The SF Invitational: LAN Tournament
The most cracked builders in San Francisco are also some of the best gamers in the world. This is the day where we all get to meet.
The SF Invitational is a one-day LAN tournament bringing together founders, engineers, and builders who compete at the highest level of their games.
Who's coming
High Elo gamers only. Most of our accepted applicants rank in the top fraction of a percent of the most competitive games in the world:
League of Legends
TFT
Chess
Clash Royale
What to expect
Live bracketed competition across all games
Livestreamed matches
Food, drinks, and time to actually meet the people you're playing
Demos, merch + giveaways from Sponsors
Cash Prizes
Winning League team (5) receives $2000
TFT: 1st: $400, 2nd: $300, 3rd: $200, 4th: $100
Chess: 1st: $400, 2nd: $100
Clash: 1st: $400, 2nd: $100
$500 for the best Medal clip from the day
Details
📅 When: July 18th, 11am–6pm
📍 Where: San Francisco- exact venue shared upon acceptance
🎟️ Capacity: 100 competitors
🕹️ Games: League of Legends · Teamfight Tactics · Clash Royale · Chess
Our Sponsors
This event is made possible by partners who care about builders and gamers alike:
Scope — Scope makes your product discoverable and usable by any AI agent.
PlanetScale — PlanetScale is a database platform built for speed, reliability, and scale. Its Postgres and Vitess databases support the demands of modern applications, with horizontal sharding for massive growth and agent-ready tooling that helps agents safely automate schema and query improvements.
Thru — Thru is a new Layer 1 blockchain that combines an open-standards RISC virtual machine, with novel consensus, and a vertically integrated approach to massively increase available block‑space for application developers.
Medal TV — The go-to platform for capturing, clipping, and sharing your best gaming moments with the world.
Entrepreneurs First — Entrepreneurs First (EF) turns exceptional individuals into funded founders. Some might have an early idea, others may need a cofounder. What matters is their potential. We back these founders first, then give them a bridge to Silicon Valley. To date, their companies are worth > $16B.