VC

These are legitimately classed as VC-style investments, and indeed, many of these firms are still living on VC funding.
Solyndra 2.0|Megan McArdle|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The VC described the pitch as one that is starting to sound familiar.
Ethical or Not, Silicon Valley Bloggers Hit Up VCs for Angel Funds|Dan Lyons|February 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The limiting value, to which vl and vv converge at Tc, is called the critical volume, and we shall represent it by vc.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7|Various
The maire and the aldermen presentyd the kyng with a ml li in too basyns of gold worth vc li.
A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483|Anonymous

Tesmoin mon synet manuel, cy mis le xe jour de avril mil vc trente et cyns, aprs Pasque.
Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853|Various
“You ought to have a VC or something for it, I consider,” said another.
Brave and True|George Manville Fenn
Branchial hearts are developed on the two branchial afferent blood-vessels (fig. 28, vc′, vi).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for VC (1 of 2)

the internet domain name for

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

British Dictionary definitions for VC (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

Vice-chairman

Vice Chancellor

Vice Consul

Victoria Cross

Vietcong

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