Clubs

VENTURE CAPITAL CLUBS or GROUPS
This section of the VA Business web site contains a volunteer listing of venture capital clubs or groups throughout the world.

IMPORTANT NOTICE !
Due to the non-profit, usually volunteer nature of these groups, the contact information provided in this section is subject to very frequent changes. We would sincerely appreciate it if you would inform us via any of the contact methods shown below, if you discover any changes or know of any new additions to this information. Thanks a lot for your help!

What are Venture Clubs/Groups?

The concept of venture capital groups was started in 1974 by Tom Murphy in the form of the Connecticut Venture Group. In the early 1980s, the movement began to spread across the country. Currently, there are numerous groups in the United States and internationally.

Most of the clubs operate in a similar manner. Meeting once a month over breakfast, lunch or dinner, the groups begin with an informal networking working period followed by a keynote speaker or panel which makes a presentation that pertains to entrepreneurship, and the financing process. Following this, presentations are made by entrepreneurs who are seeking financing. Some clubs have a large number of presenters who only have 30 seconds to announce information about their projects while other groups have a qualifying process which allows longer presentations.

All groups are open to the general public and most have a membership program which provides for various benefits which usually include meal discounts and other membership perks. The large majority are not-for-profit operated and depend on volunteer staff to coordinate their various activities. Thus, their contact information changes frequently and makes it difficult to accurately keep track of their local activities. Some of the larger more successful groups have paid executive directors. These larger groups sponsor events that can include workshops on numerous aspects of entrepreneuring including: writing business plans, how to seek venture capital, current management trends, obtaining debt and SBA financing, as well as featuring success stories of entrepreneurial companies. They are a superb way to learn about building and financing your company as well as one of the best networking opportunities available.

ALABAMA
Birmingham Venture Club – Web Site
Mobile Venture Club – 205-433-6951

ALASKA
Alaska Venture Capital Club – Anchorage – 907-277-7474

ARIZONA
Arizona Ventures – Phoenix – 602-254-8560
Enterprise Network – Phoenix – 602-952-8116
We understand that the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce is involved in sponsoring various venture capital activities. Contact: 602-495-6488 – Amy Erwin
Enterprise Network – Tempe – 602-804-0012

ARKANSAS
Venture Resources – Little Rock – 501-375-2004

CALIFORNIA
California Venture Forum – Irvine – 800-333-4766
San Diego/MIT Enterprise Forum – La Jolla – 619-534-6948 or 619-623-3139
The MIT Enterprise Forum – La Jolla – 619-236-9400
Orange County Venture Group – Laguna Hills –
California SBDC Program – Sacramento – 916-324-5068
Scaramento Valley Venture Capital Forum – 916-455-0480
MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego – 619-236-9400 –
San Diego Venture Group – San Diego Venture Group
Southern California Venture Network – 310-625-0127
No. California Venture Forum – San Francisco – 415-296-2519
Community Entrepreneurs – San Rafael – 415-435-4461
Venture Management Inc. – Ventura – 805-644-5335
Orange County – 719-855-0652
Pacific Venture Club – Greenbrae, CA – 415-378-4125
Pacific Venture Club- Web Site

COLORADO
Colorado Small Business Development Center – Denver – 303-892-3809
ROCKIES VENTURE CLUB – DENVER – 303-831-4174
Rockies Venture Club – Web Site

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Venture Group – 203-333-3284
Connecticut Venture Forum – Hartford – 203-549-5290
Connecticut MIT Forum – 860-679-1115
MIT Enterprise Forum of Connecticut – Web Site

DELAWARE
Delaware Entrepreneurs’ Forum – Wilmington – 302-777-1616 or 302-652-4241

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Baltimore-Washington Venture Group – Univ of Maryland – College Park

FLORIDA
Central Florida Innovation Corp – Orlando – 407-277-5411
Florida Venture Council Forum – Coral Gables – 305-446-5060
South Florida Venture Capital Forum – 813-335-8116
Flordia Venture Group – Oviedo – 407-365-5374
North Florida Venture Capital Network – Jacksonville – 904-642-4840

