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NVCA 2020 Outstanding Service Award: Terry McGuire
NVCA interviewed Terry McGuire of Polaris Partners, winner of the 2020 VC “Outstanding Service Award.”
Why it matters: Our award recipients’ work and achievements are making great strides for American jobs, policy, and innovation.
Return to Work: Preparing for the Future Amid COVID-19
Return to Work: Preparing for the Future Amid COVID-19, a NVCA webinar to help assist companies preparing for a return to work amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Why it matters: Companies preparing for a return to work amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic face a number of important HR and employment issues, including complying with federal, state, and local regulations; meeting industry-specific requirements; and adopting a return-to-work plan.
Finding New Mountains: Toyota AI Ventures’ Mission of Discovery
Jim Adler, founding managing director of Toyota AI Ventures, gave a popular members-only talk on CVC structures and strategies, sharing how TAIV was organized and how his team arrived at its effective model.
A deeper look: Explore how this mission and approach can strengthen your startup.
How Startups and Entrepreneurs Can Power the Economic Recovery
Ross DeVol, President and CEO of Heartland Forward highlights the importance of entrepreneurs and startups to pandemic recovery.
The main idea: Entrepreneurs are critical to the economy’s long-term success and could be the engine to get people back to work.
NVCA 2020 Yearbook: 10 Trends to Watch for the Start of a New Decade
NVCA 2020 Yearbook, highlights trends and analysis of VC activity in the U.S. from the past year and capturing historical data and information about venture’s role in fueling entrepreneurship in America.
The main idea: The Yearbook hights ten notable stats and trends that could have an impact on the U.S. venture capital industry.
CFIUS & VC: 3 Takeaways from the Final Rules and What Investors Must Know
The Treasury Department released the long-awaited final rules implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA).
A deeper look: 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. NVCA details 3 key takeaways for VCs.
The Inaugural VC University LIVE is in the Midwest – Here’s Why
In January 2019, NVCA and Startup@BerkeleyLaw announced a new educational program with two components called VC University.
The main idea: The Midwest has seen robust growth in venture investment. VC University will help democratize access to education on venture finance in startup ecosystems across the country.