A new study suggests that venture capitalists rarely consider the business plan when deciding whether to invest in a new company.

VOA: special.2009.06.26

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

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

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