This Kevin O’Leary-connected startup is taking on the $4.83 Trillion Private Equity Market, And Growing 3x While Doing It

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For decades, investing in private equity—the domain of billionaires and big institutions—was completely out of reach for everyday investors. While massive fortunes were built in private markets, Main Street was locked out.

That’s changing right now, and every day investors can own a stake in one of the leading companies paving the way. 

StartEngine, one of America’s leading equity crowdfunding platforms, is tearing down those barriers. And one of its most visible champions and advisors is none other than Kevin O’Leary—a household name in investing and entrepreneurship. For a limited time, investors can claim a stake in StartEngine. 

Why Kevin O’Leary Chose StartEngine

O’Leary, famous for his role as a venture capitalist on TV and his reputation as “Mr. Wonderful,” has spent his career hunting for scalable businesses with explosive potential. After watching StartEngine open the doors of the venture capital and private equity markets to everyday investors, he joined as a strategic advisor.

StartEngine is democratizing opportunities that used to be reserved for the ultra-wealthy, and Kevin O’Leary is helping make that dream a reality. Investors who are interested in sharing that same goal can even invest alongside him and own any potential upside. 

The Scale of the Opportunity

• $4.83 trillion: the size of today’s private equity market.
• Historically, that market has been closed to all but accredited investors and institutions.
• Now, StartEngine allows anyone to invest in startups and growth companies with as little as $100. 

And beyond backing innovative businesses across tech, sustainability, consumer products, and more, investors can also own a piece of StartEngine itself — the very platform opening these doors.

Proof in the Numbers

• Over $1.5 billion invested on the platform.
• A community of 2.1+ million, growing every day.
• Revenue that tripled in one year, showing real momentum.
• StartEngine’s H1 2025 Revenue Reached $70 million

StartEngine isn’t a concept—it’s a platform that’s already proven demand at scale. And, for a limited time, anyone can invest in StartEngine. 

Your Chance to Join O’Leary

The numbers make it clear: the democratization of investing isn’t a fad, it’s the future. And backing StartEngine is a rare opportunity to own a piece of that future. Invest in StartEngine alongside more than 50,000 other shareholders—and claim your stake in the movement trying to open private equity to everyone.

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This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. No broker-dealer or intermediary involved in offering. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. For more information, please see the most recent Offering Circular and Risks related to this offering.

1. Count determined as number of unique email addresses in StartEngine’s database as of 04-03-2025. One individual may have more than one email address. In May 2023, StartEngine acquired assets of SeedInvest, including email lists for SeedInvest’s users, investors and founders. Click here for more details.

2. Based on our Q2 2025 Form 10-Q/A. This revenue growth has been driven by StartEngine Private, a new product line that offers funds in late stage companies. This product line has driven over $34.1 million of the $39 million in revenue from Q2 2025. To understand the impact on margins, see financials. Past performance may not be indicative of future performance.

3. The underlying companies held by StartEngine Private Funds LLC, and StartEngine Private LLC (together, “StartEngine Private”) are not participating or involved in the offering. The availability of company information does not indicate that the company has endorsed, supports or otherwise participates with StartEngine Private or any of its affiliates. StartEngine Crowdfunding LLC purchases shares from current and former employees, early investors, and advisors of the companies and sells the shares to StartEngine Private for each offering. When you make an investment in a company on StartEngine Private, you are purchasing an interest in a series of StartEngine Private Funds LLC or StartEngine Private LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company (together the “Series LLCs”), which were created to hold shares of privately held companies. An investor will not directly own or hold shares of the private company but instead will own member interests in a series of the Series LLCs, which either directly or indirectly, will hold shares in the company. There may not be a one-to-one economic parity on the value of the Series LLCs interests and the underlying shares.  Private offerings are only for accredited investors per regulation D rules.

4. Kevin O’Leary is a paid spokesperson for StartEngine. See his 17(b) disclosure, here.