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venture capital

[ven-cher kap-i-tl] / ˈvɛn tʃər ˌkæp ɪ tl /
NOUN
money for investment in new enterprise
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The late David Swensen, who earned high returns for Yale University’s endowment by investing in “alternative” assets such as venture capital, timberland, and private-equity buyout funds, popularized the notion of an “illiquidity premium.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Total venture capital in the U.S. amounted to only $400 million a year when I began my career.

From The Wall Street Journal

Patience previously covered venture capital and startups in the Journal’s San Francisco bureau.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although the company hasn’t said why it decided to leave Colorado, Florida has become a growing hub for technology firms and venture capital.

From MarketWatch

“If you launch your balloon from an open field you are at risk of an enemy counterstrike,” said Zubrin, who has since raised $2.5 million in venture capital and is supplying the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal