Meanings
nounventure capitalist (plural venture capitalists)
plural venture capitalists
- An investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable.
Near-synonym: angel investor
Synonyms: angel investor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable.
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Chinese Mandarin 創投家 /创投家
- 創投家 /创投家investor
Finnish pääomasijoittaja
- pääomasijoittajainvestor
French capital-risqueur
- capital-risqueurinvestor
German Risikokapitalgeber, Risikokapitalgeberin
- Risikokapitalgeberinvestor
- Risikokapitalgeberininvestor
Hungarian kockázatitőke-befektető
- kockázatitőke-befektetőinvestor
Polish inwestor kapitału podwyższonego ryzyka, inwestorka kapitału podwyższonego ryzyka
- inwestor kapitału podwyższonego ryzykainvestor
- inwestorka kapitału podwyższonego ryzykainvestor
Spanish capitalista de riesgo, capitalista emprendedor
- capitalista de riesgoinvestor
- capitalista emprendedorinvestor
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“venture capitalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venture%20capitalist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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