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Venture capital
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Venture capital
risk capital
Financial services; Venture capital
Funds made available for startup firms and small businesses with exceptional growth potential.
round of funding
Financial services; Venture capital
The stage of financing a start-up company is in. The usual progression is from startup to first round to mezzanine to pre-IPO.
second stage capital
Financial services; Venture capital
Capital provided to expand marketing and meet growing working capital need of an enterprise that has commenced production but does not have positive cash flows sufficient to take care of its growing ...
secondary public offering
Financial services; Venture capital
Public offering subsequent to an initial public offering. A secondary public offering can be either an issuer offering or an offering by a group that has purchased the issuer's securities in the ...
secondary purchase
Financial services; Venture capital
Purchase of stock in a company from a shareholder rather than purchasing stock directly from the company.
seed capital
Financial services; Venture capital
Money used to purchase equity-based interest in a new or existing company. This seed capital is usually quite small because the venture is still in the idea or conceptual stage.
series a preferred stock
Financial services; Venture capital
The first round of stock offered during the seed or early stage round by a portfolio company to the venture investor or fund. This stock is convertible into common stock in certain cases such as an ...
