Investing with Shape Equity Partners
Most standard questionnaires take 10–15 minutes once you have the information below.
Checklists
Information and documents to have ready
You do not need to choose an IRS form. The portal uses these answers to generate the appropriate tax form and show only the documents relevant to the investor.
- 01Investor details. Legal name, entity type, jurisdiction and address.
- 02People. Primary contact, document uploader and authorized signer (these can be the same person).
- 03Investment. Investment and commitment amount.
- 04U.S. investor eligibility. The U.S. accredited-investor basis the investor will certify, such as income, net worth, entity assets or institutional status.
- 05Tax information. Tax residence and taxpayer identification information. You do not need to prepare a blank W-9 or W-8; the portal generates it from your answers.
- 06Entity and ownership information. For an entity, tax classification, authorized people and each 25% beneficial owner’s name and address.
- 07Bank and payment details. Bank country, payment-account details and whether the investor is an established customer of that bank.
- 08Documents when requested. For an entity, its authorization document—such as an operating agreement, by-laws, partnership agreement or trust instrument—plus authorized-signer and beneficial-owner information. Enhanced AML review may also request a bank reference or government ID.
- 09Foreign-investor status. A foreign entity should know whether it invests for itself or acts for others. This determines the tax questions the portal asks.