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Pronunciation / Transliteration: capital-risque
"La jeune entreprise a levé des fonds grâce au capital-risque."
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Capital invested in a project in which there is a substantial element of risk, typically in a new or unproven business such as a startup.
"The tech startup secured millions in venture-capital to fund its expansion."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'venture', derived from Middle English 'venture' (meaning an undertaking involving risk, shortened from 'adventure'), and 'capital', stemming from Latin 'capitalis' (from 'caput', meaning head). Together, it emerged in the mid-20th century in American financial lexicon to describe high-risk investment funds provided to early-stage, high-potential startups.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Venture capital" is said worldwide
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capital-risque
Transliteration: capital-risque
"La jeune entreprise a levé des fonds grâce au capital-risque."
Wagniskapital
Transliteration: Wagniskapital
"Das Startup sucht dringend nach Wagniskapital für die Produktentwicklung."
capitale di rischio
Transliteration: capitale di rischio
"Molte aziende innovative dipendono dal capitale di rischio."
capital de riesgo
Transliteration: capital de riesgo
"El fondo de capital de riesgo invirtió en la empresa tecnológica."
capital de risco
Transliteration: capital de risco
"A startup conseguiu atrair investimento de capital de risco."
जोखिम पूंजी
Transliteration: jokhim punji
"नई कंपनियों को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए जोखिम पूंजी की आवश्यकता होती है।"
风险投资
Transliteration: fēngxiǎn tóuzī
"这家初创公司成功获得了风险投资。"
벤처 캐피털
Transliteration: bentseo kaepiteol
"그 스타트업은 벤처 캐피털로부터 투자를 받았습니다."
ベンチャーキャピタル
Transliteration: benchā kyapitaru
"その新興企業はベンチャーキャピタルから資金を調達した。"
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