. We appreciate your kind words and your support!
Easy. Informative. Reasonably priced. Great way to invest.
Thanks for the 5 stars! We're happy to hear you’re enjoying the platform and finding it easy, informative, and reasonably priced. We appreciate your support!
Start Engine made the investment process easy to navigate and kept me informed as my investment progressed. Very satisfied!
Thanks for the 5 stars! We're glad to hear the investment process was easy to navigate and that you felt informed along the way. We appreciate your support!
The best crowdfunding platform in my opinion. The investment process is simple, fast, and user-friendly. I especially appreciate that the fees are the same whether investing via bank transfer or debit card, which makes things more transparent and convenient. I also really like the secondary market and I’m excited about the future potential of tokenization. Another great feature is the rewards offered to previous crowdfunding investors when investing again in the same company. Overall, a very well-designed platform and a great experience so far.
Thanks for the thoughtful review! We're glad to hear you're enjoying the simple investment process, transparent fees, secondary market, rewards, and overall platform experience. We appreciate your support and excitement for what’s ahead!
I just am excited to finally invest in something. And, i really like Novica and what they do. I always have. So, just to be a part of that, no matter how small, i feels good. Im excited to have something cool to pass to my daughter, Again, small, but, cool. Your agents made it easy, and treated me as though i had invested a great amount. I appreciate that. The communication is good.
Thanks for sharing this! We're so glad our team made the process easy and treated your investment with care. We appreciate your support and are excited to have you as part of the StartEngine community!
A wonderful way to access the IPO market.
Thanks for the 5 stars! We're glad to hear you see StartEngine as a wonderful way to access the IPO market. We appreciate your support!
Easy to navigate platform. Well organized and usually the right amount of company info to make investment decisions.
Thanks for the 5 stars! We're happy to hear you find the platform easy to navigate, well organized, and helpful for making investment decisions. We appreciate your support!
Not knowing anything about investing this seems like a trustworthy option.
Thanks for the 5 stars! We're glad to hear StartEngine feels like a trustworthy option as you explore investing. We appreciate your support!
Thanks for the 5 stars! We're happy to hear you found the platform easy to navigate and learn. We appreciate your support!
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