Accreditation is a process to make sure investors meet the accredited investor criteria defined by the SEC. You can read more about accreditation here.
KYC is a process that helps AngelList confirm the identity of investors and their investment entities. AngelList is required by our bank to perform KYC on all investment entities. You can read more about our KYC process here.
Investors must be accredited AND complete KYC in order to invest on AngelList.