SIGNATURE EVENTS**
RMVCA hosts 3 signature events each year, in 3 beautiful states in our region. Please read more below about these are other opportunities for VCs and partners.
Emerging VC's Summit
August 19-20, 2026
The Moxy, Boulder CO
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Ski-Doggle 2027
January 27-28, 2027
Teton Mountain Lodge & Hotel Terra Jackson Hole, WY
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**RMVCA events are for VC firms and service provider partners that support the industry. If you see an event that interests you, please email nanette@rockymountainvca.com.
Venture-Connect AZ: Where Capital Meets Community
Build Relationships. Discover Opportunities. Drive Arizona’s Venture Future.
Join us for a late morning round of golf followed by a private investor dinner hosted by the RMVCA Board and our strategic partners. Attendees will have the opportunity to form deeper, high-value connections with influential stakeholders, gain insights into Arizona’s fast-growing venture landscape and explore new opportunities for collaboration and investment.
Event Highlights
Optional Golf Outing
Kick off the day with a late morning round of golf alongside fellow investors and founders. Enjoy the Arizona sunshine while networking in a more casual and collaborative setting.
Private Investor Dinner
Cap the evening with an intimate dinner hosted by the RMVCA Board and our strategic partners. Engage in candid discussions about venture trends, deal flow, and investment opportunities across the region.
Emerging VC Summit
RMVCA's Emerging VCs Summit heads back to Boulder, CO August 19-20 again for two action-packed days of networking, knowledge sharing, and plenty of fun. Whether you're an associate, principal, or emerging manager, this summit is tailored to help you grow, connect, and learn.
Engaging breakout sessions on high-impact topics
Hear experience shares from seasoned VC's with rich history of the industry
Opportunities to connect with peers and industry leaders, gaining fresh insights that will supercharge your career.
A dynamic mix of professional development and social activities
A unique Boulder experience - an opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors
Ski-Doggle 2027
RMVCA’s Ski-Doggle 2027 heads to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the first time—bringing the Rocky Mountain venture community to one of the most iconic mountain destinations in the world.
Ski-Doggle is RMVCA’s signature winter gathering, designed to foster meaningful relationships at the intersection of venture capital, innovation, and the outdoors. The 2027 event will convene venture capitalists, investors, and LPs for a high-impact experience that blends curated content with unparalleled networking—both on and off the slopes.
Programming will include a guest keynote speaker and a panel discussion, offering timely insights into the venture landscape while encouraging candid, peer-level dialogue. True to Ski-Doggle tradition, the agenda will balance substance with experience, creating space for authentic connections that extend far beyond the conference room.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of Jackson Hole, Ski-Doggle 2027 promises a fresh chapter for this legendary event—where big ideas, bold conversations, and mountain culture collide.
Ski-Doggle 2026
VCs, Join RMVCA for the networking event of the year in Beaver Creek, Colorado. VCs and Strategic Partners connect for connection, fireside chats and world class skiing.
2025 Venture-Connect: Boise
Where momentum meets the mountains.
Venture Connect is an exclusive, 24-hour networking adventure designed to spark real investment connections across the Rocky Mountain region. Held this year in vibrant Boise, Idaho, the event brings together venture capital investors in an unconference-style setting built around curated experiences, candid conversations, and shared adventures that foster authentic relationships and real deal flow. In 2025, Venture Connect will intersect with Boise Entrepreneur Week, creating moments of connection between investors and the broader entrepreneurial community—while preserving dedicated space for deep, VC-to-VC relationship-building.
Emerging VC Summit
Emerging VC's moves to Boulder! Early career investors head to Boulder for two days of networking, knowledge sharing, and outdoor fun. Stay at Boulder’s brand new hotel, the Moxy, and explore Boulder’s beauty. Connect with peers and industry leaders through engaging breakout sessions on topics like - fundraising, deal sourcing, career acceleration, and the evolving role of AI in venture capital. Whether you’re an associate or an emerging manager, this summit is designed for you.
2025 Desert-Doggle
VCs in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Desert-Doggle takes place at the breathtaking Mountain Shadows resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. Located at the foot of Camelback Mountain, this resort boasts great weather, beautiful views, an on-site golf course, and incredible hospitality! Connect with VCs from around our region for adventure and connection.
