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

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Vice President-elect JD Vance, in addition to being a best-selling author, headed up a venture capital firm that invested in tech companies. —

Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024 Founders Fund, the venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, is raising around $3 billion for its third growth equity fund, Axios has learned from multiple sources. —

Dan Primack, Axios, 24 Dec. 2024 Its shareholders include Bongino, and a venture capital firm co-founded by Vice president-elect JD Vance. —

Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024 Microsoft eventually purchased the company for a billion dollars in 2000, and Burgum went on to run a real estate development firm and venture capital company. —

Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for venture capital

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 Dec. 2024.

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