seed capital

noun

: money that is used for starting a new business, program, project, etc.
He provided seed capital for the campaign.

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With the seed capital in hand, the company is working on prototypes of its power transmission systems. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026 This new institute’s funding provided much of the seed capital for the emergence of biotechnology. — Fred D. Ledley, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025 That’s why Vitality specifically focuses on pre-seed and seed capital. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025 But about three decades ago, in 1995, getting the first million dollars in seed capital for Amazon was more grueling than any challenge that would follow. — Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seed capital

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“Seed capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seed%20capital. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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