Tagged: startengine

April 8, 2025 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chi-Chi’s, once a popular Mexican restaurant that emerged in the 70’s only to disappear in 2004, may emerge once again. That is if an attempt to reanimate the brand is successful. Raising money on StartEngine, Chi-Chi’s reborn has attracted the support of 360 investors, with… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 7:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, has filed a 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) providing insight into its operations. StartEngine’s primary business is enabling issuers to raise money under various exemptions, including Reg CF, Reg A+, and… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine Private has announced an offering of Kraken (Payward, Inc. d/b/a Kraken)  shares. Kraken is one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, currently ranked 13th by daily volume. It has been reported that Kraken is considering an initial public offering (IPO) next year. Its… Read More

February 11, 2025 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

KingsCrowd, a prominent data and service provider for the securities crowdfunding sector, has filed a Form C with the Securities and Exchange Commission, indicating its intent to raise money on StartEngine. According to the Offering Memorandum, KingsCrowd is seeking a minimum amount of $10,000 and… Read More

January 8, 2025 @ 12:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a full-stack securities crowdfunding platform, reports that it enabled $143 million across 243 offerings during 2024. StartEngine, both a Funding Portal and Broker-Dealer, allows firms to raise money using Reg CF, Reg A, and Reg D. Recently, StartEngine has focused more energy on its… Read More

December 15, 2024 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a full stack securities crowdfunding platform, is raising money for itself on its own platform. One of the key selling points to invest in the platform is its private deal room or StartEngine Private where investors can purchase securities in Reg D offerings. Typcially… Read More

October 16, 2024 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, says the number of firms raising money on its platform has more than doubled in just one year. StartEngine reports that 69 issuers signed in Q1 of 20224, with 148 following in Q2 and… Read More

September 6, 2024 @ 1:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

“Fan-owned” film studio Legion M is nearing the close of its most recent securities offering. The longtime crowdfunding proponent is scheduled to complete its ninth online securities offering in the past eight years. The company has utilized several different platforms in the past. The current offering… Read More

September 5, 2024 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest online investment platforms in the US, is considering its next self-crowdfunding round utilizing the Reg A+ securities exemption. Under the exemption, an issuer may raise up to $75 million from both Accredited and Non Accredited investors. According to the platform,… Read More

August 29, 2024 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a leading securities crowdfunding platform, is now offering investors to purchase securities in Chime – a very popular neobank. Chime claims to be the “most loved banking App.” While not a digital bank, Chime is a neobank that provides a broad range of services… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cerebras, an artificial intelligence enabler, sold securities using the StartEngine platform. Part of its private deal room, the offering was opened to accredited investors who are allowed to invest alongside well known VCs. According to StartEngine, Series Cerebras 1 and 2 sold out on the… Read More

August 5, 2024 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweater, which is focused on becoming the VC fund for everyone, explains that it’s building the first venture capital fund that everyone can invest in—accredited or not. The company is currently in the midst of a funding round on StartEngine. According to the offering page,… Read More

May 29, 2024 @ 3:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the US Congress has a pending ban on China-owned TikTok (ByteDance), if the company is sold to a US entity, it may still operate in the country. The fear is the tendrils of the Chinese Communist Party are utilizing TikTok to garner data from… Read More

April 5, 2024 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine has listed a new securities offering for Fanatics, a company that works with top sports properties by selling apparel, etc., by licensing the brands. Fanatics also has entered the sports betting sector having acquired PointsBet sportsbook. StartEngine notes that Fanatics has already raised $8.9… Read More

April 2, 2024 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Boxabl will be returning to the crowdfunding market to raise more money. The company has pursued multiple online funding rounds as it seeks to execute its mission of mass-producing affordable prefab housing. According to a recent Form 1-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,… Read More

March 12, 2024 @ 11:58 am By Howard Marks  |  

Look, I’m the CEO of an equity crowdfunding company, so believe me when I say that I want Regulation Crowdfunding [Reg CF] to work. But I’m deeply concerned that an apparent recent trend of non-compliance with SEC filing requirements could erode investor trust and pose… Read More

February 25, 2024 @ 6:10 pm By Howard Marks  |  

  My father-in-law always used to say, “If you sleep with dogs, you wake up with fleas.” Well, increasingly, it seems many founders – and their early investors – are discovering how painfully true that is, as the promise of an early IPO turns into… Read More

January 9, 2024 @ 6:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder was the top platform for Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding] offerings during 2023, according to data provided by KingsCrowd. Reg CF is a securities exemption that allows for online capital formation. A notice filing and other documentation is required under the exemption, which is open… Read More

December 11, 2023 @ 7:00 am By Howard Marks  |  

When the JOBS Act passed in 2012, and the Regulation Crowdfunding Exemption (Reg CF) was introduced in 2015, many, including myself, saw it as a step-change toward democratizing access to capital. Suddenly, founders had a new avenue to seek funding for their businesses, even those… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine has closed its most recent self-crowdfunding round, having raised over $24.5 million. The Reg A+ securities offering was for equity in the investment platform. StartEngine was selling its shares at a pre-money valuation of $1.32 billion. In the hours just prior to the funding… Read More