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Are you an accredited investor? Our Seed-Stage Venture Fund invests in some of the most exclusive startups that are changing the future. Join Tycoon by registering below and learning more about how to invest in our Fund.

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Who is an accredited investor?

An accredited investor, in the context of a natural person, includes anyone who:

earned income that exceeded $200,000 (or $300,000 together with a spouse or spousal equivalent) in each of the prior two years, and reasonably expects the same for the current year, OR
has a net worth over $1 million, either alone or together with a spouse or spousal equivalent (excluding the value of the person’s primary residence), OR
holds in good standing a Series 7, 65, or 82 license.

There are other categories of accredited investors, including the following, which may be relevant to you:

any trust, with total assets in excess of $5 million, not formed specifically to purchase the subject securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person, OR
certain entity with total investments in excess of $5 million, not formed to specifically purchase the subject securities, OR
any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.

In this context, a sophisticated person means the person must have, or the company or private fund offering the securities reasonably believes that this person has, sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to evaluate the merits and risks of the prospective investment.

How do I calculate my net worth?

Generally, to qualify as an accredited investor under the net worth test, you must have a net worth that exceeds $1 million, either alone or with a spouse or spousal equivalent, at the time of the sale of the securities. If calculating joint net worth with a spouse or spousal equivalent, it is not necessary that property be held jointly and the securities being purchased do not have to be acquired jointly. Calculating net worth involves adding up all your assets and subtracting all your liabilities. The resulting sum is your net worth.

Spousal equivalent. A spousal equivalent means a cohabitant occupying a relationship generally equivalent to that of a spouse.

The value of your primary residence is not included in your net worth calculation. In addition, any mortgage or other loan on the primary residence does not count as a liability up to the fair market value of the residence. If the loan is for more than the fair market value of the primary residence (i.e., if your mortgage is underwater), then the loan amount that is over the fair market value counts as a liability under the net worth test.

Further, any increase in the loan amount (other than for the purchase of the primary residence) in the 60 days prior to your purchase of the securities (even if the loan amount does not exceed the value of the primary residence) will count as a liability as well. The reason for this is to prevent net worth from being artificially inflated through converting home equity into cash or other assets.

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Why are you interested in joining Tycoon Venture Partners as an accredited investor?
I want to diversify my investments with high return potential startups.I want to get insider access to top startups through your fund.

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I recently read the investor disclosure and understand that startups are risky.
I understand these investments are not easily resold, as they are not traded on a stock market. I can wait years for a return.
I understand Tycoon Venture Partners does not offer investment advice. I meet the definition of an accredited investor and I am knowledgeable enough to make my own investment decisions.
I promise to keep the information I learn about these companies confidential, or I risk being banned permanently from Tycoon Venture Partners. I agree to the Confidentiality and Non-Circumvention Agreement below:

CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-CIRCUMVENTION AGREEMENT - This agreement governs the disclosure of information to you for the purpose of pursuing a business opportunity or relationship with Tycoon Venture Partners (Company). This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the U.S. without giving effect to its provisions regarding conflict of laws. Information is provided in our online investment portal. This Portal contains information about investment opportunities, including confidential Evaluation Material as defined in Section 1 of this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall apply to each opportunity and/or Fund viewed in the Portal, and any dates or expirations in this Agreement shall commence for each specific opportunity and/or Fund upon the first time you view the opportunity in the Portal. 1. Confidentiality. In consideration for, and as a condition of, such information being furnished to you and your directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, representatives, co-investors and affiliates, including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants and any representatives of the foregoing (collectively, Representatives), you agree to treat any and all information concerning the Company obtained by you or your Representatives from or on behalf of the Company on or after the date of this letter agreement (this Agreement), together with any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, documents or records to the extent containing, referring, relating to, based upon or derived from such information, in whole or in part (collectively, the Evaluation Material), in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking the other actions hereinafter set forth, provided, that no person shall be considered your Representative unless and until they receive Evaluation Material from or on behalf of you. The term (Evaluation Material) does not include information that (a) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a direct or indirect disclosure by you or your Representatives in violation of this Agreement, (b) was available to you or your Representatives on a non-confidential basis prior to its being furnished to you by or on behalf of the Company, (c) is or becomes available to you or your Representatives from a source other than the Company or (d) was independently acquired, developed or conceived of by you or any of your Representatives without reference to the Evaluation Material; provided, that in the case of (b) and (c) above, the source of such information was not known to you or your Representatives, as applicable, to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or to any other party with respect to such information. 2. Use of Information. You hereby agree that you and your Representatives will (a) use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating, negotiating, documenting and/or consummating a Transaction and not for any other purpose, and (b) from the date hereof through the second anniversary of the date hereof, use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Evaluation Material strictly confidential and not disclose any of the Evaluation Material in any manner whatsoever without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, that you may disclose any of such information to your Representatives (i) who need to know such information for the sole purpose of evaluating, negotiating, documenting and/or consummating a Transaction, (ii) who are informed by you of the confidential nature of such information, and (iii) who are provided with a copy of this Agreement and have been instructed to act in accordance with its terms that are specifically applicable to Representatives to the same extent as if they were parties hereto. You will be responsible for any breach of any of the terms of this Agreement that are specifically applicable to Representatives by any of your Representatives and you agree to take all commercially reasonable measures to restrain your Representatives from disclosure or improper use of the Evaluation Material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you will not be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of your Representatives that provide the Company with an express written undertaking to be bound hereunder in substantially the form of Annex A. 3. Third-Party Requests to Disclose Evaluation Material. In the event that you or any of your Representatives are requested or required by, as advised by your legal counsel, any applicable law, regulation or legal process to disclose any of the Evaluation Material, you and your Representatives will (a) promptly notify the Company thereof in writing, (b) only disclose that portion of the Evaluation Material that such counsel advises is legally required to be disclosed, and (c) exercise commercially reasonable efforts at the Company’s sole cost and expense to preserve the confidentiality of such information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information. In no event will you or any of your Representatives oppose any action by the Company to obtain a protective order or other relief to prevent the disclosure of the Evaluation Material or to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Evaluation Material. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, you and your Representatives shall be permitted to disclose any Evaluation Material pursuant to an ordinary course examination by a regulator, bank examiner or self-regulatory organization not specifically directed at the Company or the Evaluation Material. 4. Communications Protocols. You agree that, except to the extent expressly authorized by the Company in advance, you will not directly or indirectly have any formal or informal discussions or other communications with any director, executive officer, or other employees of the Company or any other third party, relating to a Transaction of the Company. Unless otherwise agreed to or instructed by the Company, all communications regarding the Purpose or any transaction involving the Company, requests for additional information, requests for management meetings, and discussions or questions regarding procedures, timing, and terms of a Transaction, shall be submitted or directed exclusively to the Company and not to any other party. 5. Termination of Interest; Return or Destruction. At any time upon the written request of the Company for any reason, you will either (a) promptly destroy all copies of the Evaluation Material in your and your Representatives’ possession (including expunging all Evaluation Material from any computer or other storage media or device containing such information, provided that neither you nor any of your Representatives will be required to expunge any system back-up media which has been created pursuant to automatic archiving or back-up procedures on secured central storage servers or magnetic tape and which cannot reasonably be expunged), provided, further, that you may retain any such Evaluation Material to the extent required to be retained pursuant to any law, regulation or legal process. 6. Non-Reliance. You understand and acknowledge that neither the Company nor any of its Representatives make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material. You agree that neither the Company nor any of its Representatives shall have any liability to you or to any of your Representatives relating to or resulting from your or their use of the Evaluation Material or any errors therein or omissions therefrom. Only those representations or warranties that are made in a written definitive agreement regarding a Transaction, when, as, and if executed, and subject to such limitations and restrictions as may be specified therein, will have any legal effect. 7. Non-Circumvent. At any time prior to the expiration of one year from the date of this agreement, it is expressly agreed that the identities of any individual or entity and any other third parties (including, without limitation, suppliers, customers, financial sources, manufacturers and consultants) discussed and made available by the Company in respect of the Purpose and any related business opportunity shall constitute Evaluation Material and the Representatives shall not (without the prior written consent of, or having entered into a commission agreement with, the Company): (i) directly or indirectly initiate, solicit, negotiate, contract or enter into any business transactions, investments, agreements, or undertakings with any such third party identified or introduced in the Evaluation Material; or (ii) seek to by-pass, compete, avoid or circumvent the Company from any business or investment opportunity that relates to the Purpose by utilizing any Evaluation Material or by otherwise exploiting or deriving any benefit from the Evaluation Material. 8. No Obligations. (a) Each party understands and agrees that no contract or agreement providing for a Transaction shall be deemed to exist unless and until a written definitive agreement providing for a Transaction has been executed and delivered, and you hereby waive, in advance, any claims in connection with a Transaction (other than claims arising for breach of this Agreement) unless and until such a definitive agreement is executed. Each party also agrees that unless and until such a definitive agreement has been executed and delivered, neither party will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to a Transaction by virtue of this Agreement except for the matters specifically agreed to herein. You further acknowledge and agree that (i) the Company and its Representatives will be free to conduct the process, if any, for a Transaction in their sole discretion (including, without limitation, negotiating with any prospective buyer and entering into a definitive agreement without prior notice to you) and (ii) any procedures relating to entering into a Transaction may be changed at any time without notice to you. 9. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This agreement shall be deemed made in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This agreement and all controversies arising from or relating to performance under this agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely in such State, without giving effect to such state’s rules concerning conflicts of laws that might provide for any other choice of law. The terms of this agreement shall automatically expire one year following the date hereof.

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