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New Reforms to Volcker Rule will Help Build New Companies Across America
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is thrilled to see a final rule released by several agencies intended to remove a needless regulatory barrier that has limited bank participation in venture capital funds. The revisions to the Volcker Rule will once again allow banks to invest in venture capital funds. While NVCA […]
NVCA Launches Nonprofit Venture Forward to Shape the Future of Venture Capital
Venture Forward will focus on industry advancement initiatives around diversity, education, research, and history, while NVCA continues to advocate on behalf of the venture industry WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) today launched Venture Forward, a 501(c)(3) non-profit to shape the future of venture capital and meet the growing needs of the venture capital (VC) industry […]
Eight VCs Join NVCA Board and Barry Eggers of Lightspeed Appointed Chair
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) announced today that Barry Eggers, Founding Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, will serve as the 2020-2021 Chair of the NVCA Board of Directors. His appointment was made official at NVCA’s virtual June board meeting today.
SMU and UNC-Chapel Hill Announced as 2020-21 VC University LIVE Hosts
NVCA and Startup@BerkeleyLaw have selected SMU and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to host VC University LIVE programs in 2020-21, spotlighting the local venture communities and convening local and coastal industry leaders Washington, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and the Startup@BerkeleyLaw initiative of the University of California, Berkeley, School […]
US Venture Capital Investment Has Strong Showing in Q1 2020, with Economic Downturn Brought on by COVID-19 Primed to Slow Activity
SEATTLE, April 14, 2020 – After elevated venture capital (VC) investment in the past few years, deal activity maintained momentum in the first quarter of 2020 amid the impending economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which will slow activity through the rest of the year, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, the authoritative quarterly […]
NVCA Makes Recommendations on Volcker Rule Reform to Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) submitted comments to federal agencies today making recommendations on their proposed revision to the Volcker Rule that would allow banks to once again invest in venture capital funds. The Volcker Rule’s covered funds prohibition on financial institution investment into venture capital funds has created an unnecessary […]
Startups Nationwide to See Job Losses Absent Urgent SBA Rule Fix
126 pro-startup groups representing 39 states urge Trump Administration to save startup jobs by fixing SBA rule WASHINGTON, DC – TechNet and the National Venture Capital Association today led 126 local, state, regional, and national groups representing 39 states across the country in urging the Trump Administration to ensure startups and their workers are eligible […]
U.S. Venture-Backed Startups in 2019 Represented 2.27 Million Employees, Attracted 52% of Global Venture Funding
Venture Investors Started 2020 with $444 Billion in Assets to Deploy to Promising Startups WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. venture ecosystem ended 2019 with more than 10,400 companies across the country receiving venture funding, approximately 1,300 venture firms managing over 2,200 active venture funds, and more than $444 billion in venture capital (VC) assets under […]
Accel Receives 2020 Venture Firm of the Year Award
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) today presented Accel with the 2020 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.
Howard Cox Presented with Lifetime Achievement in Venture Capital Award
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) today presented Howard Cox with the 2020 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 […]