New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA)

What New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) does

The New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) is a non-profit trade association founded around 1985 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, that serves as the collective network, advocate, and resource for the venture capital community in New England. The organization operates across four strategic pillars — Venture Community, Regional Brand, Workforce Development, and Public Policy — and runs a portfolio of recurring programs and events including the NEVY Awards (Boston's premier venture ecosystem celebration, launched 2013, attracting 1000+ attendees), the annual Rooftop Party, Member.EDU professional development, Unpitch founder-investor matching events, CVC Breakfasts for corporate venture capital professionals, Investor Happy Hours, and a Legislative Advocacy program covering taxation, labor, drug pricing, and immigration policy.

NEVCA's core offering is community programming rather than a software platform; its underlying technology footprint is limited to a website, a Medium publication, a lu.ma-based event management workflow, and standard social media channels. The association generates revenue through recurring membership dues from VC firms (pre-seed to growth equity) with focus on or significant operations in New England, associate memberships for service providers and educational institutions, and tiered corporate sponsorships (major sponsors include Benchmark Strategies, CBIZ, Cooley, Coretelligent, Hughes Marino, and Silicon Valley Bank; supporting sponsors include Aspen HR, Citrin Cooperman, Scratch M+M, and Trident Trust). Distribution is regional, with go-to-market centered on direct membership outreach, monthly in-person and virtual events, and a newsletter-led content channel.

The organization is governed by a member-led Board of Directors drawn from leading regional venture and corporate venture firms — including Bessemer Venture Partners, Underscore, 5AM Ventures, Catalyst Health Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Flare Capital Partners, F-Prime Capital, General Catalyst, MassVentures, Glasswing Ventures, CVS Health Ventures, and Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC Inc. — under Executive Director Hope Hopkins (appointed February 2026, succeeding Ari Glantz). NEVCA scaled from one part-time employee in 2009 to five full-time staff, incubated Hack.Diversity (a workforce development initiative spun out as an independent national organization in 2022), and has been featured in the Boston Globe, TechCrunch, BostInno, WBUR, Axios Boston, and Bisnow as a leading regional voice for the venture ecosystem.

Name

New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA)

Legal name

New England Venture Capital Association

Website

https://newenglandvc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) is a Boston-based non-profit trade association serving venture capital firms across New England through membership, events, professional development, workforce programs, and public policy advocacy, with a 5-person staff and a member-led board.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Trade Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Venture capital association
• Startup ecosystem
• VC community building
• Innovation advocacy
• Workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: NEVCA membership fees from venture capital firms (pre-seed to growth equity) with focus on or significant operations in New England, as well as Associate Members from service providers and other organizations.
2. Sponsorships: NEVCA is supported by major sponsors (Benchmark Strategies, CBIZ, Cooley, Coretelligent, Hughes Marino, Silicon Valley Bank) and supporting sponsors (Aspen HR, Citrin Cooperman, Scratch M+M, Trident Trust) who play a critical role in the growth and success of New England's startup and venture ecosystem.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NEVCA is a non-profit trade association that provides membership, programming, networking events, professional development, and public-policy advocacy for venture capital firms and their portfolio ecosystem across the New England region. Its deliverable services include Member.EDU professional development sessions, the annual Rooftop Party and NEVY Awards events, Unpitch founder-investor matching programs, CVC Breakfasts for corporate venture investors, Investor Happy Hours, and ongoing legislative advocacy on innovation policy.

Product overview

NEVCA is a non-profit trade association, not a software product company. It operates as a network and catalyst for the New England venture ecosystem through four strategic pillars: Venture Community, Regional Brand, Workforce Development, and Public Policy. The organization's primary offerings are programs and events rather than a unified software platform. Key programs include Member.EDU (professional development), The Rooftop Party (annual VC gathering), The NEVY Awards (ecosystem celebration), Unpitch (founder-investor connections), CVC Breakfasts, Investor Happy Hours, and Legislative Advocacy. NEVCA also ran workforce development initiatives including Hack.Diversity and the Boston Innovation Guide, though several are now past initiatives or have been spun out.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The NEVY Awards: Boston's premier celebration of the venture ecosystem, uniting Tech and Life Science communities with an eccentric 'anti-awards show' format held at the House of Blues.
• Member.EDU
• The Rooftop Party (RTP)
• Unpitch
• CVC Breakfasts
• Hack.Diversity

