venture capital
noun
: capital (such as retained corporate earnings or individual savings) invested or available for investment in the ownership element of new or fresh enterprise
called also risk capital
venture capitalism
noun
venture capitalist
noun
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In a year marked by some high-profile instances of shareholder activism, Netflix stockholders have voted director Jay Hoag, a venture capital investor, off the board.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Musk is in favor of impeaching Trump and replacing him with Vance, who is intimately connected in the world of tech and venture capital.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Founders Fund, the venture capital firm backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, led the new funding round with a $1 billion investment, Stephens said in the interview Thursday.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
However, as the clients are broadly financial firms, many of which are in asset management, banking, private equity, insurance, and venture capital, a good number of their clientele are regularly responsible for investments, whether their own or their customers’.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Musk is in favor of impeaching Trump and replacing him with Vance, who is intimately connected in the world of tech and venture capital.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Founders Fund, the venture capital firm backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, led the new funding round with a $1 billion investment, Stephens said in the interview Thursday.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
However, as the clients are broadly financial firms, many of which are in asset management, banking, private equity, insurance, and venture capital, a good number of their clientele are regularly responsible for investments, whether their own or their customers’.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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“Venture capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venture%20capital. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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