Investment dictionary

The investment and startup finance terms that come up when you run a business, defined in plain English and sourced.

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How quickly a business is spending its cash reserves, usually per month.

A list of who owns what share of a company: founders, investors and option holders.

A loan to a startup designed to convert into shares later rather than be repaid in cash.

The careful checking of a business's facts before committing money to it.

Ownership in a business, usually divided into shares.

A measure of how much you gained or lost on something against what you put in.

How long a business can keep operating before it runs out of money.

A quick, standardised way for an early investor to fund a startup now for shares later.

A short document setting out the main terms of a deal before the formal contracts.

An estimate of how much a business is worth in money terms.

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