In the U.S., an accredited investor is anyone who meets one of the below criteria: Individuals who have an income greater than $200,000 in each of the past two years or whose joint income with a spouse is greater than $300,000 for those years, and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year.

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An accredited investor is a person or a business entity that is allowed to trade securities that may not be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These groups are entitled to advantaged access to private securities by qualifying for at least one requirement from either their income, net worth, asset size, governance status, or professional experience.