This could reflect a personal difference in abstraction. I'm not saying this is what should be the case, but for me "VC" might as well be it's own word with it's own associations and connotations. If you're used to mentally expanding contractions for precision - as lots of programmers and analysts are - then I can see that "VC money" would be a stumbling block. Not something I thought about enough before your second comment. Generally the plebes win such struggles: in this case, I'm with the plebes.
Well, I'm old and joined my first VC-backed start-up in '03. I am well-acquainted with these terms, and have had many in person discussions about VC, cap tables, and equity.
These days, I read cash flow, income and balance statements in the thousands per year.
