Investor

How it is used

Used constantly in fundraising. You pitch to, meet, update or bring on investors. Startup investors include angels, venture capital funds, accelerators and corporate investors. Existing investors are the ones already on the cap table; new investors join in a later round.

Example sentences

1. We met about forty investors before anyone agreed to put money in.

2. Our existing investors will join the new round, but we need a new lead.

Common collocations

• pitch to investors
• existing investors
• early-stage investor
• investor meeting
• bring on an investor

Related terms

• angel investorA wealthy individual who invests their own money in very young startups, usually in exchange for equity, and often gives advice and contacts as well.
• venture capitalMoney that professional funds invest in young, fast-growing companies in exchange for equity, accepting high risk in the hope that a few big winners pay for the losses.
• lead investorThe investor who puts the largest amount into a funding round, sets the main terms and often encourages other investors to join.
• investor updateA regular report, usually a monthly or quarterly email, in which founders share key numbers, progress, problems and requests with their investors.
• funding roundA planned period in which a startup raises a set amount of money from one or more investors, usually on the same terms and at the same valuation.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• investor · Investing & the Stock Market

More terms: Fundraising & Investors

• seed round
• bootstrap
• Series A
• term sheet
• due diligence
• convertible note
• SAFE