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A Venture Capital firm, or VC firm, is the company which manages Venture Capital. That's the colloquial meaning of VC and amusingly leads to phrases like VC mon
by phamilton 10y ago
A Venture Capital firm, or VC firm, is the company which manages Venture Capital. That's the colloquial meaning of VC and amusingly leads to phrases like VC money.
- JumpCrisscross 10y ago"VC money" is more specific than "venture capital". Venture capital refers to any capital provided to a venture. Some of this may come from a venture capital firm. That would be VC money. Some may come from friends and family, lenders and strategic investors. The latter are providing venture capital, but are not commonly referred to as venture capitalists. This distinction is useful because VC firms structure their investments in ways that are better suited for some companies over others.
- phamilton 10y agoYes. My point is in agreement with yours. VC money isn't a redundant phrase, though taken literally it would seem so. (Venture Capital Capital essentially...). The implicit "firm" is very important. VC money is money from a Venture Capital Firm, not just any venture capital.