investors
Capital allocation people
Investors are people or institutions that commit money to ventures expecting financial returns.
The term covers anyone from individuals buying stocks to firms funding startups.
An investor typically accepts some risk in exchange for potential profit: The company is seeking investors for its expansion.
Investors fled the market when prices collapsed.
Owners of company stock
- stockholdersOwners of company shares
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- stakeSharpened post or share
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
portfolio · holdings · shares · securities · assets · appreciation · returns · earnings
Exchanging for value
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- futuresContracts for future delivery
options · securities · IPO · ETFs · derivatives · speculation · shorting · arbitrage
Regular supporters or customers
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- benefactorsGivers of aid
- angelsDivine winged messengers
- underwritersThose who assess risk
donors · contributors · supporters · philanthropists · funders · financiers · guarantors · subscribers
Flat rigid panel
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- interestsWhat engages or benefits
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
voting · proxy · disclosure · transparency · ESG
Newly launched businesses
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- bootstrappingSelf-starting without external input
scalability · unicorn · valuation · pitch · founders · disruption · pivot · runway
shareholders
Owners of company stock
- stockholdersOwners of company shares
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- stakeSharpened post or share
dividends · portfolio · holdings · shares · securities · assets · appreciation · returns · earnings · profits
trading
Exchanging for value
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
futures · options · securities · IPO · ETFs · derivatives · speculation · shorting · arbitrage · NASDAQ
patrons
Regular supporters or customers
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- benefactorsGivers of aid
- angelsDivine winged messengers
underwriters · donors · contributors · supporters · philanthropists · funders · financiers · guarantors · subscribers · crowdfunders
board
Flat rigid panel
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- interestsWhat engages or benefits
accountability · voting · proxy · disclosure · transparency · ESG
startups
Newly launched businesses
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
bootstrapping · scalability · unicorn · valuation · pitch · founders · disruption · pivot · runway
- capitalismcapitalism, free market, free enterprise, private property, profit motive
- backerssupporters, backers, sponsors, patrons, funders
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- economic historystock market crash, Industrial Revolution, trade routes, Great Depression, gold standard
- bourgeoisiemiddle class, petit bourgeois, shop owners, shopkeepers, merchants
- business fundingbank loans, venture capital, debt financing, seed funding, bank loan
investorsborrowers
Those receiving loans
debtors · fundraisers · issuers · recipients · grantees
investorssavers
Those who accumulate resources
hoarders · depositors · liquidators · spectators · conservatives
- small investor
- investor protectionLaws shielding capital providers
- angel investorsPrivate early-stage business backers
- real estate investorOne who buys land professionally
- retail investorsNon-institutional securities buyers
- activist investorStockholder seeking corporate change