SF4 U1_Gathering_Vocab 1 Review

Many generous ______ came together to support the new community center project.

• organizers

• backers

• venture capital

• entrepreneur

The start-up raised its first round of funding through ______, collecting small donations from hundreds of people online.

• congregating

• crowdfunding

• tangible

• philanthropic

The young ______ shared her story of building a business from a simple idea into a successful company.

• entrepreneur

• volunteer

• backer

• investor

Investors who buy ______ in a company become partial owners and share in its profits.

• philanthropic

• start-up

• equity

• resilience

Each ______ at the event had a booth where they showed off their new products and ideas.

• customer

• investor

• start-up

• donor

Visitors were excited to see and touch the ______ products that had been developed by the teams.

• crowdfunding

• philanthropic

• equity

• tangible

Several ______ firms attended the event to find new businesses they could invest in.

• tangible

• start-up

• philanthropic

• venture capital

The networking tables were placed ______ to the main stage so people could easily move between sessions.

• in close proximity

• tangible

• start-up

• philanthropic

Attendees began to ______ near the entrance as the keynote speaker arrived.

• congregate

• attend

• invest

• separate

The founder’s story showed great ______, as she overcame many failures before finding success.

• excitement

• resilience

• confusion

• hesitation