Post-Midterm Elections, What Does it Mean for America’s Startup Ecosystem?

12/08/22 • 30 min

The 2022 midterm elections didn’t go in the direction many people predicted, and VCs are wondering what the results mean for the startup ecosystem. We talk with an industry leader about her perspective on the election results and NVCA gives its perspective on what new opportunities may arise in the upcoming Congress for VCs.

NVCA’s Justin Field shares priority issues the new Congress will likely focus on, how the 2024 presidential election will influence legislation, and how agencies will implement recently passed bills such as the CHIPS and Science Act that will enhance the venture industry.

NVCA Board Chair Emily Melton who has years of VC experience talks about the exciting policies that arose in the last year. Emily is also the Managing Partner at Threshold Ventures. She shares how VCs can benefit from recently passed legislation that invests in American innovation. and how they should think about long-term opportunities in a volatile economic period.

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In 1973, the venture capital industry was emerging and growing, and it needed a national voice to represent it in Washington. That need resulted in the founding of the National Venture Capital Association. In this episode, we celebrate NVCA’s 50th anniversary and look back on the history of the association and its role in guiding the VC industry through legislative challenges and successes.

Featured in this episode is Skip Heizer son of Ned Heizer, the founder of NVCA. Ned believed everyone should have the opportunity to build a successful business. Skip shares through his father’s eyes, the status of the industry in 1973, the issues that motivated Ned to found NVCA, and the future of venture capital.

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