GEORGIA
Business & Technology Alliance – Atlanta – 404-629-BETA

HAWAII
Hawaii Venture Capital – Uni of Hawaii – Honolulu – 808-526-1277

IDAHO
Rocky Mountain Venture Group – Idaho Falls – 208-526-9557

ILLINOIS
Chicago Venture Forum – Chicago – 312-726-1223
Midwest Entrepreneur Forum – Chicago – 312-857-0301
Chicago Community Ventures – Web Site

INDIANA
Private Investors Network – Bloomington – 812-339-8937
Venture Club of Indiana – Indianapolis – Venture Club of Indiana – Web Site
Michiana Investment Network – So Bend – 574-282-4350

IOWA
Venture Network of Iowa – Des Moines – 515-242-4740 or 515-286-4997

KANSAS
Please assist the Kansas entrepreneurs by notifying us of any organizations devoted to assisting entrepreneurs, Thanks.

KENTUCKY
Kentucky Investment Capital Network – Frankford – 502-564-2064 or 502-564-7140
Venture Club of Louisville – Louisville – 502-589-6868
Mountain Ventures – London – 606-864-5174

LOUISIANA
Greater Baton Rouge Venture Capital Forum – Baton Rouge – 504-381-7125
Lafayette Venture Capital Forum – 318-232-0751
Greater New Orleans Venture Capital Club – New Orleans – 800-949-7890

MAINE
Maine Invesment Exchange – 207-774-1001

MARYLAND
Baltimore-Washington Venture Group – College Park – 301-404-2144
Baltimore-Washington Enterprise Forum – Rockville – 301-762-6325
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship – College Park – 301-405-2144
MIT Enterprise Forum – Baltimore/Manassas – 703-758-4021

MASSACHUSETTS
Cambridge Enterprise Forum – Boston – 617-353-3016
MIT Enterprise Forum – 617-253-8033 or 617-253-8240
IEEE Boston Entrepreneur’s Network Boston Entrepreneur’s Network Web Site
Venture Capital Network – Cambridge – 617-253-2337
Venture Capital Network – Massachusetts – 978- 846-3972
128 Group – Lincoln – 617-259-8776
The EntreTech Forum-Waltham
WPI Venture Forum – Worchester – 508-831-5075
WPI Venture Forum

MICHIGAN
Jackson Venture Capital Forum – Jackson – 517-789-4354
New Enterprise Forum – Ann Arbor – 313-665-4433
West Michigan Business/Finance Network – Grand Rapids – 616-542-0682
Southeastern Venture Capital – Harper Woods – 313-86-2331
Southeastern Michigan Venture Club – Southfield – 313-884-2727
Travis Bay Enterprise Forum – Traverse City – 616-929-5017
Venture Center Inc. – Lansing – 517-267-9222
Southwest Michigan First – Kalamazoo – 269-553-9588 – Southwest Michigan First

MINNESOTA
St. Paul Venture Capital – Bloomington – 612-830-7475
Entrepreneur’s Network – Minneapolis – 612-542-0682
Minnesota New Venture Collaborative – Minneapolis – 612-338-3828

MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi Venture Capital Club – PO Box 8008 Biloxi, MS 39535

MISSOURI
Missouri Innovation Center – Columbia-314-446-3100
Center For Business Innovation – Kansas City – 816-561-8567
Venture Group Inc. – Kansas City – 816-513-5585
Missouri Venture Forum – St Louis – 314-241-2683

MONTANA
Montana Private Capital Network – Poulson – 406-883-5470

NEBRASKA
Grand Island Industrial Foundation – Grand Island – 308-382-9210
Midlands Venture Forum – Omaha – 402-393-0459
Midlands Venture Forum – Web Site

NEVADA
Nevada Ventures – 775-954-2020
Technology Business Alliance of Nevada – 702-798-5156
Vegas Valley Angels – 702-521-7106

NEW HAMPSHIRE
MIT Forum – Manchester – 603-668-1400

NEW JERSEY
Bergen County Venture Club – Hackensack – 201-488-8445
New Jersey Entrepreneurs Forum – 908-789-3424

NEW MEXICO
Bernalillo – New Mexico Community Capital -505-924-2820
– New Mexico Community Capital – Web Site
Santa Fe – Coronado Ventures Forum 505-662-0048
– Coronado Ventures Forum – Web Site

NEW YORK
The Soho Loft
The Soho Loft – Website
Capital Region Tech Dev. Council – Albany – All New York Regions – Web Site
Long Island Capital Alliance
LICA – Web Site
MIT Forum NYC – MIT Forum NYC – Web Site

