# StartEngine: portfolio, investments and team

> StartEngine is an angel network based in United States. 97 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/startengine (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# StartEngine

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 97 cheques on record.

Deploying now Angel network

Pre-seed Seed Series A Finance Banking Wealthtech

Deploying now

**50%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 97 on record

Since the last cheque **55** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$448K** Rounds led **0 of 97** Sole investor **65 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 95%**

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## StartEngine highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Crowdfunding: 79% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 65 rounds, median $151K

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel network (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Finance Banking Wealthtech
- **Based in:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **97 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[tZERO](https://millionrounds.com/company/tzero)** Venture · US **$15M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Manna Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/manna-coffee)** Seed · US **$146K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[GoSun](https://millionrounds.com/company/gosun)** Crowdfunding · US **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **2025** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[BuildClub](https://millionrounds.com/company/build-club)** Crowdfunding · US **$2.2M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Digital Brands Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-brands-group)** US **$13M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[CUDDLY](https://millionrounds.com/company/cuddly)** Series A · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Power Hero](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-hero)** Crowdfunding · US **$26K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Power Hero](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-hero)** Crowdfunding · US **$182K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Flower Turbines](https://millionrounds.com/company/flower-turbines)** Crowdfunding · US **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Med-X](https://millionrounds.com/company/med-x)** Crowdfunding · US **$1.7M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Geoship](https://millionrounds.com/company/geoship)** Venture · US **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **2024** 6 rounds
- **Jul** **[Ovanova](https://millionrounds.com/company/ovanova)** Debt · US **$980K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Truleo](https://millionrounds.com/company/truleo)** Seed · US **$500K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Saucy Brew Works](https://millionrounds.com/company/saucy-brew-works)** Crowdfunding · US **$245K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[NEXT Future Transportation](https://millionrounds.com/company/next-future-transportation)** Venture · IT **$1.4M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Rayton](https://millionrounds.com/company/rayton)** Crowdfunding · US **$149K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Naboso Technology, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/naboso-technology-inc)** Series A · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **2023** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Fanbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanbase)** Crowdfunding · GB **$4.2M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Foresyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/foresyte)** Venture · US **$100K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Parallel Flight Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/parallel-flight-technologies)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[ONE ROQ Spirits](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-roq-spirits)** Venture · US **$50K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Smart Soda](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart-soda)** Venture · US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Rayton](https://millionrounds.com/company/rayton)** Crowdfunding · US **$115K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Tribal Rides](https://millionrounds.com/company/tribal-rides)** Venture · US **$265K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Redivivus](https://millionrounds.com/company/redivivus)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2022** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Healthycell](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthycell)** Pre-seed · US **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[SapientX](https://millionrounds.com/company/sapientx)** Crowdfunding · US **$2.2M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[seatXchange](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatxchange)** US **$19K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Paway](https://millionrounds.com/company/paway)** Venture · US **$600K** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Waverly Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/waverly-labs)** Crowdfunding · US **$190K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Retina Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/retina-technologies)** Crowdfunding · US **$312K** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[tZERO](https://millionrounds.com/company/tzero)** Series B · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Samsara Luggage](https://millionrounds.com/company/samsara-luggage)** Seed · US **$129K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[ONE ROQ Spirits](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-roq-spirits)** Venture · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[T4L](https://millionrounds.com/company/t4l)** Crowdfunding · US **$192K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Detonation Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/detonation-space)** Crowdfunding **$157K** Sole investor
- **2021** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[The Bitter Housewife](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-bitter-housewife)** Crowdfunding · US **$151K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[NetObjex](https://millionrounds.com/company/netobjex)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[PaQuí](https://millionrounds.com/company/paqui)** Crowdfunding · US **$320K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Blendid](https://millionrounds.com/company/blendid)** Crowdfunding · US **$2.0M** With 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **2** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**1+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 2 we have independently watched raise

FINRA's BrokerCheck here Finra

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$448K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$151K**

Led 0 of 97 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 65 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *40*
- Crowdfunding *30*
- Venture *14*
- Series A said *3*
- Pre-seed said *2*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Meyer Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meyer-global) 5
- [Howard Marks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-marks) 4
- [Newchip Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newchip-accelerator) 3
- [Paul Kessler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-kessler) 3
- [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) 2
- [University of Southern California](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-of-southern-california) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as StartEngine. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Meyer Global** Investment firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meyer-global)[**Howard Marks** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-marks)[**Newchip Accelerator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newchip-accelerator)[**Paul Kessler** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-kessler)[**Seedinvest** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2)[**University of Southern California** Institutional LP **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-of-southern-california)

## Recently backed

The latest companies StartEngine put money into.

[**Manna Coffee** $146K · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/manna-coffee)[**GoSun** $1.3M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gosun)[**BuildClub** $2.2M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/build-club)[**Digital Brands Group** $13M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-brands-group)[**CUDDLY** $2.0M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/cuddly)[**Power Hero** $26K · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-hero)

## Quick answers about StartEngine

### What does StartEngine invest in?

StartEngine invests most often at Seed and Crowdfunding (79% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Finance, Banking and Wealthtech.

### How active is StartEngine?

97 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has StartEngine invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: tZERO (Venture, Sept 2026), Manna Coffee (Seed, Aug 2026) and GoSun (Crowdfunding, Feb 2026).

### How big are StartEngine's cheques?

The median round it joins is $448K.

### Does StartEngine lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 97 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does StartEngine invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

### Is StartEngine investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does StartEngine invest alongside?

Most often Meyer Global (5 rounds together), Howard Marks (4 rounds together) and Newchip Accelerator (3 rounds together).

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