Meet the KorePartners: Adrian Alvarez, CEO and Co-Founder of InvestReady

With the recent launch of the KoreConX all-in-one RegA+ platform, KoreConX is happy to feature the partners that contribute to its ecosystem.

For the last seven years, Adrian Alvarez has been involved in the securities space, coming to know it like the back of his hand. He has received both his law degree and a Master’s in Business Administration.

Before InvestReady, Adrian Alvarez was the Assistant Director at the University of Miami’s launchpad program, consulting early-stage businesses and entrepreneurs. During this time, he grew very attuned to crowdfunding as became incorporated into the JOBS Act. As crowdfunding platforms emerged, Adrian noticed both potential problems and opportunities in the space. Being an attorney, he felt like he could solve some of these challenges, which lead to InvestReady.

As investments have become increasingly digitals, issuers needed a verification tool to match. With InvestReady, investors can securely and confidentially verify their identity so they can invest in crowdfunding offerings. Issuers and funding platforms are empowered by a tool that makes this processes secure and seamless. The result is SEC-compliant crowdfunding investors.

Ensuring investors meet requirements as crowdfunding continues to evolve. Just this year, the SEC increased investment limits for Regulation A+ and Regulation CF, allowing even more investors to participate in each offering. Plus, as RegCF removes accredited investor limits, ensuring these investors meet the requirements of accredited investors is essential.

Adrian has felt that working with KoreConX has been a great partnership, as it helps to bridge to other service providers like broker-dealers.

Meet the KorePartners: Adrian Alvarez, InvestReady

This post is part of a series of short interviews about the companies and faces that are part of the KorePartners Ecosystem*.

We believe that behind every great company there are people, and behind every person, there is a story to tell.

KorePartner: Adrian Alvarez, Co-Founder & CEO at InvestReady

Born in: Miami, USA
Based in: Los Angeles, USA.

What was your first job?

I was a clerk for a mortgage service company. Very exciting =)

How and when did you get involved in the startup industry?

In college, I was the first employee of a tutoring company for standardized tests. That led me to go off on my own with my own tutoring service a few years later. During grad school where I did a JD/MBA, I became involved with the University’s startup incubator and after graduating, I worked there for 4 years as the assistant director and program manager. We helped advise thousands of startups and helped a lot of students with their projects. I also met my co-founders for InvestReady in that job as well.

How do you see the startup scene today?

I’m seeing a lot of work behind the scenes preparing for 2019 in the crypto and private investment scene. I believe 2019 is going to be huge for security tokens and we’re preparing ourselves for it. It’s an exciting time.

 

What does your company bring to the KorePartners Ecosystem?

InvestReady provides accredited investor verification services under the US and international law. Our API allows issuers, brokers, exchanges, portals, service providers and more verify that their users are eligible to participate in the investment in a secure and scalable manner.


What is it about the partnership with KoreConX that most aligns with your company strategy

I believe our shared focus on providing exceptional service at scale is a huge factor. We’re also both constantly re-tooling and thinking about how we can improve our service which also helps.


*The KorePartners Ecosystem is a group of organizations that follows our governance standards and share with us the same goal: to provide entrepreneurs with the tools they need to grow their business.