Preparing your Investing Account to meet new requirements

Starting January 3, 2023, to retain your ability to invest on the Marketplace, you must update your Profile, Investing Account, and sign the Account Agreement. Once done, a member of the CrowdStreet team will review. To decrease your chances of revisions being needed, review the following criteria and requirements.

Within your Profile

  • Complete all required fields including:
    • Residence Status
    • Country of Citizenship
    • Marital Status
    • Are you, your spouse, or any other dependents employed by, or associated with, a broker-dealer firm or a financial services regulatory agency?
  • Upload a non-expired Government-issued photo ID, if not yet done.
  • Ensure any previously-uploaded government-issued photo ID is not expired. 
  • Ensure the address on file is your current personal/physical address.

Within your Investing Account

If an individual, ensure:

  • You’ve uploaded a valid accreditation letter under Accreditation verification

If an entity, ensure:

    • Required documents are uploaded to Supporting documents under Account details, including:
      • Signed version of the Formation Documents.
      • Signed version of formation or trust documents of any underlying entities or trusts.
  • You’ve associated all required owners to the Investing Account as either an ‘Investor’ or ‘Signatory’ under Account members, including:
    • All beneficial owners of more than 25% or any managers.
    • If the entity is owned by a separate entity or trust, all beneficial owners of more than 25% or any managers of any underlying entities, or Grantors or Trustees with investment or decision-making authority. 

If a trust, ensure:

  • Required documents are uploaded to Supporting documents under Account details, including:
    • Signed version of the trust documents.
    • Signed version of formation or trust documents of any underlying entities or trusts.
  • You’ve associated all required owners to the Investing Account as either an ‘Investor’ or ‘Signatory’ under Account members, including:
    • All Grantors or Trustees with investment or decision-making authority.
    • If the trust is owned by a separate entity, all beneficial owners of more than 25% or any managers of any underlying entities or Grantors or Trustees with investment or decision-making authority.