Raising Capital

March 19, 2016 by Alexa Cleek -

Raising capital refers to obtaining capital from investors or venture capital sources.⁹

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Alexa Cleek

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Raising Capital: Raising capital refers to obtaining capital from investors or venture capital sources.⁹
Venture Capital: Investment capital made available to high growth, scalable startups, typically beginning at the early stage, from a fund supported by accredited investors.⁶
Venture: Venture is often used for referring to a risky start-up or enterprise company.⁵
Capital: Financial capital is a term that can refer to the money exchanged between entrepreneurs and investors during a business deal. Entrepreneurs need to raise capital for their startups while investors can provide them with the needed capital (or funding). Financial capital usually comes with interest, and new business owners can use their financial capital in purchasing real capital (or machinery or equipment) for their new business.⁴
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