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Vulture Capitalist

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Definition of 'Vulture Capitalist'

1. A slang word for a venture capitalist who deprives an inventor of control over their own innovations and most of the money they should have made from the invention.

2. A venture capitalist who invests in floundering firms in the hopes that they will turn around.
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Investopedia explains 'Vulture Capitalist'

Like them or not, many vulture capitalists make more money than the venture capitalists do.

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