UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2025

StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

000-56415

(Commission File Number)

Delaware		46-5371570
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4100 West Alameda Avenue, 3^rd Floor

Burbank, CA 91505

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 317-2200

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:

None.

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value

(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

On May 5, 2025, the Board of Directors of StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Hunter Strassman to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of May 5, 2025.

Hunter Strassman has been serving as VP of Finance since October 2021 and was responsible for the finance and operations of StartEngine. Prior to that he served as our Director of Finance from April 2021 to October 2021. Prior to joining StartEngine, Hunter worked as the Director of Finance at AlphaFlow, a real estate asset management platform (November 2018 to April 2021). From July 2017 to November 2018, Hunter was the Senior Controller at Karbone Inc., a leading renewable energy brokerage. From January 2017 to July 2017, Hunter was the assistant controller at ACT Commodities. Hunter began his career at the public accounting firm Grant Thornton in their New York office, where he focused on hedge funds, private equity and fund of funds.

Hunter received his bachelor’s in accounting from Bentley University, and a Masters in Taxation from Baruch College. Hunter is a licensed CPA in the State of New York, is a member of the AICPA, and holds the Series 7, 63, 24, 27 and 65 certifications from FINRA. He has also passed the CISA and CRISC exams administered by ISACA.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		STARTENGINE CROWDFUNDING, INC.
		(Registrant)

Date: May 6, 2025	By:	/s/ Howard Marks
		Howard Marks
		Chief Executive Officer and Director

STARTENGINE CROWDFUNDING, INC. 8-K