Term · Topic
Investment
Investment is the allocation of capital to assets, projects, or financial instruments to generate future income or capital appreciation under defined risk and time parameters. It matters in enterprises because it structures how organizations fund technology, security, infrastructure, and strategic programs.
- 157 articles
- 241 companies
- Most covered: Dell'Oro Group, SEALSQ, Nvidia
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241 companies that coverage ties to the term, listed by how often, each linked to its own record.
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MCP
curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"funding"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'REST
GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/9a4962b7-a2ab-4fd6-bccc-0f9a465a11fcCLI
di get-glossary --slug fundingThe CLI command and the REST call for this record need a free account: run di login, or send your OAuth token. Over MCP it is free with none.
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| The check | What the record shows | Where it is in the data |
|---|---|---|
| It's a known term | One entry, with its type (topic) | name |
| It's in real use | 157 articles tag it; 241 companies are tied to it | subjectOf |
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