About
Fifteen years of building the builders.
GVN grew out of the Global Accelerator Network, founded in 2010 through the White House Startup America Initiative to connect the world’s best accelerators.
Over fifteen years it became the trusted home of the leaders behind thousands of startup programs, on every continent where startups get built.
Today the Global Venture Network brings accelerators, venture studios, innovation hubs, and funds under one roof, with one purpose: make the people who run them measurably stronger.
THE GVN SUMMIT, DEVIL’S THUMB RANCH, COLORADO
Honest peer relationships over transactional networking.
Great ventures come from everywhere, not just the famous hubs.
Leadership
Pat Riley
President & CEO
Pat was the CEO of the Global Accelerator Network, founded in 2010 through the White House Startup America Initiative, and founded the Global Venture Network shortly thereafter. He lives in Denver and spends much of the year with members around the world.
“I have spent fifteen years in rooms with the people who back founders. Almost nobody backs them. That is the whole reason this network exists.”