Traditional staking often depends on connections and track record. Upstakes lets players qualify for poker funding by proving their skill.

In this post, I share what I learned at my first WSOP in Las Vegas from speaking with poker players, partners and potential investors, and how their feedback is shaping what we build next.

Hi, I'm Jan, the founder & CEO of Upstakes. In this first blog post, I share my personal story of how poker followed me through different stages of my life and eventually pulled me into building this company.