venture capital

[ven-cher kap-i-tl]

noun

1. funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise (often used attributively): a venture capital firm. VC

   Startups may seek private equity or venture capital as alternative funding sources;

   a venture capital firm.

venture capital

noun

1. capital that is provided for a new commercial enterprise by individuals or organizations other than those who own the new enterprise

2. another name for risk capital

Other Word Forms

• venture capitalism noun
• venture capitalist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of venture capital¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Related Words

• working capital