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venture capital

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noun

funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.

Also called risk capital.

Origin of venture capital

First recorded in 1940–45

OTHER WORDS FROM venture capital

venture capitalism, noun venture capitalist, noun

Words nearby venture capital

ventrodorsal, ventrolateral, ventroscopy, ventrotomy, venture, venture capital, venture capitalist, venture scout, venturesome, venturi, venturi tube

Example sentences from the Web for venture capital

Check out Privateer Holdings, a venture-capital firm based in Seattle that is about to close on $7 million in funding.

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The brand was sold, and then sold again to venture-capital firms.

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You have a new job with Kleiner Perkins, the venture-capital firm.

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After leaving the company, Snyder started a $100 million venture-capital fund in Ann Arbor, the largest in state history.

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Larry Kramer is senior adviser at Polaris Venture Partners, a venture-capital firm.

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British Dictionary definitions for venture capital

venture capital

noun

capital that is provided for a new commercial enterprise by individuals or organizations other than those who own the new enterprise

another name for risk capital