1- #Angel_investors Or #business_angels : These are high-net worth individuals who invest their own money into very young companies in exchange for an equity stake.
Angel investors will typically invest in younger and smaller companies than a venture capital firm.

2- #Asset_class : An asset class is a category of investment which has similar financial characteristics and behaves similarly in the marketplace, for example Cash,Shares, Property and Bonds.

3- #Assets_Under_Management (AUM) : This means the total value of all the companies a venture capital or private equity firm is currently invested in.

4- #Capital : Money.

5- #Carried_interest : often reffered to as "carry", is a share of the profits that the General Partners (GPs) of private equity and venture capital funds earn as compensation.

6- #Cash_in : Injection de capitaux dans une entreprise.

7- #Cash_out : Opération permettant aux actionnaires d'une entreprise de vendre une partie de leurs parts pour réaliser une liquidité immédiate.

8- #General_Partner (GP) : Another name for a private equity or venture capital firm or fund manager.

9- #Limited_Partner (LP) : Another name for an investor in private equity and venture capital funds. Typically LPs are institutional investors like pension funds, insurance companies
or sovereign wealth funds. They can also be Fund-of-funds (see ‘Fund-of-funds’).

10- #Capital_Calls : Fees and investment capital are called over time.
The fund is usually making distributions before all capital is called.

11- #Capital_Distributions : Process by which capital is returned to investors.

12- #Cash_multiple : A measurement of the return generated by an investment.

13- #Corporate_venture_capital : A type of venture capital. Rather than a standalone – independent – fund, corporate venture capital funds will be part of a large company and will invest in early-stage businesses on their behalf.

14- #Crowdfunding : Type of investment where a business raises money from a large number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount.

15- #Commitment & Capital Calls :
The amount each LP contractually agrees to give the fund. Includes investment principle and fees.

16- #Co_Investment : Direct investment made by a limited partner in a company/asset backed by a fund. The limited partner therefore acquires two separate stakes in the
company/asset: one indirectly through the fund and one directly in the company/asset

17- #Dry_power : Capitaux disponibles et non encore investis qu'un fonds détient pour de futures opérations.

18- #Uncalled or Unfunded
Commitment : Total commitment less contributions to date. The unfunded commitment is the remaining capital.