Scammy
StartEngine feels structured to profit off retail enthusiasm while leaving everyday investors holding illiquid, heavily diluted, or abandoned shares. Until StartEngine holds listed companies accountable for reporting and protects early retail backers from predatory restructuring, it is very hard to view this platform as anything more than a high-risk trap for retail money. Save your capital or stick to public index funds.
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You can never sell
They let you buy shares but you can never sell them. If you want to sell you need to pay a $275 anual membership with NO guarantee that someone will be interested in buying. Therefore you “have” shares but forget about getting money out of them ever. It’s a one side transaction and you are on the losing end.
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Start Engine
I can not view my statement
Zero support
They rely on AI to answer all of your questions instead of directly answering your emails. I simply want to know how to sell my investments and they refuse to answer me. It is not black and white and I’m pretty certain you need to pay for a $275 sub to even begin to sell them off. This is such a trash app that I cannot recommend this to anyone
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Review was deleted
Nice that bad reviews have been removed to boost this horrible app
Scam
I deposited $1200 to start a new account. They sent me emails stating they are setting up my account. No more emails about the status of my account just sales emails. Several months later, I log into the app and it shows I have no balance. So they just scammed me out of my money.
Constant Website glitches
Today the website is not working. Most days I have tried to connect with equity trust or add funds and you have failed. On a daily basis.
scam.
"invest in pre-ipo!"
translated: we work with scammers to sell fake shares in fake companies that will never, ever return.
"you can sell your shares on our marketplace!"
translated: the shares you own aren't eligible to sell.
STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS.
translated: we work with scammers to sell fake shares in fake companies that will never, ever return.
"you can sell your shares on our marketplace!"
translated: the shares you own aren't eligible to sell.
STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS.
Absolutely No customer service! Never a reply! No way to sell! Scam! Run the other Way!
I’ve contacted customer service, or tried to on there app, 6 times in 3 years never any reply. I’m even part of there venture club for $275 a year and no help or support. I’ve funded and received $Thousands of share of different stocks over 3 years ago. and even after waiting, there’s no way to sell. For all who are considering this app, it’s a good place to tie up money and never get it back! I can’t understand how this app can have such high ratings? I wanted to believe in it, now I think I was scammed!
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Worst investment app
Don’t use this app, you’ll never get your money back.
Wack
All my investments I can’t sell
Scam SE - Money Locked Away
UPDATE: 5 years later. Finally sold off some shares...StartEngine app wont allow withdrawals. If anyone opens a class action against, count me in.
Mr Wonderful is fronting a scam site.
There are so many ways to invest in the world nowadays. My personal experience is that StartEngine is definitely an investment to avoid. You think you might be able to invest in the next Uber, but mostly companies are pretty small. They're not really profitable and it's many many many years before they're going to be going public, if they ever do all, which is the only way you're gonna get money for your investment. So far I have about $10,000 invested in this type of crowdsourcing and I found it to be a poor investment strategy.
Note, would NEVER invest this way again. Need the money now, yet cannot get it out. Money is locked.
Mr Wonderful is fronting a scam site.
There are so many ways to invest in the world nowadays. My personal experience is that StartEngine is definitely an investment to avoid. You think you might be able to invest in the next Uber, but mostly companies are pretty small. They're not really profitable and it's many many many years before they're going to be going public, if they ever do all, which is the only way you're gonna get money for your investment. So far I have about $10,000 invested in this type of crowdsourcing and I found it to be a poor investment strategy.
Note, would NEVER invest this way again. Need the money now, yet cannot get it out. Money is locked.
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Absolutely love it
Love how this level of investing is accessible to everyone. You don’t have to be a part of some private club to see startups with up and coming technologies and applications that could potentially change our reality, as well as potentially be highly profitable. Of course there’s risk, nothing is guaranteed. But I like these odds better than Las Vegas!!
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Easy way to crowdfund
Good place invest and raise funds
Best
The best app in the business!!!! Invest in your future,’invest in yourself!!!!
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
BEST IN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. BUT REALLY COULD USE MORE COMMUNICATION OPTIONS. ALL TOGETHER GOOD TO GO (G2G) I HOPE ALL MY FUTURE INVESTMENTS CAN COME FROM START-ENGINE. CONTINUE TO DO GOOD WORK, LEAD WITH DISTINCTION, WE THE PROPL
I absolutely love this investing platform!!!
Unfortunately I’ve made HUGE investments throughout multiple accounts, and honestly I only ever wanted to make 1 account but somehow my passwords keep getting switched up on me and I’m losing all that money so far
Scam
Has anyone ever cashed out from them?$5k invested in start engine itself and no way to get any of my funds back 3 years later.
Super easy to use
I was able to participate in crowdfunding an app that I use daily. StartEngine is easy to use for those of who are not familiar with investing platforms or day trading.
I’m a investor
Cannot download the app to my present iOS don’t have 17.1 can’t open the app and I’m an investor. Don’t know how to get a hold of these people to correct this problem. My phone will not allow me to download the higher iOS.
