Build the Future With Us
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Sponsorship Packages
Founding
Sponsor
Minimum Commitment
Availability
Founding
Sponsor
$150K (one-time)
$200K (annually)
1 year
5 globally
Strategic
Sponsor
$175K
1 year
15 globally
Program
Sponsor
$87.5K
1 year
Unlimited
Community
Supporter
$43.7K
1 year
Unlimited
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Branding Recognition & Positioning
Founding
Sponsor
Designation
Marketing Badge
Event presence
Advisory Role
Founding
Sponsor
Perpetual "Founding Sponsor" status across all platforms
Exclusive founding partner seal for all marketing
ALL flagship events + ALL chapter events globally
Advisory Board seat
(1 per sponsor)
Strategic
Partner
“Strategic Sponsor" recognition
N/A
1 flagship + 5 chapter events
Quarterly strategy briefings
Program
Sponsor
”Program Sponsor" recognition
N/A
2 chapter events
N/A
Community
Supporter
”Community Supporter" recognition
N/A
Logo in 2 chapter events
N/A
03
Content, Media & Thought Leadership
Founding
Sponsor
Speaking Opportunities
Custom Content
Press & Media
Founding
Sponsor
Keynote slots at ALL flagship events + Featured podcast/video series + Member spotlight features
2 workshops(full curriculum co-development) + Quarterly co-authored insights/op-eds
Launch press release (co-branded) + Inclusion in all major IMG announcements + Thought leadership bylines
Strategic
Partner
3 speaking slots + 1 sponsored webinar/panel (co-branded)
1 Masterclass/Podcast
5 content piece in newsletter (rotating)
Launch announcement + Featured in quarterly newsletter
Program
Sponsor
1 sponsored webinar/panel
3 content piece in newsletter (rotating)
Logo on website and content
Community
Supporter
Logo in webinar/panel
1 content piece in newsletter (rotating)
Logo on website
04
Technical Benefits (Standards & Infrastructure)
Standards Development
Testing Facility Access
Industry Reports
Academic Partnerships
Founding
Sponsor
Advisory role in standards process + Early access to draft specifications + attendance in working groups
Unlimited Half Moon Bay facility access (50-acre ground/air/ocean) + ASTM certification testing
Co-author industry reports (two per year) + Quarterly Briefings
Stanford/MIT/Berkeley research collaboration + Joint R&D opportunities + Recruitment pipeline
Strategic
Partner
Annual standards briefing
16h per year Half Moon Bay
facility access
Full access to industry reports
Access to anonymized community insights
Program
Sponsor
N/A
4h per year Half Moon Bay facility access
Limited access to
industry reports
N/A
Community
Supporter
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
05
The Founders Guild Benefits (Deal Flow & Innovation)
Founder Introductions
Founder Roundtables
Innovation Challenges
Deal flow Intelligence
Founding
Sponsor
20 matched intros/year (pre- vetted, $1M+ funding or strategic relevance)
6 exclusive roundtables/year (invite- only, 8-12 vetted founders)
1 custom challenge (sponsor-defined themes, 30-50 participants, sponsor receives prototypes/IP)
Early adoption advantage into breakthrough innovations (6-12 month lead) + Quarterly startup and investment landscaping report
Strategic
Partner
10 curated intros/year
3 roundtables/year
Full access to industry
reports
Annual startup landscaping report
Program
Sponsor
N/A
1 startup pitch event
access
Limited access to
industry reports
Access to anonymized community insights
Community
Supporter
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
06
Ecosystem Access and Networking
Fortune 500 Connections
Customer Facilitation
Founding
Sponsor
5 facilitated C-suite intros
(VP+ at automation/robotics
decision-makers) + 1 exclusive executive roundtable
6 exclusive roundtables/year (invite-only, 8-12 vetted founders)
Strategic
Partner
5 curated intros
3 roundtables/year
Program
Sponsor
N/A
2 warm intros
Community
Supporter
N/A
N/A
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