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National Venture Capital Association


Recent Articles about National Venture Capital Association

Calling the Carried Interest Bluff

By Max Chafkin |  Jul 14, 2010

The National Venture Capital Association just released a Read more

To Give or Not to Give

By Kelly Faircloth |  Mar 4, 2009

Should firms owned by venture capitalists get small business grants?  Read more

Venture-Backed IPOs Top $4.27 Billion

By Angus Loten |  Jul 9, 2007

More companies are going public, led by the technology sector, but mergers and acquisitions have slowed.  Read more

Early-Stage Funding Driving VC Gains

Aug 10, 2007

Venture capital deals hit a six-year high in the second  quarter, driven by a surge in seed and early-stage business funding, PricewaterhouseCoopers ...  Read more

M&A Value Hits Seven-Year High

Oct 9, 2007

The average deal size of venture-backed mergers and acquisitions in the third quarter was $226.3 million, the highest level since the closing months of 20...  Read more

Venture Capitalists' Coffers Grew in '04

By Darren Dahl |  Feb 3, 2005

Feb. 3, 2005 -- Better than expected fourth quarter results have helped venture capital firms stoke their fundraising furnaces for the th...  Read more

Are Big VC Deals Bad for Start-ups?

By Jerry Useem |  Jan 1, 1997

The trend seems to be that small businesses need much more venture capital these days to get started.  Read more

Venture Investing Hits Short-Term Bumps

By Kasey Wehrum |  Aug 2, 2005

Aug. 2, 2005 --Despite fluctuations in the performance of short term venture capital, venture investing totals continued to grow in the se...  Read more

Energy Investments Expected to Climb

By Angus Loten |  Jan 2, 2007

Ninety-one percent of venture capitalists see more money going to energy, compared to just 23 percent for technology.  Read more

National Venture Capital Association Chooses New Chairman

By Kasey Wehrum |  May 5, 2005

May 5, 2005 --The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) has selected Joe Aragona, a general partner of Texas-based Austin Ventures, ...  Read more

Venture Capital Investments Keep Healthy Pace

By Jessalyn Swindoll

May 2004 --Venture capital investments have kept a healthy pace for the first three months of 2004, according to a recent Pricewaterhouse ...  Read more

Venture Capital Fundraising Remains Stable in 2nd Quarter

By Matt Quinn

August 3, 2004 -- Everyone knows that when it comes to venture capital fundraising, it's not the hand-over-fist days of 2000 anymore. But...  Read more

IPO Activity Strong in 2004

By Jonathan Steiman

Jan. 4, 2005 --Google's IPO captured the headlines in 2004, partly because of their unorthodox approach--an auction--and partly because in...  Read more

National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)

The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), founded in 1973, is an organization of venture capital firms, corporate backers, and individuals dedicate...  Read more

Venture-Backed IPOs Pick Up

Jan 2, 2007

Jan. 2, 2007 -- At total of 58 venture-backed companies raised $5.3 billion by going public last year, the highest amount since 2004, acc...  Read more

Advice for Science Start-ups

Dec 5, 2006

Dec. 5, 2006 -- The National Venture Capital Association will be co-hosting a workshop for life science start-ups in Menlo Park, Calif., ...  Read more

Venture-Backed IPOs Tanking

By Venuri Siriwardane |  Oct 3, 2008

Just one VC-backed company went public over the past two quarters, as investors wait for the market to rebound.  Read more

Venture Capitalists Made Money in 2003

By Jessalyn Swindoll

April 2004 --Venture capitalists made money in the last quarter of 2003--the first time in three years. According to the National V...  Read more

Most Venture Capitalists Avoiding Foreign Companies

By Liz Webber |  Jul 13, 2007

Investors expect a higher return on investment with domestic deals, according to new research.  Read more

IPOs Hit a 30-Year Low

By Max Chafkin |  Sep 1, 2008

But the guy who took Google and Netscape public is not concerned  Read more

Web 2.0, Energy Technology Drive Venture Capital to New Highs

By Leslie Taylor |  Jan 30, 2007

Analysts say the increase reflects lessons learned from the dot-com bust.  Read more

Fred Wilson Gets Darwinian and How to Do More With Less

By Nitasha Tiku |  Jan 30, 2009

Six business principles to stick with in 2009. Inc. 500 CEO Michael Mothner, of Wpromote, outlines Read more

Network: February 1991

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1991

Network resources.  Read more

Strategies for challenging markets: Growing market share via acquisitions

By Scott Collins |  Jan 16, 2009

Today's unprecedented market climate presents a daunting mixture—tight credit, negative growth, great uncertainty, and severe stock market volatilit...  Read more

Venture Capital Remains Scarce for Start-ups

By Max Chafkin |  May 5, 2005

Experts disagree on whether start-ups will fare better in the future.  Read more

VCs to Increase Overseas Investment

By Max Chafkin |  Jul 8, 2005

July 8, 2005 --American venture capitalists plan to increase investment abroad, but small businesses in the U.S. will not lose out on fund...  Read more

Venture-Backed Firms Outperform Private Sector

Mar 21, 2007

March 21, 2007 -- U.S. venture-backed companies have outperformed all other private-sector businesses in terms of job creation and revenu...  Read more

How To Stop Procrastinating and Deliver a Perfect Pitch

By Nitasha Tiku |  Apr 10, 2009

Stop procrastinating. Now! Web Worker Daily shares its foolproof strat...  Read more

Need Money?

By Max Chafkin and Bobbie Gossage |  Oct 1, 2006

The private financial markets are dynamic and at times difficult to navigate. A report on the latest trends.  Read more

IPOs Hit Seven-Year High

By Angus Loten |  Jan 7, 2008

The number of venture-backed companies going public more than doubled over the fourth quarter, a report shows.  Read more

IPOs Hit 30-Year Low

By Angus Loten |  Jul 9, 2008

As fewer venture-backed firms go public, market watchers warn of a growing crisis for startups.  Read more

IPOs Back on the Rise

By Angus Loten |  Apr 2, 2007

More venture-backed companies are turning to the stock market, as opposed to mergers and acquisitions.  Read more

Immigrants Fuel Entrepreneurial Boom

By Leslie Taylor |  Dec 5, 2006

Nearly half of private companies that receive venture capital funding were started by entrepreneurs born outside the United States.  Read more

Venture-Backed MA Activity Continues Steady Climb

By Matt Quinn

Number of deals rises for the fifth consecutive quarter.  Read more

VC Returns Decline

By Ana Patricia Ferrey |  Jul 28, 2008

The slumping IPO market has investors waiting longer to cash in on start-up funding.  Read more

Lawmakers to Ponder SBA Rule Change

By Max Chafkin |  Jul 19, 2005

July 19, 2005 --A controversial proposal to allow VC-owned biotechnology firms to compete for Small Business Administration grants is inch...  Read more

The Floodgates Are Open

By Stanley E. Pratt |  Jun 1, 1981

Loosed by recent tax reductions, a surge of investment dollars has filled venture coffers to record heights.  Read more

Cautious Venture Capitalists Delay IPOs

By Daniel Del'Re |  Oct 4, 2005

Oct. 4, 2005 --Tech companies led a third-quarter surge in venture-backed initial public offerings, but insiders say market pressures are ...  Read more

VC Investments in Start-Ups Hit New Lows

By Carole Matthews |  Apr 8, 2004

Early stage venture capital investments in start-ups fell to new lows in 2003, according to a recent Read more

VCs Shift to Expansion-Stage Funding

Jul 17, 2007

Fewer venture capital firms raised more funds over the second quarter, with a record-high amount shifting towards expansion-stage funding, Thomson Financi...  Read more