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capitalist

[kap-i-tl-ist] / ˈkæp ɪ tl ɪst /


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Initially, the gathering of black people from across the globe was, he felt, "a beautiful, profound experience devoid of capitalist motives".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Bob Iger, Disney’s longtime chief executive, and Joshua Kushner, a venture capitalist and younger brother of Jared Kushner, agreed to buy the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Iger and Kushner, a billionaire venture capitalist and founder of New York-based Thrive Capital, will own one of the most storied NBA teams.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Jeremy Levine, a venture capitalist who lives in New York, finds the practice of surreptitious recording hugely offensive.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

When I ask Kim what a capitalist is, he tells me it is someone who is from the city.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Venture capitalists are increasingly questioning startup founders about their long-term commitment and potential early sales to larger AI labs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Private-equity firms and venture capitalists have taken note and are now drowning his staff with as many as 500 pitches a year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Tech executives, venture capitalists and business leaders have donated roughly $118 million to a nonprofit called Building a Better California, according to data on the secretary of state’s website.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

He’ll also join the audit committee alongside board members and venture capitalists Randy Glein and Steve Jurvetson.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

This new regime—free money for capitalists, free markets for everyone else—plus the more or less instant rewriting of financial history vexed all sorts of people, but few were as enthusiastically vexed as Steve Eisman.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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