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Los Angeles association connecting entrepreneurs, investors and advisers through venture events and communities

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About Lava Ventures

Lava Ventures is the trading name of the Los Angeles Venture Association, known as LAVA. Since 1985 it has run forums where founders and executives meet investors, bankers, financial advisers and other professional service providers. Its stated purpose is to widen the pool of venture capital in Los Angeles.

Services

  • Investor events: round tables, syndication screenings and VC Check-Ins.
  • Annual events: Meet the VC, First Look SoCal and the LAVA Awards.
  • Communities: committee-led groups that host webinars, panels and other initiatives.
  • Newsletter: updates on upcoming events.

Clients

Founders and managers at start-ups, growing firms and later-stage companies that have raised venture money, along with investors, bankers, advisers and academics in the Los Angeles area.

Key facts

  • Based in: Los Angeles, California
  • Founded: 1985
  • Type: venture association rather than a fund

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.

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