Innovation entrepreneurship is the most important driver for regional, state and national economic growth because it:
Creates high-quality jobs
Generates wealth
Makes the world a better place to live by addressing our most pressing business, environmental and social problems
Access to risk capital, talent, education, resources and high-level private sector networks are the key ingredients to catalyze innovation and entrepreneurship.
Golden Capital Network serves as a bridge between the public and private sectors to build entrepreneurial companies and investment capital networks by:
Assisting and coaching companies to become more "investment ready"
Connecting companies to accredited angel and venture capital investors
Sourcing company deal flow to investors
Fostering entrepreneurial networks in forward-thinking communities for economic development
Providing early stage capital for companies
Our two GCN divisions, the 501c6 nonprofit Golden Capital Venture Events and Golden Capital Venture Communities, along with Golden Capital Venture Funds -- a separate but strategically aligned private investment fund -- catalyze
a region's innovation, entrepreneurship and
investment capacities.
Golden Capital Venture Events
provide significant opportunities to showcase promising deal flow
opportunities. Since 1999, Golden Capital Venture Events has produced
over 35+ major venture forums, along with 50+ other regional
entrepreneur and investor education and networking events. Golden
Capital Venture Events has coached and showcased more than 1000
companies to over 500 active, accredited angel and VC investors at our
events. Alumni companies who have presented at past Golden Capital
Venture Events have raised over $1.3 billion from angel investors and
venture capital firms.
Golden Capital Venture Communities is a network that enables communities to showcase and connect their innovators and growth companies to an expansive network of investor and business
experts through a series of special events, a hub and spokes online social network and a national innovation newswire.
Golden Capital Venture Funds
benefits from strong relationships with early and later-stage investor
for co-investment or follow-on investment opportunities. Golden Capital
Venture Fund invests, manages, and networks private equity on behalf of
angel investors. GCVF strives to generate superior investment returns
and enhance regional economic growth by proactively investing in a
portfolio of high-potential companies in overlooked, high-growth
California markets. Golden Capital Venture Fund is unique given its
target investment region, its syndicate of Investment Chapters, and
strategic partnership with Golden Capital Network, one of the premier
networking and deal sourcing organizations on the West Coast. Golden
Capital Venture Fund will typically serve as the first outside capital
invested in growth companies. Golden Capital Venture Fund invests early
and often to fill the $100,000–$500,000 early-stage funding gap between
founder capital and institutional venture capital.