NVCA celebrates 50 years! A Voice for All Venture Capitalists

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.

Chris Brody was the Board Chair of NVCA in 1985 and spent over a decade serving on the Board. Chris shares the moment when VCs realized that for the industry to survive and grow, they needed to present data and explain their value to policymakers. He also tells us about the most influential meetings in the early days of advocating for the industry in Washington.

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