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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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Egan-Jones addressed effects on venture capital, pointing out that startups can reach scale faster with less money, so those firms will ultimately lose leverage and see returns compress.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Top contributors to Building a Better California include Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder; John Doerr, chairman of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins; and Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive of Google.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“We just sound like bots,” says the founding partner of a venture capital firm in Stockholm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The UN's World Intellectual Property Organization said more money was going into venture capital, even as the number of VC deals was shrinking and becoming increasingly concentrated on AI firms.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Parallel to the most advanced and promising scientific endeavors, venture capital underwrites the industries of the near future.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin




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