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seed capital

British

noun

finance a small amount of capital required to finance the research necessary to produce a business plan for a new company

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While working there, Anderson persuaded Burkle to provide him with $100,000 in seed capital to launch his lobbying firm Platinum Advisors, according to the complaint filed by Burkle’s company.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

As part of the acquisition, Wendel agreed to provide $1 billion for seed capital and general partner commitments for current and future Monroe investment strategies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Galeotti masterminded the business side of the company - and sold his Volkswagen car to raise seed capital.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Belden said that a large institutional investor has provided seed capital of $50 million for the new ETF.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023

Within hours, $1.5 million in seed capital for Beta Technologies had been wired to his bank account.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2022

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