Report: Employment growth 8x faster at VC-backed startups than other firms
A Kenan Institute and National Venture Capital Association report finds that employment growth occurred faster at venture-backed companies than other firms.
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Startup Spotlight: Here’s why venture capital group opposes Big Tech legislation
The newly introduced Platform Competition and Opportunity Act from Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tom Cotton (R-AK) would bar acquisitions of many venture-backed companies and therefore be a major disincentive to entrepreneurship. The National Venture Capital Association opposes it. Here’s why.
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All facets of U.S. venture capital industry are ‘astounding,’ report finds
2020 was a record year for the venture capital industry. But that record year has already been surpassed during the first 9 months of 2021, a new report finds.
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Analysis: Tech plays big part in infrastructure bill – startups could benefit
When you think of infrastructure you don’t normally think about technology, but this bill is more than just roads and bridges. It is squarely focused on modernizing our infrastructure through integration of frontier technology.
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Venture Capital group: Antitrust bill threatens innovation, startups
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) opposes the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021, which would bar acquisitions of many venture-backed companies and therefore foreclose a key liquidity pathway for entrepreneurs. Here’s why.
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Venture capital group praises passage of US tech bill, says good for entrepreneurs
Bobby Franklin, CEO of the National Venture Capital Association, is praising Senate passage of the bipartisan U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. Here’s what he had to say.
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Venture capital group: International Entrepreneur Rule will spur job creation, innovation
The National Venture Capital Association on Monday hailed the Biden Administration’s announced decision that it will fully launch the International Entrepreneur Rule
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Startup Spotlight: Diversity, equity, inclusion becoming a higher priority at VC firms but progress is slow
The venture capital industry is slowly and steadily addressing long-stand issues such as lack of diversity, according to a new survey. And a key to improving representation for women as well as people of color is a firm having a committed DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, policy.
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Venture capital group: Immigration reform would spark ‘wave of new company’ formation and jobs
Politicians looking to spark economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic should consider immigration reform, says the trade group for venture capitalists.
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