2025 NVCA’s Leadership Awards Dinner
Mark your calendars to join us for NVCA’s Leadership Awards Dinner to be held on June 5, 2025, at the Rosewood Hotel Sand Hill. The event honors those who have made significant contributions to foster innovation, advance technology, and drive new company formation. Nominations are now closed.
2025 Award Winners:
- Venture Vanguard: Howard Morgan of B Capital, Chris Rizik of Renaissance Venture Capital, and Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
- Rising Star: Nicole DeTommaso of Harlem Capital, Sarah Du of Uncork Capital, David Rothzeid of Shield Capital, Matt Schappell of Frist Cressey Ventures, and Andreas Vandris of Menlo Ventures
- Inclusion Impact: Heartland Forward
- Startup Innovator: HistoSonics
- Startup Champions: Chairman French Hill (R-AR) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Registration Info
EVENT TIMELINE
- 5:30 PM – Registration opens & Cocktail hour begins
- 7 PM – Dinner & Awards begin
- 9 PM – Post reception cocktails
ATTIRE
Smart casual (jeans are fine)
NVCA MEMBER TICKET PRICES
NVCA Members: You should automatically have access to NVCA member pricing on the registration page. If you are not seeing the correct pricing and only see non-member pricing, please reach out to Jenny Zemel (jzemel@nvca.org) for assistance.
- Single Ticket, $850
- Half Table, $4,200
- Full Table, $7,500
NON NVCA MEMBER PRICES
- Single Ticket, $1,250
- Half Table, $6,000
- Full Table, $10,800
Non Members: Please note this event has been optimized exclusively for investors and finance professionals from VC firms. Service providers may only attend by purchasing sponsorship packages. Please contact Jason Vita (jvita@nvca.org) to learn more about opportunities for 2025!
Please note this event is for VCs only. If you have any questions on how to get involved with our events if you are not a VC, please reach out to Jason Vita (jvita@nvca.org).
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received prior to May 22, 2025, will be honored, however, no refunds will be provided after May 22, 2025. Please email cancellations to Jenny Zemel at jzemel@nvca.org.
Venture Forward Recognition
Ticket holders who contribute to Venture Forward will receive special recognition at the gala.
Venture Forward, NVCA’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit educating and empowering a vibrant VC investor community, offered opportunities to get involved. To date, their programs like VC University, LP Office Hours, and the VC Human Capital Survey have reached and impacted thousands of individuals. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support their important mission and fuel the future of VC.
2025 EVENT PARTNERS
Please contact Jason Vita (jvita@nvca.org) to learn more about opportunities for 2025.
Thank you to our Event Partners
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