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Venture capital
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Venture capital
pitch
Financial services; Venture capital
Set of activities intended to persuade someone to buy a product or take a specific course of action.
portfolio company
Financial services; Venture capital
Company or entity in which a venture capital firm or buyout firm invests. All of the companies currently backed by a private equity firm can be spoken of as the firm’s portfolio.
raising capital
Financial services; Venture capital
Obtaining capital from investors or venture capital sources.
Venture capital
Financial services; Venture capital
Financing for new businesses, a high-risk but high potential return investment strategy.
Exit strategy
Financial services; Venture capital
A means for business owners or venture capitalists to "cash out" on an investment previously made, potentially through an IPO or M&A.
Assets
Financial services; Venture capital
Anything owned by the company having a monetary value; eg, 'fixed' assets like buildings, plant and machinery, vehicles (these are not assets if rentedand not owned) and potentially including ...
Acid test
Financial services; Venture capital
A stern measure of a company's ability to pay its short term debts, in that stock is excluded from asset value. (liquid assets/current liabilities) Also referred to as the Quick Ratio.
