Of Founders, By Founders and For Founders
The greatest testament to the value, and values, of Startup Haven are the founders and investors who give generously of their time to support our mission.
Bob is a serial entrepreneur. He founded Startup Haven as a passion project in 2006 to provide serious growth-startup founders with a quiet space to build real relationships.
As director of Membership Programs, Alexa keeps the train on the tracks. Without her no-nonsense and detailed approach to organization and logistics… we’d be sunk.
Laura is Startup Haven’s Director of Operations, and every venture is her new favorite. She loves supporting founders, especially within the effort to see venture capital become more accessible to founders of all kinds.
Sandeep is a serial entrepreneur and venture capital super connector. He loves building scalable systems and working with early-stage founders.
Phil is an entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, author and retired professional poker player. Phil is currently founder and CEO of ChatBox.
Jonathan is a serial startup founder. Currently, he is founder and CEO of Niftmint (www.niftmint.com) and the founder of TF Labs (http://TFLabs.io).
Daniel is a founder, technologist, serial entrepreneur and investor. Currently, he is the Co-Founder & CTO of Drata (www.drata.com).
Kyle is on a mission to build businesses that balance profitability with environmental and social responsibility. He is founder and CEO of Numis Global (www.numisglobal.com).
Owen is an Experienced Business Owner and Executive. He is founder and CEO of Plentiful Stays.
Will is an experienced founder. His current companies are Adventure Fund (https://adventure.fund/) & Agree (https://agree.xyz/) . In his spare time, he loves to talk tech, travel, and produce music.
Ravi is a 3x serial entrepreneur who is focused on Capital Markets, CyberSecurity, Insurance and Electricity Markets. He is a General Partner at Arvy Capital (http://arvy.capital)
Rebecca Lin is VP of Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within the Stanford community. As a leader in Healthcare AI and with her significant entrepreneurial and corporate experience to grow business, she lectures at UCSF and UC Berkeley.
Josh has co-founded multiple startups and is passionate about supporting founders working on transformative solutions for both government and commercial customers. His current company is 1859 Ventures (http://1859.vc).
Ben is the Co-Founder of Upstart Collective (www.upstartcollective.org).
Isabella is the Co-Founder and CRO of CamelQA (YC W24), an AI platform for mobile app QA testing. She combines her background as a biomedical engineer, including research and award-winning robotic automation, to drive innovation. https://camelqa.com
Chris Memmott is a Venture Partner at Interlock Capital (https://interlock.capital). He has 15 years of sales and leadership experiences within high-growth startups and has a passion for helping government agencies adopt scalable cloud solutions to tackle public safety challenges at the local, state, and federal levels. In addition to working within GovTech, he has invested in digital healthcare and medical device startups.
John is founder and CEO of LotStocks, a marketplace that helps retailers discover and try name brand products risk-free.
Marty is a serial founder with 4 exits, and an investor, his current company is Adventure Fund (https://adventure.fund/).
Rajesh is founder and CEO of Lincode Labs and loves playing poker, hiking and back packing.
Christa is founder and CEO of Fitlandia.
John is the founder of the Seattle Angel Conference, Co-Organizer of the Lean Startup Seattle and a Global Facilitator for Startup Weekend. John organizes our Geeks on a Trail walks.
Startup Haven Emeritus
Directors & Ambassadors
Thank you to everyone who helped us get where we are now. We couldn’t have done it with you!
Amanda is founder and CEO of ResortPass, providing “day pass” access to pool, spa and other amenities at luxury hotels.
Jake is co-founder and CTO at FasterBids (acquired by Home Depot.)
Emily is a serial entrepreneur and currently founder and CEO at SimpleForms
Eugene is co-founder and CTO of Shift Payments and YC alumni.
Ariya advises both startups and investors in and around San Francisco.
Bryan is Co-Founder and CTO at Embarke (acquired by Seismic Software).
When I first met Andy, I immediately was taken in by his quick wit, natural curiosity and ever-present smile. A rare combination of thinker and doer, you would be fortunate to have Andy on your team or at your table.
Thank you, Andy.
Rob is a serial startup founder and international traveler. He is adjunct host of Seattle Startup Haven events and has his bag packed in case any other cities need help hosting.
Brandon is a Serial Entrepreneur with a passion for community and a love for Poker. Additionally, Brandon writes for his publication #Startupfood as well as hosts monthly meetups with his group 5-9PDX.
Tyler was the spark that set the engine of growth in motion for Startup Haven. All those years ago, when Tyler moved from Seattle to Portland, he recognized the value that Startup Haven could bring to founder community everywhere. Without his vision and dedication to the Portland startup community, there’s no telling when (or even if) Startup Haven would have fledged outside of Seattle.
Thank you, Tyler.
I recently described Danielle to a VC as being “great at poker.” He responded that “Danelle is great at a lot of things.” I think that sums it up pretty well. One of the things she is great at is being a kind and generous person. Danielle’s help made all the difference in the world and ensured that Startup Haven would get off on the right foot in San Francisco.
Thank you, Danielle.