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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Businesses owned by Black and Latino women get less than 1% of all venture capital funding.
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Angela R. Logan, The Conversation, 19 June 2024
Subscribe to Term Sheet, our daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity.
—Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 June 2024
And those areas are churning out next-gen companies to disrupt our legacy businesses – often with venture capital from Midwest funding sources.
—Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024
In a 2-1 vote on June 3, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that the Fearless Foundation – the charitable arm of the Fearless Fund venture capital firm – must suspend its Strivers Grant Contest.
—Angela R. Logan, The Conversation, 19 June 2024
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Angela R. Logan, The Conversation, 19 June 2024
Subscribe to Term Sheet, our daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity.
—Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 June 2024
And those areas are churning out next-gen companies to disrupt our legacy businesses – often with venture capital from Midwest funding sources.
—Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024
In a 2-1 vote on June 3, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that the Fearless Foundation – the charitable arm of the Fearless Fund venture capital firm – must suspend its Strivers Grant Contest.
—Angela R. Logan, The Conversation, 19 June 2024
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“Venture capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venture%20capital. Accessed 6 Jul. 2024.
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