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venture capital:

... risk capital; financing-at-risk that typically involves investment; VC funding that is either money or assets or a combination of both positioned to finance entrepreneurial startups or fast growing small businesses deemed worthy of the investment risk.

Entrepreneur.com defines venture capital and Wikipedia offers its comments. . Venture capitalists are investors who takes calculated financial risks on startup enterprises, generally expecting an ROI commensurate with the size of the risk. They also seek control in the event an investment is in jeopardysee business venture. See the link to a glossary of venture capital terms under a discussion of the entrepreneurial spirit in the .network library for more information; VC funding

See venture; joint venture; startup; entrepreneurial; fast growing companies

definition of venture capital / what is venture capital

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