Comparison · 15 material differences
Houston Angel Network vs LAVA
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Verified September 2026
Investment community
Verified September 2026 Houston Angel Network
Accredited investors in the Houston area who want to make and manage their own early-stage investments
Networking organization
LAVA
Participants in the Los Angeles venture ecosystem: venture capitalists, limited partners, family offices, angel investors, founders of venture-backed companies, and the…
What the records say
- Maximum age at joining: Houston Angel Network: 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: Houston Angel Network: No published role or title; LAVA: VC Partner membership is for partners at venture firms, or analysts and associates at those firms.
- Accredited-investor status: Houston Angel Network: Members must be accredited investors as defined in SEC Regulation D; LAVA: No published accredited-investor status.
- Geographic restriction: Houston Angel Network: No published geographic restriction; LAVA: Los Angeles and Southern California focus.
- Annual dues: Houston Angel Network: $2,080 a year; LAVA: $485 a year.
Side by side
| Houston Angel Network | LAVA | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Investment community | Networking organization |
| Founded | 2001 (The organisation describes itself as the oldest angel network in Texas, dating its investment record to 2001.) | 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.) |
| Headquarters | Houston, United States | Los Angeles, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Single group based in Houston; invests principally in Texas and the US Gulf Coast | Greater Los Angeles and Southern California |
| Members | 100as of September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed |
| Chapters | Single-city organisation; no chapters | No chapters. LAVA organises internally into industry committees, affinity groups and special interest groups rather than geographic chapters. |
| Primary audience | Accredited investors in the Houston area who want to make and manage their own early-stage investments | 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 |
| Typical member | Members are accredited investors as defined in SEC Regulation D. The group draws heavily on Houston's energy, technology and health/life-sciences communities, and members invest their own money deal by deal rather than through a pooled fund. | 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 | ||
| Maximum age at joining | 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 · source ↗ |
| Role or title | No published role or title | VC Partner membership is for partners at venture firms, or analysts and associates at those firmsGives access to investor-only events.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Accredited-investor status | Members must be accredited investors as defined in SEC Regulation DQuoted on the membership page: members "must be accredited investors, as such phrase is defined in Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission"verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published accredited-investor status |
| Geographic restriction | No published geographic restriction | Los Angeles and Southern California focusThe academic researcher rate is described as a discounted rate for local academics.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | No |
| Application process | Prospective members apply through the network's Dealum membership application portal, linked from the homepage and membership page. Applicants can also contact the managing director directly. Accredited-investor status is a condition of membership, and the group publishes a code of conduct and bylaws that members agree to. | 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 | 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. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $2,080 a yearIndividual membershipverified September 2026 · source ↗ | $485 a yearPremium individual membership, annual ($50 a month on the monthly plan)verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | $2,000 one-timeOne-time initiation fee payable in addition to annual dues at either membership levelverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee appears alongside the published dues.verified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual | Annual, with a monthly option on the premium individual tier |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Monthly selection meetings plus approximately ten pitch events a year | 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 | Not documented | 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 | Members agree to a published code of conduct; deal material is held in a password-protected deal-management platform | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused, Clubhouse premises | Event-focused, Virtual |
| Confidential peer forums | No | Partial |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | Not documented | Yes |
| Online community | Yes | Yes |
| Member directory | Not documented | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Partial |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | Partial | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | Partial | No |
| Next-generation programming | No | Yes |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | Yes | Yes |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Low | Medium |
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