UPDATE: We are doing a cars and cards event! This month we are doing something completely different for our Founders Dinner & Poker 2.0 event. There will still be cards, in the form of a poker clinic (and a low stakes, cash game to continue practicing afterwards), but this time there will also be cool cars and an awesome venue to tour. We hope you can join us!
Special Guest - Daria Bakai, Founder and Rally Racer
Daria was a Top 3 driver in the National Rally Championship and only the woman to compete.
During her time as a rally racer, she advertised rally driving for women as a social media influencer and appearing on multiple television and radio interviews. She is a member of the Women in Motorsport Committee and represented Ukraine in the World Motorsport Cup in Italy in 2021.
Daria is an owner of Plateau Motors, Auto Service in Sammamish that proudly serves it’s customers as an honest neighbourhood general auto repair shop and founder of HIVE, a company with a mission to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs with a cost-effective staffing solution.
As always, this is a MEMBERS-ONLY event.
All Startup Haven events are exclusively for our founder and investor members. Please do not bring uninvited guests. If you know a founder or investor whom you think would meet the Startup Haven member requirements, please make an intro and we'll get them set up.
Premium Event
This event is free for Level 1 & Level 2 members, but Level 0 members have a cost of $10.00. If you would like to attend this (and future) premium events for free, upgrade to Level 1 ($10/month) or Level 2 ($30/month) here: UPGRADE
Founders Dinner and Startup Poker 2.0 events have been running continuously for more than 18 years. If you are new to the Startup Haven network, you should know that this is a fun, very-low-stakes poker game and that we embrace diversity, open conversations, and learning. Playing in the poker game is not required; but it is a ton of fun and you might just win some cash and/or a cool sponsor prize!
If you're new to these events, please familiarize yourself with the details by reviewing the Startup Haven Event Basics web page and make sure to bring cash. Beginner poker players are encouraged to attend! This is a nice, friendly game of low stakes poker and the first buy-in starts at just $10. If you don't want to play poker, that's fine, too -- just come for dinner and conversations!
If you are sick, or have loved ones that are vulnerable, please consider coming to future events instead.
Random and Guaranteed Poker Seats
Just a reminder that, in the event that more than 40 attendees want to play poker, /Level 2 members will be settled first and then we will cut cards for the remaining seats.
Safety Concerns
If you have safety concerns and would like someone to accompany you to your vehicle, we would be happy to accommodate you, just let one of our team members know or email us in advance at membership@startuphaven.com. Thank you!
Sponsors Make it Happen
Startup Haven and these events would not be possible without the support of our awesome sponsors. They buy all the food, drink, poker chips, cards, trophies, etc. so please thank them when you see them.
