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Yes, you must be accredited to invest. During sign-up, we'll ask you if you meet one of the accreditation criteria: $200K in annual income or $300K with a partner, $1M in assets outside your home, or financial licensing (Series 65, 7, or 82). One in five US households makes the cut. You check a box. We trust you. Done.

We've designed Play Money so you can build a diversified startup portfolio without writing big checks. It's always free to lurk and learn — there's no membership fee to sign up and browse deals. You only pay when you invest. When you invest, you'll pay 10% or $1,500, whichever is less, with no hidden fees later. That's very standard for private markets — a typical venture fund charges ~2% per year for 10+ years plus expenses, more than twice as much. Some deals also charge “carry” — a share of the profits (0–20%, shown on each deal) that you only pay after getting your full investment back, split between Play Money and the lead who sourced and vetted the deal.

Every deal is sourced and backed by experienced deal leads and domain experts who write their own checks first. They run the diligence and share their reasoning, materials, and terms on the deal page, so you see the thesis behind every opportunity, not just a pitch.

Most platforms hand you a wall of listings and wish you luck. Play Money curates down to one vetted deal a week, sourced by deal leads who invest alongside you and explain why. You get the cadence, the curation, and the community instead of an open marketplace.

Plenty of our members are. They use Play Money for sharper, curated deal flow, the deal-lead reasoning on every opportunity, and the option to invest with friends, without an annual membership fee. It's built to sit comfortably next to the groups serious angels already trust.