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

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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Industry Stats
icon Venture-backed Exits Q2 '09 (Charts)
icon Global VC Survey Results: VCs Shift Strategy in Response to New Global Environment - Press Release (Charts and Quotes)
icon Venture Capital Performance Q4 2008
icon VC Investments Q1 2009 - MoneyTree - Press Release -
(National Data, Regional Data, Top Deals, and Charts)

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Public Policy Highlights
icon NVCA Response to President Obama's Plan for Financial System Regulation Reform
icon NVCA Testimony on Strengthening the SBIR Program
icon NVCA's Statement Regarding the Impact of the Medical Device Safety Act
icon NVCA Makes Recommendations to Address Capital Markets Crisis (Presentation Slideshow)
icon NVCA Testimony Regarding the SBIR Program

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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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Available Past Webcasts

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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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