[scott_s]

Again, I disagree. I think most people will understand it in the way I said above, because for most people, "invest" does not imply "bought shares of." Because of your involvement in the startup community, you tend to assume a specialized definition of "invest" rather than the general definition that most people assume.

[pbreit]

99 times out of 100 (at least) on Hacker News, "invest" connotes an actual ownership share.

[scott_s]

Which is related to what I said about being plugged into the startup community. This article, however, appeared in Wired, which is a more general magazine.