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~Venture Capital Clubs~
The purpose of the Venture Capital club is that it acts as a go between for small businesses seeking funding and venture capitalist. They generally hold meetings where you can present your ideas to potential investors. You should first contact the club in your area to find out when their meetings are and what you need to do to make a presentation.It's a good idea to attend a meeting or two before making your presentation, so you can see how it is done, and what works best.
The two main venture capital club associations are:
*Association of Venture Capital Clubs
P.O. Box 3358
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
1-801-364-1100
*The International Venture Capital Institute
P.O. Box 1333
Stamford, CT 06904
1-203-323-3143
The following is an extensive list of Venture Capital Clubs.
Alabama
- Birmingham Venture Club, Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 10127, Birmingham, AL 35202, tel: 205-323-5461, fax: 205-250-7669.
- Mobile Venture Club, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, 451 Government St., Mobile, AL 36652, tel: 205-433-6951, fax: 205-431-8608.
Alaska
- Alaska Pacific Venture Club, 405 W. 27th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99503, tel: 907-563-3993, fax: 907-279-9319.
- Alaska Venture Capital Club, 613 East 22nd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99503, tel: 907-277-7474.
Arizona
- Arizona Ventures, 2419 N. Black Canyon Highway, Suite 4, Phoenix, AZ 85009, tel: 602-254-8560, fax: 602-254-9650.
- Enterprise Network, Inc., PO Box 15210, Phoenix, AZ 85060, tel: 602-952-8116.
Arkansas
- Venture Resources, Inc., 100 South Main St., Suite 416, Little Rock, AR 72201, tel: 501-375-2004, fax: 501-375-8317.
California
- Community Entrepreneurs Organization, PO Box 2781, San Rafael, CA 94912, tel: 415-435-4461.
- Orange County Venture Group, PO Box 2011, Laguna Hills, CA 92654, tel: 714-855-0652, fax: 714-380-1128.
- Sacramento Valley Venture Capital Forum, PO Box 15364, Sacramento, CA 95851, tel: 916-455-0480.
- San Diego Venture Group, 750 B St., Suite 2400, San Diego, CA 92101, tel: 619-595-0284, fax: 19-231-8055.
Colorado
- Rockies Venture Club, Inc., 4950 East Evans, Suite 115, Denver, CO 80222, tel: 303-831-4174.
Connecticut
- Connecticut Venture Capital Fund, 200 Fisher Dr., Avon, CT 06001, tel: 203-677-0183, fax: 203-676-0405.
- Connecticut Venture Forum, 266 Pearl St., Hartford, CT 06102, tel: 203-549-5290.
Florida
- Gold Coast Venture Capital Club, 5820 North Federal, Suite A-2, Boca Raton, FL 33478, tel: 407-997-6594, fax: 407-997-6347.
- Florida Venture Group, 2838 Kansas St., Oviedo, FL 32765, tel: 407-365-5374.
- World Venture Capital Center at Miami, One World Trade Plaza, 80 SW 8th St., Suite 1800, Miami, FL 33130, tel: 305-579-0064.
Hawaii
- Hawaii Venture Capital Association, University of Hawaii, OTTED, 2800 Woodlawn Dr., Suite 280, Honolulu, HI 96822, tel: 808-526-1277, fax: 808-524-2775.
Idaho
- Rocky Mountain Venture Group, 2300 N. Yellowstone, Suite E, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, tel: 208-526-9557, fax: 208-526-0953.
- Treasure Valley Venture Capital Forum
, Boise State University, College of Business, 1910 University Dr., Boise, ID 83725, tel: 208-385-1640.
Illinois
- Chicago Venture Forum, c/o Fishman & Merrick, 30 North LaSalle St., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60602, tel: 312-726-1223, fax: 312-726-2649.
- Madison Dearborn Partners, 70 West Madison, Suite 1330, Chicago, IL 60602, tel: 312-732-5400, fax: 312-732-4098.
Indiana
- Venture Club of Indiana, PO Box 40872, Indianapolis, IN 46240, tel: 317-253-1244.
Iowa
- Iowa City Development-ICAD Group, PO Box 2567, Iowa City, IA 52244, tel: 319-354-3939, fax: 319-338-9958.
- Venture Network of Iowa, 601 Locust, Suite 100, Des Moines, IA 50309, tel: 515-286-4997.
Kansas
- Center for Creative Capital, 1330 East First, Wichita, KS 67214, tel: 316-262-1123.
