general partner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of general partner
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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At A.Capital, Ronny Conway, its founder and general partner, said in a letter to limited partners that his firm and SV Angel combined are Hugging Face’s largest outside shareholder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Among tech investors, the prevailing wisdom was “don’t back the kids in chips,” said Sonya Huang, a general partner at Sequoia Capital, which led the company’s $300 million Series C round.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Over the past 12 months, nearly 75% of the capital raised from outside investors went into non-direct lending segments, including real assets and general partner strategic capital, a strategy that backs other asset managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
This week, Tenacity founder and general partner Ben Narasin on the IPO boom.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
“You can’t ignore San Francisco right now, particularly around AI infrastructure, developer tooling and frontier model ecosystems,” said Jonathan Lehr, co-founder and general partner at New York venture firm Work-Bench.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
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