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Wiktionary

  1. n. An investor who invests in a startup venture; higher returns are expected because of the higher risks.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)

Etymologies

  1. venture capital +‎ -ist (Wiktionary)

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  • “His mother Nancy, who runs Road Runners errand service in Summit County, was his first venture capitalist and provided the money to get Brady started.”

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  • “Nichols is owned by Jimmy Taravalla, a venture capitalist worth a couple hundred million.”

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  • “Charles Loftus, billionaire venture capitalist and real-estate developer, who had backed Suits on two previous turnarounds: "I don't know of a single developer who was whoring after that Hunters Point base.”

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  1. speculator
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