Chris Arias

Co-founder of AltinvestLinkedIn

Chris Arias is a co-founder of Altinvest. He has worked in digital marketing for over 18 years and has focused on alternative investments since 2012, shortly after the JOBS Act opened private offerings to online capital raising. He is a Managing Partner at Raise Ready Systems, where he works with syndication sponsors on investor marketing, and a Partner at The Digital Collective, a marketing firm he has run since 2017.

• July 6, 2026

  How to Vet a Private Deal Sponsor: The Due-Diligence Checklist Smart Investors Use

  The gap between a well-run private offering and a risky one rarely shows up in the pitch deck. This is the checklist I use to find it before any capital moves.