Use Your IRA to Invest

You can use your retirement funds to invest in startups on StartEngine by rolling over your IRA. Choose one of the options below to begin the process:

Sign up for a new StartEngine IRA Account

(Recommended)

StartEngine has partnered with Equity Trust, a trusted self-directed IRA provider, to enable you to invest in private companies with tax advantages. Learn more. Free* when you invest over $20,000/yr.

I Already Have an Equity Trust Account

Connect your existing Equity Trust account to StartEngine and begin investing in startups using your IRA funds right away.

I Use a Different Self-Directed IRA Provider

If you already have a self-directed IRA with another trust company, we'll guide you through the steps to make your investment manually.