venture capitalist
Equity-for-growth financier
A venture capitalist is an investor who provides funding to startups and early-stage companies in exchange for equity.
The role combines financial backing with strategic guidance, often taking board seats and influencing company direction.
Venture capitalists typically seek high-growth potential businesses, accepting that many investments will fail while hoping a few yield extraordinary returns: She pitched her app to venture capitalists in Silicon Valley.
Embryonic plant capsule
- series BSecond major funding stage
- term sheetPreliminary deal conditions document
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- dilutionReduction in concentration
equity · lead investor · syndicate · exit strategy · due diligence · pitch deck · pre-money · burn rate
Mythical one-horned horse
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- pitchFrequency of sound
- disruptInterrupt and disorder
pivot · scalability · ecosystem · cofounder · mentorship · founder · bootstrapping · growth stage
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- exposureState of being unprotected
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
loss · default · bubble · diversification · downside · upside · risk-reward · dry powder
Person worth ten figures
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- affluenceAbundance of money
- assetsOwned items of value
- fortuneWealth or destiny
prosperity · elite · plutocrat · endowment · limited partner · general partner · fund manager · fiduciary
First public stock offering
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- mergerCorporate combination
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- tender offerPublic share purchase proposal
multiple · return on investment · distributions · cash-out · vesting · recap
seed
Embryonic plant capsule
- series BSecond major funding stage
- term sheetPreliminary deal conditions document
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
dilution · equity · lead investor · syndicate · exit strategy · due diligence · pitch deck · pre-money · burn rate · runway
unicorn
Mythical one-horned horse
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- pitchFrequency of sound
disrupt · pivot · scalability · ecosystem · cofounder · mentorship · founder · bootstrapping · growth stage · early stage
speculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- exposureState of being unprotected
leverage · loss · default · bubble · diversification · downside · upside · risk-reward · dry powder · write-off
billionaire
Person worth ten figures
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- affluenceAbundance of money
- assetsOwned items of value
fortune · prosperity · elite · plutocrat · endowment · limited partner · general partner · fund manager · fiduciary · stewardship
IPO
First public stock offering
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- mergerCorporate combination
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
tender offer · multiple · return on investment · distributions · cash-out · vesting · recap
- corporate worldCEO, CFO, COO, VP, executive
- entrepreneurshipentrepreneur, startup, founder, co-founder, cofounder
- business jobsaccountant, consultant, analyst, manager, banker
- business mogulstycoon, mogul, magnate, billionaire, titan
- business peopleCEO, executive, entrepreneur, investor, tycoon
- business professionalsCEO, executive, entrepreneur, manager, founder
venture capitalistmortgage lender
Finances real estate purchases
credit union · loan officer · bondholder · creditor · pawnbroker
capital, venture, adventure, adventurous, capitalism, capitalist, capitalize, ventured, capitalization