National Venture Capital Association

Venture Capital Fact:
Venture-backed companies account for 10.4 million U.S. jobs and 18 percent of U.S. GDP.
Venture Capital Fact:
Since 1970, venture capitalists have invested $466 billion into more than 60,700 companies.
Venture Capital Fact:
Companies founded with venture capital include FedEx, Starbucks, Google, Microsoft, eBay, Genentech, Intel, Apple and Facebook.
Venture Capital Fact:
Top ten states for venture capital investing in 2008 were: CA, MA, NY, TX, WA, CO, NJ, PA, MN, VA.
Venture Capital Fact:
Venture capitalists typically invest and actively engage in their portfolio companies for 5 – 7 years, often longer and rarely less.
Venture Capital Fact:
The Clean Technology industry is the fastest growing sector of venture investment, growing 54 percent in the last year alone.
Venture Capital Fact:
1 in every 3 Americans is positively impacted by a venture backed medical innovation.
Venture Capital Fact:
There are fewer than 700 venture capital firms in the United States.
Venture Capital Fact:
1 in every 4 venture backed public companies was founded by a foreign born national.
Venture Capital Fact:
In 2008, corporate venture capital arms were investors in 19.2 percent of all venture deals.

Upcoming NVCA Events

September 3, 2009 | 6:30PM
Members-Only Cleantech Dinner - Menlo Park, CA
September 11, 2009 | 12:00PM
WEBCAST – The Exit Market – The Outlook for Liquidity in Today's New Reality
October 16, 2009 | 12:00PM
Annual New England Venture Capital Networking Luncheon - Waltham, MA
December 3, 2009
Annual Silicon Valley Networking Luncheon - Palo Alto, CA
May 4, 2010 - May 5, 2010
2010 NVCA Annual Meeting - Burlingame, CA

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NVCA Videos

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Venture Voices
A new NVCA series of 12 videos
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The Crucial Link

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Industry Stats
icon Venture Capital Performance Q1 2009 and Full Report
icon NVCA and Cambridge Associates Partner to Deliver Venture Capital Performance Data
VC Investments Q2 2009 - MoneyTree -
(National Data, Regional Data, Top Deals, Charts and Press Release)
icon VC Fundraising Activity Contracts In Q2 '09 (Charts)
icon Venture-backed Exits Q2 '09 (Charts)

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Public Policy Highlights
icon NVCA Testifies on IP Protection in the Cleantech Sector
icon Background on Investment Adviser Registration
icon Congressional testimony on regulation of hedge funds and private investment pools
icon NVCA Congressional Testimony on Follow-on Biologics
icon Cost of Capital for Early Stage Biotech Start-Ups Found to be in Excess of 20 Percent (Presentation, Executive Summary)

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Association News
icon NVCA Partners with StartUpHire to Capture Jobs Data
icon Terry McGuire of Polaris Ventures Partners Elected NVCA Chairman
icon NVCA Recognizes VCs for Exceptional Service & Lifetime Achievement
icon NVCA Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008
icon Four NVCA Member Firms Honored for Their Support of Women Entrepreneurs

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Features

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Publications and Bookstore

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Model Legal Documents

Templates of legal documents often used in venture capital transactions.

Resources for Entrepreneurs

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