Partner with Startup Haven as a Venue Host
Startup Haven is a nationwide community of venture-scale startup founders and investors. Our mission is simple: help our members build meaningful relationships that move their companies forward.
We do this by hosting private, invite-only events in cities across the country. Every gathering is curated exclusively for founders and investors. No spectators, no noise, just high-signal connections.
Because we operate in multiple cities, we don’t maintain permanent venues. Instead, we partner with exceptional spaces that share our commitment to supporting the startup ecosystem. These partnerships are designed to be mutually beneficial, helping you showcase your space while helping us bring our community together.
Why Partner With Us
Our venue partners gain direct exposure to one of the most difficult audiences to reach: venture-scale startup founders and investors.
We work with you to create a high-quality, seamless experience that reflects well on your space and strengthens your connection to the local startup community.
Startup Haven By the Numbers
Startup Haven In-Person Events
A room full of founders and investors and a no-pizza rule. It’s rare to attend an event where you would welcome a conversation with every person in the room. In Core chapters, all attendees are vetted venture-scales founders and investors. In Community Chapters, a limited number of non-Core members are invited to attend as well.
Network (and compete) in a unique format: Poker! This “un-networking” event is exclusive to startup founders, execs, and investors. We keep the tournaments low stakes and friendly, focusing on the experience and the community that Startup Haven members value most. Literally the best networking activity for founders and investors on planet earth. It is impossible to fully convey the brilliance of this event in a paragraph, so here are three articles that explain it.
Why Every Startup Founder Should Play Poker
Poker is “Wax On, Wax Off” for Startup Founders
A Founders Roadmap to Poker.
Startup founders and investors are a very busy bunch. A breakfast event gives them the chance to get their day started early by breaking bread with their peers.
What Startup Haven Provides:
- Curated, invitation-only events with 20–60 founders and investors experiencing your space
- Opportunity for a host representative to attend and engage with guests
- A brief (up to 2-minute) opportunity to address attendees
- Expedited consideration for qualified host team members to join Startup Haven
- Feature placement in our newsletter, including a partnership announcement
- Opportunity for hosts to contribute a featured post in our newsletter
- Press release announcing the partnership
- Full-service event coordination, communications, and logistics
- On-site support for setup, breakdown, and cleanup—we leave your space as we found it
- Flexibility to tailor the partnership to your goals—just tell us what matters to you
What We Ask From Our Hosts:
For Founders Dinners & Poker 2.0 Events
- Space for 25–65 attendees (we can adjust guest count based on your capacity)
- Event timing: typically 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Startup Haven team arrives 4:30–5:00 PM for setup
- A host representative available onsite to receive deliveries and support logistics
For Venture Breakfasts
- Semi-private space for 15–25 attendees (mix of seated and standing)
- Event timing: typically 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
- Setup begins around 7:45 AM (timing can be adjusted)
- Tables or surfaces for food and beverage service
Let’s Partner
If this sounds like a fit, we’d love to connect.
Email [email protected] with “I’m all-in” to explore a partnership.