venture capital

Money available for investment in startup companies and small businesses with a high potential for growth. Also called risk capital.

venture capitalism n.

venture capitalist n.

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venture capital

1. (Banking & Finance) capital that is provided for a new commercial enterprise by individuals or organizations other than those who own the new enterprise

2. (Banking & Finance) another name for risk capital

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ven′ture cap`ital

funds invested or available for investment in a new business enterprise. Also called risk capital.

[1940–45]

ven′ture cap`italism, n.

ven′ture cap`italist, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

venture capital - wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises

risk capital

capital, working capital - assets available for use in the production of further assets

Translations

capital-risque

venture capital

n (Fin) → capitale m a rischio

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Ooctane, a Cambodian venture capital firm backed by local logistics company Worldbridge Group, has identified potential start-ups in the Kingdom to fund, saying it has reserved $55 million for Cambodia's growing number of entrepreneurs.

Venture capital firm Ooctane identifies start-ups to fund

Manama: As the Global Economic Congress draws to a close, the $100million Bahrain-based Al Waha Fund of Funds, launched in 2018 with the aim of driving greater venture capital investment across the MENA region, has revealed that two Bahraini start-ups are benefiting from investments it has made into local venture capital funds.

Bahraini start-ups prospering thanks to Al Waha

New York, US-based venture capital and private equity firm Insight Venture Partners has acquired a majority of Israel-based Venture Capital Fund's Genesis Partners IV portfolio, the company said.

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TELECOMWORLDWIRE-December 24, 2018-New Kensington fund launched under Canada's venture capital catalyst initiative

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Saudi Venture Capital Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with American investor Tim Draper, one of the most important venture capital investors in the world, for the establishment of a venture capital investment fund.

Saudi Venture Capital signs MoU with US investor Tim Draper

The BlueVine announcement is part of Nationwide's commitment to invest more than $100 million of venture capital in customer-centric solutions.

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The value of venture capital investment in the United States has fluctuated over the years, as this graphic shows, hitting a high of $120 billion in 2000 before the dot-com crash.

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