Kentucky
- Kentucky Investment Capital Network, Capital Plaza Tower, 23rd Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601, tel: 502-564-7140, fax: 502-564-3256.
- Louisville Venture Forum, One Riverfront Plaza, Louisville, KY 40202, tel: 502-625-0000.
- Mountain Ventures, Inc., PO Box 1738, London, KY 40743, tel: 606-864-5175, fax: 606-864-5194.
Louisiana
- Greater Baton Rouge Venture Capital Forum, 564 Laurel St., PO Box 3217, Baton Rouge, LA 70821, tel: 504-381-7125.
- Greater New Orleans Venture Capital Club, 301 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130, tel: 800-949-7890, fax: 504-527-6950.
- Louisiana Seed Capital Corp., 339 Florida St., Suite 525, Baton Rouge, LA 70801, tel: 504-383-1508, fax: 504-383-1513.
Maryland
- Baltimore-Washington Venture Group-Michael Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, College Park, MD 20742, tel: 301-404-2144, fax: 301-314-9152.
- Baltimore-Washington Enterprise Forum, 51 Monroe St., Suite 1701, Rockville, MD 20850, tel: 301-762-6325, fax: 301-762-2417.
- Mid Atlantic Venture Association, 9690 Deereco Rd., Suite 800, Timonium, MD 21093, tel: 410-560-2000, fax: 410-560-1910.
Massachusetts
- Cambridge Enterprise Forum, Boston University, Room M6, 808 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215, tel: 617-353-3016, fax: 617-353-6328.
- Venture Capital Fund of New England, 160 Federal St., 23rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110, tel: 617-439-4646, fax: 617-439-4652.
Michigan
- New Enterprise Forum, Chamber of Commerce, 211 East Herron, Suite 1, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, tel: 313-665-4433.
- Southeastern Venture Capital-The Meyering Corp., 20630 Harper Ave., Suite 103, Harper Woods, MI 48225, tel: 313-886-2331.
- West Michigan Business/Finance Network, 17 Fountain NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, tel: 616-542-0682.
Minnesota
- The Entrepreneurs Network, 1433 Utica Ave. S., Suite 70, Minneapolis, MN 55416, tel: 612-542-0682.
- St. Paul Venture Capital, 8500 Normandale Lake Blvd., Suite 1940, Bloomington, MN 55437, tel: 612-830-7475.
Mississippi
- Biloxi Venture Capital Club, c/o Coast Properties, PO Box 8008, Biloxi, MS 39535, tel: 601-388-5055.
- Magnolia Venture Capital Corp., PO Box 2749, Jackson, MS 39207, tel: 601-352-5201, fax: 601-355-1804.
Missouri
- Missouri Innovation Center, 5650A South Sinclair Rd., Columbia, MO 65203, tel: 314-446-3100, fax: 314-446-3106.
- Missouri Venture Forum, Inc., 7536 Forsyth, Suite 314, St. Louis, MO 63105, tel: 314-432-7440.
- Venture Group, Inc., 233 West 47th St., Kansas City, MO 64112, tel: 816-531-5585, fax: 816-531-8818.
Montana
- Montana Private Capital Network, 7783 Valley View Rd., Poulson, MT 59860, tel: 406-883-5470.
Nebraska
- Grand Island Industrial Foundation, 309 West 2nd St., PO Box 1486, Grand Island, NE 68802, tel: 308-382-9210, fax: 308-382-1154.
New Jersey
- Bergen County Venture Club, 14 Bergen St., Hackensack, NJ 07601, tel: 201-488-8445.
- Venture Association of New Jersey, Inc., 177 Madison Ave., CN 1982, Morristown, NJ 07960, tel: 201-267-4200, fax: 201-984-9634.
New Mexico
- Venture Capital Club of New Mexico, 538 Camino del Monte Sol, Santa Fe, NM 87501, tel: 505-984-2905.
New York
- Long Island Venture Group, CW Post Campus, Long Island University, Worth Hall, Room 309, North Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548, tel: 516-299-3017, fax: 516-299-2786.
- New York Venture Group, 605 Madison Ave., Suite 300, New York, NY 10022, tel: 212-832-7300, fax: 212-832-7338.
- Rochester Venture Capital Group, 100 Corporate Woods, Suite 300, Rochester, NY 14623.
- Westchester Venture Capital Network, Chamber of Commerce, 222 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605, tel: 914-948-2110, fax: 914-948-0122.
