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VC

1 American  

  1. venture capital.

  2. Vietcong.

  3. vital capacity.

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

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Defense-tech VC doubled to $49.1 billion in 2025, with Anduril alone reportedly raising a $4 billion round at a $60 billion valuation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Calocane - referred to as VC throughout the inquiry - had been employed on 1 May 2023 by an agency to work at the warehouse, run by Arvato, a supply chain and logistics firm.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

But several VC investors and outside accounting professionals said the back-to-back or multitiered deals are novel and raise questions about how much startups are really worth in an age of frenzied artificial-intelligence investing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Three-quarters of VC deal activity is now in AI and machine-learning ventures.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

In the early-morning hours of January 31,1968, more than 80,000 NVA troops and VC launched the Tet Offensive, an all-out invasion of South Vietnam.

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

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