VENTURE EXCHANGE SYSTEM
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1. ) A method for connecting investors and investees comprising the steps of:
- receiving a business plan profile from an entrepreneur;
determining if said business plan profile meets a set of objective criteria;
placing said business plan in a database comprising investable business plan profiles when said objective criteria are met;
displaying business plan profiles in said database on a portal in response to a user request;
receiving investment money from an investor, associating said investment money with said business plan, and issuing an amount of security interests in said business plan profile to said investor where said amount of security interests is proportional to said investment money;
isolating all invested money associated with a business plan in a secure firebox account, controlled by a fiduciary separate from investors and investees; and
distributing a portion of said money from said secured firebox account to an entrepreneur associated with the business plan associated with said money when a set of predetermined conditions are met.
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The Venture Exchange System uses a hardware server to connect investors and entrepreneurs over the network. The Exchange system allows the investors to invest money in business plans in a secure fashion and allows the investors to exchange security interests in business plans which they have invested in with other investors using the same system.
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1. ) A method for connecting investors and investees comprising the steps of:
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receiving a business plan profile from an entrepreneur; determining if said business plan profile meets a set of objective criteria; placing said business plan in a database comprising investable business plan profiles when said objective criteria are met; displaying business plan profiles in said database on a portal in response to a user request; receiving investment money from an investor, associating said investment money with said business plan, and issuing an amount of security interests in said business plan profile to said investor where said amount of security interests is proportional to said investment money; isolating all invested money associated with a business plan in a secure firebox account, controlled by a fiduciary separate from investors and investees; and distributing a portion of said money from said secured firebox account to an entrepreneur associated with the business plan associated with said money when a set of predetermined conditions are met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. ) A method for connecting investors and investees comprising the steps of:
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receiving a business plan profile from an entrepreneur; determining if said business plan profile meets a set of objective criteria; placing said business plan in a database comprising investable business plan profiles when said objective criteria are met; displaying business plans in said database on a portal in response to a user request; receiving investment money from an investor, associating said investment money with said business plan profile, and issuing an amount of security interests in said business plan profile to said investor where said amount of security interests is proportional to said investment money; providing an interface on said portal where at least a first and second investor may post security interests owned for trade; providing an interface on said portal where said at least a first and second investor may browse said posted security interests for trade; and facilitating an exchange of posted security interests between said at least a first and second investor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. ) A system for connecting investors and investees comprising;
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a central hardware server; a user interface connected to said central hardware server through the network; and said central hardware server comprising a computer readable medium storing instructions for performing the steps of; receiving a business plan profile from an entrepreneur; determining if said business plan profile meets a set of objective criteria; placing said business plan profile in a database comprising investable business plans when said objective criteria are met; displaying business plan profiles in said database on a portal in response to a user request; receiving investment money from an investor, associating said investment money with said business plan profile, and issuing an amount of security interests in said business plan profile to said investor where said amount of security interests is proportional to said investment money; providing an interface on said portal where a first and second investor may post security interests owned for trade. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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