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 Conway is founder and a managing partner of the venture capital firm SV Angel. —

Brian Schwartz, CNBC, 12 July 2024 Now the billionaire former Lehman Brothers trader is looking to pull off a similar feat in venture capital. —

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 3 July 2024 Thiel had employed Vance at Mithril Capital and later invested in his venture capital firm. —

Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024 Get the latest on venture capital and private equity deals and dealmakers by subscribing to the Term Sheet newsletter, delivered every weekday. —

Byandy Dunn, Fortune, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for venture capital

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of venture capital was in 1943

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“Venture capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venture%20capital. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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