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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Thursday, December 12, 2019 -- LAVA Holiday Party and Global LAVA Relaunch. LAVA Holiday Party and Global LAVA Relaunch! A special Holiday Party and relaunch of Global LAVA. Come visit with LAVA members and Friends. Join us for a celebration of the season and the success of 2019! Special Venue is Delair Studios in Hollywood. Also featured is the Delair Studio Screening Room and a special screening using a new cinematic projection and audio system.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA), which supports local startups and emerging-growth companies, has named entrepreneur Kimberly Kovacs as the group's new President, according to the group. LAVA also said it has added Chris Wadden, the President of the Pasadena Angels as Treasurer of the group, and Shuki Lehavi, the CEO of Amiggi, as its secretary. LAVA's day to day operations are managed by Executive Director Len Lanzai.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Len Lanzi , who has been Executive Director of LAVA for the past 12 years, is joining as the new Managing Director of the Preccelerator , an accelerator for early-stage startups run by Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, according to Scott Alderton, founding partners of Stubbs. LAVA has not yet announced its plans after the departure of Lanzi. lanzi preccelerator managing director lava nonprofit

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AUGUST 13, 2016

Friday, August 19, 2016 -- LAVA Healthcare - Jessica Rousset, Center for Innovation at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. This month's LAVA Healthcare features pediatric innovation opportunities by Jessica Rousset, director of the Center for Innovation at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and co-director of the Consortium for Technology and Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP), a technology accelerator dedicated to developing pediatric-health solutions.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 -- LAVA Venture Panel and LAVA Annual Meeting. Join us at MAGICOPOLIS for a fun evening of Capital Networking with VC and Angel Investors, LAVA Members and LAVA Board Members. LAVA kicks off the the summer by hosting it Annual Membership Meeting , conducts Director elections and will feature its Annual Venture Capital Panel.

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MAY 5, 2021

Saturday, May 8, 2021 -- LAVA: First Time Entrepreneur Training Seminar. Matthew Crowley is a former president and board member of LAVA. Speaker: Matthew Crowley, Crowley Corporate Legal Strategy. He has written two books in the field and is also an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School, teaching venture law. His practice revolves around startups, securities and mergers and acquisitions. See [link] (more

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AUGUST 22, 2011

Friday, August 26, 2011 -- LAVA Healthcare meeting. See [link] (more

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -- Green LAVA. Green LAVA is the Strategic Interest Group of the Los Angeles Venture Association focused on opportunities and challenges coincident with the design, development and deployment of sustainable products, services and businesses.

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JUNE 22, 2017

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 -- LAVA's First Look LA. Join us at Cal State Los Angeles for a full day of innovations and technologies presented by the region's finest researchers and inventors! This technology preview is geared for Serial Entrepreneurs, Angel Investors, and Venture Capital Investors.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 --.

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OCTOBER 29, 2011

Friday, November 4, 2011 -- Global LAVA. Our next highly informative and highly interactive Global LAVA breakfast meeting is on November 4 (Friday). Please make sure you register online. Our meeting will be opened by a renowned British journalist, BBC World Service correspondent and TV host Sandro Monetti who will update us on the latest up to the minute global business headlines. Email vsilchenko@metropolecapital.com.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Thursday, December 6, 2012 -- LAVA Holiday Party. See [link] (more

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APRIL 23, 2012

Friday, April 27, 2012 -- LAVA Healthcare. LAVA Healthcare is an ongoing conversation about how we might fix the healthcare-industry's mess applying innovation across a wide range of dimensions  including technology, business models, patient involvement, offshore outsourcing, and training programs.

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MARCH 4, 2018

Saturday, March 10, 2018 -- Mobile LAVA: Silicon Beach Ecosystem. Come learn from VCs and Angel Investors about funding for your Mobile company, moderated by Peter Cowen. Our panel will discuss what their investment appetite is for 2018, what has changed recently with criteria and pitches, where they see deals coming from, and more! See [link] (more

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MARCH 1, 2019

Thursday, March 7, 2019 -- Global LAVA: Investing in Israeli Start-Ups. Panelists: Liron Brish - CEO of Farm Dog; Liat Sade-Sternberg - CEO of fuse.it; Guy Katsovich, co-founder of Fusion LA. See [link] (more

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012 -- Mobile LAVA to explore the world of mobile health. LAVA Healthcare joins forces this month with our sister interest group Mobile LAVA to explore the world of mobile health, aka mhealth. The panel will dig into how mobile technologies are expected to change fundamentally the business of healthcare.

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JUNE 22, 2017

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 -- LAVA's First Look LA. Join us at Cal State Los Angeles for a full day of innovations and technologies presented by the region's finest researchers and inventors! This technology preview is geared for Serial Entrepreneurs, Angel Investors, and Venture Capital Investors.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Friday, February 24, 2012 -- LAVA Healthcare. Our conversation will feature Bonnie Feldman, author of Mobile Social and Fun: Games for Health. See [link] (more

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 --.

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JANUARY 24, 2012

Friday, January 27, 2012 -- LAVA Healthcare. LAVA Healthcare is an ongoing conversation about how we might fix the healthcare-industry's mess applying innovation across a wide range of dimensions  including technology, business models, patient involvement, offshore outsourcing, and training programs. LAVA Healthcare is a special interest group of the Los Angeles Venture Association.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) held its annual awards event last night, honoring former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, as well as local, venture backed companies in a banquet last night at the Luxe hotel in Los Angeles. LAVA inducted Mayor Riordan--who had a long and involved career in venture capital and private equity before his efforts in politics--into its LAVA Hall of Fame.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 --.

