seed capital
noun
: money that is used for starting a new business, program, project, etc.
He provided seed capital for the campaign.
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This can happen in a variety of ways, including grant-making, seed capital, research, technical assistance and project preparation, support for designing community and civil society engagements, de-risking private investments, and even being a part of capital stacks in the form of junior equity.
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Klaus Schwab, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
These startups will receive seed capital, access to Rio Tinto for commercial opportunities and a four-month program of masterclasses and operational support.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
In 1986, the three brothers and their father set up Prestige Estates and Constructions with seed capital of 40,000 rupees (the equivalent of $3,250 at the time).
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The founders of Apple could lean on a former Intel employee for their seed capital, and took a page from a nearby company—Hewlett Packard—to start up their company from a garage.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
Then, our future billionaire (or trillionaire) will cause the corporation to issue stock to their tax-free USA in exchange for the modest seed capital needed to start the business.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
The fund’s backer had pledged that the fund would be jump-started with up to $200 million in seed capital, more than any of the other funds disclosed.
—Alexander Osipovich, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
And literally bet the farm to become the seed capital for a startup called Great Plains Software.
—Abc News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023
That became the seed capital for a startup software company, which grew into a billion dollar company, with small town kids from all over North Dakota working for that company.
—CBS News, 11 June 2023
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Klaus Schwab, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
These startups will receive seed capital, access to Rio Tinto for commercial opportunities and a four-month program of masterclasses and operational support.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
In 1986, the three brothers and their father set up Prestige Estates and Constructions with seed capital of 40,000 rupees (the equivalent of $3,250 at the time).
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The founders of Apple could lean on a former Intel employee for their seed capital, and took a page from a nearby company—Hewlett Packard—to start up their company from a garage.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
Then, our future billionaire (or trillionaire) will cause the corporation to issue stock to their tax-free USA in exchange for the modest seed capital needed to start the business.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
The fund’s backer had pledged that the fund would be jump-started with up to $200 million in seed capital, more than any of the other funds disclosed.
—Alexander Osipovich, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
And literally bet the farm to become the seed capital for a startup called Great Plains Software.
—Abc News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023
That became the seed capital for a startup software company, which grew into a billion dollar company, with small town kids from all over North Dakota working for that company.
—CBS News, 11 June 2023
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“Seed capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seed%20capital. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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