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 mafia went on to build or fund Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Yelp, Tesla, SpaceX, Palantir, Affirm, and a meaningful slice of the venture capital industry that then bankrolled mostly everything else in Silicon Valley.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment trusts will continue to fund clean energy innovation where returns justify risk.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Since then, Neumann founded Flow, which received significant investment from Andreessen Horowitz, a high-profile Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026
Beijing has made dominating the humanoid robot sector a national priority, committing almost $140 billion in state venture capital funds to back it and other high-tech industries.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment trusts will continue to fund clean energy innovation where returns justify risk.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Since then, Neumann founded Flow, which received significant investment from Andreessen Horowitz, a high-profile Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026
Beijing has made dominating the humanoid robot sector a national priority, committing almost $140 billion in state venture capital funds to back it and other high-tech industries.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for venture capital
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“Venture capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venture%20capital. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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