v3.26.1
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  
Summary of reconciliation of cash and restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents

$

26,822,950

Cash segregated under federal and other regulations

3,762,066

$

30,585,016

Schedule of breakdown of the StartEngine private assets held by industry

Industry

March 31, 2026

December 31, 2025

AI Chips

$

545,009

$

1,689,039

Sales Technology

332,090

113,200

AI Software

11,120,318

8,797,502

Software Development

20,174

20,174

Medical Technology

47,830

134,884

Blockchain Technology

298,620

57,200

Rare Earth Materials

375,375

375,375

Advanced Materials

77,849

215,180

Banking

356,138

-

AI Vehicles

-

143,187

Defense Technology

125,998

298,254

Prediction Markets

311,728

843,750

Robotics

441,893

270,509

Space Technology

87,063

1,031,907

Total

$

14,140,085

$

13,990,161

Schedule of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value

  ​ ​ ​

Level 1

  ​ ​ ​

Level 2

  ​ ​ ​

Level 3

  ​ ​ ​

Total

Marketable securities

 

 

1,856

 

 

1,856

Investment - warrants

 

 

 

54,021

 

54,021

Investment - stock

50,623

8,870,521

8,921,144

Non-Fungible Token ("NFT")

718

718

$

51,341

$

1,856

$

8,924,542

$

8,977,739

  ​ ​ ​

Level 1

  ​ ​ ​

Level 2

  ​ ​ ​

Level 3

  ​ ​ ​

Total

Marketable securities

 

 

1,856

 

 

1,856

Investment - warrants

 

 

 

54,021

 

54,021

Investment - stock

5,895

9,137,102

 

9,142,997

Non-Fungible Token ("NFT")

718

718

$

6,613

$

1,856

$

9,191,123

$

9,199,592

Schedule of additional information about transfers in and out of Level 3 assets measured at fair value

  ​ ​ ​

Investments-

Warrants

Fair value at December 31, 2025

 

$

54,021

Receipt of warrants

 

Change in fair value of warrants

 

Fair value at March 31, 2026

$

54,021

  ​ ​ ​

Investments-

Stock

Fair value at December 31, 2025

 

$

9,142,997

Receipt of stock

 

220,179

Impairment of stock

 

(442,032)

Fair value at March 31, 2026

$

8,921,144

Schedule of range of variables used in valuing Level 3 warrant assets

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

Expected life (years)

 

0.17 -3.08

Risk-free interest rate

 

3.73

%  

Expected volatility

 

75.0 - 160.0

%  

Annual dividend yield

0

%  

Underlying share values

$

0.43 - 2.50

Strike Prices

$

0.30 - $100.00

Schedule of breakdown of the types of collectibles and their value held

Period Ended March 31, 

Period Ended December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Wine

$

278,360

$

278,360

Trading Cards

 

466,484

 

466,484

Artwork

 

1,322,942

 

1,322,942

Comic Books

 

240,451

 

240,451

NFT

 

718

 

718

Watches

 

53,128

 

53,128

Vinovest

1,590,959

Total collectibles

$

3,953,042

$

2,362,083

Schedule of disaggregation of revenues

  ​ ​ ​

Three Months

  ​ ​ ​

Three Months

Ended March 31, 

Ended March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Regulation Crowdfunding platform fees

$

1,968,122

$

1,802,197

Regulation A commissions

 

293,618

 

1,432,818

StartEngine Premium

 

138,000

 

813,895

StartEngine Secure

 

318,475

 

348,270

StartEngine Private

 

20,492,314

 

24,620,809

Venture Club revenue

 

1,381,762

 

1,343,208

Vinovest

272,241

Other service revenue

 

185,159

 

3,160

Total revenues

$

25,049,691

$

30,364,357

Schedule of calculation of weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted

Three Months Ended March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

Net income attributable to common shareholders

(2,234,904)

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted

731,535,873

Basic earnings per share

0.00

Diluted earnings per share

0.00

Three Months Ended March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Net income attributable to common shareholders

1,717,451

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

699,704,280

Effect of dilutive stock options

120,956,470

Effect of convertible preferred shares

 

399,893,680

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

1,220,554,430

Basic loss per share

0.00

Diluted loss per share

0.00