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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.

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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!

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LAVA Mobile Invest Funding 100

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MARCH 16, 2017

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 -- The 14th Annual LAVA Venture Awards Dinner. LAVA 14th Annual Venture Awards Dinner. Celebrating 30+ years of service to the Los Angeles Entrepreneurial Community. Featuring Frank Mottek, KNX1070 Business Hour Host as Master of Ceremonies. 2017 Hall of Fame Honoree - Jeff Stibel. See [link] (more)

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JANUARY 12, 2013

Friday, January 18, 2013 -- LAVA Healthcare January 2013 meeting. About 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.

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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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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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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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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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LAVA UCI CalTech UCLA 100

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JULY 24, 2019

Len Lanzi is Executive Director of the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) (www.lava.org), which helps startup entrepreneurs get their companies funded. Len gave some advice to startups on how best to get the attention of venture capital and other investors, at the recent First Look SoCal Showcase. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 -- Startup World Cup - SoCal Regional hosted by LAVA and Pepperdine. Startups worldwide first compete at regional events, and the regional finalists will showcase themselves at the Grand Finale event in San Francisco and compete for a $1m investment prize.

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Pepperdine LAVA SoCal Southern California 100

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AUGUST 14, 2019

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 -- Los Angeles VC Panel and LAVA Annual Membership Meeting. Come meet three of the most active Venture Capital funds in Los Angeles. Meet the top VCs who are investing in Southern California. Find out what they are looking to invest in. Find out what does it take to secure Venture Capital for your company.

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Venture Capital LAVA Los Angeles Angel 100

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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. See [link].

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JULY 13, 2016

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 -- Women in LAVA and Golden Seeds Investor Night. Women in LAVA and Golden Seeds are excited to invite female founders (and companies with women in the C-Suite) seeking funding, to apply to an exclusive event with angel investors. Email Women In LAVA Committee WinLAVA@yahoo.com.

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LAVA Email Activity Networking 100

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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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LAVA Commerce Los Angeles Activity 100

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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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LAVA Mobile Activity Technology 100

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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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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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LAVA 100

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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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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.

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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.

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LAVA Offshore Outsource Training 100

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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.

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LAVA Southern California Santa Monica Venture Capital 100

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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?

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LAVA Mobile 100

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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.

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LAVA Startup Mobile Report 113

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MAY 11, 2017

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 -- Women in LAVA: The Money: From Angel Investors, Private Investors, Venture Capital and More. Women in LAVA invites you to a panel discussion supporting female entrepreneurs by helping them better understand one of the most important sides of the equation – the Money.

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LAVA Venture Capital Capital Angel 100

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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.

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LAVA IP Entrepreneur Funding 100

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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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LAVA Mobile 100

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Thursday, September 8, 2016 -- Global LAVA Sep 8th; Brexit: What’s Next.

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LAVA Century City 100

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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.

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LAVA Offshore Outsource Training 100

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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.

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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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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 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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LAVA Southern California Email Networking 100

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 -- LAVA At The Beach. Please join LAVA and its friends for the third annual LAVA at the Beach networking event at the Marion Davies House - Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. Meet the VC Event. This networking event is for the Venture community in Southern California.

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LAVA Venture Capital Southern California Santa Monica 100

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JULY 18, 2011

Friday, July 22, 2011 -- LAVA Healthcare Meeting. LAVA Healthcare was formed to have "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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LAVA Offshore Outsource Training 100

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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.

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LAVA Activity Capital Marketing 113

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 -- LAVA Healthcare Presents: The ins-and-outs of celebrity partnerships and how it can increase your company's value. Brand endorsements from celebrities and athletes have been proven to have a powerful economic impact on stock prices (Forbes 2016).

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LAVA Social Media Company Companies 100

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APRIL 19, 2012

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -- LAVA Mobile - ROI in Mobile. The next LAVA Mobile panel brings together experts who have been in the trenches and know the ins-and-outs when it comes to monetizing a mobile initiative, app, or business.

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LAVA Mobile Advertising Entrepreneur 100