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Which well-known company began as a venture-backed startup?

venture

[ven-cher] / ˈvΙ›n tΚƒΙ™r /




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At the same time, as venture investors—all great startups have really big and broad ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Despite the experts not being jazzed about them, I did technically find some utility in my venture into at-home cortisol testing.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said his company's satellite venture was also awaiting government approvals.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Adenot completed three spacewalks while also becoming the first French woman to venture outside the orbital outpost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

"We cannot climb the Mountain. Even the Travelers do not venture there. Terrible dangers await anyone who dares. And at the top—the Dragon."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

We did, however, register a website for our new school ventures, ProPublicaAcademy.com, and even designed some fun pencils to show our school spirit.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Densmore’s a busy guy, with various charitable causes and artistic ventures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Warburg Pincus, which has more than US$10.0 billion invested in Asia-Pacific real-estate platforms and ventures, reiterated that it is only interested in Ingenia if the company halts its proposed acquisition of Australia-listed home builder Peet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The trouble that has cropped up is a dispute between the managers of Parton’s ongoing business ventures, She’s Alive, and Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

There's a reason it's me and not Gale who ventures up to pluck the highest fruit, or rob the most remote bird nests.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

They also ventured farther into space than any humans had ever traveled before, setting a new distance record for human spaceflight.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

Some analysts have ventured to say that diminished demand could keep a lid on oil prices through the rest of the year, even if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t fully recover.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

The problem is that sometimes these systems have ventured into the real world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Arnold ventured into owner Jacqueline Sear's garden waste bag before she was unknowingly taken to St Erth Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Cornwall on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

After a few minutes Log-a-Log and Guosim ventured stealthily out again.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Leo has taken no long voyages this summer, instead venturing to Pavia, Lampedusa and Assisi for short visits.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

For two weeks each spring, as the young start venturing from their burrows, this team drives a daily circuit and records every numbat spotted.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Footwear brand Cole Haan is venturing further into travel and lifestyle with its first collection of luggage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Park-goers and local business owners say it’s crucial for those venturing into Yosemite this summer to plan their excursions outside peak times to avoid the worst of the crowds, and even then, pack their patience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Things like venturing out at dusk to collect blue moss from under a fallen sycamore tree, and getting up at sunrise to gather a handful of dandelions before the morning dew burned off.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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