2025 Ski-Doggle
The VC networking event of the year in the beautiful Vail, Colorado. 2 days of
Blue skies, powder days, and networking at it's best. Open to VC firms and Ski-Doggle Strategic Partners.
Holiday Popup Social
Let's close out 2024 with friends and festivities at Wynkoop Brewing downtown Denver.
RSVP is required.
New Mexico Venture Connect: Founders & Funders
Join us for a unique networking experience where entrepreneurs and venture capitalists come together to explore funding opportunities in vibrant New Mexico.
Set in the stunning Inn at Loretto in Santa Fe, this event encourages conversations between local, regional, and national investors and entrepreneurs across various sectors*. Following the networking session, gain deeper insights during an “unplugged” panel discussion with select investors. Investors are invited to stay for dinner at the Inn. There is no cost to attend.
Food 4 Thought - Lunch and Learn: Wellbeing - Active Listening
RMVCA engages local leaders and entrepreneurs to share insights into ideas or products that affect the ecosystem in discussion over food and beverage, with time to connect.
Don't miss this This Wellbeing Workshop with lunch hosted by RMVCA, Flourish Ventures and Deloitte. Explore and practice empathetic and active listening to enhance founder/funder relationships. 10:30 am Workshop. 12:00 Lunch. Linger and mingle or take to go
Adventure-Doggle
Join us for our annual Adventure-Doggle in Park City, Utah at the beautiful Montage Deer Valley, which delivers a 24-hour power networking opportunity along with optional excursions including mountain biking, hiking and fly fishing for VCs/Investors and dinner in downtown Park City. Open to RMVCA member and nonmember VCs and event partners.
Emerging VCs Summit
Join other early career investors in Bozeman, Montana for two days of networking, knowledge sharing and outdoor fun. Explore roundtable discussions led by Venture Partners and RMVCA members on topics including the path to partnership, managing and investing, fundraising, building great process and MORE. TIMES TBD
RiNo Scavenger Hunt with CityHunt
Explore River North Denver like never before with your fellow VCs. Kick off the fun at a local distillery. Compete to complete challenges that will educate and stimulate laughter! Prizes awarded to the winning team at our post adventure happy hour.
Colorado Venture Summit
The Main Event combines exceptional 1:1 networking with compelling roundtable discussions. The primary goal is to connect CEOs/Founders of technology companies with Venture Capital investors interested in their future rounds of funding. Attendance is limited to the first 100 qualified attendees.
Progression 2024
Progression’s mission is to identify the most innovative companies in the venture capital landscape that align with materially advancing a non-profit’s core purpose. Progression 2024 has partnered with the non-profit Protect Our Winters (POW) and the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association (RMVCA) to highlight startups in the process of fundraising that have the potential to make significant progress in POW’s fight against climate change. At the event, investors will have the chance to hear from six carefully curated companies that both support POW’s mission and represent exciting business opportunities.
RMVCA and the Rockies
RMVCA has 20 seats on the Casamigos sky deck for the SF Giants night game, each with a $25 F & B credit! Only 10 seats remain. Don't miss out!
Venture Madness
Venture Madness by Invest Southwest brings together investors with the region’s most promising ventures. The conference is Arizona’s longest-running capital conference and early-stage pitch event where we connect up-and-coming companies with the region’s most active investors.
Our latest incarnation will feature a powerful 2-day conference with networking, ‘Shark Tank’ style pitches, active investor feedback, audience participation, and an EXPO where participating companies get to feature and demo their innovations for attendees. Head to Scottsdale for Desert-Doggle and stay for Venture Madness!
Desert-Doggle
The inaugural Desert-Doggle will take place at the breathtaking Mountain Shadows resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. Located at the foot of Camelback Mountain, this resort boasts great weather, beautiful views, an on-site golf course, and incredible hospitality! Experience the Arizona beauty as you choose from four curated experiences as part of your doggle. Horseback riding on a private ranch, Off-road UTV adventures, 18 holes of golf, or scenic hiking.
Ski-Doggle
Each winter, RMVCA brings together the VC community for two days of exclusive networking and world-class skiing in Vail, Colorado. Our event features an intimate, VC-focused audience who benefit from lasting connections and shared insights to further grow our ecosystem. Attendees include those interested in investing in the Rocky Mountain region including VC firms, family offices, investors and a select group of service provider partners.