Products and services

• Member.EDU Educational programming that delivers content and networking opportunities for investors, featuring industry experts presenting on emerging trends and timely topics in both virtual and in-person formats. Aimed at member VC firm professionals across the New England venture ecosystem.
• The Rooftop Party (RTP) NEVCA's annual 'back to school' event for the VC community, held every September, gathering regional VCs across Tech, Healthcare, and Life Science sectors for a summer send-off and networking.
• The NEVY Awards Boston's premier celebration of the venture ecosystem, uniting Tech, Healthcare, and Life Science communities in an 'anti-awards show' format at the House of Blues, attended by over 1000 innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs.
• Unpitch A platform facilitating connections between early-stage entrepreneurs and seasoned investors in TECH, FINTECH, HEALTH, and BIOMED through lunch events in a no-pressure environment, attracting 20-50 VCs and founders per event.
• CVC Breakfasts Private, small-group breakfast meetings convening corporate venture capital professionals throughout the year for discussion, education, and network-building.
• Investor Happy Hours Private, small-scale happy hours grouped by industry focus, strengthening community and connection among venture investors.
• Legislative Advocacy Advocacy for innovation-friendly public policy across taxation, labor, drug pricing, immigration, and other issues, acting as the voice of the venture capital industry in New England.
• Non-Investor Member Programming Professional development and networking opportunities for the full spectrum of job functions at member firms beyond investor roles.

Quantifiable outcome

• NEVY Awards attended by over 1000 innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CoretelligentcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 April 2026Partnership to deliver executive education, thought leadership, and curated programming focused on security, cybersecurity, AI, governance, and compliance for the New England venture community. The collaboration is designed to strengthen NEVCA's position as a market leader while providing members with practical guidance on operational and risk challenges. Partnership announced from Coretelligent's headquarters in Needham, Massachusetts.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Venture Capital Association (NVCA): The U.S. national trade association for the venture capital industry, offering advocacy, research, and member services across the entire country. NVCA is the broader, federally focused counterpart to NEVCA's regional mandate.

Direct peers

• New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA): Regional venture capital trade association serving the New York venture ecosystem. Most direct functional analog to NEVCA, operating the same membership-and-events model in a different geography.
• Angel Capital Association (ACA): National trade association for angel investors and early-stage capital. Highly comparable in structure and operating model (membership fees, events, advocacy, education) although focused on angels rather than institutional VC.

Regional players

• Bay Area Venture Capital Association: Long-standing venture capital industry group serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Operates the same regional trade-association model as NEVCA, focused on the largest U.S. venture hub.

Others

• LSTA (Loan Syndications and Trading Association): Trade association for the syndicated loan market. Structurally similar as a membership-based industry association serving financial participants, useful as a benchmark for association operating models though serving a different asset class.
• AIMA (Alternative Investment Management Association): Global trade association for the alternative investment industry. Comparable association governance, advocacy, and membership engagement model, though at much larger scale and broader scope than NEVCA.
• PitchBook: Private market data and research provider widely used by NEVCA's member VC firms. Adjacent ecosystem participant whose data, events, and reports compete for mindshare within the same VC audience.
• Crunchbase: Public and private company intelligence platform heavily used by VC dealmakers. Functions as an information infrastructure layer that complements — rather than competes with — NEVCA's networking and advocacy role.
• MassChallenge: Boston-based global startup accelerator and ecosystem builder. Shares NEVCA's geographic focus and overlap with NEVCA's new Executive Director (Hope Hopkins previously led there), making it an adjacent ecosystem player serving New England founders and investors.
• TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs): Global nonprofit fostering entrepreneurship through local chapters, mentorship, and networking events. Comparable in structure as a charter-based, member-supported ecosystem organization, though focused on a specific founder community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NewEnglandVC
• Facebookfacebook.com/newenglandvc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-england-venture-capital-association_2

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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