Venture capital

Venture capital

Industry: Financial services

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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.