(1) (Venture Capital or Venture Capitalist) The money or the person or organization that invests money in startup or small companies. A tremendous amount of venture capital has been invested in the computer field, especially in Internet startups.
(2) See virtual circuit, videoconferencing and Visual C++.
(2) See virtual circuit, videoconferencing and Visual C++.
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