Venture Forward Archives - National Venture Capital Association

NVCA Celebrates 50 Years of Empowering the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2023

Contact: Robin Ceppos
Phone: 408-489-9245
Email: rceppos@nvca.org

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) officially kicks off a year of celebration commemorating its 50^th anniversary. Founded in 1973 as the trade organization advocating at the federal level on behalf of VC firms and their portfolio companies, NVCA empowers its members by advocating for policies that encourage innovation and by delivering resources and programs to help VCs succeed.

Employment at U.S. VC-backed Companies Grew 960% from 1990 to 2020, 8x Compared to Non-VC-backed Companies

All Press Releases, Research, Venture Forward February 15, 2022/by smaloney@nvca.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 15, 2022

Contact: Sabrina Fang
Phone: 703-283-2091
Email: sfang@nvca.org

WASHINGTON, DC — Employment at venture capital (VC)-backed companies dramatically outpace employment at non-VC-backed companies, and -backed companies create jobs that are broadly dispersed across the nation, according to a new report from the National Venture Capital Association, Venture Forward, and the University of North Carolina Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.

Venture Forward Celebrates One-Year Anniversary Welcomes Two New Board Members

All Press Releases, Diversity, Venture Forward June 16, 2021/by Devin Miller

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2021

Contact: Sabrina Fang
Phone: 703-283-2091
Email: sfang@nvca.org

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Venture Forward is excited to celebrate its one-year anniversary as well as the appointment of two new members to its board of directors: Elliott Robinson, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, and Nicole Walker, Managing Partner at Arboretum Ventures. Read more

US VC Firms Focusing on Achieving Greater Diversity and Creating Workforce Equity

All Press Releases, Diversity, Research, Venture Forward March 3, 2021/by Devin Miller

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2021

Contact: Devin Miller
Phone: 703-300-5232
Email: dmiller@nvca.org

WASHINGTON, DC – Amid heightened efforts to promote increasingly diverse, equitable and inclusive workforces over the past year, venture capital (VC) firms are taking note of their social and corporate responsibility in achieving greater gender, racial and ethnic diversity. These key findings are from the third edition of the VC Human Capital Survey, powered by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), Venture Forward, and Deloitte.

NVCA Launches Nonprofit Venture Forward to Shape the Future of Venture Capital

All Press Releases, Diversity, Venture Forward June 15, 2020/by Devin Miller

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2020

Contact: Cassie Ann Kiggen
Phone: 202-864-5923
Email: ckiggen@nvca.org

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 that extend beyond public policy. Venture Forward will drive the human capital, culture, values, and narrative of venture capital, to promote a strong and inclusive community.