♟ Tech Chess Tournament for Founders, Operators, and Investors
"Whereas tech drinks optimise for alcoholics, tech games optimise for high-IQ crowds." 🧠
You’re invited to a night of real strategy, smart people, and zero fluff. This is San Francisco’s Tech Chess Tournament, hosted at Wefunder HQ in the Mission District.
Whether you’re a Sicilian Defense specialist or just Googled "how does a knight move," you’re welcome. We’ll explain the format before we start, and there’s zero pressure to win.
♟🔥 What to expect
Swiss-style chess tournament (10+0)
Each player gets 10 minutes per game. Top 2 face off in a 15+5 final. Fast rounds, high energy, and friendly competition throughout.
Optional side games
Not playing in the main bracket? Hang out, join a casual board, or just come meet the crew. Spectators are welcome.
A high-signal room
Every TechGames event attracts smart, curious builders who move fast and think sharp. This is where co-founders meet, deals start, and ideas get real.
Games + elite tech crowd = Max-ROI 👾
Our theses?
We believe the best founders, operators, and investors in the world are great gamers (e.g. Demis Hassabis with Chess, Reid Hoffman with Catan, Zuckerberg with Poker, etc).
Games attract the strongest allies you can imagine (e.g. future co-founder, hire, partner, investor).
Who've previously attended these events?
✅ T1-investors (Sequoia, Bessemer Ventures, a16z, Dawn Capital, etc)
✅ Operators with evidence of exceptional abilities (early at now unicorns, Olympiad winners, etc)
✅ VC-Backed founders ($1M-$100M+ raised)
Who this event is NOT for?
❌ Consultancies/agencies
❌ Sales people
👉 Apply to join by filling out the RSVP form.
Demis Hassabis built DeepMind after mastering chess.
👾 About TechGames
TechGames.xyz is the world’s largest tech gaming community. We run curated tournaments for founders, operators, and investors who prefer ideas over small talk and would rather earn trust over a board than a badge.
We’ve hosted over 300 events with more than 10,000 elite attendees across SF, NYC, London, Berlin, and more.
You’ll leave this event with sharper thinking, deeper relationships, and probably one loss you’ll be thinking about all weekend.