venture capitalist
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- noun
- /ˈvɛnʧər ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/
- Specialized
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inversor de capital de riesgo
- Many entrepreneurs seek out a venture capitalist to secure funding for their new projects.
- venture capitalists invest
- institutional venture capitalists
- venture capitalists finance
It's government becoming a venture capitalist on steroids.
- It's government becoming a venture capitalist on steroids.
- So I, I have a great venture capitalist friend named Greg Warnock here in Salt Lake.
- A big part of being an early stage venture capitalist is trying things and being willing to fail.
- And so if you'd, if you love venture capitalists, they're investing in new technology, it's so good.
- Because the entrepreneur should do exactly the same thing the venture capitalist does.
- Was this concept of people who take their capital to back the venture A venture capitalist.
- Our final headline is CRV returning their money to investors, something you basically never see venture capitalists doing.
- Their money has come from venture capitalists, they've come from private individuals who just really like film.
- And so while the venture capitalists perhaps have a role in getting some interesting technology started, they cannot take it to scale.
- And they studied this venture capitalist where.
- The money the venture capitalist made on winners.
- He basically said venture capitalists doing good stuff, software and biotech are important things.
- There was nobody, no entrepreneurs, no venture capitalists.
Examples
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I am a venture capitalist, and I do not think that what I do is unimportant.
Academic text (1993) -
Entrepreneurs often ask us to shed light on what venture capitalists look for in a prospective investment.
Blog text (19) -
What is your advice to a young person or not so young person who would like to become a venture capitalist the way you did?
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And so while the venture capitalists perhaps have a role in getting some interesting technology started, they cannot take it to scale.
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A big part of being an early stage venture capitalist is trying things and being willing to fail.
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But my understanding is that you had a tough time getting hired as a venture capitalist when you first got here.
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The papers are filled with venture capitalists announcing energy deals.
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What we need is a venture capitalist to invest, but so far efforts have fallen on deaf ears.
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To cover these expenses, medical device startups frequently look to venture capitalists or angel investors for the needed cash.
Academic text (2011) -
Gary Millin, who is both a venture capitalist and a serial entrepreneur, can make this happen.
Blog text (3)
Synonyms
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3.1
A person or company who gives money to a business to try to make money
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6.1
A person who gives money to help a new business start
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4.6
A person who gives money to a business to make a profit
How Risk-Taking
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'venture' (a risky commercial undertaking) plus 'capitalist' (an investor), so a learner who knows both words can infer that a 'venture capitalist' is an investor who funds risky/new businesses. This compound follows a transparent compositional pattern common across languages, so its basic sense is immediately understandable to a B1 learner even if some technical details (e.g., equity) require higher-level knowledge.
Etymology
Venture capitalist joins venture, meaning a risky new project, and capitalist, meaning a person who provides money. Picture someone giving money to a bold new company hoping it will grow, so the term means 'a person who invests in new, risky businesses'.