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The Executives' Club of Chicago vs LAVA
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Verificado September 2026
Organização de networking
Verificado September 2026 The Executives' Club of Chicago
Senior business, civic and academic leaders in the Chicago area, with company-paid Enterprise memberships covering teams of executives
Organização de networking
LAVA
Participants in the Los Angeles venture ecosystem: venture capitalists, limited partners, family offices, angel investors, founders of venture-backed companies, and the…
O que os registos indicam
- Maximum age at joining: The Executives' Club of Chicago: No published maximum age at joining; LAVA: Young VC membership requires the member to be employed by a venture firm and under 40.
- Role or title: The Executives' Club of Chicago: Membership covers "qualified leaders"; the club is aimed at senior business, civic and academic leaders in the Chicago area; LAVA: VC Partner membership is for partners at venture firms, or analysts and associates at those firms.
- Geographic restriction: The Executives' Club of Chicago: Chicago metropolitan area; LAVA: Los Angeles and Southern California focus.
- Annual dues: The Executives' Club of Chicago: $1,000 a year; LAVA: $485 a year.
Lado a lado
| The Executives' Club of Chicago | LAVA | |
|---|---|---|
| Perfil | ||
| Tipo | Networking organization | Networking organization |
| Fundado | Not documented | 1984 (LAVA's About page says it was established in 1984 as the Los Angeles Venture Club; its homepage gives 1985. The two dates were not reconciled.) |
| Sede | Chicago, United States | Los Angeles, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Chicago metropolitan area | Greater Los Angeles and Southern California |
| Membros | Not publicly disclosed. The club publishes neither an individual member count nor a member company count. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Capítulos | A single-city club with no chapters. | No chapters. LAVA organises internally into industry committees, affinity groups and special interest groups rather than geographic chapters. |
| Primary audience | Senior business, civic and academic leaders in the Chicago area, with company-paid Enterprise memberships covering teams of executives | Participants in the Los Angeles venture ecosystem: venture capitalists, limited partners, family offices, angel investors, founders of venture-backed companies, and the professional services firms around them |
| Membro típico | The club describes its members as current and emerging leaders of Chicago-area businesses, and says its board of directors is composed of chief executives and senior executives of companies headquartered in the Chicagoland area. Membership is priced for both individual executives and corporate groups of two, five or ten. | LAVA's own description covers limited partners, venture capitalists, family offices, angel investors, founders, incubators, accelerators, universities, researchers, mentors, government officials and legal, accounting, marketing and PR service providers. Its membership tiers price these groups differently, with separate rates for entrepreneurs, investors, VC partners, limited partners and academics. |
| Qualification | ||
| Idade máxima na admissão | No published maximum age at joining | Young VC membership requires the member to be employed by a venture firm and under 40Carries a reduced rate and access to young-VC events.verified September 2026 · fonte ↗ |
| Função ou cargo | Membership covers "qualified leaders"; the club is aimed at senior business, civic and academic leaders in the Chicago areaThe club does not publish a specific title, revenue or seniority test.verified September 2026 · fonte ↗ | VC Partner membership is for partners at venture firms, or analysts and associates at those firmsGives access to investor-only events.verified September 2026 · fonte ↗ |
| Restrição geográfica | Chicago metropolitan areaverified September 2026 · fonte ↗ | Los Angeles and Southern California focusThe academic researcher rate is described as a discounted rate for local academics.verified September 2026 · fonte ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | No |
| Application process | Individuals apply through the club's membership application, and may be sponsored by an existing member; applications not carrying a sponsor go through the club's own review. Companies buying an Enterprise membership nominate their qualified leaders directly, without individual applications. | Membership is bought online through LAVA's member portal by selecting a category. There is no published application review, sponsorship or interview stage; category eligibility appears to rest on self-declaration. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. The club publishes no acceptance rate, and Enterprise members bypass individual review entirely. | Not publicly disclosed. Some events are invitation-only within the membership (investor-only and LP/VC-only formats), but membership itself is open paid enrolment. |
| Custo | ||
| Anuidade | $1,000 a yearExecutive membership: one qualified leaderverified September 2026 · fonte ↗ | $485 a yearPremium individual membership, annual ($50 a month on the monthly plan)verified September 2026 · fonte ↗ |
| Taxa de adesão | $100–500 one-timeOne-time initiation fee by tier: $100 Executive, $200 Enterprise 2, $350 Enterprise 5, $500 Enterprise 10. Waived if the member enrols in auto-renewal.verified September 2026 · fonte ↗ | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee appears alongside the published dues.verified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual, with an auto-renewal option that waives the initiation fee | Annual, with a monthly option on the premium individual tier |
| Estrutura | ||
| Meeting frequency | A year-round programme of speaker events, exchanges, summits and workshops | Live and virtual events year-round, including investor round tables, syndication screenings, VC check-ins and private mixers, plus annual events such as Meet the VC, First Look SoCal and the LAVA Awards |
| Peer forums | Leadership Circle and structured leadership programmes (LEAD, Leadership Accelerator) rather than confidential peer forums | Industry committees across more than a dozen sectors, affinity groups (Women In LAVA, Young VCs at LAVA, university alumni groups), special interest groups and sector divisions |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused | Event-focused, Virtual |
| Fóruns confidenciais entre pares | Partial | Partial |
| Capítulos locais | No | No |
| Associação virtual | Not documented | Yes |
| Comunidade online | Partial | Yes |
| Diretório de membros | Partial | Yes |
| Eventos | Yes | Yes |
| Programação | ||
| Programação educativa | Yes | Partial |
| Desenvolvimento de liderança | Yes | No |
| Retiros | No | No |
| Viagem | No | No |
| Programação familiar | No | No |
| Programação para cônjuges e parceiros | Not documented | No |
| Programação para a próxima geração | Partial | Yes |
| Discussões de investimento | No | Yes |
| Oportunidades de investimento | No | Yes |
| Componente filantrópico | No | No |
| Ênfase em networking | High | High |
| Ênfase social | Medium | Medium |
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