The CVF Audience

CVF and its programs provide value to all our key constituent groups:

Investors:
Angel investors and the region’s professional venture capital firms represent CVF’s core constituency. Access to capital is one of the key drivers to entrepreneurial growth, and CVF is focused on both developing new capital sources, and providing an educational, networking, and deal flow resource to existing ones. CVF’s regular meetings, held on the third Thursday of each odd month (January, March, May, July, September, November), focus on providing educational topics of interest to the potential or existing angel investor. The Entrepreneur's Forum, also held during these meetings, showcases recently funded entrepreneurial companies, or promising new companies looking to gain exposure for their business. CVF also hosts specialized investor programs, which provide for a more relaxed and exclusive environment for investors to network and meet with promising new entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurs:
While not the core focus of the CVF program, entrepreneurs can learn, at the regular CVF meetings, about those issues which face investors, and how to address them in their pursuit for capital. The regular meetings also provide an important networking venue to meet with other entrepreneurs, venture capital firms, and other prospective investors. Participation in The Entrepreneur's Forum provides a select group of entrepreneurs the opportunity to hone their presentation skills, gain feedback and mentoring from CVF Board members, and showcase their company to the broader New Mexico business community.

Service Providers:
As with many networking programs, the opportunity for business development is strong. Service providers interested in working with early stage companies can both network with those firms, and learn about the issues facing both entrepreneurs and investors in the funding process. Attendance is open at the regular CVF meetings, and networking is encouraged. However, it is expected that service providers approach any business development efforts in an appropriate manner, and not lose sight of the program’s key mission of educating and networking investors and entrepreneurs.