InvestReady Consulting Book a readiness review

Private markets and onchain implementation

Launch regulated products with a stack built to operate.

InvestReady turns Rule 506(c), accredited-investor verification, KYC/AML, and tokenization requirements into working workflows, vendor stacks, and launch plans for investment platforms, broker-dealers, RIAs, asset managers, banks, and regulated fintechs.

Built on InvestReady's accredited-investor verification infrastructure, operating since 2013.

From requirement to launch

  1. 01
    Requirements Product, regulatory, legal, and commercial inputs
  2. 02
    Responsibility model Owners, controls, dependencies, and exceptions
  3. 03
    Vendor and workflow architecture Requirements, selection, integration, and procedures
  4. 04
    Build, test, and launch Implementation plan, readiness checks, and handoff

One operating plan. Ready for investors. Ready for regulators.

Since 2013Accredited-investor verification infrastructure

Private markets + onchainOne team across traditional and digital rails

Through launchVendor selection, workflow design, and implementation support

Rule 506(c) platform readiness

Build a repeatable investor-verification and compliance operation.

Designed for teams that already have deal flow, a platform roadmap, or a modernization mandate and need a scalable operating model instead of another point solution.

Best for: investment platforms, broker-dealers, marketplaces, RIAs, and private-placement programs.

Typical deliverables

  • Investor-verification policy and exception framework
  • KYC/AML, onboarding, and escalation workflow
  • Vendor requirements, scorecard, and implementation plan
  • Responsibility matrix across issuer, platform, broker-dealer, and vendors
  • Recordkeeping, audit-trail, and operating-procedure design
  • Testing checklist and launch or migration runbook

Tokenized fund launch

Close the gap between legal structure and day-to-day operations.

We help the product, legal, compliance, and operations teams coordinate the interdependent decisions that determine whether a tokenized fund can actually onboard investors, process subscriptions, control transfers, and operate after launch.

Best for: asset managers, fund sponsors, investment platforms, broker-dealers, and securities counsel.

Typical deliverables

  • Legal-to-operational dependency map
  • Tokenization platform, transfer-agent, administrator, and custody requirements
  • Subscription, eligibility, wallet, and transfer-control workflow
  • Vendor evaluation and cross-vendor implementation plan
  • Exception, reconciliation, and ongoing operating procedures
  • Testing, launch-readiness, and operational-handoff checklist

Stablecoin program readiness

Define the business case, control model, and partner architecture before implementation begins.

For institutions moving beyond general exploration, we organize the use case, regulatory and operational responsibilities, partner decisions, vendor requirements, and phased implementation into one executable program.

Best for: regional banks, neobanks, payments and treasury fintechs, asset managers, and large corporate finance teams.

Typical deliverables

  • Use-case, feasibility, and dependency assessment
  • Regulatory and operational responsibility matrix
  • Partner, vendor, and systems architecture
  • Financial-crime, sanctions, transaction-control, and escalation requirements
  • Governance, reporting, and operating-model design
  • Pilot, implementation, and launch roadmap

Deliverables are illustrative. Every engagement is scoped around the client's product, entities, jurisdictions, existing vendors, retained counsel, and target launch window.

Who we help

Built for teams with a launch mandate, not a research project.

The strongest engagements have an accountable executive, a defined product or modernization objective, and several legal, compliance, technology, and vendor decisions that must move together.

Primary

Investment platforms and marketplaces

Scale Rule 506(c) onboarding, improve verification and exception workflows, or coordinate a transition to tokenized offerings.

Primary

Broker-dealers, RIAs, and asset managers

Add private-market or digital-asset products with a clear responsibility model, vendor architecture, and operational handoff.

Growth market

Banks, neobanks, and regulated fintechs

Move a stablecoin or tokenized-product initiative from executive mandate to a controlled pilot and launch plan.

Partner channel

Securities and funds law firms

Translate an approved legal structure into vendor requirements, workflows, implementation workstreams, testing, and launch operations.

A strong fit usually includes

  • An active product launch, modernization, or remediation mandate
  • An executive sponsor and an internal owner for the work
  • A target window, budget, and willingness to make vendor decisions
  • Multiple parties that need one coordinated implementation plan

Selective or limited-fit work

  • Direct issuer engagements without an experienced sponsor or operating team
  • Broad digital-asset education without a funded implementation mandate
  • Retail investor support, investment recommendations, or capital introductions
  • Projects seeking only a legal opinion or a single software recommendation

Sample engagement

From mandate to an executable operating plan.

This illustrative engagement shows how we organize a multi-party launch. Scope, timing, and work products vary by product, regulatory posture, and existing stack.

  1. 01

    Readiness review

    Map the current state

    Confirm the product, entities, jurisdictions, launch objective, existing vendors, internal owners, and critical constraints.

    • Current-state map
    • Open-issues register
    • Critical-path assumptions
  2. 02

    Architecture

    Define responsibilities and controls

    Translate legal, regulatory, product, and operating requirements into owners, workflows, controls, and exceptions.

