Patent ID: 8447682

Claim:
A computer implemented system for operating a venture capital investment business, the system comprising: a business entity computer configured to monitor an investment fund for venture capital and configured to receive capital contribution information; and a fund managing entity computer 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 for an investment in a portfolio entity to the business entity computer, the business entity computer sends to an investor computer general participation interest information in the investment fund, as determined by the business entity computer, the fund managing entity computer communicates with the business entity computer for calculating returns or carried interest information in the investment fund, the business entity computer is configured to determine stock rights and provide stock rights information based on the determined stock rights to the investor computer, the business entity computer is configured to determine a portion of IPO shares that become available in the portfolio entity, and the business entity computer is configured to determine shareholders that are entitled to purchase IPO shares in the portfolio entity.