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Venture Capital

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

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A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.
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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
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