Date: December 12, 2024 - 6:00-8:30 PM PST
Location: El Segundo, CA
Event Overview: LvlUp Ventures is thrilled to invite all founders, investors, and scouts in our ecosystem to our annual Holiday Party! This year’s celebration will be bigger and better. The party will be held in Los Angeles, providing a perfect backdrop for networking and celebration.
Event Highlights:
- Open Bar: Sip on your favorite cocktails and beverages all night long. Our open bar will ensure you have plenty of options to keep the festive spirits high.
- Delicious Food: Savor a wide variety of culinary delights prepared to cater to all tastes. From gourmet bites to festive treats, our food selection will not disappoint.
Theme: Ugly Sweater Party in the true spirit of holiday cheer, we are embracing the fun and quirky tradition of ugly sweaters. Dig out your most horrendous, eye-catching, and creatively ugly sweater and wear it with pride. There will be a contest for the ugliest sweater, so don't hold back!
Event Partners: A huge thank you to our incredible partners at Withum, Rho, TriNet, Tequio, All Phenoms, Livewire, Redbloom, BonBuz, Hearthy Foods, Waka Coffee, and Prima Pavé for their contributions to the event! We’re excited to share that there will be free samples for everyone to enjoy. Don’t miss out on trying these amazing products!
Withum: top 25 advisory, tax and accounting firm with over 20 offices nationwide that focuses on many different industries, including Financial Services/Venture Capital and Technology and Emerging Growth Services, which are our two biggest practices. They are amongst the largest in the country, within their respective industries, with over 150 professionals in each practice solely dedicated to serving financial services and technology clients. Due to their sole commitment to these industries, they all have a deep level of expertise relating to the issues that arise within the two sectors. Recognizing the complexity and fast-paced nature of these industries, we understand that companies need to do more than manage current trends—they must anticipate future shifts. Our dynamic approach extends beyond traditional tax and accounting services, helping venture capitalists and tech companies build toward their goals and innovate for the future. We offer a wide range of services, including business strategy, enterprise risk management advisory, R&D tax credit counseling, equity structure and more.
Rho: The business banking platform with everything you need to manage your company cash and scale your business. Apply in minutes and enjoy 24/7 customer support and enterprise-grade spend management - all with zero monthly, wire, or ACH fees. "Rho is a fintech company, not a bank. Checking and card services provided by Webster Bank, N.A., member FDIC; savings account services provided by American Deposit Management, LLC, and its partner banks."
TriNet: TriNet provides businesses with HR solutions including payroll, benefits, risk management and compliance — all in one place. Incredible starts here.
Tequio: Tequio is an ultra-premium canned cocktail made with 100% Agave Tequila (Blanco & Reposado), carbonated water, and just a hint of lime. They’ve partnered with the Bañuelos Family Distillery and their house tequila - El Mexicano® (they also founded Tequila Cazadores®, which they sold to Bacardi in 2001), and together they have built an authentic tequila soda that brings premium sipping tequila to the seltzer/RTD category. Tequio is the first tequila cocktail to use certified additive-free tequilas as well as the first to use 100% agave tequila Reposado in a can.
Livewire: Like having a bartender in your apartment created by bartenders, livewire is a ready-to-drink cocktail that's made differently from anything that's out there, resulting in a fresh, crisp taste.
All Phenoms: Your daily drink, reimagined—real fruit-infused functional beverages crafted to boost your gut, body, and mind.
Redbloom: Redbloom is a Biotech company making Food Medicine that clinically treats IBS in 6 weeks. Their flagship product, Gut Healthy Chili Crisp, is the first and only HSA/FSA approved food product.
BonBuz: The drink of the future with all the buzz and none of the booze. Drink bonbuz for a calming, uplifting feeling without the haze of alcohol
Prima Pave: An award-winning line of non-alcoholic wines handcrafted in Italy. With no sugar or chemicals added, each bottle showcases the terroir, character and depth of flavor expressed by hand-selected Italian grapes. Fine wines first and foremost, their 0.0% alcohol libations are crafted from vineyard to glass and dealcoholized through their proprietary, all-natural process.
Waka Coffee: Waka is on a mission to revive the instant coffee and tea market with delicious, high-quality dissolvable beverages. No equipment or machines are needed—just add water, stir, and enjoy your favorite coffee or tea, anytime, anywhere. Packaged in eco-friendly materials, Waka also supports clean water initiatives worldwide through its Add Water, Give Water program.