Unlocking Private Market Access with Retirement Capital - Alto IRA
How Angels, Founders, and VCs Can Invest—and Raise—Using IRAs
Angels, founders, and early-stage VCs sit at a unique intersection of building and backing companies. Yet many overlook one of the largest, most aligned capital sources available to them: retirement accounts.
In this educational and practical session, Max Mohr, Account Executive at Alto, will break down how IRAs can be used to invest in startups, venture funds, and other private market opportunities—and how founders and VCs can strategically raise capital from investors using retirement funds.
We’ll explore why retirement capital is particularly well-suited for private markets, how long-duration assets and long-term savings naturally align, and how the tax-advantaged structure of IRAs can benefit investors while helping founders and fund managers attract aligned, long-term capital.
What we’ll cover:
How angels and VCs use IRAs to invest in startups, funds, and SPVs
Why private market timelines align well with long-term retirement capital
The potential tax advantages of investing through Traditional and Roth IRAs
How founders and fund managers can accept IRA capital as part of a raise
How retirement accounts can support both investing and capital-raising goals in private markets
Whether you’re backing the next generation of startups, raising for your own company or fund, or wearing both hats at once, this session will give you a clear framework for using retirement capital as a powerful tool in the private markets.
Our Sponsors
Alto is a financial technology company that provides a self-directed IRA platform designed to give everyday investors access to alternative assets. The platform allows users to invest retirement savings into non-traditional markets, including private equity, real estate, venture capital, and fine art, through a streamlined digital interface. By partnering with leading investment platforms like AngelList and Masterworks, Alto simplifies the process of diversifying a portfolio beyond the traditional stock and bond markets.
LaFamilia Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit that seeks to close the resource gap for Latine founders and investors by bringing together Latine startups, venture capitalists, and aligned ecosystem partners.
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