He and others examined more than seven hundred requests made to an American venture capital firm.

VOA: special.2009.06.26

Each year, entrepreneurs with ideas for the "next big thing" flood venture capitalists with business plans.

VOA: special.2009.06.26

Professor Kirsch tells us that venture capitalists instead talk to people who know the entrepreneur.

VOA: special.2009.06.26

You look at what will sell and what's the most profitable venture to take on.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

The Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire says angel investing fell more than six percent nationwide in the first half of last year.

VOA: special.2011.01.14

Entrepreneurs often seek venture capital.

VOA: special.2009.06.26

Patrols by European and American warships have compelled the pirates to venture farther from their home waters.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

The high point of President Medvedev's stay in the United States will be his visit to Silicon Valley - an area in northern California known for its high-tech companies, venture capitalists and forward-looking entrepreneurs.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18