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capitalist

[kap-i-tl-ist] / ˈkæp ɪ tl ɪst /


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The billionaire venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder quietly bought the property through a limited liability company at a foreclosure auction in Pomona in July, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the sale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The company has assumed the role of a venture capitalist in the AI value chain, strategically investing in customers and business partners.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Sir Anthony's report, co-authored with venture capitalist Tim Bunting, says schools have not been prepared for AI's arrival.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Sacks, a venture capitalist, Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang are among those frequently urging the president to continue taking a light touch—an approach that appears to be winning the day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Hanawon was built in 1999 by the Ministry of Unification to house, feed, and teach North Korean defectors how to adjust and survive in the South’s ultracompetitive capitalist culture.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

To capitalists, the idea of individual children owning stock is positive.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Google co-founder Sergey Brin, venture capitalists and other tech executives fund that group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Building on those advances, Seales and a group of venture capitalists, with Italy's permission, launched the Vesuvius Challenge in 2023.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

With venture capitalists -- and even sovereign wealth funds -- no longer able to play in that league, higher sums can only be found on the public markets.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

English voyages, by contrast, were almost always funded by venture capitalists who hoped for a quick cash-out.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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