New York City Venture Connection / NYCVC

What New York City Venture Connection / NYCVC does

NYCVC (New York City Venture Connection) is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 business league founded in 2006 that operates as a curated membership community for venture capital and strategic investment professionals in the New York City metropolitan area. The organization aggregates over 500 members from 100+ VC and corporate investment firms — including Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Union Square Ventures, NEA, SoftBank, Intel Capital, and Thrive Capital — and functions as the de facto central gathering point for the NYC venture capital community. Its purpose is to foster relationships and facilitate interactions among New York-area venture capitalists through structured programming.

The organization's core offerings are a free membership program and an event portfolio spanning networking events, dinners, sports activities, educational seminars, and round table discussions. A representative example is the eight-part Venture Law Educational Series taught by Cooley Partner Stephane Levy (September 2016 – April 2017), which covered cap table management, term sheets, M&A, and IPOs. Events are typically hosted at lower Manhattan venues or via experiential formats such as the Coast-to-Coast boat cruise around Manhattan. NYCVC does not charge membership fees; instead, operations are funded through sponsorships from top-tier legal, accounting, and venture lending firms (Cooley, PwC, SVB).

NYCVC's go-to-market is community-led and event-driven. New members apply directly through the organization's website (nycvc.org) and must verify their status as a New York-based venture investment professional via a work email address. Member acquisition is largely driven by word-of-mouth referrals within the tight-knit NYC VC community, supplemented by email newsletters and the organization's website. The organization has begun exploring cross-market reach through partnerships such as its Coast-to-Coast Networking event with NextGen Partners, which connected 120+ NYC and SF venture capital professionals.

Name

New York City Venture Connection / NYCVC

Legal name

New York City Venture Connection

Website

http://www.nycvc.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

New York City Venture Connection (NYCVC) is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 membership organization serving over 500 venture capital professionals from 100+ firms in New York City, funded by sponsors and offering curated networking events and educational programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association and Networking Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Venture capital networking
• VC community events
• Investor education programs
• Industry membership league
• Professional networking association

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship Revenue: NYCVC operates with sponsorship support from industry service providers. Sponsors include top-tier legal, accounting and tax, and venture lending firms. Sponsors like Cooley, PWC, and SVB support events and operations. The organization does not charge membership fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NYCVC is a 501(c)6 nonprofit business league that provides a free membership program for New York-based venture investment professionals, connecting more than 500 members from 100+ firms. Its core offering is a curated calendar of networking events, dinners, sports activities, educational seminars, and round table discussions, organized with the support of sponsors such as Cooley, PwC, and SVB.

Product overview

NYCVC is a networking and membership organization for venture capital professionals in New York City, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of a membership program providing access to networking events and educational programming. The core offering is the membership program that connects over 500 venture investment professionals across more than 100 firms. Events include networking gatherings, educational workshops like the Venture Law Educational Series, dinners, and sports activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NYCVC Membership Program A free membership program for New York-based venture investment professionals at VC funds or strategic investment groups. The membership provides access to networking events, educational workshops, dinners, and other professional gatherings, and currently comprises more than 500 members from over 100 firms.
• NYCVC Events Program An organized calendar of events including networking events, dinners, sports activities, educational seminars, and round table discussions led by industry experts. Events are organized with sponsor support and aim to foster relationships among venture capital professionals in New York City.
• Venture Law Educational Series An eight-part educational workshop series taught by Cooley Partner Stephane Levy covering cap table management, term sheets, M&A, and IPOs, providing a thorough overview of key venture law concepts for VC investors. Ran from September 2016 to April 2017.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 members from 100+ firms in NYC
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CooleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooley is a leading law firm that partners with NYCVC to provide educational content. Cooley Partner Stephane Levy taught an eight-part Venture Law Educational Series covering cap table management, term sheets, M&A, and IPOs. The firm also serves as a sponsor for NYCVC events.
• NextGen PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNextGen Partners collaborated with NYCVC to organize the Coast-to-Coast Networking event that connected over 120 venture capital professionals from New York and San Francisco. This partnership expanded NYCVC's network beyond the NYC market.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• National Venture Capital Association (NVCA): NVCA is the primary trade association representing the U.S. venture capital industry. It serves a directly comparable function to NYCVC at the national level, advocating for VCs and providing networking, policy, and educational programming for VC professionals.
• New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA): NEVCA is a regional venture capital association serving Boston and the broader New England ecosystem. It runs networking events, educational programming, and community-building initiatives for VCs — closely mirroring NYCVC's model at a regional level.
• Angel Capital Association (ACA): ACA is the professional association for angel investors in the United States. It organizes events, education, and community programs for early-stage investors, making it directly comparable to NYCVC's membership and event-driven model for the angel/early-stage segment.
• Band of Angels: Band of Angels is a Silicon Valley-based angel investor group that operates as a curated membership organization. Its closed-membership, deal-sourcing, and peer-networking model closely parallels NYCVC's membership-based investor community structure.
• Keiretsu Forum: Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network with regional chapters. It operates a membership-driven model with regular pitch events and educational programming, comparable to NYCVC's structure of curated events for accredited investors within a defined region.

Broad incumbents

• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): YPO is a global peer membership organization for senior executives. It operates a similar business-league model with curated membership, peer forums, educational programming, and high-touch events — comparable to NYCVC in operating model, though targeting a broader executive audience rather than VCs specifically.
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO): EO is a global membership organization for entrepreneurs, operating with local chapters, peer learning forums, and curated events. Its chapter-based membership structure and event-driven engagement mirror NYCVC's regional community model, although its focus is founders rather than investors.
• Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA): AIMA is the global trade association for the alternative investment industry, including hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital. It operates an association-based membership model with educational programming and events for investment professionals — directly comparable to NYCVC in form, though serving a broader alternative-investor audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/adamcarv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adamcarver

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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