Avestor utilizes a third party service to perform background checks on all sponsors on our platform. We perform these checks to provide investors additional confidence in the funds that they are investing in.
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The following checks are performed by Avestor.
National criminal search
Federal criminal search for last 10 years
County criminal search for last 7 years 
Sex offender search
Social security number trace
Global watchlist search​

For each sponsor, you will see a confirmation next to their name that they have passed our background check. That is an indication that they have cleared all of the above background checks with no issues. If a sponsor has a minor issue on any of the above, we will highlight that sponsor with a yellow checkmark. Investors can get additional information directly & confidentially from Avestor on the issue to make an independent decision on if they want to invest in the fund. Sponsors with a major issue in their background check are not permitted to create funds on Avestor's platform.