Tuesday, December 2, 2008 -- LAVA Holiday Party and PwC "Shaking the MoneyTree". Please join LAVA, PricewaterhouseCoopers and a distinguished panel of industry experts and local VCs for their insights on the results of the Q3 2008. PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Report based on data from Thomson Reuters. The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. As a collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based upon data from Thomson

I attended the LAVA conference in my role as a Venture Partner at California Capital Partners. However, our primary reason for attending was to participate in the Capital Zone session. When the music stopped, we had to listen and watch the LAVA version of “Deal or No Deal” with all the noise and distraction of a game show. There were some interesting sessions including one on new media moderated by Tony Perkins, and a great luncheon speaker Gerry of Ben & Gerry fame. Conceptually, lots of investors in one place and entrepreneurs on the other side

socalTECH is a media sponsor of the LAVA Special Event: Meet the VCs on November 17th. This program provides education about the capital raising process, perspectives on the current market and useful tools and insights into the current state of the venture capital business. Register Register for the event at the LAVA web site today! ...Tags: It's a can't miss opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to connect with investors in Southern California technology companies. The event features an interactive networking roundtable at which more than

Entrepreneurs tell me that one of the biggest barriers of entry to funding is getting face time with venture capitalists; it looks like LAVA is looking to overcome the lack of time (on the side of venture capitalists) and the lack of connections (on the entrepreneur side) with this, and it might help increase the probability of deals closing here in the area. Tags: Events Venture Capita The Los Angeles Venture Association has launched a new entrepreneur and startup focused event next month, at their Meet the VC event, which will allow entrepreneurs to get to meet pretty much every one of the local (and some non-local) venture funds in a “speed dating” session.

I sat on two panels in the past week – once at LeadsCon (** see appendix if you’re interested in a back story here) and today at the America’s Growth Capital conference.  So Well, maybe we got a bit too friendly on this panel But I actually first met Saar on a LAVA panel in LA.  Afterwards I never would have known him were it not for the LAVA panel. Many of us in the technology, media and VC world sit on panels at lot.  Many Many of them are painfully boring.  It’s

Thursday, May 28, 2009 -- LAVA hosts PricewaterhouseCoopers' Shaking the MoneyTree. Please join LAVA, PricewaterhouseCoopers and a distinguished panel of industry experts and local VCs for their insights on the results of the Q1 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Report based on data from Thomson Reuters. See [link] (mor

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 -- LAVA hosts PricewaterhouseCoopers' Shaking the MoneyTree. Please join LAVA, PricewaterhouseCoopers and a distinguished panel of industry experts and local VCs for their insights on the results of the Q3 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Report based on data from Thomson Reuters. The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. As a collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based upon data from Thomson Reuters, it is the only industry-endorsed research of its kind.

It’s a big week for venture capital focused technology conferences, and Southern California startups — and we’re not done yet. Tomorrow is VentureNet in Costa Mesa, the Technology Council of Southern California’s annual venture pitching event, which promises to be an interesting local take on the venture capital conference. VentureNet’s selection committee includes Southern California’s top VentureNet is put on by a local, volunteer organization which is less focused on technology celebrity, and more on getting worthy technology startups funded.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 -- LAVA's Annual VC Breakfast. Come meet LAVA's newest VC board member firms and their representative. Find out what does it take to secure Venture Capital for your company. Find out what they are looking to invest in. Learn about the hottest trends and the mistakes NOT to make. Moderated

LAVA. Please join LAVA, PricewaterhouseCoopers and a distinguished panel of industry experts and local VCs for their insights on the results of the Q4 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Report based on data from Thomson Reuters. The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. Tuesday, March 9, 2010 -- Shaking the MoneyTree 2009 Q4 Review. As a collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based upon data from Thomson Reuters, it is the