Need funding? Challenge a billionaire to a chess match for $1M in Series A funding like this guy did By Sue Spolan on July 26, 2012 How to get the attention of a billionaire? Challenge him to a game of chess. AJ Steigman came up with the idea to play a high stakes chess match with Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, venture capitalist, and top ranked player. Share Tweet Share via email Region(s): Categories Entrepreneurship, News, Venture Capital ↑ Top