# Maya Elzein (Elz) Davis

> Maya Elzein ‘Elz’ Davis is the co-founder, executive vice chairwoman, president and chief ecosystem strategy officer of Labs Companies, where she connects a wide field of AI, product, investment and media projects into one operating ecosystem. A computer scientist by training and a creator by temperament, she also co-created the Yuhmmy App, co-founded the financial holding company MDFG and writes about omnology, sensorial systems and user-controlled AI memory.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, Executive Vice Chairwoman, President and Chief Ecosystem Strategy Officer at Labs Companies, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Labs Companies, Inc., Labs Investor Group, Family of Firms, M&D Ventures, Elz Ventures, Davis&Davis Venture Partners, Madu Partners, MDFG Inc., Maya Industries Group, PowerBridge
- **From:** Washington, D.C., United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Co-created the Yuhmmy App, a social product organized around taste and discovery., Co-founded Labs Companies and leads the way its labs, products and partners connect., Built and led PowerBridge, managing technology-transformation work across United States federal agencies.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Managed technology-transformation programs across United States federal agencies through PowerBridge, later integrated into Maya Industries Group.
- **2021** — Co-founded MDFG Inc., a financial-services holding company, with Duránd F. Davis Jr.
- **2024** — Presented the Yuhmmy App at the Taste Flavor Crave Founder-Funder Feast and curated the event’s culinary experience as Chef Elz.
- **2024-11** — Proposed repositioning LavLabs from a startup studio and consultancy toward an AI-only holding-company model, according to a later account by co-founder Duránd F. Davis Jr.
- **2025** — Co-founded Labs Companies in its current form following the restructuring of LavLabs; became executive vice chairwoman, president and chief ecosystem strategy officer.
- **2025-09** — Labs announced plans for two future investment funds, with Davis named managing general partner and CEO of Labs Investor Group.
- **2026** — Labs announced a research preview of LabsAI and expanded public projects across education, events, company creation and investment infrastructure.

## Achievements

- Co-created the Yuhmmy App, a social product organized around taste and discovery.
- Co-founded Labs Companies and leads the way its labs, products and partners connect.
- Built and led PowerBridge, managing technology-transformation work across United States federal agencies.
- Co-founded MDFG Inc. in 2021.
- Developed the Model-Origin, User-Custodied Memory concept for portable AI context.
- Created the forthcoming essay series The Study of Everything, centered on her practice of omnology.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Labs introduced Labs Events, with an inaugural Inside the Frontier Live gathering planned for October at LabsHouse in Bel Air.
- **2026-09** — Labs released a research preview of LabsAI and introduced its voice, Chemí.
- **2026-09** — Davis outlined the growing Labs architecture across AI research, education, company creation, acquisitions and investor infrastructure.
- **2026** — Davis and Duránd F. Davis Jr. were announced as hosts of the forthcoming first TubeTechTalks episode on seven ‘Frontier Intelligences’.

## Links

- Website: https://labscompanies.ai/founders/maya
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayaelzdavis/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mayaelzdavis
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayaelzdavis

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Last updated: 2026-09-26