Money held in reserve by a venture fund or angel investor in order to be able to make additional investments in a company.⁷

A colloquial expression referring to a quick assessment of a situation to see whether it appears legitimate.⁷

A startup enterprise established to benefit society utilizing entrepreneurial methods. Social ventures may be either a “for-profit” or a “non-profit” entity.⁶

A face-saving acquisition of an unsuccessful startup, usually for little or no compensation.⁷

Investing in an array of companies in the hopes that one of them will become a unicorn.⁶

When the valuation of a company at the time of an investment round is higher than its valuation at the conclusion of the previous round.⁷

A VC whose operating method is to diliberetely take advantage of an entrepreneur’s troubles.⁷

The order in which investors (and everyone else) get their money out on an exit.  Almost always this is “last in, first out.”⁷

A company that isn’t bankrupt, but will never succeed, and thus can’t be sold or otherwise exited.⁷

A VC firm that is unable raise a new fund, and thus is unable make investments in new opportunities.⁶