risk capital

noun

: venture capital

Examples of risk capital in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although the public markets have dried up since the pandemic, the need for risk capital has only increased. —Joel Shulman, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

Ultimately, risk capital will flow in competitive markets to the highest and best use. —Joel Shulman, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

The longtime partner and CEO of a risk capital fund, Azcona also served as director of pubcaster Aragón TV. —John Hopewell, Variety, 18 June 2024

After all, what company would risk capital to keep the lights and heat on in the near and medium term while policymakers make increasingly ambitious pledges to render the necessary infrastructure obsolete? —Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2022

Another factor that Hoggett pointed out is the need for more pension assets in the country to be channeled into equity and risk capital, where great value can be made. —Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023

Bethune also noted that high interest rates are diverting risk capital from investments that support productivity-boosting innovation. —Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023

Investors could lose risk capital. —David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 9 Feb. 2022

Aerospace and aviation need a lot of risk capital. —Dean Donovan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for risk capital

• noncapital
• capitol

Legal Definition

risk capital

see capital