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 The company’s funding round was led by the venture capital firm Seven Seven Six, whose founder and general partner, Alexis Ohanian, said that the space sector has become far more appealing to investors. Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 The Filipinos’ reliable performance of important tasks helped the company achieve the precipitous growth demanded by venture capital investors to rapidly increase the company’s valuation. IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2024 Sequoia, the venture capital firm that Moritz helped run, has backed Klarna for the past 15 years — and was also an early investor in Google. Aisha S Gani, Fortune Europe, 8 Mar. 2024 On the Nvidia board, Tench Coxe, former managing director at venture capital investment firm Sutter Hill Ventures, sold $170 million in company stock in three transactions yesterday. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024 Meanwhile, in a sign of the ever-evolving threat landscape, Google parent company Alphabet’s venture capital fund just invested $50 million in insider risk startup Dtex Systems, Axios reported this week. Mary Hui, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024 Founded in 2023 by Sam Handel and John Chapman of venture capital and private equity firm Dundee Partners, JKBX had been waiting for approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024 This shift, influenced by recent economic trends and a change in priorities, reflects a changing sentiment that's resonating across private equity, venture capital and the business landscape. Ellie Perlman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Start-ups working on e-fuels, including a Stanford spinoff, have raised millions of dollars, typically from the venture capital arms of large oil and gas companies, as well as from airlines. Hiroko Tabuchi Damon Casarez, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Mar. 2024.

Legal Definition

venture capital

see capital

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