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venture capitalist

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noun

  1. a person or company that provides capital for new commercial enterprises

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And one venture capitalist described in exhaustive detail the circular flow of money behind a recent investment by Nvidia into his AI startup, enrapturing the crowd with his explanation of how capitalism really works.

From The Wall Street Journal

His record has made him a target of private investors as venture capitalists look for ways to cash in on artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

SVB banked tech giants and venture capitalists, resulting in a wild balance sheet with extraordinary levels of uninsured deposits.

From Barron's

Such is the life of the teenage venture capitalist at the Harker School in Silicon Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal

This coincided with the rise of private markets, as venture capitalists poured more money into the most promising startups, while private-equity firms sought to take more mature companies private.

From MarketWatch