National Venture Capital Association

NVCA Membership Benefits & Services

Representation
NVCA is the leading public policy advocate for the venture capital and private equity communities. NVCA works with all branches of government, the media and organizations nationwide to foster a better understanding of how entrepreneurship and venture capital impacts the U.S. economy. VenturePAC, managed by the NVCA, is the only Political Action Committee working solely for the venture community. In addition, NVCA provides many opportunities for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to become active in the policy formation process. Click here for more information about NVCA's policy agenda. Click here for more information about VenturePAC.

Professional Development
NVCA's professional development programs are designed to enhance knowledge and encourage the sharing of information on industry trends, research, and techniques. NVCA holds quarterly webcasts in conjunction with International Business Forum on timely topics important to the venture community. Members also reap educational benefits from many of NVCA's publications and events. For more information about NVCA's upcoming events and to access our webcast archive, please visit www.nvca.org/events.html.

Management Liability Insurance Program
NVCA has partnered with TechAssure to offer its members VentureInsure^SM, a suite of comprehensive insurance coverages and risk management services designed to protect venture capitalists and their investments at a competitive price. Click here for more information about VentureInsure^SM.

Networking
Throughout the year, NVCA hosts several networking events designed to enhance networks, learning and deal flow. Networking events include the Association's Annual Meeting, regional networking luncheons and various other regional events. Click here for more information about upcoming events.

Research & Publications
NVCA encourages, underwrites and publicizes research and information on issues important to the venture process. Publications include:

NVCA Annual Yearbook
The Venture Capital Review
NVCA Membership Directory
NVCA Today Newsletter
Venture Impact
NVCA's Year in Review

Through NVCA's partnership with Thomson Financial and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Association collects and publishes quarterly venture industry statistics. All NVCA members who participate in the quarterly MoneyTree survey are eligible to receive discounted access to VentureXpert, Thomson Financial's online private equity database. Click here for more information about our research program.

Public Relations
NVCA serves as a united voice for the venture capital industry and works with the media on a regular basis throughout the United States. NVCA's spokespersons program facilitates introductions and relationships between journalists and members, while providing a human face to the venture process. For more information about our spokespersons program, please contact Emily Mendell at emendell@nvca.org.

Technology Services
Through unique partnerships, NVCA offers its members discounts on several technology services used by venture capital firms.

Intralinks, Inc. offers NVCA members a 10% discount for the first year and 5% discount thereafter on their secure online document distribution service. Please visit www.intralinks.com for more information.

Conference Plus also offers NVCA members and their portfolio companies highly competitive rates for audio and web conferencing (.0395 cents per minute for audio!). For more information, contact Michael Edenbaum at 512-535-4596 or medenbaum@conferenceplus.com.

Venture Philanthropy
NVCA serves as a clearinghouse for information regarding venture philanthropy. In addition, NVCA members receive preferential fee structures through Fidelity Charitable Services and are encouraged to tap into the Social Venture Partners International network and The Entrepreneurs Foundation. Click here for more information.

Partnership with the Venture Capital/Private Equity Office Managers Association (VCOMA)
VCOMA is a nationwide Association of Office Managers in the Venture Capital/Private Equity industry. VCOMA brings together office managers who support the private equity industry to share ideas, resources, and information. VCOMA members also receive discounts from many vendors that private equity firms purchase products and services from on a regular basis. All NVCA Member firms are eligible for one free membership in VCOMA. Additional memberships are available to NVCA member firms at a discount. To learn more about VCOMA, please visit www.vcoma.com. NVCA members can sign up at: http://www.vcofficemanagers.com/html/nvca.html.

Special Interest Groups

Medical Industry Group
The NVCA Medical Industry Group addresses the unique needs of life science venture investors. Membership is open to all NVCA members who actively invest in the medical industry including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, and healthcare services. The NVCA Medical Industry Group facilitates working with policymakers, trade advocacy groups, portfolio companies and patient organizations to ensure that public policies are rational, efficient, well administered and result in high quality medical technology that is widely available to the U.S. public. In addition to legislative and regulatory activities, the Group is committed to gathering and disseminating high quality information about life science investing and its positive impact on patient care and the U.S. economy. For more info, click here.

Corporate Venture Group
The NVCA Corporate Venture Group (CVG) works to fulfill the information, education, and networking needs of corporations, enabling them to accelerate the progress of innovation and growth through successful strategic venturing. The CVG is designed to build better communication and practical cooperation across all parties in the venture process-corporations, venture capitalists, start-up companies, and the research community. For more info, click here.

CFO Taskforce
NVCA CFO Task Force is comprised of venture firm CFOs and plays a critical role of providing guidance and technical expertise on issues facing the venture industry. For more information, contact John Taylor at jstaylor@nvca.org or Jennifer Dowling at jcdowling@nvca.org.

Strategic Communications Group
The Strategic Communications Group was formed to enhance the overall effectiveness of the venture capital industry's communications and to assist NVCA members in maximizing the returns on their respective commitments to brand development and investor relations. For more information, contact Emily Mendell at emendell@nvca.org.

Legal Roundtable
The NVCA facilitates gatherings of general counsels and others who are responsible for the legal function within a venture firm in order to foster sharing of best practices and to discuss the legal challenges associated with operating a venture firm. NVCA's Model Legal Documents is one result of this collaboration. More information about the model legal documents can be found at model documents/model_docs.html

Human Capital Forum
Compensation trends, best practices, technology solutions and the use of search firms are just a sampling of the confidential information that is shared between members who are responsible for portfolio human capital recruitment. For more information, contact jmawson@nvca.org.

Cleantech Advisory Council
The NVCA formed the Cleantech Council in 2006 in order to create a national working group that can identify regulatory and legislative issues critical to the development and commercialization of new Cleantech technologies. The "Council" helps formulate NVCA's policy agenda in the Cleantech arena and is working to accelerate the growth of this emerging venture segment. The "Council" is open to NVCA Members who are actively investing in cleantech companies. For more information contact Emily Baker at ebaker@nvca.org.

For more information regarding membership, contact Terry Samm at 703.524.2549 or tsamm@nvca.org.