venture capitalist

English

Etymology

From venture capital +‎ -ist.

Noun

venture capitalist (plural venture capitalists)

1. An investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable.

Derived terms

• vulture capitalist

Translations

investor

Chinese: Mandarin: 創投家 / 创投家 Finnish: pääomasijoittaja French: capital-risqueur (fr) m Georgian: გამრისკავი მეწარმე (gamrisḳavi mec̣arme), რისკიანი მეწარმე (risḳiani mec̣arme), რისკზე წამსვლელი მეწარმე (risḳze c̣amsvleli mec̣arme) German: Risikokapitalgeber m, Risikokapitalgeberin f Hungarian: kockázatitőke-befektető Spanish: capitalista de riesgo m or f, capitalista emprendedor m

See also

• angel investor
• corporate raider
• takeover artist
• turnaround artist
• vulture capitalism