Venture Capital Associations by U.S. State and Canadian Province

Is there a venture capital association in my state or province? Nineteen associations, across sixteen states, provinces and regions. Every one was checked against its own website on a stated date, and the ones that could not be confirmed are named as such rather than quietly dropped.

These are the least documented bodies in the industry. Only four of the nineteen publish a founding year anywhere public, and the acronym IVCA is shared by Illinois and Iowa — and by two more associations outside North America.

This list is part of The Global Directory of Private Capital Associations, a free reference work covering one hundred eight bodies worldwide — every association, in every region, on one page.

What the published lists get wrong

• Only four of the nineteen publish a founding year on their own site. For the rest, the year the association was established — the most basic fact about an organization — is not recorded anywhere public.
• The National Venture Capital Association's regional groups page lists the Council for Entrepreneurial Development under the heading ‘Nevada’. It is based in North Carolina; its own domain reads cednc.org. Corrected here.
• That same page links the Greater Nashville Private Capital Association to gncpa.org, transposing two letters, so the link does not resolve. The association's actual domain is gnpca.org.
• IVCA belongs to two of these associations at once — Illinois and Iowa — and to two more outside North America. Searching the acronym alone lands a reader in the wrong state, or on the wrong continent.

The associations

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Alberta?

Yes — Venture Capital Association of Alberta (VCAA) in Calgary. It covers VC.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in California?

Yes — two:

• CONNECT, San Diego — innovation and venture ecosystem.
• Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA), Los Angeles — VC and growth.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Florida?

Yes — Florida Venture Forum. It covers VC and growth.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Hawaii?

Yes — Hawaii Venture Capital Association (HVCA). It covers VC.

Note on the acronym. HVCA also denotes the Hungarian and Hellenic associations.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Illinois?

Yes — Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) in Chicago, founded 2000. It covers private investors in private companies — VC and PE.

Note on the acronym. IVCA is shared with the Irish and Indian associations, and with the Iowa Venture Capital Association.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Indiana?

Yes — Venture Club of Indiana. It covers VC and growth.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Iowa?

Yes — Iowa Venture Capital Association (IVCA). It covers VC.

Note on the acronym. A fourth body using IVCA, alongside Ireland, India and Illinois.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Michigan?

Yes — Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA) in Bloomfield Hills / Ann Arbor, founded 2002. It covers VC, corporate venture and angel.

Note on the acronym. MVCA is also the acronym of Malaysia's former association name and of the Monaco association.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in New England?

Yes — New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) in Boston. It covers VC.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in New York?

Yes:

• Upstate Capital Association of New York — VC, PE and M&A.

A further body, New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA), could not be confirmed as currently active and is published as a flagged entry rather than dropped.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in North Carolina?

Yes — Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) in Durham / Research Triangle. It covers entrepreneurship and venture.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Pennsylvania?

Yes — two:

• PACT — Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT), Philadelphia — VC, growth and technology.
• Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association (PVCA), Pittsburgh — VC.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Quebec?

Yes — Réseau Capital in Montreal, founded 1989. It covers VC and development capital.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in the Rocky Mountain region?

Yes — Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association (RMVCA). It covers VC.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Tennessee?

Yes — Greater Nashville Private Capital Association (GNPCA) in Nashville, founded 2023. It covers private capital.

Is there a private equity or venture capital association in Texas?

Yes — Texas Venture Alliance. It covers VC.

What the directory adds

The answers above tell you an association exists and roughly what it covers. They do not tell you whether it is worth your time. The directory records, for each of the one hundred eight bodies it covers, the legal form, the membership base, whether it publishes market data, what it convenes, whether members are listed publicly, and who may join — including whether firms based outside the jurisdiction are eligible. Every entry carries the date it was checked.

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