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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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In the five years since its 2020 initial public offering, StepStone shares more than tripled as the firm built funds that now manage $220 billion in private equity, credit, and venture capital.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Startups that spent years fighting for crumbs of the Pentagon’s budget as the handful of large defense corporations feasted are suddenly finding themselves welcomed to the table and courted by Silicon Valley venture capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Investor Christine Tsai of 500 Global, an early stage venture capital firm, said Google's re-entry into the glasses space is a positive development.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Before entering venture capital, Stevens worked in sales at Intel and as a technical staff member at Hughes Aircraft.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Investment and venture capital funds became the second most important source quantitatively.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel




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