To write a letter in uppercase form, or in finance, to convert something into capital or invest money in a business.
From capital (chief or principal) plus -ize (to make or cause to become), the term evolved to cover both writing and financial meanings.
One word, two totally different industries: a word processor capitalizes your sentences while a venture capitalist capitalizes startups—English is hilariously efficient at recycling word parts!
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