Several Venture Forward initiatives were incubated under NVCA before our launch. These initiatives include VC University, LP Office Hours, and the VC Human Capital Survey. Since our founding, we have expanded on these and developed new ones. View our 2021 Impact Report and 2022 impact highlights.
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Educated
2,900+ participants in VC University on the foundational principles of investing.
Awarded
460+ full scholarships to new and aspiring investors from underrepresented backgrounds.
Matched
330+ full scholarship participants with two mentors each via a robust mentorship program.
97%
Overall program net promoter score since launch.
Curated
600+ meetings for emerging managers (EMs) with Limited Partners (LPs) and experienced General Partners (GPs) in LP Office Hours.
Provided
225 EMs with access to LP Office Hours to learn fundraising best practices.
Connected
100+ LPs with underrepresented EMs.
100%
of participants would recommend the program to a peer or colleague.
Collected DEI data from 300+ VC firms in 2022.
8 percentage point
increase in female investment partners 2016-2022.
2 percentage point
increase in Black junior investment professionals 2018-2022.
31 percentage point
increase for VC firms with a diversity strategy.
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