Venture Capital Resources

What exactly is venture capital and what are some of the more popular/well known vc firms?

I am doing a project for my microeconomics class an venture capital. I have been searching and searching for some lists of popular/well known venture capital firms. What vc firms have been unsuccessful? Any help would be great! Thanks for your time!

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1. Venture capital is the investment of money into business ventures by companies setup for that purpose. They don't lend the business venture money, they give them money in exchange for an ownership stake (stock). The National Venture Capital Association (nvca.org) has a lot of information including a listing of members. Also, Entrepreneur magazine published a top 100 VC list: http://www.entrepreneur.com/vc100