Janet Brook: Venture capital is really investing in small companies, and the term ‘venture’ really relates to the fact that it was seen when it started as a higher-risk type of investment. The people who want capital are businesses which want to grow. They need capital to invest in buildings, machinery, perhaps human capital, they want to take on more staff. venture capital - riskantní investice (například do malých podniků), rizikový – spekulativní kapitál human capital - investice do lidí – lidský kapitál