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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The platform, valued at $20 billion in a 2021 funding round, boasts backing from tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent, and venture capital funds like DST Global and Hongshan Capital.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
Getty Images Amazon Web Services and venture capital firm General Catalyst on Monday announced a new multi-year partnership in their latest push to carve out a piece of health-care’s growing artificial intelligence market.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Many of their clients are those who have sold a business as well as a number of partners at private equity and venture capital firms.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
With $16 million in seed funding from Lux Capital, a venture capital firm in New York City, Dr. Castel and Dr. Wasik quit their jobs and began working full-time for their startup.
—Brendan Borrell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
Getty Images Amazon Web Services and venture capital firm General Catalyst on Monday announced a new multi-year partnership in their latest push to carve out a piece of health-care’s growing artificial intelligence market.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Many of their clients are those who have sold a business as well as a number of partners at private equity and venture capital firms.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
With $16 million in seed funding from Lux Capital, a venture capital firm in New York City, Dr. Castel and Dr. Wasik quit their jobs and began working full-time for their startup.
—Brendan Borrell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Venture capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venture%20capital. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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