How to Use seed capital in a Sentence

seed capital

noun
  • The fund’s backer had pledged that the fund would be jump-started with up to $200 million in seed capital, more than any of the other funds disclosed.
    — Alexander Osipovich, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
  • And literally bet the farm to become the seed capital for a startup called Great Plains Software.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • This new institute’s funding provided much of the seed capital for the emergence of biotechnology.
    — Fred D. Ledley, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Early on, seed capital may come from friends and family or small bank loans, which can be effective ways to get started without significant dilution.
    — Jennifer Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • That’s why Vitality specifically focuses on pre-seed and seed capital.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But 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, 15 Dec. 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
  • The company raised $5 million in seed capital between 2018 to 2021.
    — Jennifer Liu tasia Jensen, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Despite small overhead and the fact that there is no need for bank branches or big office towers with lots of employees, a fintech startup generally takes months of work and millions, even tens of millions of dollars in seed capital.
    — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • That became the seed capital for a startup software company, which grew into a billion dollar company, with small town kids from all over North Dakota working for that company.
    — CBS News, 11 June 2023
  • The founders of Apple could lean on a former Intel employee for their seed capital, and took a page from a nearby company—Hewlett Packard—to start up their company from a garage.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Beyond providing income, side hustles can also serve as seed capital for launching a business, as finding funding for small businesses remains one of the biggest financial challenges for small business owners.
    — Alejandra Rojas, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Then, our future billionaire (or trillionaire) will cause the corporation to issue stock to their tax-free USA in exchange for the modest seed capital needed to start the business.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The project came in $80 million under budget, Andreski said, adding that the savings from the original 27-mile line were used as seed capital for the two-mile extension to the medical district.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • These startups will receive seed capital, access to Rio Tinto for commercial opportunities and a four-month program of masterclasses and operational support.
    — Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The seed capital attracted an additional $80 million, which was invested in affordable housing, broadband expansion, and manufacturing projects in underserved cities.
    — Oludolapo Makinde, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Developers must demonstrate substantial seed capital and robust creditworthiness to qualify for redevelopment funding.
    — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • While working there, Anderson persuaded Burkle to provide him with $100,000 in seed capital to launch his lobbying firm Platinum Advisors, according to the complaint filed by Burkle’s company.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But its growth has been clouded because of a funding dispute on Capitol Hill over the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which provides companies seed capital to develop new technology that can assist the government.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026

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