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

Recent Examples on the Web Alexis Ohanian's venture capital firm 776 will host a women-only track event in September called the 776 Invitational. —

Tim Baysinger, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024 The First International Film Festival, which has been held in Xining since 2011, has expanded into training camps, laboratories and venture capital meetings, in addition to the competition and awards sessions. —

Li Jun, WWD, 4 Aug. 2024 Graham Uden for Fortune Billions of dollars in venture capital money has flooded the AI space over the last year, as firms large and small demand new generative AI services. —

Bylionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 1 Aug. 2024 Bronfman in recent years has helped run a venture capital firm for early-stage media startups and served as executive chairman of streaming pay-TV operator Fubo, among other pursuits. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for venture capital

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

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 19 Aug. 2024.

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