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venture capital Definition

☆ venture capital

noun

funds invested or available for investment at considerable risk of loss in potentially highly profitable enterprises; risk capital

venture capital Finance Definition
Money that is given to entrepreneurs to invest in a start-up business or to develop a product. Venture capital is a very risky investment and those investing money may lose their entire investment. However, if a product or business becomes successful, the return can be huge. Venture capital is raised by venture capital firms who solicit investments from institutional investors, such as banks’ private equity units, pension funds, or other investment management firms, as well as from wealthy individuals. Venture capital investments are made at different stages, with some venture capitalists focusing only on seed, or initial, investments, others on middle stage firms and others on later stage companies that have a viable product that is producing revenues.
venture capital Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • fund: Equity investors can take the form of leveraged buyout funds, venture capital funds or corporations.
  • firm: It is believed to have teamed up with fellow venture capital firm Blackstone to present a combined bid for Birds Eye.
  • trust: Three of the ten venture capital trusts ( VCTs ) launched in this tax year have still to reach their minimum subscription level.
  • investment: Witness the recent venture capital investments into RDF and Shine Entertainment.
  • investor: Private funders could include distributors, exhibitors, venture capital investors, or more surprisingly â only in the short-term -- audiences.
  • backing: The opportunity to trade on the Internet was limited to large corporates and those with venture capital backing.

Noun used with modifier

  • equity: Experience in M&A, MBO/MBI, IPOs, joint ventures, private equity and/or venture capital work is preferred.
  • tech: Today we have only six per cent of the early stage high tech venture capital of the United States.