How Do I Become an Accredited Investor?

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Ready to start investing? Hilary Ncala, Vice President of Investor Engagement at Alumni Ventures, explains what it means to be accredited and the documentation investors are required to provide to verify their accreditation.

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Alumni Ventures is required by the SEC1 to collect documentation from all investors demonstrating their status as accredited investors.

The available accreditation tests for verifying your information are detailed in the document below. As the requirements vary based on your method of investment, you will be guided during the verification process to ensure the right documents are being requested.

A Simple Guide to Accreditation Verification
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Alumni Ventures has partnered with Parallel Markets, a portable identity solution for accredited investors. Their platform simplifies investor onboarding by verifying accreditation information in a single click.

To learn more, read an article by Parallel Markets CEO Tony Peccatiello. Parallel Markets is a portable identity solution for accredited investors that simplifies investor onboarding by verifying accreditation and Know Your Customer/Anti-Money Laundering (KYC/AML) information in a single click. Alumni Ventures invested in Parallel Markets in March of 2020.

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1Alumni Ventures operates under SEC Regulation D, Rule 506(c)