Partner with Crucible

Put your brand where
founders are made.

Sponsors reach 3,400+ of the most driven builders in the ecosystem — at hackathons, demo days, and through the cohorts where the next generation of startups is forged.

3,400+
founders reached
128
events run
$40M+
raised by alumni
Sponsorship tiers

Pick your altitude.

Spark
$5k/event

Get in the room at a single hackathon or demo day.

Logo on event page & signage
2 tickets + a booth/table
Shout-out in the newsletter
Choose Spark
Most popular
Forge
$25k/quarter

Headline a cohort and every event within it.

Everything in Spark, plus:
Title a hackathon track + prize
Judge seats + demo-day access
Recruiting access to builders
Choose Forge
Crucible
Custom

Year-round partner across the whole network.

Everything in Forge, plus:
Named cohort & fund partnership
Product integration in the platform
First look at every demo day
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In good company

The funds, platforms and venues already backing the forge.

Sequoia
a16z
YC
Entrepreneur First
South Park Commons
Vercel
OpenAI
Stripe
Notion
AWS
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Let's build something
for founders.

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Tell us about your goals and we'll put together a package that fits — whether that's a single track or a year-round partnership.

Custom packages, always
Reach driven, vetted founders
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