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MCIT Pathway Will Spur Medical Innovation and Improve U.S. Healthcare
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) submitted comments today to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the delayed effective date of the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT), a proposed coverage pathway for FDA-designated breakthrough devices. Originally slated to go into effect on March 15, the MCIT pathway seeks […]
US Venture Mega-Deals Spike in Q1 Fueled by Record Nontraditional Investor Participation
SEATTLE, April 14, 2021 – Venture capital (VC) dealmaking started strong in the first quarter of 2021 with an uptick in mega-deals and increased participation of nontraditional investors, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, the authoritative quarterly report on venture capital activity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem jointly produced by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital […]
Record Year for U.S. Venture Capital Industry Despite Pandemic and Economic Downturn
U.S. Venture-Backed Startups in 2020 Represented Over 4.4 Million Employees, Attracted 51% of Global Venture Funding WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. venture ecosystem ended 2020 with more than 10,800 companies across the country receiving venture funding and approximately 1,965 VC firms managing 3,680 venture funds with $548 billion in assets under management (AUM), according to […]
Startup Visa Would Create New Jobs and Innovation in the Pandemic Recovery and Other Findings from NVCA’s New Immigration Policy Report
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) today released a new report called Immigrant Entrepreneurs Can Drive Economic Growth in the Pandemic Recovery. The report examines how foreign-born entrepreneurs play a key role in the creation of U.S. venture capital-backed startups, how current immigration policy is not working for entrepreneurs, and how a […]
New Bipartisan Innovation Bill Would Support Startup R&D Investments
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) was pleased to see reintroduction of the bipartisan American Innovation and Jobs Act, by Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Ben Sasse (R-NE). This bill would support innovative startups by increasing the ability of young companies to access […]
NVCA Presents the 2021 Venture Capital Awards in Virtual Awards Ceremony
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) today presented individuals, firms, and organizations across the venture capital community with its annual industry awards, including Firm of the Year, Rising Star, and Lifetime Achievement in Venture Capital. NVCA also added three new award categories this year: DE&I Impact, Startup Innovator, and Startup Champion.
Dixon Doll Presented with Lifetime Achievement in Venture Capital Award
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) today presented Dixon Doll with the 2021 Lifetime Achievement in Venture Capital Award. The Lifetime Achievement in Venture Capital Award recognizes venture professionals who have dedicated their professional lives to creating and building successful and highly competitive venture firms as well as portfolio companies that have […]
Sequoia Receives 2021 Venture Firm of the Year Award
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) today presented Sequoia with the 2021 Venture Firm of the Year Award. The Venture Firm of the Year Award recognizes venture capital firms for their significant contributions to advance the entrepreneurial ecosystem and generate returns for their investors.
US VC Firms Focusing on Achieving Greater Diversity and Creating Workforce Equity
Though diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are moving in the right direction, the pace of change remains uneven for some demographics; third edition of survey powered by NVCA, Venture Forward and Deloitte reveals and more WASHINGTON, DC – Amid heightened efforts to promote increasingly diverse, equitable and inclusive workforces over the past year, venture capital […]
Innovation Coalition Calls on President Biden to Implement the International Entrepreneur Rule
WASHINGTON, DC – A coalition of 16 organizations representing the U.S. innovation, entrepreneurship, and startup ecosystems sent a letter today to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Majorkas asking him to implement the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). IER, originally put in place at the end of the Obama Administration, would work similar to […]