venture capital
funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise (often used attributively): Startups may seek private equity or venture capital as alternative funding sources;a venture capital firm.Abbreviation: VC
Origin of venture capital
1- Also called risk capital [risk] /rɪsk/ .
Other words from venture capital
- ven·ture cap·i·tal·ism, noun
- ven·ture cap·i·tal·ist, noun
Words Nearby venture capital
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How to use venture capital in a sentence
Globally, less than 5% of venture capital went to female-led startups in 2019.
Funds are emerging to back African female tech founders | Abubakar Idris | February 12, 2021 | QuartzWhile other asset classes from buyout funds to public equities have seen a big push toward ESG ratings and initiatives, venture capital has been lagging behind.
European VC funds are building community around ESG initiatives | Richard Dal Porto | February 11, 2021 | TechCrunchOf course, the second quarter of 2020 was the middle of the storm when it came to the temporary decline in venture capital confidence.
Founders Fund, the venture capital firm founded in part by Peter Thiel, has rented out space in Miami for a new office.
Term Sheet has teamed up with Semaphore for its 13th annual confidence survey of private equity and venture capital professionals.
But that same year it also rasied nearly $300 million in venture capital.
Personics flamed out in one of the biggest busts in venture capital history.
And in 2012, 16 European companies backed by venture capital went public, raising 379 million Euros between them.
venture capital funding also steers clear, with a 39th-place finish in Access to Capital.
Check out Privateer Holdings, a venture-capital firm based in Seattle that is about to close on $7 million in funding.
Marijuana-Related Stocks Are on the Rise. So Should You Invest? | Winston Ross | June 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey raised venture capital to sue us, because we have such deep pockets.
Makers | Cory DoctorowParallel to the most advanced and promising scientific endeavors, venture capital underwrites the industries of the near future.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinInvestment and venture capital funds became the second most important source quantitatively.
After the Rain | Sam VakninIn the USA – the private sector invented its own enormously successful support structures (such as venture capital funds).
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
British Dictionary definitions for venture capital
capital that is provided for a new commercial enterprise by individuals or organizations other than those who own the new enterprise
another name for risk capital
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