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venture capital

[ ven-cher kap-i-tl ]

noun

  1. funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise (often used attributively): a venture capital firm. : VC

    Startups may seek private equity or venture capital as alternative funding sources;

    a venture capital firm.



venture capital

noun

  1. capital that is provided for a new commercial enterprise by individuals or organizations other than those who own the new enterprise
  2. another name for risk capital
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ven·ture cap·i·tal·ism noun
  • ven·ture cap·i·tal·ist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of venture capital1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Newsom attributed California’s showing to a growing population and record tourism spending coupled with a high concentration of venture capital and new business ventures.

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They allege that these companies are using billions of dollars in venture capital funds to engage in anti-competitive practices like "predatory pricing" or "deep discounting" which has further distorted the playing field for mom-and-pop shops.

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The deal would have several American venture capital firms, private equity funds and tech firms invest in a company that would control the app's U.S. operations, CNN reported.

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Others noted that Trump’s "crypto czar," David Sacks, owns a venture capital firm that may hold stakes across crypto firms and tech companies that stand to benefit from increased crypto valuations.

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So by staying away from venture capital, by saying we'll never sell the company, and by attracting a group of people who are in this for the right reasons, that's what keeps us going.

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