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		<title><![CDATA[NVCA Celebrates 35 Years of Supporting Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night the National Venture Capital Association NVCA celebrated its 35th anniversary by gathering together an intimate group of venture capital industry leaders for "An Evening of Innovation and Conversation."  The program, hosted on Microsoft's campus in Mountain View, CA, featured a discussion on both the historic and forward-looking...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VC turnaround eyed for tech startups]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May, Bedford startup SOMS Technologies L.L.C. quietly booked $250,000 in seed capital, as it develops "green" oil filters that promise to extend vehicle mileage between oil changes by a factor of at least eight. The company may have unwittingly become a symbol of the current state of the venture...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Venture Capital Association and Dow Jones VentureWire Release Results of Venture Census 2008]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Venture Capital Association NVCA and Dow Jones VentureWire released today the results from the first demographic survey of the venture capital industry.  The survey, Venture Census 2008, included responses from more than 500 professionals working at venture capital firms and offered a snapshot of an industry that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Venture Capital Association Joins NewSchools Venture Fund to Raise K-12 Education Infrastructure Fund]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Venture Capital Association NVCA and NewSchools Venture Fund today announced the creation of a multi-million dollar philanthropic venture fund focused on improving education in the United States.  The NVCA-NewSchools K-12 Education Infrastructure Fund will invest in start-up organizations aiming to build high-performing public schools by developing innovative...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Investment Declines in Q1 2008 According to the MoneyTree Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion in 922 deals in the first quarter of 2008, according to the MoneyTreeTM Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC and the National Venture Capital Association NVCA based on data provided by Thomson Reuters.  Quarterly investment activity was down 8.5 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture-Backed Exits Decline Significantly in First Quarter 2008]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Emily Mendell of NVCA, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org, for Thomson Financial; Matthew Toole, +1-646-822- 7560, matthew.toole@thomson.com, Sandy Anglin, +1-646-822-7334, sandy.anglin@thomson.com, both of Thomson Financial  NEW YORK, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Only five venture-backed initial public offerings totaling $282.7 billion in proceeds were issued in the first...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture capital spreads the wealth]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While fabled Silicon Valley still attracts the most venture capital in the USA, several other cities, states and regions boast the fastest growth rates for start-ups and venture dollars over the past decade.     The number of start-ups in New Mexico, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Los Angeles and the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fastest Growing Regions for Venture Capital Investment Lie Outside Silicon Valley]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Emily Mendell, National Venture Capital Association, +1- 610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org; Clare Chachere, PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-512-867-8737, clare.chachere@us.pwc.com; Lisa Peterson, Porter Novelli for PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-512- 241-2233, lisa.peterson@porternovelli.com  NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- While Silicon Valley and New England remain the country's leading regions for venture capital investment, they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Venture Capital Association Commemorates 35th Anniversary]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Venture Capital Association NVCA, the trade association representing more than 470 venture capital firms in the United States, is celebrating its 35th year of advancing public policies conducive to the start-up economy.  Since 1973, NVCA has educated state and federal legislators, regulators, and academics on the contributions...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Local biotech tops chart for biggest VC deal in '07]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local Biotech Tops Chart For Biggest VC Deal In '07: Zogenix Inc., a local startup biotechnology company with offices here and in Emeryville, topped the list for the most amount of venture capital investment raised in 2007, according to a survey by the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers. ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Performance Positive in All Horizons Ending Q3 2007]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200801/ai_n21921686]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Emily Mendell of NVCA, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org; or Matthew Toole, +1-646-822-7560, matthew.toole@thomson.com, or Sandy Anglin, +1-646-822-7334, sandy.anglin@thomson.com, both of Thomson Financial  NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Venture capital performance showed positive returns across all investment horizons ending September 30, 2007, according to Thomson Financial and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[2007 Venture Capital Investing Hits Six-Year High at $29.4 Billion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venture capitalists invested $29.4 billion in 3,813 deals in 2007 -- marking the highest yearly investment total since 2001 -- according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Financial. The total invested in 2007 represents a 10.8 percent increase in...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[NVCA President to Discuss "State of Venture Capital"]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CED Partners with NVCA to Host Jan. 22 Discussion at Brier Creek Country Club  RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- The Council for Entrepreneurial Development CED today announced that they will host a free, public event featuring Mark Heesen, president of the National Venture Capital Association NVCA to discuss "The...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture-Backed IPO Exits Strengthen in 2007]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: BUSINESS EDITORS Contact: Emily Mendell, NVCA, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org; Matthew Toole, +1-646-822-7560, matthew.toole@thomson.com, or Sandy Anglin, +1-646-822-7334, sandy.anglin@thomson.com, both of Thomson Financial  NEW YORK, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thirty-one venture- backed initial public offerings totaling $3.0 billion in proceeds were issued in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[MSNBC Anchor Tucker Carlson Addresses Western Association of Venture Capitalists and National Venture Capital Association]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[No-Holds-Barred TV Anchor Discusses Presidential Race at Annual Venture Capital Event]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Investment in Clean Technology Shows Considerable Strength in Third Quarter of 2007]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200710/ai_n21917430]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Steven Berry, PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-410-659-3460, steven.h.berry@us.pwc.com; Lisa Peterson of Porter Novelli for PricewaterhouseCoopers, +1-512-241-2233, lisa.peterson@porternovelli.com; Emily Mendell, National Venture Capital Association, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion in 887 deals in the third quarter of 2007 according to the MoneyTreeTM Report from...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Fundraising Activity Slows in 3Q 2007]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Emily Mendell, NVCA, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org; Matthew Toole, Thomson Financial, +1-646-822-7560, matthew.toole@thomson.com; or Sandy Anglin, Thomson Financial, +1- 646-822-7334, sandy.anglin@thomson.com NEW YORK, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fifty-nine venture capital firms raised $6.0 billion dollars in the third quarter of 2007 according to Thomson Financial and the National Venture...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[NVCA Board Members Meet in Washington to Discuss Stifling Effects of Carried Interest Tax Bill on Start-Up Companies and Innovation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Emily Mendell, NVCA, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org; or Channa Luma, The Weiser Group, +1-202-641-6959, cluma@weisergroup.com WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Venture Capital Association's NVCA Board of Directors gathered today in the nation's capital to discuss deep concerns over the impact of proposed legislation to increase taxes on...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA['Venture Finance Forum With Mark Heesen']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Robin Kovaleski of Florida Venture Forum, +1-813-335- 8116 TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Venture Forum in collaboration with the University of South Florida Center for Entrepreneurship is pleased to present "Venture Finance Forum with Mark Heesen" on Friday, October 12, 2007 at the University...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Industry Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee That Changes to Carried Interest Tax Policy Will Harm U.S. Entrepreneurship]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Emily Mendell of NVCA, +1-610-565-3904, emendell@nvca.org; or Channa Luma of The Weiser Group for NVCA, +1- 302-368-2345, cluma@weisergroup.com WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jonathan Silver, a member of the National Venture Capital Association NVCA and founder of Core Capital Partners in Washington, D.C., testified today before the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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