ChessLine is like your personal AI Chess Coach.
600 million chess players face an overload of generic tools and content and struggle to improve efficiently. Current platforms fail to provide personalized, explainable training.
Founded by Stefan Rau and Carl von Burg, ChessLine combines AI and business expertise with deep chess knowledge. Leveraging data from millions of real games, the startup applies cutting-edge AI methods to power an app that delivers personalized training with explainable AI, opponent-specific preparation, and tailored improvement plans. The $1.2B chess market is just the beginning: the technology is designed to scale into trading card games ($5.0B), fantasy sports ($8.9B), and poker ($86.2B).
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ChessLine – The smarter way to train chess openings | AI-powered chess preparation
Venture Kick supports potential entrepreneurs with start capital up to CHF 150'000 as well as hands-on execution support and access to a nationwide network of investors and experts in the startup field. Multiple times per year, 8 selected projects get the opportunity to present their business ideas in front of a panel. The 5 most promising projects enter the support process. After 9 months at the latest, the startups incorporate and enter the market. Since 2007, Venture Kick has invested over CHF 58 million in over 1111 projects.
Website:
chessline.io/
Headquarter:
Basel
Foundation Date:
September 2025
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