How to Say "venture capitalist" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “venture capitalist” is “inversionista” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
La inversionista decidió comprar acciones en la nueva empresa tecnológica.
The investor decided to buy shares in the new tech company.
Necesitamos atraer a un inversionista extranjero para expandir el negocio.
We need to attract a foreign investor to expand the business.
Soy un pequeño inversionista y prefiero los riesgos bajos.
I am a small investor and I prefer low risks.
One word for both genders
Words ending in -ista don't change to -isto for men. You just change the article: 'el inversionista' for a man and 'la inversionista' for a woman.
The 'Investor' Connection
This word is the person version of 'invertir' (to invest). Just like 'artista' comes from 'arte', 'inversionista' comes from 'inversión' (investment).
Avoid 'Inversionisto'
Mistake: “El inversionisto es muy rico.”
Correction: El inversionista es muy rico. Even though the person is male, the word always ends in 'a'.
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