    • Responsibility matrix
    • Workflow and control design
    • Requirements inventory
  3. 03

    Vendor and build plan

    Organize the implementation

    Evaluate the current stack, define gaps, support vendor selection, and align every workstream to one implementation plan.

    • Vendor scorecards
    • Cross-vendor workplan
    • Decision and dependency log
  4. 04

    Launch readiness

    Test, close gaps, and hand off

    Support implementation, readiness testing, operating procedures, exception paths, and the final transition to the internal team.

    • Readiness checklist
    • Operating runbook
    • Executive handoff

Need something more specific?

Bring us the product, current stage, target window, and biggest blocker. We will use the first call to map fit and the next decisions.

Book a readiness review

How we work

A scoped, milestone-based engagement built around your launch.

No generic transformation deck. The work is organized around decisions, deliverables, owners, and the operating result your team needs.

  1. Readiness review

    We map the product, entities, jurisdictions, current stage, existing vendors, target window, and critical constraints.

  2. Gap and dependency map

    We identify control gaps, ownership questions, vendor decisions, and the dependencies most likely to affect the critical path.

  3. Scoped implementation plan

    You receive a written proposal with concrete deliverables, owners, timing, assumptions, milestones, and fees.

  4. Build and launch support

    We coordinate workstreams, join vendor meetings, support implementation and testing, and remain involved through operational handoff.

Why InvestReady

The missing layer between advice, vendors, and execution.

Regulated product launches often fail in the handoffs. InvestReady focuses on the operating layer that connects an approved structure to the people, systems, controls, and vendors required to run it.

01

Legal-to-operational translation

Turn requirements and counsel input into responsibilities, controls, workflows, evidence, and implementation tasks.

02

Vendor-side fluency, client-side focus

Define requirements, evaluate the stack, participate in vendor discussions, and keep cross-vendor dependencies visible.

03

Compliance and technical depth

Connect investor verification, KYC/AML, product operations, systems architecture, and onchain controls in one operating model.

04

Hands-on through handoff

Stay involved after the recommendation, supporting the decisions, testing, procedures, and implementation work needed to launch.

Leadership

Private-market, legal, technical, and digital-asset experience applied directly.

The consulting practice is built on InvestReady's operating history in accredited-investor verification and the team's experience across private capital, compliance, tokenization, and technical infrastructure.

Adrian E. Alvarez, Esq.

Adrian E. Alvarez, Esq.

Co-founder · Attorney

Adrian ran consulting at The Launch Pad from 2013 to 2017, advising early-stage founders on structure and go-to-market, and served as Head of Consulting at Security Token Advisors from 2021 to 2022, guiding issuers through tokenized offerings. An attorney by training, he has spent over a decade at the intersection of private capital, compliance, and emerging technology.

Herwig Konings

Herwig Konings

Co-founder

Herwig founded Security Token Group in 2017 and built Security Token Market into an industry data standard before its acquisition by Redstone. He has operated in the regulated blockchain space since its early years, with deep relationships across tokenization platforms, broker-dealers, and institutional capital.

Joshua Martinez

Joshua Martinez

CTO, InvestReady

Joshua is CTO of InvestReady, the accredited-investor verification platform behind the compliance infrastructure this practice is built on. He leads the technical architecture powering verification and onchain compliance tooling for issuers and platforms nationwide. LinkedIn

Frequently asked questions

What to know before the first call.

Engagements are designed around the product and operating mandate. These answers clarify fit, scope, and how the work typically begins.

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Who is the best fit for an InvestReady engagement?

The strongest fit is an investment platform, broker-dealer, RIA, asset manager, bank, regulated fintech, or law firm with an active launch, modernization, or remediation mandate, an executive sponsor, a target window, and multiple legal, compliance, technology, or vendor dependencies.

At what stage should we bring InvestReady in?

We can support a funded feasibility phase, vendor selection, operating-model design, implementation, launch readiness, or remediation. Earlier involvement usually makes it easier to identify dependencies before they affect the critical path.

Does InvestReady provide legal advice?

InvestReady Consulting does not replace your retained securities, banking, tax, or other counsel. We help translate approved legal and compliance requirements into operating workflows, vendor workstreams, controls, and implementation plans. Formal legal advice and opinions remain with retained counsel.

Can you work with our existing vendors?

Yes. We can assess an existing stack, translate requirements into vendor workstreams, join vendor meetings, and support implementation. When gaps remain, we can also help define requirements and evaluate additional options.

How are engagements scoped and priced?

After an initial readiness review, you receive a written, milestone-based proposal with deliverables, owners, timing, assumptions, and fees. The engagement may take the form of a focused diagnostic, a build or modernization program, or embedded launch support.

Do you partner with law firms?

Yes. We can support the operational side by translating an approved legal structure into vendor requirements, workflows, implementation plans, testing, and launch operations while the firm owns the legal workstream.

Start with the mandate

Map the next decisions before they become launch blockers.

In the first 30 minutes, we will review your current stage, target outcome, major dependencies, and whether InvestReady is the right implementation partner.

  • Your organization and product
  • Current stage and target launch window
  • Existing counsel, vendors, and internal owners
  • The decision or blocker creating the most risk