RESEARCH ON VENTUREBRIDGE - A STARTUP–INVESTOR COLLABORATION PLATFORM

The startup ecosystem is growing rapidly, yet connecting startups with the right investors in a trustworthy and efficient manner remains a persistent challenge, as most existing platforms offer only basic search and filtering and often overlook potential matches on either side.This paper presents VentureBridge, a web-based platform developed using the MERN Stack that simplifies startup-investor connections through a structured and intelligent approach.The system provides dedicated modules for entrepreneurs, investors, and administrators: startups present their business information and funding needs, while investors define their investment interests and preferences.A smart matching mechanism compares these inputs and generates a Match Score that indicates the suitability of a potential connection.The platform also supports profile management, search and filtering, collaboration requests, communication, document sharing, meeting scheduling, notifications, and administrative verification, while AI-based analysis and recommendations further assist opportunity discovery.By bringing these activities onto a single platform, VentureBridge makes startup-investor interaction more organized, efficient, and accessible, without directly handling financial transactions.