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JUNE 16, 2011

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 -- LAVA Investment Capital Conference. See [link] (more

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FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Friday, March 2, 2012 -- Global LAVA. How should you market and finance your company abroad and here in SoCal given the current realities? Please join us for a fascinating discussion with four top experts in this area: Gunjan Bagla - is the founder and Managing Director of Amritt, Inc.; Bill Elliot  VP of Canada Technology Triangle, Inc.; Dr. Mark Lieberman - is Manager of Regional Economic Development for the Community Development Commission of Los Angeles County.;

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AUGUST 27, 2011

Friday, September 2, 2011 -- Global LAVA. Whats Next? We are delighted to announce our guest-speaker James R. Barth, a Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute who will share with us his observations on the domestic and global capital markets and how it will affect entrepreneurial activity and businesses here in South California. As usually, our session will be highly interactive so dont be shy to ask questions that you meant to ask for probably a long time! See [link] (more

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

Friday, October 21, 2011 -- Green LAVA Interest Group. To promote intelligent investment in So Cal Clean Tech ventures via strategic information, networking events, and private/public collaboration. Email mmiller@cfo911solutions.com.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 -- LAVA Mobile. This evening event of the LAVA Mobile SIG will explore the rapidly expanding variety of mobile enabled businesses and looking at big questions are: What business models are working and making money? What models are fads versus the that models are truly innovative ways to create real value? How can traditional business models be augmented with mobile, and how might they be transformed?

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MARCH 16, 2017

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 -- The 14th Annual LAVA Venture Awards Dinner. LAVA 14th Annual Venture Awards Dinner. The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) will hold its 14th Annual Venture Awards Dinner to recognize Southern California’s best venture-backed companies, and to celebrate the induction of a special guest into the LAVA Hall of Fame. Celebrating 30+ years of service to the Los Angeles Entrepreneurial Community.

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JUNE 18, 2011

Friday, June 24, 2011 -- LAVA Healthcare. LAVA Healthcare is an ongoing conversation about how we might fix the mess applying innovation across a wide range of dimensions  including technology, business models, patient involvement, offshore outsourcing, and training programs. No one disputes that the U.S. healthcare system is a mess that has been deteriorating for decades. Many argue that ObamaCare will worsen the problem, others argue its a great solution.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Saturday, October 26, 2019 --.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Thursday, December 6, 2012 -- LAVA Holiday Party. Come celebrate the holiday season with LAVA members and their guests! There will be food, beverages, music, and great people to connect with. See [link].

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Friday, February 17, 2012 -- Green LAVA Meeting. In this LAVA Green talk, Metro will discuss the poor decisions he made in his first business venture and the pivot points that he took (and the ones he didn't) that helped him achieve his vision of building a national reuse company. Green Tech Fund California, Inc. will discuss opportunities for clean tech in the Chinese and India markets.

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JUNE 8, 2012

Thursday, June 14, 2012 -- LAVA Mobile: Mobile-Mobile. An overview of mobile technology, apps and business models associated with vehicles, fleets and transportation networks. See [link] (more

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JULY 25, 2017

Thursday, July 27, 2017 -- Mobile Lava - Latest Trends in IoT. Panel includes Anthony Gonzalez, Fitguard.me; Gabe Grifoni, Rufus Labs; Robert L. Kay, Elite Engineering; Jeremy Wall, Lumenus. Moderated by Barbara Bickham. See [link] (more

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Thursday, September 8, 2016 -- Global LAVA Sep 8th; Brexit: What’s Next. Get your questions ready and enjoy meeting likeminded peers at our usual spot at the heart of Century City – thanks to our newest Global LAVA sponsor Littler recognized as a Leading Firm in Chambers Global 2016 and acknowledged as "North America Innovative Lawyers" by the Financial Times.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 -- Green LAVA January 2013 Meeting. Green LAVA is starting off 2013 with a great event that you don't want to miss. Mikael Elley, Director of IT for Fisker Automotive, will be talking about the startup of one of the world's leading electric automotive companies. See [link] (more

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Thursday, November 30, 2017 -- Global LAVA: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Investing. Speakers: Sheri Kaiserman, Head of Advanced Securities at Wedbush; Brad Bulent Yarar, Co-Founder Blockchain Investors Consortium (BIC); Adam Ettinger, Shephard Mullin; Heidi Pease, Co-Founder of UCLA and Los Angeles Blockchain Labs. See [link] (more

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JUNE 7, 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 -- LAVA Investment Capital Conference. Bringing companies and capital together for an afternoon of content-rich discussions with real companies and their investors. See [link] (more

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 -- LAVA at the Beach. Please join LAVA and its friends for the fourth annual LAVA at the Beach networking event at the Marion Davies House - Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. This networking event is for the Venture community in Southern California. In attendance will be Venture Capital Partners and Angel Investors for over 20 firms. Also mix and mingle with Entrepreneurs and Start-up company representatives from over 100 companies.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 -- Green LAVA Event:The Opioid Crisis. The Green Strategic Interest Group is specifically dedicated to cannabis. For the first event in October, we want to focus on the importance of cannabis alternatives for opioids. We are curating a panel of experts to address the topic from varying industry perspectives. Moderator: Laura Toomey. See [link] (more

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JULY 5, 2018

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 -- "Flying With Unicorns" LAVA Awards Celebration 2018. Celebrate Hall of Fame Honoree Hemi Zucker and J2 Communications Extraordinary MandA Activity. Hemi Zucker is a Managing Principal of OCV Partners.

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APRIL 21, 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 -- LAVA Members Only Event. See [link] (more

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JULY 4, 2012

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 -- LAVA Annual Meeting. This 27th Annual Meeting of the Los Angeles Venture Association will be hosted by the LAVA Mobile SIG. Mobile has emerged as ubiquitous computing technology within the last year and is actively transforming, enhancing and disrupting existing business models as well as making entirely new business relationships viable and profitable.

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