The phrase "a significant backer of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or an entity that provides substantial support, typically financial, to a project, organization, or cause.
Example: "The new art exhibit was made possible thanks to a significant backer of the local arts community."
Alternatives: "a major supporter of" or "a key sponsor of".
It has also been a significant backer of the moderate Syrian opposition, though officials privately acknowledge its weakness on the ground.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for instance, has been a significant backer of high schools that also offer college work, including a growing number in New York City.
One of the world's biggest lenders, the state owned China Development Bank, wants to become a significant backer of Britain's major infrastructure projects.
SpyBiotech — a startup spun out of Oxford University that has developed a way to bond antigens to viruses and other particles to make vaccines — has announced £4 million ($5 million) in funding from GV, the Alphabet/Google-backed VC, and Oxford Sciences Innovation, Oxford's own venture fund, which also counts GV as a significant backer of its own £580 million fund.
SpyBiotech — a startup spun out of Oxford University that has developed a way to bond antigens to viruses and other particles to make vaccines — has announced £4 million ($5 million) in funding from GV, the Alphabet/Google-backed VC, and Oxford Sciences Innovation, Oxford's own venture fund, which also counts GV as a significant backer of its own £580 million fund.
The school started out five years ago as Nations Academy, but lost a significant backer during the financial crisis.
Johnson has, nevertheless, managed to pick up a number of significant backers of the remain cause, including Nick Boles, the modernising Tory skills minister, and Liz Truss, the environment secretary.
But Mr. Thompson gained a symbolically significant backer on Tuesday in Dov Hikind, a Democratic state assemblyman who represents the heavily Orthodox neighborhood of Borough Park, Brooklyn, and is a longtime power broker in the Orthodox community.
Unfortunately there remains a significant minority of potential backers who do still behave in this appalling way.
During the diligence phase with Aphria, certain transactions were called into the light, including the Nuuvera acquisition, during which a myriad of Aphria executives and backers made a significant amount of money while the shareholders were unnecessarily diluted.
