StartEngine Scraper

Scrape private equity crowdfunding offerings from StartEngine — one of the largest Reg CF/Reg A+ investment platforms in the US. Fetches offering data from the public sitemap with company names, offering types, minimum investments, and more. No login required.

Features

• Browse Offerings — Fetch all active private offerings from the StartEngine sitemap
• Search Companies — Filter offerings by company name or description keyword
• Extracts company name, offering type (Reg CF / Reg A+ / Reg D), minimum investment, description, and image
• Omit-empty output — no null fields in any record

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
mode	Select	browseOfferings — list all offerings; searchCompanies — filter by keyword	browseOfferings
searchQuery	String	Keyword to search companies by name or description (e.g. AI, biotech, fintech)	—
maxItems	Integer	Maximum number of offerings to return (1–500)	49

Output

Each record contains:

Field	Type	Description
companyName	String	Company/offering name
companySlug	String	URL slug identifier
offeringUrl	String	Direct URL to the StartEngine offering page
offeringType	String	Regulation type: Reg CF, Reg A+, Reg D, etc.
minInvestment	String	Minimum investment amount (e.g. $250)
description	String	Company/offering description
imageUrl	String	Company logo or offering cover image
platform	String	Always StartEngine
source	String	Always startengine.com
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp when scraped

Example Output

{
  "companyName": "AI Frontier Fund",
  "companySlug": "ai-frontier-fund",
  "offeringUrl": "https://www.startengine.com/private/offering/ai-frontier-fund",
  "offeringType": "Reg CF",
  "minInvestment": "$250",
  "description": "Investing in frontier AI companies reshaping the future.",
  "platform": "StartEngine",
  "source": "startengine.com",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-06-02T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Use Cases

• Track active private equity investment opportunities on StartEngine
• Research emerging startups raising capital via Reg CF or Reg A+
• Build an investment opportunity aggregator or deal flow pipeline
• Monitor the equity crowdfunding market

FAQ

Does this require a StartEngine account? No. The scraper fetches from StartEngine's public sitemap — no account needed.

What is Reg CF / Reg A+? Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) allows startups to raise up to $5M from everyday investors. Regulation A+ allows up to $75M. These are SEC-regulated investment types.

How many offerings are available? The StartEngine private offerings sitemap typically lists 40–60 active offerings. Use maxItems to cap results.

Can I filter by offering type? Use searchCompanies mode with a keyword like Reg CF or biotech in the searchQuery field.

Is this real-time data? Data comes from StartEngine's public sitemap and offering pages, which reflect the current state of active offerings.