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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

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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

Lamberhurst St Mary's Church of England VC Primary School closed as it had no access to hot water.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

For Tomer Diari, general partner at VC firm Aleph, the biggest concern is ensuring that Voltify has a perfect product from the get-go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

I thought my hands were bleeding, but I went to check out the VC before I put my piece down.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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