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venture capitalist UK US noun [C] FINANCE
► a person or financial organization that invests in new businesses, especially ones that involve risk: »
The internet start-up is looking to raise €5 million from venture capitalists by the end of March.
»Peter Thiel, a co-founder of online payments service PayPal, was one of the venture capitalists who invested early in Facebook.
Financial and business terms. 2012.