venture capitalists
Early-stage financiers
Venture capitalists are investors who fund early-stage companies in exchange for equity, betting on high growth potential.
They typically back startups too risky for traditional lenders, expecting most investments to fail but a few to yield enormous returns.
The venture capitalists wanted a board seat in exchange for funding.
The term often carries connotations of aggressive profit-seeking or Silicon Valley culture.
Divine winged messenger
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- series BSecond major funding stage
- funding roundCapital-raising event for companies
- term sheetPreliminary deal conditions document
due diligence · equity stake · bridge financing · syndicate · lead investor · follow-on · dry powder · limited partner
One who begins something
- pitch deckStartup funding presentation
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
disruptor · scalable · pivot · burn rate · runway · traction · growth stage · early-stage
First public stock offering
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- exit strategyPreplanned departure method
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- mergerCorporate combination
Bay Area tech corridor
- SoftBankJapanese technology investment firm
- demo dayStartup showcase for investors
- pitch meetingFormal idea proposal session
- network effectsValue increasing with participation
Involving significant consequences
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
valuation · bubble · downside · upside · power law · contrarian · risk appetite
angel
Divine winged messenger
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- series BSecond major funding stage
- funding roundCapital-raising event for companies
term sheet · due diligence · equity stake · bridge financing · syndicate · lead investor · follow-on · dry powder · limited partner · general partner
founder
One who begins something
- pitch deckStartup funding presentation
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
accelerator · disruptor · scalable · pivot · burn rate · runway · traction · growth stage · early-stage · late-stage
IPO
First public stock offering
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- exit strategyPreplanned departure method
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
Silicon Valley
Bay Area tech corridor
- SoftBankJapanese technology investment firm
- demo dayStartup showcase for investors
- pitch meetingFormal idea proposal session
high-stakes
Involving significant consequences
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
diversification · valuation · bubble · downside · upside · power law · contrarian · risk appetite
- backerssupporters, backers, sponsors, patrons, funders
- investorsinvestor, retail investors, retail investor, angel investors, institutional investors
- Startupsstartup, founder, founders, startups, co-founder
- free marketersAdam Smith, Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, free traders, laissez-faire
- entitiesentity, being, object, thing, item
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
venture capitalistscommercial banks
For-profit lending institutions
credit unions · mortgage lenders · pawnbrokers · loan sharks · bondholders
capital, venture, adventure, adventurous, capitalism, capitalist, adventurer, venturing, capitalists