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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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Global private equity and venture capital investments in the utilities sector have soared by more than 50% year-over-year to $69.52 billion in 2025, according to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

General Catalyst and HarbourVest led the Series C round, reflecting increasing venture capital interest in AI-enabled roll-up strategies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It also gobbled up nearly two-thirds of U.S. venture capital last year, with San Francisco Bay Area startups such as OpenAI leading the way, according to the business information platform Crunchbase.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It’s raised $183 million from investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the venture capital arm of Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 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 Nadin, Mihai




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