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California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Startup Investing
August 20, 2020

Startengine is a great website for those interested in startup investing. I'd never invested in startups prior to Startengine, but am glad I did. There are companies listed from all industries. In addition, you can learn about each company by clicking on their link and reading/watching their campaign materials. If you have doubts about a specific company, Startengine allows you to ask the owners questions. I've learned so much about the process by reading the questions posted by other potential investors who have asked questions I would've never thought of. I've invested over $17,000 in 21 companies and have had nothing but success with the website. Keep in mind that you are taking a risk with every company you invest in, so make sure you are only investing what you could afford to lose in a worse case situation. It is also not a website for those looking to get rich quick like a "day trader." Every company provides a subscription agreement so you will know the exact terms of your investment.

Date of experience: August 19, 2020
New York
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Once reserved only for wealthy venture capitalists, now you can have access to a wide variety of startup companies. You need to understand the risk; however, there is no reward without some risk.

Date of experience: August 13, 2020
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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It's a excellent place to get in at rock bottom prices I really like it. I've never had issues, you'll have to sit on your investment a while but I recommend start engine.

Date of experience: May 4, 2021
Arizona
1 review
45 helpful votes
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EDIT: I wrote to the people giving 5star reviews and they were completely deleted and the reviews started to be less identical. PLEASE BE WARE, there are b0tss everywhere! The positive reviews only started after negative and true reviews were flooding.

The ppl reviewing this page take a look at their dates, their actual "review" they claim the company responds fast lol, but we actually want to know if they made MONEY, none claim that!
Alsp, they all voted 1 only! And they all review only once!

They are bots. Am going to request my money back. I invested in aquipor, but I swear my gut tells me this platform is a scam! Be ware! Dont believe the bots! They are really FAK3

Date of experience: August 24, 2020
Germany
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Hi, i am investing with small sums in startups since some years. I am from germany and in the beginning it was dreadful to get the money per wire in the escrows. You never knew, where the money was and when it would arrive. I was active in several wellknown platforms, and it was all the same.
That is today much better in most platforms.
With startengine i saw a very good development in this years. You can invest in a wide range of industries,
They are working out the due diligence of each startup in all directions: Financials, Idea, Team, Competition,
Risks.Its on myself to decudemwhether the wirkd needs this new idea-or not,
When there are questions, you can ask and they will read and understand what you want-- and you get your answer, hint or new question in near time.
You can invest in many different industries, teams and dreams.
The minimum sums are different, often you need only 100 dollars, sometimes the startup wants more,
Most important point: read and read and think.

Date of experience: August 16, 2020
Virginia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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SCAMMERS!
October 6, 2021

Yeah, as most even I'm stuck in the trap. These mfs don't want to give my money and wants me to find a buyer on my own. So why the $#*! we invest with these mfs when they can't give our money back or sell the shares. Not sure how these companies are being encouraged to loot the money of the people who try make little money. I THINK WE ARE ALL LOOTED BY THESE MFs. Wish someone burns these mfs. DIE MFs. DIE

Date of experience: October 6, 2021
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Hi Suresh,

Please review our educational materials, terms and conditions, FAQs, and general information about the nature of the investments we facilitate on our platform. These are inherently longer term, not immediately liquidating investments as are all investments in start-up companies. I'm sorry this did not meet your expectations.

California
3 reviews
34 helpful votes
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- As a frequent user of this site I attached a screenshot.
- The number of companies to invest they have is high, compared with other sites.
- It is NOT a trading platform, so don't go there expecting to buy and sell shares. It is focused on enabling startups with your money.
- The platform is easy to use and very straightforward, and it offers a lot of discounts for investing early on for investors on the platform.
- Their customer support despite being a bit slow, it is very detailed and focused on solving your needs. The other day I needed a document that they do not offer on their website, they took a while to respond but they went above and beyond to provide me with a report that I could use for my needs. Both times I contacted support they have been a bit slow but I ended up 100% satisfied with the outcome and the help, so it is good quality support.
- There were 2 times that I canceled investments on companies after some additional research and I received my money back because I did it before the money was invested. But I avoid doing that, do the due diligence first before purchasing any investment.
- Do not expect to sell your investment in the near future, most of the investments in startups are for years before they can be sold again, so take this into consideration, it is not a trading platform ( at the moment).
- Most of the companies, if not all, that I invested in, send me updates about the status of the company.

In my personal experience, It is my favorite platform for long term investments, and I will keep adding to the portfolio as long as economically makes sense to me.

Date of experience: August 13, 2020
South Carolina
1 review
29 helpful votes
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Scam
April 10, 2019

They are quick to take your money but once you want to sell you cant Total scam! Don't waste your money on this site invest in the real stock market way easier and accessible

Date of experience: April 10, 2019
Colorado
1 review
12 helpful votes
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SCAM SCAM SCAM
May 4, 2023

SCAM. Do not invest in them. Your money will disappear. Mr. Wonderful is a conman. I was looking forward to helping green products. It was full of buulll.

Date of experience: May 4, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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StartEngine is also the largest with Q3 2021 out raising Wefunder or Republic. Ive invested in 10 separate companies. One was sold to a larger company and I was paid for my shares at 2.6x in only 8 months. Another did a stock split after 1st year 3/1 and is selling higher today in 2ndary markets. 2rd is closing in 2 days and maybe revalued between 3X or 5X based on current Sales. So extremely happy with StartEngine. Especially the low buy-ins my son also is using it. Will continue to invest Money is usually tied up for a year or more. And also advise startups to raise this way

Date of experience: October 25, 2021

Overview

StartEngine has a rating of 2.7 stars from 182 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with StartEngine most frequently mention customer service, phone number and email address. StartEngine ranks 2nd among Crowd Funding sites.

service
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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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This company responds to reviews on average within 1 day