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Venue, To Be Announced, San Francisco
May 28 (Wed) , 2025 @ 07:00 PM
FREE
 
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DETAILS

This is one of the first & biggest SF Tech Chess Tournament!
But this one is part of something MUCH, MUCH bigger.

We wanted to celebrate the launch of our Tech Games newsletter-a curated calendar of the most electrifying tech gaming events across London, SF, & NYC.

That's when we decided to run an epic global series...

The Founders' Olympics!
12 curated tech gaming events. 3 cities (SF, NYC, London) in 3 weeks. 1 goal: crown the sharpest minds in tech.

Each city will host:

Tech Poker

Tech Chess

Tech Catan

Tech Paintball

Each event ends with a winner. Each city will crown 4 champions. Will one of them be you?

All levels welcome - come it's gonna be fun!

This is SF's Tech Chess tournament
Timing:
Doors open 6:30pm sharp
Doors close at 7:00pm - no late entries allowed
We're serious about starting on time. Respect the board, respect the crew.

Venue:
Private luxury 2,800 sqft condo in SoMa
(you'll get the exact address upon approval)

Note:
This is a shoes-off space. Fresh socks encouraged.
We'll also be recording content - come camera-ready

Format:
Swiss-style tournament (10+0)
Top 2 players will face off in a 15+5 final
(Don't worry - we'll explain everything before we start )

Who it's for:
Tech founders who play to win

Operators eyeing their next big move

Investors who know games reveal more than coffee chats ever will

Every seat is vetted.
Exceptional ability
Ambition you can feel
Obsession with building something real

No consultants
No agencies
No students
All chess experience levels welcome!!

Why we love Chess:
Our thesis at Founden.xyz is that tech games attract the biggest tech brains -think Demis Hassabis (chess), Zuck (poker), & Reid Hoffman (Catan).

Chess is the perfect proxy for founder's strategic thinking & planning - whether that's for deal-making, product strategy, and/or hiring. You need to evaluate a few moves in advances & pick the one that's the highest EV.

Our goal with each of these events:
We want our tech games to make you feel

Hyped & energized - after hearing how much people around you have accomplished

Appreciated & loved - because we all go through the same emotional rollercoaster

Accelerated as hell - through relevant intros & killer insights

Don't miss you - save your spot!
Want in? Request your seat at the table.
 
 
 
 
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