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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It’s aimed at internal use by founders and their teams, but will also be offered to other venture capital firms to use with their portfolio companies.
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Anne Field, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
By going public, Lauber believes the portfolio companies can raise financing and get better valuations than with a large venture capital or private equity firm.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
With ample venture capital available, most startups prefer to stay private as long as possible.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Among those backing the effort, which is called Leading the Future, is the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI president Greg Brockman, venture capitalist Ron Conway, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, and the AI company Perplexity.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Anne Field, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
By going public, Lauber believes the portfolio companies can raise financing and get better valuations than with a large venture capital or private equity firm.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
With ample venture capital available, most startups prefer to stay private as long as possible.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Among those backing the effort, which is called Leading the Future, is the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI president Greg Brockman, venture capitalist Ron Conway, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, and the AI company Perplexity.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Venture capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venture%20capital. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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