Acronyms
AC/BU – Acquisition or buyout.
BIO – Biotechnology.
C – Corporate fund.
COMM – Communications and networking.
COMP – Computer software.
CON – Consumer products and services.
ELEC – Electronics and semiconductors.
ES – Early stage.
EX – Expansion.
FI – Foreign investor.
G – Government fund.
GP – General Partner
INT – Internet specific.
IT – Information technology.
IN – Institutional investor.
LP – Limited Partner
LPA – Limited Partnership Agreement
LS – Life sciences.
LSVCC – Labour-sponsored venture capital corporation.
MAN – Manufacturing and processing.
MED – Medical/health related.
MIS – Miscellaneous sectors.
OT – Other (i.e. investor type, sector, stage of development).
PI – Private independent fund.
SE – Seed stage.
ST – Start-up.
TU – Turnaround.
VC – Venture capital.
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