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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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Prior to joining the Trump administration, O’Neill spent more than a decade in leadership roles at hedge funds and venture capital firms led by Peter Thiel, the billionaire conservative megadonor.

From Salon • May 7, 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

Defense startups face uncertain demand, leading analysts and executives to predict most will likely fail despite venture capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But that’s due to a difficult comparison with 2025, in which the company received an unusually large 62 cents per-share noncash benefit from the fair-value rise in Alphabet’s venture capital investments.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 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