Our Portfolio

The NEVCA invests in the long-term, large-scale success of the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our work takes different forms, and focuses on a variety of issues: workforce development, talent retention, succession planning in VC, regional brand awareness, and more.

The NEVYs

The NEVYs are Boston’s premier celebration of the venture ecosystem, and the only one truly uniting the Tech and Life Science communities. An “anti-awards show,” they spurn white tablecloths and boring speeches, instead embracing the vibe of Boston’s innovation economy: fast-paced, eccentric, colorful, and unapologetic.

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Hack.Diversity

Hack.Diversity is an initiative of the New England Venture Capital Association, tackling the underrepresentation of high-skilled minority employees in Boston's innovation economy. Recognizing a distinct talent inefficiency (skilled labor shortage despite large, un-accessed talent pools), NEVCA launched Hack.Diversity to recruit, vet, and place Black and Latino computer science and engineering students into the region's fastest growing companies - with unique training, coaching, and support for both employer and employee throughout the experience. Hack.Diversity aims to buoy the regional innovation economy by effecting a 100% increase in the number of Blacks and Latinos contributing to it.

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Advisory Committee

  • Jeff Bussgang

    Flybridge Capital

  • Damon Cox

    The Boston Foundation

  • Scott Friend

    Bain Capital Ventures

  • Sarah Case

    Wayfair

  • Tarlin Ray

    Kaplan Labs

  • Mike Troiano

    G20 Ventures

  • Greg Shell

    Bain Capital Double Impact

  • Dan Philips

    CloudHealth Technologies

  • Dave Melville

    The Bowdoin Group

TechGen

TechGen is the bridge connecting New England's best university students with its top healthcare and technology companies. Leveraging a two-way online internship marketplace and offline social and educational events, TechGen strengthens the bonds between the region's "intellectual capital of the future" and its "companies of tomorrow."

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3500+ Students
500+ Employers

Syndicate Sessions

The NEVCA's Syndicate Sessions are a unique offering for pre-partner investors. Blending networking and content, Sessions help early-career investors build the knowledge base and networks essential to longterm success.

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Advisory Committee

  • Dan Gebremedhin

    Flare Capital

  • Juan Luis Leung-Li

    Tectonic Ventures

  • Parul Singh

    Founder Collective

  • Payal Agrawal Divakaran

    .406 Ventures

  • Ross Leimberg

    AbbVie

VC Briefings

VC Briefings are a cornerstone of the NEVCA's mission to facilitate the connections and relationships critical to a vibrant venture ecosystem. Invitation-only briefings offer in-depth, interactive discussions between investors, operators, and academics, on the topics at the cutting-edge of the venture landscape.

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Unpitch

Unpitch is ​designed to facilitate connections between entrepreneurs ​and investors. It's NOT about delivering an elevator pitch onstage, a "demo day" presentation, or trying to grab a few seconds with a venture capitalist in a conference hallway. ​Instead, Unpitch is a chance to ​have lunch with an ​Angel investor or VC in a casual, no-pressure environment,​ discuss your business​, get meaningful feedback on your ideas, and make connections that will help you get to the next stage.

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