seed money

He sold prints of old covers to raise seed money, and hustles on social media to gain a following and entice subscribers.

So many alternative sports have gained in popularity for boys and girls, from skateboarding to rowing to rugby, with a little seed money to help attract the curious and the courageous.

Seattle University is making plans for a new art museum, thanks to a gift of a $300 million art collection and $25 million in seed money from a donor, the university trustees announced on Wednesday.

Shortly after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, Mavis and Jay Leno donated $100,000 as seed money for the Feminist Majority Foundation’s global women’s rights program.

Much of the seed money came from the sale of a single artwork donated by Carol Bove, an American sculptor, through a nonprofit called Art into Acres.