This report by the National Venture Capital Association examines the role of venture-backed companies in the United States. In 2008, venture capital-backed companies employed more than 12 million people and generated nearly $3 trillion in revenue....

This report by William C. Johnson and Jeffrey E. Sohl of the University of New Hampshire examines the role of angel investors in the process of bringing firms into the public markets. Specifically, it looks at differences between angel investors and...

This resource is a study conducted by the Kauffman Foundation on the venture capital industry. This paper seeks to answer the question: what is the appropriate size of the venture capital industry? The authors address the role of VCs in the modern...

This report was sponsored by several Northeast Ohio groups to examine the state of venture capital in the Cleveland region. Despite national trends, Northeast Ohio saw a five percent increase in investment in 2008 over the previous year.

This presentation examines best practices in the use of contingent tax credits in establishing a successful regional venture capital industry. Several case studies are identified as examples of best practices.

This report from the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance examines the availability of traditional venture capital, especially in "fly-over" states. It analyzes difference in trends between rural and urban areas and at the state and county...

This presentation by Belden Hull Daniels focuses on some of the different financing vehicles being used for sustainable finance. Areas examined include New Markets Tax Credits, triple bottom line funds, green and clean venture funds and green...

Via their investment decisions, venture capitalists (VCs) regularly “vote” on the quality of entrepreneurs and their ideas. While VCs do receive scrutiny from the investors, they rarely get rated by entrepreneurs. A new website, thefunded.com, is...

The Center for Venture Research is a multidisciplinary research unit of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. The Center's principal area of expertise is in the study of early stage equity financing for...

Since many regions of the U.S. have little access to private venture capital, community development venture capital has grown in popularity. This report looks at the history and the current state of the community development venture capital (CDVC)...

The purpose of this report was to examine innovative institutions that are making venture capital investments in rural places across the country and develop lessons learned from these institutions that might be applied in other areas. This paper...

This article looks at the growth in venture capital financing that occurred in 2006. Venture capitalists invested $25.5 billion in 3,416 deals in 2006, realizing a 10 percent increase in deal volume and a 12 percent increase in dollar value. The...

Rural entrepreneurs are at a disadvantage when seeking venture capital, because typical venture firms tend to seek investments in higher conglomerated areas. The article looks and the Community Development Venture Capital (CDVC) as a form of...

This article understands the important role entrepreneurship plays in the economic development toolbox. The author highlights the advantages of angel versus venture capital investing. RAIN fund developing is one way to stimulate entrepreneurial...

The article argues the importance of entrepreneurship and the important role it plays in economic development. Entrepreneurs have a difficult time securing venture capital, particularly rural entrepreneurs. Rural entrepreneurs face several...

The article highlights a venture capital study conducted by National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF). This piece looks at use of venture capital as an economic development tool. The author looks at the historical use of venture...

An Economic Developer’s Perspective on Seed and Venture Investing - Presentation by Charlie Spies, President of the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) as given during the 2005 CDFA Annual Conference.

NASVF presents state-by-state distributions of reported venture capital investments in 2005, compared to 2004.

The primary mission of The Venture Alliance is to become the first stop for entrepreneurs seeking business funding, by providing tools and services which greatly improve their prospects for capital funding.

The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds is an organization of private, public and nonprofit organizations committed to building their local economies by investing and facilitating investment in local entrepreneurs.

NASVF presents trends in Institutional venture investing by stage of development. 1995 - 2005