Executive Bio
Maya Elzein “Elz” Davis-Sivad (b. June 11, 1988) is a Sudanese-Hungarian, American-born omnologist, entrepreneur and investor—self-taught engineer, product and digital designer, chef (Chef Elz), artist, music developer, and licensed cosmetologist.
She builds across domains the way others build within them—intuitively, deliberately, and without a blueprint. Maya’s early mastery across industries reflects a native fluency in systems thinking. Her multidimensional work spans science, technology, capital investment, and art.
As a founder, she is the Co-Creator of the Yuhmmy App, the World's 1st Everything Social-Taste Superapp, and Co-Founder of its parent company, Labs Companies, Inc. (known simply as Labs [formerly LavLabs Inc.]), a frontier intelligences supercompany building human-enhancement technologies based in Santa Monica, CA. Maya serves as Executive Vice Chairwoman, President, Chief Ecosystem Strategy Officer, and is the 2nd-largest controlling shareholder.
As a funder, Maya is Co-Founder, Managing GP, LP and CEO of the Family of Firms—a network of investment vehicles including M&D Ventures, Sivad VC, Davis&Davis Venture Partners, Madu Partners, DFD Venture Capital, Elz Ventures, and Labs Investor Group, all HQs in Beverly Hills.
She began launching businesses as a teen—studying fashion at FIT in NYC for a summer and developing brands in music, fashion, and early digital platforms. She went on to build federal gov. tech infra through her prior startup PowerBridge.