v3.26.1
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  
Summary of reconciliation of cash and restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents

$

20,382,534

Cash segregated under federal and other regulations

3,828,442

$

24,210,976

Schedule of breakdown of the StartEngine private assets held by industry

Industry

June 30, 2026

December 31, 2025

AI Chips

$

2,006,909

$

1,689,039

Sales Technology

21,719

113,200

AI Software

15,940,263

8,797,502

Software Development

20,174

20,174

Medical Technology

3,536

134,884

Blockchain Technology

565,115

57,200

Rare Earth Materials

375,375

375,375

Advanced Materials

4,169

215,180

Banking

135,851

-

AI Vehicles

-

143,187

Defense Technology

10,134

298,254

Prediction Markets

723,575

843,750

Robotics

85,515

270,509

Energy

826,875

-

Space Technology

559,820

1,031,907

Total

$

21,279,030

$

13,990,161

Schedule of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value

The following fair value hierarchy table presents information about the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value as of June 30, 2026:

  ​ ​ ​

Level 1

  ​ ​ ​

Level 2

  ​ ​ ​

Level 3

  ​ ​ ​

Total

Marketable securities

 

 

105,853

 

 

105,853

Investment - warrants

 

 

 

54,021

 

54,021

Investment - stock

50,623

8,892,923

8,943,546

Non-Fungible Token ("NFT")

718

718

$

51,341

$

105,853

$

8,946,944

$

9,104,138

The following fair value hierarchy table presents information about the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value as of December 31, 2025:

  ​ ​ ​

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 June 30, 2026

$

54,021

  ​ ​ ​

Investments-

Stock

Fair value at December 31, 2025

 

$

9,142,997

Receipt of stock

 

406,978

Impairment of stock

 

(606,429)

Fair value at June 30, 2026

$

8,943,546

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 June 30, 

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

2,168,305

Total collectibles

$

4,530,388

$

2,362,083

Schedule of disaggregation of revenues

  ​ ​ ​

Three Months 

  ​ ​ ​

Three Months 

  ​ ​ ​

Six Months

  ​ ​ ​

Six Months

Ended June 30, 

Ended June 30, 

Ended June 30, 

Ended June 30, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Regulation Crowdfunding platform fees

$

1,421,059

$

2,959,875

$

3,389,181

$

4,170,295

Regulation A commissions

 

629,793

 

248,632

 

923,411

 

2,250,406

StartEngine Premium

 

556,600

 

777,540

 

694,600

 

1,591,435

StartEngine Secure

 

309,483

 

308,813

 

627,958

 

657,083

StartEngine Private

 

35,859,101

 

34,104,729

 

56,351,415

 

58,725,538

Venture Club revenue

 

1,313,596

 

1,390,724

 

2,695,358

 

2,733,932

Vinovest

3,960,026

4,232,267

Other service revenue

 

182,385

 

20,405

 

367,544

 

46,386

Total revenues

$

44,232,043

$

39,810,718

$

69,281,734

$

70,175,075

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

Three Months Ended June 30, 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

 

2026

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

1,827,274

$

(407,630)

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted

758,316,084

749,546,925

Effect of dilutive stock options

97,155,542

Effect of convertible preferred shares

399,893,680

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted

 

1,255,365,306

749,546,925

Basic earnings (loss) per share

0.00

0.00

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

0.00

0.00

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

 

2025

Net income attributable to common shareholders

$

3,277,901

$

4,995,352

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

728,767,714

706,495,608

Effect of dilutive stock options

95,276,294

95,276,294

Effect of convertible preferred shares

 

399,893,680

399,893,680

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

1,223,937,688

1,201,665,582

Basic earnings per share

0.00

0.01

Diluted earnings per share

0.00

0.00