​​StartX and Startup Haven are inviting you to a fun and challenging Founder Poker Night at StartX!

​MAKE SURE TO BRING CASH, buy-in starts at $10

​​📌 Attendance: This event is open exclusively to StartX Founders, Alumni, and Mentors and Startup Haven members with prior registration. Invitations are non-transferable, and space is limited.

​​Register now to secure your spot!

​What You Need to Know

​​​For everyone:

​​​This is not an event just for poker players, but for players and non-players of poker alike. We'll also have a table of board games. Feel free to just come and enjoy the good vibes!

​​​For our poker players:

• ​​​MAKE SURE TO BRING CASH, buy-in starts at $10.

• ​​​Beginner poker players are encouraged to attend:
  This is a friendly, inclusive game of low-stakes poker.

• ​​​Random and Guaranteed Poker Seats: 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. 

• ​​​Details on the poker game can be found here: Poker Basics Webpage

​​​What to Expect

​​​Dinner and Networking

​​​Dinner is casual and catered, available at 5:30. Serve yourself when you arrive and enjoy a drink while mingling or sitting.

Ask and Offer

​​​This is a quick and optional activity that gives people the opportunity to introduce themselves, and share their "ask" and their "offer" to the community. We can all offer expertise, introductions, or experience.

​​​Co-Host: StartX

​​StartX is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to empowering Stanford’s most accomplished and visionary entrepreneurs. Since 2010, we’ve supported over 2,700 founders across 1,300+ companies, including 3 decacorns, 21 unicorns, and more than 165 startups valued at over $100 million.

​​What sets StartX apart is a trusted, founder-led community built on deep collaboration, shared experience, and long-term support. We take no equity and charge no fees. Instead, we invest in the potential of people and their ideas.

​​Our mission is to support Stanford’s most ambitious founders with a trusted community, world-class resources, and the belief that the best companies are built together.

​​With 15 years at the heart of Silicon Valley and Stanford’s innovation ecosystem, StartX has unparalleled visibility into the next generation of groundbreaking technology. Our key verticals, including Artificial Intelligence, Med, and Energy, enable targeted knowledge-sharing and powerful peer connections across industries.

​​Co-Host: Startup Haven Ventures

​​Startup Haven Ventures is a pre-seed venture fund backed by its 19-year-strong, members-only national network exclusively for full-time, venture-scale founders and active investors.

Our gatherings provide a private space—no service providers allowed—where founders and investors can exchange ideas and build meaningful relationships.

In our Bay Area chapter, we host a monthly dinner and an inclusive poker night, plus virtual programs like Office Hours and Pitch Coaching to connect founders nationwide. Learn more at startuphaven.com.