January 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Collect Founder Demographics Without Storing PII
A practical, aggregate-first workflow to meet California FIP-VCC reporting needs without collecting person-level demographic records.
California's FIP-VCC reporting model creates a hard requirement: produce required outcomes while reducing the risk of re-identifying any individual founder. That means your data model matters as much as your filing workflow.
If your system stores per-founder answers, every export and query can become a privacy risk. Aggregate-only design changes that:
Ask this before launch: "If one founder asked for a copy of their submission, could we reconstruct a person-level response?" If the answer is yes, the system is not aggregate-only.
This post is product and engineering guidance, not legal advice. Work with counsel for interpretation of law and filing obligations.