Patent ID: 7933825

Claim:
A computer implemented system for operating a venture capital investment business, the system comprising: a business entity computer associated with a business entity and configured to monitor an investment fund for venture capital and configured to receive capital contribution information of an investor; and a fund managing entity computer associated with a fund managing entity and coupled to the business entity computer and configured to administer matters and decisions relating to the investment fund, and configured to send and receive capital contribution information to the business entity computer, wherein the capital contribution information is used for an investment in a portfolio entity, an investor computer associated with the investor receives from the business entity computer general participation interest information in the investment fund for the investor, as determined by the business entity computer, the fund managing entity computer interfaces with the business entity computer for calculating carried interest information in the investment fund for the fund managing entity, the business entity computer is configured to determine stock rights in the business entity and provide stock rights information based on the determined stock rights to the investor via the investor computer so that the investor can exercise the stock rights to become a shareholder in the business entity, the business entity computer is configured to determine for the business entity a portion of IPO shares that become available in the portfolio entity, and the business entity computer is configured to determine shareholders of the business entity that are entitled to purchase IPO shares among the portion of IPO shares secured by the business entity that become available in the portfolio entity.