North Carolina
- Investors Network, PO Box 9881, Greensboro, NC 27429, tel: 919-854-8009.
North Dakota
- Minndak Seed Capital, Box 8103, University Station, Grand Forks, ND 58202, tel: 701-777-3132.
Ohio
- Columbus Investment Interest Group, 37 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43215, tel: 614-225-6087, fax: 614-469-8250.
- Greater Cincinnati Venture Association, c/o The Provident Bank, One East 4th St., 5th Floor, Cincinnati, OH 45202, tel: 513-579-2806.
- Ohio Venture Association, 1127 Euclid Ave., Suite 343, Cleveland, OH 44115, tel: 216-566-8884, fax: 216-696-2582.
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Venture Forum, 101 North Broadway, PO Box 26788, Oklahoma City, OK 73126, tel: 405-636-9736, fax: 405-270-1050.
Oregon
- Northwest Capital Network, PO Box 6650, Portland, OR 97228, tel: 503-282-6273, fax: 503-282-2976.
- Oregon Enterprise Forum, 2611 Southwest 3rd Ave., Suite 200, Portland, OR 97201, tel: 503-222-2270, fax: 503-241-0827.
- Portland Venture Group, PO Box 2341, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, tel: 503-697-5907.
Pennsylvania
- Delaware Valley Venture Group, 1234 Market St., Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19107, tel: 215-972-3960, fax: 215-972-3900.
- Enterprise Venture Capital Corp., 111 Market St., Johnstown, PA 15901, tel: 814-535-7597, fax: 814-535-8677.
- Venture Investment Forum of Central Pennsylvania, 1660 South Cameron St., Harrisburg, PA 17104, tel: 717-234-3274.
Rhode Island
- Venture Capital Club of Providence, c/o Lauderdale Investment Co., 144 Westminster St., Providence, RI 02903, tel: 401-272-4700.
South Dakota
- Dakota Ventures, Inc., PO Box 8194, Rapid City, SD 57709, tel: 605-348-8441, fax: 605-348-8452.
- Eastern South Dakota Venture Capital Forum, c/o SD Business Research Bureau, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark St., Vermillion, SD 57069, tel: 605-677-5272.
Tennessee
- Mid-South Venture Group, 5180 Park Ave., Suite 310, Memphis, TN 38119, tel: 901-761-3084, fax: 901-685-5282.
- Seed Capital Network, 8095 Kingston Pike, Suite 12, Knoxville, TN 37932, tel: 615-693-2091.
- Tennessee Venture Capital Network, 7 Cope Administration Building, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, tel: 615-898-2100.
Texas
- Capital Southwest Venture Corp., 12900 Preston Rd., Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75230, tel: 214-233-8242, fax: 214-233-7362.
- Houston Venture Capital Association, 1221 McKinney, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77010, tel: 713-750-1500, fax: 713-750-1501.
- Texas Venture Capital Network, 8920 Business Park Dr., Suite 275, Austin, TX 78759, tel: 512-794-9398, fax: 512-794-0448.
Utah
- Mountain West Venture Group, c/o Bonneville Research, 48 Market St., #200, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, tel: 801-364-5300.
- Utah Ventures, 419 Wakara Way, Suite 206, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, tel: 801-583-5922, fax: 801-583-4105.
Vermont
, PO Box 5839, Burlington, VT 05402, tel: 802-658-7830, fax: 802-658-0989.
Virginia
- Richmond Venture Capital Club, 9101 Midlothian, Suite 900, Richmond, VA 23235, tel: 804-560-7000.
- Virginia Ventures Corp., 1407 Huguenot Rd., Richmond, VA 23113, tel: 804-379-2034, fax: 804-794-6090.
Washington
- Northwest Enterprise Forum, c/o Foster Pepper and Shelfman, 1111 Third Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, tel: 206-447-4400, fax: 206-447-9700.
- Northwest Venture Group, PO Box 21693, Seattle, WA 98111, tel: 206-746-1973.
West Virginia
- Enterprise Venture Capital Co., PO Box 460, Summerville, WV 26651, tel: 304-872-3000, fax: 304-872-3040.
- West Virginia Venture Capital Club, 204 1/2 West Maple Ave., Fayetteville, WV 25840, tel: 304-574-3036.
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Venture Network, 823 N. Second St., Suite 605, Milwaukee, WI 53203, tel: 414-278-7070.
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