NORTH CAROLINA
Piedmont Angel Network- 336-235-0941
Council For Entrepreneurial Development – Research Triangle Park – 919-549-7500

NORTH DAKOTA
Minndak Seed Capital – Grand Forks – 701-777-3132

OHIO
Columbus Investment Interest Group – Columbus – 614-225-6087
Tri-State Venture Group – 419-238-0063

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Venture Forum – Oklahoma City – 405-636-9736
Oklahoma Investment Forum – Tulsa – 918-560-0297

OREGON
Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum – Portland – 503-222-2270
Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum – Web Site
Portland Venture Group -Portland – 503-697-5907
MIT Forum – Portland – 503-222-2270
PPC Ventures – Portland – 503-616-4412

PENNSYLVANIA
Delaware Valley Venture Group – Philadelphia – 215-972-3960
Enterprise Venture Capital – Johnstown – 814-535-7597
Greater Philadelphia Venture Group – Philadelphia – 215-790-3660
Venture Investment Forum – Harrisburg – 717-234-3274
MIT Forum – Pittsburgh – 412-967-9335

RHODE ISLAND
Venture Capital Club -Providence – 401-272-4700

SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Technology Alliance -Columbia – 803-748-1323
South Carolina Technology Alliance – Web Site

SOUTH DAKOTA
Dakota Ventures – Rapid City – 606-348-8441
Eastern So. Dakota Venture Capital Forum – Univ So Dak – Vermillion – 605-677-5272

TENNESSEE
Seed Capital Netowrk – Knoxville- 615-693-2091
Tennessee Venture Capital Network – Murfreesboro – 615-898-2100

TEXAS
Texas Venture Capital Network – Austin – Number delisted
Capital Southwest Venture – Dallas – 214-233-8242
MIT Forum – Dallas/Ft Worth – 972-684-4621
MIT Forum – Web Site
MIT Forum – Houston – 713-951-5817
Central Texas Venture Capital Group – Waco – 254-752-6551
West Texas Venture Capital Forum – Lubbock – 806-745-1637

UTAH
Mountain West Venture Group – Salt Lake City – 801-561-9596 or 801-595-1141
Utah Ventures – Salt Lake City – 801-583-5922
VERMONT
Vermont Venture Capital Network – Burlington – 802-658-7830

VIRGINIA
Please assist the Virginia entrepreneurs by notifying us of any organizations devoted to assisting entrepreneurs, Thanks.

WASHINGTON
Alliance of Angels – Web Site
Northwest Entrepreneur Network – Seattle – 425-746-1973 NWEN – Web Site
MIT Forum NorthWest- Seattle – 206-283-9595
MIT Forum NorthWest – Web Site

WASHINGTON D.C.
MIT Forum – DC – 703-528-5793

WEST VIRGINA
West Virgina Venture Capital Club – Fayettville – 304-574-3036
Enterprise Venture Capital – Summerville – 304-872-3000

WISCONSIN
Please assist the Wisconsin entrepreneurs by notifying us of any organizations devoted to assisting entrepreneurs, Thanks.

WYOMING
Please assist the Wyoming entrepreneurs by notifying us of any organizations devoted to assisting entrepreneurs, Thanks.

SPECIAL NOTICE
TO ENTREPRENEURS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
It is our understanding that a number of countries have established venture clubs/groups in various cities around the world. If you are aware of any entrepreneurial assistance organizations, we would appreciate your forwarding the contact information to us via our contact information listed below, and “THANKS.”

CANADA
MIT Entreprise Forum – Toronto – 416-736-5708 or 905-475-7535

ISRAEL
(Information on venture capital in Israel) – Jerusalem – 972-2-870-625 Ext 1211 MIT Forum – Jerusalem – 011-972-2-624-2442

MEXICO
Mexico City – Sorry – The numbers we had have been discontinued. Any new information would be appreciated

TAIWAN
Taipei – 011-886-2-719-1293

IMPORTANT NOTICE !
Due to the non-profit, usually volunteer nature of these groups, the contact information provided in this section is subject to frequent changes. We would sincerely appreciate it if you would inform us via our contact us page, if you discover any changes or know of any new additions to this information. Thanks a lot for your help!