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LAVA vs Small Giants Community
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موثَّق September 2026
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موثَّق September 2026 LAVA
Participants in the Los Angeles venture ecosystem: venture capitalists, limited partners, family offices, angel investors, founders of venture-backed companies, and the…
منظمة تواصل مهني
Small Giants Community
Founders, chief executives and next-generation leaders of small and mid-sized privately held companies that deliberately prioritise culture, purpose and quality over growth - the…
ما تفيد به السجلات
- Maximum age at joining: LAVA: Young VC membership requires the member to be employed by a venture firm and under 40; Small Giants Community: No published maximum age at joining.
- Role or title: LAVA: VC Partner membership is for partners at venture firms, or analysts and associates at those firms; Small Giants Community: The community is designed for founders, chief executives and next-generation leaders of small and mid-sized businesses.
- Geographic restriction: LAVA: Los Angeles and Southern California focus; Small Giants Community: No published geographic restriction.
- Annual dues: LAVA: $485 a year; Small Giants Community: $0 a year.
مقارنة جنباً إلى جنب
| LAVA | Small Giants Community | |
|---|---|---|
| الملف الشخصي | ||
| النوع | Networking organization | Networking organization |
| تأسّس | 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.) | 2009 (The About page states that "The Small Giants Community is officially formed and founded by Bo Burlingham and Paul Spiegelman" in 2009, four years after Burlingham's 2005 book Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big.) |
| المقر الرئيسي | Los Angeles, United States | United States |
| Geographic footprint | Greater Los Angeles and Southern California | Primarily United States. The member directory offers filters for more than 30 countries including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, Japan, Brazil and South Africa; the organization publishes no country breakdown. |
| الأعضاء | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed. The organization publishes a searchable member directory but no total membership figure. The only published capacity number is the annual Summit, which is capped at 250 attendees. |
| الفروع | No chapters. LAVA organises internally into industry committees, affinity groups and special interest groups rather than geographic chapters. | No chapters. The community operates online with a single annual summit and cohort programmes. |
| Primary audience | 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 | Founders, chief executives and next-generation leaders of small and mid-sized privately held companies that deliberately prioritise culture, purpose and quality over growth - the model described in Bo Burlingham's book. |
| العضو النموذجي | 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. | The organization describes members as ranging "from solo founders to growing companies to established purpose-driven organizations", covering founders, C-suite executives and rising leaders. Company memberships bring whole leadership teams into the community. Published member quotes come from operating executives at privately held United States firms. |
| Qualification | ||
| الحد الأقصى للسن عند الانضمام | 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 · المصدر ↗ | No published maximum age at joining |
| الدور أو المسمى الوظيفي | VC Partner membership is for partners at venture firms, or analysts and associates at those firmsGives access to investor-only events.verified September 2026 · المصدر ↗ | The community is designed for founders, chief executives and next-generation leaders of small and mid-sized businessesStated as the intended audience rather than an enforced test.verified September 2026 · المصدر ↗ |
| القيد الجغرافي | Los Angeles and Southern California focusThe academic researcher rate is described as a discounted rate for local academics.verified September 2026 · المصدر ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | 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. | Community membership requires no application: prospective members join the free tier online and upgrade to Individual or Company membership when they choose. The cohort programmes are screened. The Leadership Academy runs an application, a Zoom conversation covering cost and curriculum, a fit review and then acceptance and payment, with onboarding ahead of a January launch. Sounding Board uses an in-depth application and assessment followed by an interview. |
| Selectivity | 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. | Not applicable to general membership, which is open. For the Leadership Academy the organization says it will "review your application and ensure a good fit before accepting payment", but publishes no acceptance rate. |
| التكلفة | ||
| الرسوم السنوية | $485 a yearPremium individual membership, annual ($50 a month on the monthly plan)verified September 2026 · المصدر ↗ | $0 a yearFree tier: US$0. Includes the Small Giants Scorecard and report, a free book chapter, free virtual events and workshops, the resource library and the newsletter.verified September 2026 · المصدر ↗ |
| رسوم الانضمام | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee appears alongside the published dues.verified September 2026 | Paid memberships are billed annually and can be cancelled at any time. The cohort programmes and the Summit are priced separately from membership. |
| رسوم البرنامج | LAVA's Corporate tier is listed at $1,200 for up to 15 employees while Corporate PLUS is listed at $1,860 for up to four; the description of what each covers is inconsistent on the join page and was recorded as published. | $12,500 one-timeSmall Giants Leadership Academy: "an investment of $12,500 per participant", all inclusive of programme access, community access, lifetime resource access, a Summit ticket and meals, transport and activities for two in-person experiences; travel and accommodation are excluded. A 10 percent deposit is due on acceptance, with the balance paid up front or monthly.verified September 2026 · المصدر ↗ |
| تكاليف الفعاليات | LAVA's Corporate tier is listed at $1,200 for up to 15 employees while Corporate PLUS is listed at $1,860 for up to four; the description of what each covers is inconsistent on the join page and was recorded as published. | $1,650–2,265 one-timeAnnual Summit tickets in three releases: US$1,650 for the first 40 registrants, US$1,960 for the next 60, and US$2,265 thereafter. Includes all sessions, a visit to a Small Giant company, meals and receptions and transport between events. Discounts are offered for groups of three or more and for Leadership Academy alumni.verified September 2026 · المصدر ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual, with a monthly option on the premium individual tier | Annual, billed annually, cancellable at any time; the free tier has no term |
| الهيكل | ||
| Meeting frequency | 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 | Ongoing online forums and virtual events and workshops; one annual Summit; Journey runs six two-day excursions a year; Sounding Board meets monthly for twelve months |
| 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 | Online forums and chat open to paid members rather than assigned confidential groups; one-to-one mentorship pairs in Sounding Board; cohort groups in the Leadership Academy and Journey |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not published for membership. Sounding Board is a twelve-month commitment with monthly one-to-one meetings; Journey involves six two-day excursions over a year. |
| Organized as | Event-focused, Virtual | Virtual, Event-focused, Cohort-based |
| منتديات الأقران السرية | Partial | Partial |
| الفصول المحلية | No | No |
| العضوية الافتراضية | Yes | Yes |
| مجتمع إلكتروني | Yes | Yes |
| دليل الأعضاء | Yes | Yes |
| الفعاليات | Yes | Yes |
| البرمجة | ||
| البرامج التعليمية | Partial | Yes |
| تطوير القيادة | No | Yes |
| ملتقيات | No | Partial |
| السفر | No | No |
| البرامج الأسرية | No | No |
| برامج الزوج والشريك | No | No |
| برامج الجيل القادم | Yes | Yes |
| نقاشات الاستثمار | Yes | No |
| الفرص الاستثمارية | Yes | No |
| المكوِّن الخيري | No | Partial |
| التركيز على التواصل | High | High |
| التركيز الاجتماعي | Medium | Medium |
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