institutional investor
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Institutional investors account for a majority of investments made in the United States.
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“It will tell every CEO, every board, every institutional investor, every government, and every ambitious young engineer that the direction has been set,” Blackman wrote of SpaceX’s IPO.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
An institutional investor might have a strong view on what a company will report in revenue, but isn’t sure how the stock will respond, said Budish.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Allbirds said it secured $50 million in convertible debt from an institutional investor to finance the new business, adding to the flood of cash pouring into AI infrastructure companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Another asks: "Are you heartbroken you gave the institutional investor preference over the equity punks, James? An arrangement that ensured we received no return on our investments."
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
You know, Ben said to Charlie and Jamie, if you established yourself as a serious institutional investor, you could phone up Lehman Brothers or Morgan Stanley and buy eight-year options on whatever you wanted.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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