venture capitalism

[ven-cher kap-it-uhl-iz-uhm]

noun

1. the practice or business of investing in startups through venture capital.

Example Sentences

Like Casimiro, many are expats from the wreckage of iconic glossy magazines that lost luster in an era of consolidation, venture capitalism and attention spans deemed too short to consume anything but algorithmic candy.

From New York Times

She moved into the world of venture capitalism following retirement and worked for Silicon Valley Bank Capital, where she was responsible for investment research and underwriting funds managers.

From Washington Post

Mr. Patricof believed she would excel at answering venture capitalism’s fundamental question: Which business ideas are worth betting on?

From New York Times

In his new novel, “Double Blind,” Edward St. Aubyn sets himself that formidable challenge: to explore weighty subjects like biodiversity, schizophrenia and venture capitalism while probing the nature of consciousness and the limits of science.

From Washington Post

Many big-time donors, he said, “model themselves off of venture capitalism and take an extremely aggressive approach in terms of monitoring” the performance of grant recipients.

From New York Times