backer
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Sajith Pai of Blume Ventures, an early stage Indian start-up backer said Shah was getting an "even bigger canvas to paint his bold brushstrokes in".
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
A backer of the prime minister said, when Burnham had faced tough questions in the by-election campaign, "he's fallen apart".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
It was not Su’s only foray into the space industry; his company has been a high-profile backer of some of SpaceX’s Chinese competitors.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
The U.S. is the Lebanese Armed Forces’s biggest backer, providing more than $3 billion in funding since 2006 and offering training for Lebanese troops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
I acted in the capacity of backer, or best-man, to the bridegroom; while a little limp pew-opener in a soft bonnet like a baby’s, made a feint of being the bosom friend of Miss Skiffins.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
By June, Wall Street heavyweights BlackRock and Citadel Securities had signed on as backers and the Texas exchange had raised roughly $120 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
However, Moraff and other Platner backers seem to have ended their assessment there.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Hawaii and Oregon have laws that allow for the forfeiture of an animal during a criminal case, according to the bill’s backers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Harborne is one of the party's most important financial backers, having donated £15m to Reform since the start of last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Financial backers of both institutions—the Chemical Foundation in Columbia’s case and William Crocker, a banking and railroad magnate, in Berkeley’s case—seemed eager to pony up funds to cover Sloan’s further research.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
