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Maya Elzein “Elz” Davis-Sivad (born June 11, 1988) is an American-born Sudanese-Hungarian omnologist, computer scientist, entrepreneur, investor, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, investment manager, private equity partner, business and technology executive, author, podcaster, fashion designer, sketch artist, music developer, and professional chef.
She is the co-creator of the Yuhmmy App, a pioneering social-taste super app, and co-founder of its parent company, Labs Companies, Inc. (known simply as Labs [formerly LavLabs Inc.]), a superintelligence human-enhancement technology company based in Santa Monica, CA. Maya serves as Vice Chairwoman, President, Chief Ecosystem Officer, and is the second-largest controlling shareholder, driving strategic growth and ecosystem development.
Born in Washington D.C. and raised in Maryland, Maya began her career managing technological transformation projects across federal government agencies through her company, PowerBridge, later integrated into her asset management conglomerate, Maya Industries Group. Her expertise in private equity and debt funding began in her early teens, showcasing remarkable financial acumen.
In 2021, Maya co-founded MDFG Inc., a 50/50 multi-layer financial services holdings company, alongside her husband, Duránd F. Davis Jr. Together, they’ve built a financial institution focused on resilience, innovation, and equitable financial strategies.
Known creatively as "Elz" and "CHEF ELZ," Maya channels her artistry into product design, sketch art, and culinary excellence. Alongside her husband and their nine children, she advocates for fluid vegan diets and holistic wellness, championing sustainable health practices.
Maya is also a dedicated researcher and leader in AI, Large Models, and Omnology, focused on building new industry ecosystems and driving technological advancement. As Managing General Partner and CEO of her Family of Firms (FOF) — M&D Ventures, Elz Ventures, Davis&Davis Venture Partners, Madu Partners, and Labs Investor Group — she invests in global entrepreneurial talent to empower their innovations.
Her family’s financial innovative, and philanthropic initiatives are deeply anchored in the Sivad Estate Trust (SET), Sivad Wealth Investment Treasury (SWIT) [including Sivad VC and Sivad Fund], Sivad Science Initiative (2SI) [including Sivad Health], and Sivad Family Foundation (S2F) [including Sivad Academy]. These initiatives represent her commitment to preserving her family’s generational wealth, advancing scientific research, and fostering sustainable societal change.
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Labs Companies, Inc. (branded and doing business as Labs) is an American global superintelligence human-enhancement technology company headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. Established in 2025 through a restructuring of LavLabs Inc., Labs now serves as the parent holding company of LavLabs, itself apart of seven core family of labs: Labs Intelligence, Labs Realities, Labs Blocks, Labs Crypto, LabsX, Factory5227 and several specialized multilabs. Each lab is dedicated to advancing human capabilities through transformative products, services, platforms, and technologies (PSPTs) in ASI, digital economies, immersive realities, consumer internet, wearables and social experiences. The Labs Manifesto: Humanize life's moments. Our name “Labs” celebrates the field of Chemistry, and our test-tube emblem, Chemí (/kim-me/), reflects our commitment to innovation. At Labs, we exist to elevate possibility through design, intelligence, creativity and a shared imagination to expand human potential. Our mission: Inspire creativity to shape futures that help build communities and advance human capabilities. Our vision: Accelerate the evolution of embodied existence to improve lives by unlocking human capacity. We believe that every human on the planet could thrive greatly with equal access and opportunity to technology. Through our flagship, franchise, framework and fandom, family of brands, we create transformative human-experiences that connect humanity through creativity, community, and innovation. Our ecosystems and economies also spans across specialized cluster labs, including Labs Financial Group (managing Labs Payments, Yuhmmy Wallet and financial solutions within the FinTaste ecosystem), Labs Investor Group (managing early-stage, growth-stage, CVC, fund-of-funds, hedge fund, mutual fund, ETF, index fund and pension fund investments through Labs Ventures, Labs Capital, Labs Investments, Labs Funds, Labs Equity and Labs Shares), Labs Realty Group (managing YuhmmyHouse, a Social-Taste Super Club and the Tastespitality Ecosystem), Labs Start Studios (Hatch Studio, Launch Studio, and Lift Studio for entrepreneurial enhancements), Labs Learn Studios (Labs University, Labs Academy, and Labs Institute for educational enhancements), Labs Entertainment (managing Yuhmmyevents and its annual Yuhmmylicious Week and CraveCon), Labs Media (managing the official podcast by Labs: TechTubeTalks, and Yuhmmy: TastefulTalks). Our inaugural family of brand is Yuhmmy, the world’s first Social-Taste Super Brand and ecosystem designed for discovering, experiencing, and sharing anything tasty. Its Yuhmmy App brings people together to explore food, drinks, sweets, snacks, and recreational flavors in fun, funny, and flavorfully engaging ways. Featuring innovative tools like Tastechat, Taste Sports, Taste Drops, Cravecash, YuhmmyAI, and Yuhmmy AR/VR, Yuhmmy empowers a revolutionary “Tasteconomy” driven by Taste Intelligence. Labs is committed to reshaping the future of human-enhancements, seamlessly merging digital and physical worlds to redefine engagement, empowerment, education and earning. Our Labs Foundations supports sustainability, S.T.E.A.M. education, and scholarships for underserved communities through 5227.org and Lifthumankind.org, committing 1% of proceeds and resources via pledge 1%. *** Labs has raised over $30 million across five rounds from eleven investors—most recently closing a $22.5 million Series Seed at a $10 billion post-money valuation on April 18, 2025. Labs Newsroom: https://labscompanies.com/news/seriesseed Series Seed - Form D, SEC filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2064977/000206497725000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/labscompanies-seed--911017f3 Wellfound (prev. AngelList): https://wellfound.com/company/labscompanies/funding CB Insights: https://www.cbinsights.com/company/labscompanies/financials PitchBook: https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/541733-68#funding