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

Examples of venture capital in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That looks likely to feature further strategic investment via SETT, the Ministry’s sovereign venture capital fund. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Its engineers went on to found giants Intel, AMD and venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins during the late 1960s and early ‘70s. — Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

In addition to Kelce, Jawahar was reportedly able to lure other top athletes to invest in his venture capital fund. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

Among the companies now using Kimi are investment bank CICC and venture capital firms such as Sequoia China, now rebranded as Hong Shan. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for venture capital

• capitol
• noncapital

Legal Definition

venture capital

see also:

capital