Abstract: Systems, methods and techniques for facilitating communication and investment between prescreened investors and businesses seeking capital. The computer-aided system and method comprise a secure platform through which investors and businesses can interact. Business data is made accessible to the appropriate users, and investors can browse the same while remaining anonymous. Additionally, the system and method can categorize and sort businesses into targeted subsets pursuant to investor-defined parameters, thereby enabling investors to focus on and research a smaller group of businesses. The facilitating communication and investment system and method hereof further enables investors to contact targeted businesses directly through the secure platform to facilitate communication therebetween.