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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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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

Ruth Foxe-Blader at US venture capital firm Citrine Venture Partners thinks the number and range of SpaceX's projects mean it has many selling points.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Companies backed by private equity and venture capital helped drive the median deal size to $229 million, the highest since 2009, Renaissance said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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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