English Explanatory Dictionary

venture capitalist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable.

Word forms

venture capitalist venture capitalists

Etymology

From venture capital + -ist.

Synonyms

angel investor

Related words

VC nothing ventured, nothing gained venture capital venture capitalism activist investor angel investor corporate raider takeover artist turnaround artist

Derived words

vulture capitalist
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