"I took VC" probably parses out to "I took venture capital" in this same context, but it's a strange phrase and less common than "I took VC money." I think thi

"I took VC" probably parses out to "I took venture capital" in this same context, but it's a strange phrase and less common than "I took VC money." I think this is because "VC" is only one type of investment, and for other similar forms of investment the phrase is nonsensical. For example, PE means "Private Equity" but you can't say "I took PE." (Equity means ownership, and taking money from an investor means giving up ownership, not taking it.) "I took VC" is basically abusing the dual meaning of "Capital" as the thing an investor provides in exchange for equity and the thing a business uses to operate.