​♟️ This is one of the first & biggest NYC 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, and 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 NYC’s Tech Chess tournament ♟️♟️

​How this will work?

​Basically it's a Swiss-style tournament (10+0). Top 2 players will then play a 15+5 game.

​(Don't worry, we'll explain before we start what that means 😎 )

​​🧠 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
✅ Any chess 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), and Reid Hoffman (Catan).

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