Events

Founder dinners and events hosted by Lyra Capital in the US.

1. Nov 6Friday

   Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM PST

   YC Founders Dinner

   Hosted by Emily Han, Dylan Chang & Nam Dao

   San Francisco, CA

   We're hosting a private dinner in San Francisco for a small group of highly curated YC founders.

   

   On the list 1

   Founders

   • Pavan KumarCleanF26

Past events

1. Oct 162026

   Fri, Oct 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM PDT

   YC Poker Night at Russian Hill

   Hosted by Nam Dao & John Kim

   San Francisco, CA

   I'm hosting a private poker night at my house in Russian Hill for 45 highly curated YCs, seed-B founders.

   

   On the list 28

   Investors

   • Nathan YuAfore CapitalVC
   • Bohan LouChemistryVC
   • Nicky MontanaZero Knowledge VenturesVC
   • Sakib JamalStealth Investment FirmVC

   Founders

   • Jeffrey LiParaform
   • Josh ZyzakSpectre IntelligenceS26
   • Tim LiDeepReach AIS26
   • Andy WangFintaW23

   +20 more

   Founders

   • Athan ZhangCopperlaneW26
   • Brianna LinCopperlaneW26
   • Conor Brennan-BurkeHyperspellF25
   • Jerry ZhangLemmaF25
   • Lucas YuanAsteriaS26
   • Lucy CaiMost RoboticS26
   • Michael WangProdigy ResearchS26
   • Richard WangClad LabsF25
   • Shelden ShiGiniS26
   • Trishala JainBuildboxF26
   • Vanessa LiGeneral DeploymentW27
   • Jeffrey LinDatoricS26
   • Kevin LinDreamscale LabsF26
   • Michael ZhouCodagS26
   • Nikhil ReddyDatoricS26
   • Simon KubicaAlloyW23
   • Ece CokarSpineF26
   • Ethan NguyenPeregrineF26
   • Fabian Zbinden0secF26
   • Howard ZhongPolar
2. Oct 152026

   Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · 7:00 PM PDT

   Nam's Poker Night for Aussie & Kiwi Founders

   Hosted by Nam Dao, Silk Kadala, Sally Yu & John Kim

   San Francisco, CA

   We're hosting a private poker night at my house in Russian Hill for 45 highly curated Aussie & Kiwi founders in SF.

   

   On the list 14

   Investors

   • Ananya SinhaArtesianVC
   • Alex FangHanwha Asset Management (USA) Ltd.VC
   • Hero HeLater CapitalVC

   Founders

   • Alisa RaeLucentW26
   • Christian IaculloAlloyW23
   • Simon KubicaAlloyW23
   • Kevin LuAtrium
   • Alex BroganFaster Than Normal

   +6 more

   Founders

   • Ben KennedyGecko.rent
   • Fabrizio GiabardoLegion | Early stage investments
   • Jason TanNo Set Menu
   • Amal Wakimequ
   • Darshan PatelBoa
   • Matt DoughtyPrefactor
3. Aug 202026

   Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM PDT

   Lyra Cap launch 🚀

   Hosted by Nam Dao & Anh Dao

   Online

   Lyra Cap is a fund built by founders for founders. Fund I is funded by Lyra, giving founders access to 1700+ companies and investors across SF, NYC and Australia.

   

   On the list 31

   Investors

   • Silk KadalaBlackbirdVC
   • Sid KasbekarAirtreeVC
   • Philip JacobRampersandVC
   • James RusconiTidal VenturesVC
   • Alex RankinJanuary CapitalVC

   Founders

   • Haritha ElangoVorfluxF26
   • Andy WangFintaW23
   • Chris YooDreamscale LabsF26

   +23 more

   Founders

   • Conor Brennan-BurkeHyperspellF25
   • Jerry ZhangLemmaF25
   • Lucas YuanAsteriaS26
   • Paridhi LatawaIllume LabsS26
   • Bera SogutOrthogonalW26
   • Cielo NicolosiAllooviumS26
   • Daniel YoonForwardF26
   • Elvin FuCodeWispW26
   • Preston SchmittouHaladirW26
   • Quan HuynhHaladirW26
   • Riley JanjisForwardF26
   • Tejas GuptaCleanF26
   • Arjun VadAgencity
   • Howard ZhongPolar
   • Amy QuanBrderless
   • Angus McGlynnRefract
   • Ben SetoDoomers AI
   • Daniel LumAtrium
   • Ethan TrangInflect Labs
   • Jia Ming HuangLenavix
   • Nhi TranSafeBond AI, Inc.
   • Veer BhatiaPeak
   • Jacob SidfordLaw Cyborg
4. May 222026

   Fri, May 22, 2026 · 7:00 PM PDT

   Russian Hill Poker Night

   Hosted by Nam Dao & Vivian Cai

   San Francisco, CA

   We're hosting a private poker night at my house in Russian Hill for 30 highly curated YCs, seed-B founders.

   

   On the list 17

   Investors

   • Andrew LuKleiner PerkinsVC
   • Kyle QiLlama VenturesVC

   Founders

   • Jeffrey LiParaform
   • Pavan KumarCleanF26
   • Bera SogutOrthogonalW26
   • Elvin FuCodeWispW26
   • Justin LeeDenP25
   • Linus TalackoDenP25

   +9 more

   Founders

   • Nikhil ReddyDatoricS26
   • Preston SchmittouHaladirW26
   • Quan HuynhHaladirW26
   • Andrew FangProphecy Gov
   • AnhPhu NguyenMIRA
   • Drew BorinsteinArgus Systems
   • Howard ZhongPolar
   • Connor EngelsbergOrvyn
   • Finnlay MorcombeFluency
5. Apr 162026

   Thu, Apr 16, 2026 · 6:00 PM PDT

   Marina Founder Dinner

   Hosted by Nam Dao

   San Francisco, California

   ​​We started the Marina Founder Dinner series to bring together the top founders + builders. Each month, we invite 18 vetted early-stage founders and CEOs for a 3-hour, multiple-course dinner experience.

   

   On the list 7

   Founders

   • Aryo PatelAndera
   • Athan ZhangCopperlaneW26
   • Brianna LinCopperlaneW26
   • AnhPhu NguyenMIRA
   • Kevin JiangPolar
   • Remy JacobsonJacobson Wealth Management
   • Jock FergusonFastlane

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