Founders' Olympics: Tech Chess Tournament
♟️ This is one of the first & biggest London 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.
So 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 London’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 what that means 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 levels welcome!!
🔥 Who is Hosting?
Remy Mess & Khalid Altalib from Founden
Jamesin Seidel from Chapter One
Akash Bajwa from Earlybird
🎯 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 expected value (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 out - save your spot!
Want in? Request your seat at the table.
Interested in Partnering?
Reach out to us 👉 here