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NVCA 2020 Excellence in Healthcare Innovation Award: Dr. Beth Seidenberg

blog June 24, 2020/by Cassie Ann Kiggen

Due to COVID-19, NVCA was disappointed that we were not be able to celebrate in-person and recognize our VC Award winners at the 2020 Leadership Gala in San Francisco on March 12. In lieu of speeches, we are sharing the incredible achievements of our winners through a blog series highlighting the award recipients’ work and how they are making great strides for American jobs, policy, and innovation.

Read below to find our interview with Dr. Beth Seidenberg of Westlake Village Partners, winner of the “Excellence in Healthcare Innovation Award”: Read more

NVCA Member Spotlight: Centana Growth Partners

blog, Ecosystems June 23, 2020/by Cassie Ann Kiggen

Welcome to our Member Spotlight series where we give a profile overview of our many diverse members. For this deep dive, we spoke to Ben Cukier and Eric Byunn, Co-Founding Partners of Centana Growth Partners. Read more

NVCA Member Spotlight: ForgePoint Capital

blog, Ecosystems June 8, 2020/by Cassie Ann Kiggen

Welcome to our Member Spotlight series where we give a profile overview of our many diverse members. For this deep dive, we spoke to Alberto Yepez, Managing Director of ForgePoint Capital, and a former board member of NVCA.
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How 10 VC-Backed Startups are Combating COVID-19

blog, Public Policy May 28, 2020/by Devin Miller

Many of America’s startups are currently researching and producing advanced technologies needed to fight COVID-19. Nimble, high-growth companies have frequently re-defined the boundaries of science and technology, and many startups are using their capabilities and expertise to find and develop the technology-driven solutions needed to get past this pandemic. Read more

How Startups and Entrepreneurs Can Power the Economic Recovery

blog, Public Policy, Venture Investment May 13, 2020/by Ross DeVol

We worked with Ross DeVol, President and CEO of Heartland Forward, on this partner blog post to highlight the importance of entrepreneurs and startups during this crisis and how they could be the engine to get people back to work.

It should come as no surprise to the NVCA community that entrepreneurs are critical to the economy’s long-term success. Heartland Forward, a think-and-do tank based in Bentonville, Arkansas, put cold, hard numbers behind this claim with our latest research report, “Young Firms and Regional Economic Growth.” As local economies begin to rebuild post-COVID-19, these entrepreneurs and their young firms (defined as businesses five years old or less) could be the engine to get people back to work. The venture capital community can continue to play an important role in helping strengthen our country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Read more

Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months – What We Expect & Why It Matters

blog, Public Policy, Research April 28, 2020/by Maryam Haque

The U.S. startup ecosystem has rapidly entered a new chapter of what will be a turbulent period over at least the next several quarters. Investment in the startup ecosystem is expected to drop significantly at a time when the country needs it most for company and job creation towards economic recovery from the global pandemic. NVCA released a white paper outlining what we believe the industry may look like over the coming months as this crisis evolves. Read more

NVCA 2020 Yearbook: 10 Trends to Watch for the Start of a New Decade

blog, Research April 1, 2020/by Maryam Haque

We recently released the NVCA 2020 Yearbook, highlighting trends and analysis of venture capital (VC) activity in the US from the past year and capturing historical data and information about venture’s role in fueling entrepreneurship in America.

We completed the copy for the Yearbook just before COVID-19 began to rock the country, throwing our economy and public health systems into chaos and uncertainty. And while the current macro chaos has short- and long-term effects on the venture ecosystem, it doesn’t change some of the important trends the Yearbook surfaced from the past year and decade that may offer insights into what to expect at the rocky start of this new decade. Read more

CVC Fireside Chat: The evolution of CVC, key design principles & metrics for success

blog, Corporate Venture, Events February 27, 2020/by Trafton Kenney

We are pleased to publish this blog post by guest author Trafton Kenney, in collaboration with NVCA Member, 500 Startups

What type of CVC are you? What’s the best way to stand out in an increasingly crowded corporate venture space? Read more

NVCA Member Spotlight: Shasta Ventures

blog, Ecosystems February 6, 2020/by Cassie Ann Kiggen

Welcome to our Member Spotlight series where we give a profile overview of our many diverse members. For this deep dive, we spoke to Jason Pressman, Managing Director at Shasta Ventures. Read more

CFIUS & VC: 3 Takeaways from the Final Rules and What Investors Must Know

blog, Foreign Investment, Public Policy January 27, 2020/by Jeff Farrah

The Treasury Department recently released the long awaited final rules implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), and they go into effect February 13, 2020. Through FIRRMA, Congress gave CFIUS significant new powers to police investments into certain U.S. companies and has made CFIUS highly relevant in the startup ecosystem. CFIUS’s power was demonstrated in recent high-profile cases that forced Chinese investors to divest of holdings in Grindr, PatientsLikeMe, and Musical.ly. The combination of CFIUS interest in data rich companies and their expanded authority over non-controlling investments means the agency will be a player in the startup ecosystem going forward. Read more

NVCA Member Spotlight: B37 Ventures

blog, Ecosystems September 17, 2020/by Cassie Ann Kiggen

Welcome to our Member Spotlight series where we give a profile overview of our many diverse members. For this deep dive, we spoke to David Hite, Managing Partner of B37 Ventures.

NVCA Member Spotlight: JumpStart Inc.

blog, Ecosystems September 8, 2020/by Cassie Ann Kiggen

Welcome to our Member Spotlight series where we give a profile overview of our many diverse members. For this deep dive, we spoke to Ray Leach, CEO of JumpStart Inc.