We're thrilled to welcome Byron Deeter (Byron Deeter) as the new NVCA Board Chair for 2024-2025! His vision and expertise are just what we need to advance the venture industry.

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🌟Chasing Rainbows (Chasing Rainbows) in our latest #MemberSpotlight :

✅ Empowering LGBTQ+ founders through early-stage investments
✅ Focused on fintech, climate tech, & AI sectors
✅ Driving inclusivity & demonstrating the impact of diversity in VC

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📢 Venture Forward is hosting its 11th Emerging Manager Office Hours (formerly LP Office Hours) in San Francisco on June 25! This is a great opportunity for VC fund managers from underrepresented backgrounds to connect with LPs & seasoned GPs.

Apply by May 3: ventureforward.org/EMOH-app

📅Upcoming Webinar: Dive into the future of clean tech with our May 21 with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ! Experts discuss the pivotal role of investors in sustainable business strategies.
🔗Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

📰NVCA submitted a formal comment to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) in opposition to the proposed rule on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counterfeiting the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) programs for RIAs and ERAs.

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Have ideas for improving access to capital? Join U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the virtual #SECSmallBizForum April 16-18! Register now and join the conversation. secsmallbusinessforum.com

Valor Capital Group Accel-KKR 2nd panel is moderated by #CristianEyzaguirre (@CareyAbogados) with Kim Furlong (she/her) (🇨🇦CVCA) and #BobbyFranklin (🇺🇸NVCA) sharing stories around their associations' consolidation, lobbying policy makers, their work: serving GPs, and how they see #LatAm markets

Thanks to Jessica Murrey (@Wicked_Saints) for recognizing NVCA board chair @CHudson (@PrecursorVC) for help with securing #VC funding at the #SECSmallBiz Forum !

Check it out👉 sec.gov/oasb/sbforum

#SECSmallBiz Forum #SECSmallBiz #CapitalRaising

Registration is now open for Cohort 16 of #VCUniversity , starting in June! 🎓 We offer this certification program in partnership with Venture Forward and Berkeley Law Executive Education. Take advantage of early bird pricing available until May 17. Learn more: venturecapitaluniversity.com/online-course/

Venture fundraising started on a lackluster note in 2024, and our analysts see the challenges continuing for fund managers and startups alike.

Great to hear NVCA CEO Bobby Franklin on Capitol Hill discussing Venture Capital with Senate leaders and staff NVCA

📣 Happening now! NVCA and Darden School at UVA are presenting a special briefing: 'Venture Capital and the Private Capital Ecosystem' in Dirksen G11 in Washington, DC!

Thanks to our own Bobby Franklin and Les Alexander for leading the discussion.

💡 In Q1 of this year, US VC funds amassed a record $311.6 billion in dry powder. However, the majority of this capital (73.1%) is concentrated in funds from the 2020-2022 vintages, which closed during a period of heightened market volatility and uncertainty.

It's here! Join NVCA President & CEO Bobby Franklin for a 'VC Market Outlook and Washington DC Policy Update' this morning during the University of Virginia's Venture Capital Conference.

Program & details 🔗 👉 darden.virginia.edu/mayo-center/ev…

💡 Check out the Q1 2024 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, created with J.P. Morgan, Dentons, and Deloitte. It shows that due to a lack of large deals and low capital availability, 2024 is the most investor-friendly #VC market in over a decade.

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The NVCA Leadership Gala is coming up! ✨Join us on May 2nd to celebrate First Close Partners as the recipient of the 2024 #DEI Impact Award!

🎟️Space is limited, buy your ticket now: ow.ly/uh6X50Remsu

US VC-backed IPOs by Year

'Aside from 2022, 2023 had a lower VC-backed IPO value than any year since 2016 [and] of the 40 VC-backed companies that went public in 2023, 81% of the overall deal value came from the largest five.'

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📣 Out today! We are pleased to share with you the newly-released NVCA 2024 Yearbook highlighting key facts of the U.S. #venture industry in 2023.

Read the press release and download today ⤵

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✨ What a fantastic turnout at last week's Boston happy hour! Despite the unexpected weather, the evening was a huge success!

Thanks to event partners Gunderson Dettmer and Insperity for making the evening possible.  🙌

NVCA’s Bobby Franklin and Ashlyn Roberts had a blast at yesterday’s #VCUniversity life sciences lunch in Boston. Thanks to all who attended and to the mentors who dedicate their time and knowledge to the next generation. 👏