limited partner
noun
: a partner in a venture who has no management authority and whose liability is restricted to the amount of his or her investment compare general partner
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Many family offices that once sat quietly as limited partners in mid-size VC funds are now hiring CIOs and deploying capital directly.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
To help bolster the organization, Leichtman and her family recently welcomed former club captain and two-time World Cup champion Alex Morgan to the ownership group as a limited partner.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Most of these top firms are largely closed to new investors, and habitually return profits to existing limited partners, in order to stay lean enough to sustain their performance.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Generating cash returns from previous deals makes Africa investing appealing for Accion and helps the firm make the case for doubling down to limited partners, Parbhoo said.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
To help bolster the organization, Leichtman and her family recently welcomed former club captain and two-time World Cup champion Alex Morgan to the ownership group as a limited partner.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Most of these top firms are largely closed to new investors, and habitually return profits to existing limited partners, in order to stay lean enough to sustain their performance.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Generating cash returns from previous deals makes Africa investing appealing for Accion and helps the firm make the case for doubling down to limited partners, Parbhoo said.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Limited partner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limited%20partner. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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