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VC

1 American  
V.C. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. venture capital.

  2. Veterinary Corps.

  3. Vice-Chairman.

  4. Vice-Chancellor.

  5. Vice-Consul.

  6. Victoria Cross.

  7. Vietcong.


VC 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Vice-chairman

  2. Vice Chancellor

  3. Vice Consul

  4. Victoria Cross

  5. Vietcong

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

vc 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Still, while VC firms undoubtedly get the chance to invest in high-growth companies at lower valuations than stock-market investors do, they also do so at an earlier stage where many go bust.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

When the founders of social media platforms and their VC backers realized self-expression could be commodified, the ad-driven, data-based new experiences were a betrayal.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

Founders Fund, the VC firm co-founded by Musk ally Peter Thiel, was one of the earliest investors in SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

WSJ: What do you believe now about VC that you saw differently 20 or 30 years ago?

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

There had been numerous reports of VC activity on the island, and the Green Berets went out with new South Vietnamese troops on a training exercise.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

There’s still much to do before construction starts on the project, which is located at a site near Columbia, S.C., known as V.C.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

Nuclear-project builder Westinghouse Electric, a contractor at V.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

Nuclear Regulatory Commission downgraded its preliminary “yellow” warning for V.C.

From Seattle Times Dec. 29, 2023

I will tell you that we were passing around V.C.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2023

“If some Big Man in Abuja has stolen the money, is the V.C. supposed to vomit money for Nsukka?”

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

This corresponds to the spectral regime between the injection frequency vm and the cooling frequency vc for a non-thermal electron population with power-law index 2.3, close to its typical value of GRB afterglows59.

From Nature Oct. 15, 2017

The notion was that  if you’re a startup entrepreneur and you get in an elevator with a vc or someone who could help your business, you’d better be able to explain the business quickly.

From Forbes Dec. 9, 2014

If you’re an entrepreneur and you find yourself riding in an elevator with a vc some time, pitch away!

From Forbes Dec. 9, 2014

You might have enough time with the vc in the elevator to get a couple hundred words out of your mouth – that’s it.

From Forbes Dec. 9, 2014

At the same time the pharynx, ph, and the wide anterior end of the oesophagus, oe, are cut open, exposing the glottis, gs, and vocal cords, vc.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

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