# Investor Onboarding Process ## Phase 1 — Investor Onboarding Before participating in the marketplace, investors must complete three steps: verification, classification, and wallet setup. #### 1. Create an Account Sign up with: * Full name * Email and password * Country of residence * Investor type (Angel / HNWI / Professional) #### 2. Identity & Compliance Verification TheAngel conducts regulated KYC/AML checks to ensure investor eligibility and platform integrity. Required documents: * Government ID * Proof of address * Source of funds (high investment amounts only) This protects both investors and founders from compliance risk. #### 3. Investor Categorisation Based on your profile, TheAngel categorises you as: * Retail investor (with limits) * Qualified angel investor * High-net-worth individual (HNWI) * Institutional or professional investor Each category determines investment limits and access to certain offerings. #### 4. Wallet Activation The platform automatically generates a secure, custodial or self-custodial wallet (depending on jurisdiction). Wallet capabilities: * Store tokenised equity * Hold stablecoins (if applicable) * Execute trades * Receive rewards or updates TheAngel uses institutional-grade multi-signature infrastructure for security. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.theangel.app/how-it-works-investors/investor-onboarding-process.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.