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venture capital noun

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Definition

money that is invested or is available for investment in a new company, especially a risky one
They'll need to raise £1 million in venture capital if they're to get the business off the ground.

venture capitalist noun

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(Definition of venture capital noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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