Sponsor Startup Week

Support entrepreneurship and innovation in the St. Louis community

Why sponsor Startup Week?

STL Startup Week is primarily supported by event sponsorships from local partners that leverage the resources and capacities of the entire community. Programming is kept low-cost or free because of the generous contributions of our sponsors. Thank you!

Become a sponsor

Sponsorship benefits

Share your message

Across dozens of events, including talks, panels, workshops, happy hours, networking events, this year’s event boasts several outstanding opportunities to share your message, services, or products with a highly-engaged, big-thinking audience.

Reach local businesses

Hundreds of professionals representing the innovation-economy attend STL Startup Week each year, including founders, small-business owners, investors, students, and members of the startup ecosystem.

Support the community fund

Beyond the promotional benefits of sponsoring, your contribution benefits the St. Louis entrepreneurship community year-round; 10% of all sponsorship dollars raised go directly to our Community Fund, which powers founder-led, grassroots initiatives in the Greater St. Louis entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Sponsor at any level

Check out our tiers below to see the types of sponsorships available. There's an opportunity to support at any level and in any way you're able.

Sponsorship tiers

Presenting sponsor

$25,000 (1 available)

● Opportunity for brief remarks at all STLSWK 2023 Headline Events
● Ability to have booth/materials at all STLSWK 2023 Headline Events
● Verbal recognition at all STLSWK 2023 Headline Events
● Featured email to STLSWK mailing list
● Material placement in STLSWK swag bags
● Top logo placement on all print, web and multimedia collateral
● Top recognition in emails, social media, and press releases
● Profile of company with link and image(s) featured on STLSWK 2023 website

Title sponsor

$10,000 (6 total)

● Opportunity for brief remarks at (1) one STLSWK 2023 Headline Event
● Ability to have booth/materials at (1) one STLSWK 2023 Headline Event
● Verbal recognition at all STLSWK 2023 Headline Events
● Material placement in STLSWK swag bags
● Logo placement on all print, web and multimedia collateral
● Recognition in emails and on social media

Headline events sponsor

**1 presenting sponsor available per headline event**

Opening Breakfast ($3,000): Help us welcome in STLSWK 2023 with some carbs, coffee, and conversation bright and early on Monday morning, September 18th!

Kickoff Block Party ($7,500): Let’s kick-off this party with a bang! We’ll be hosting a Block Party in the Cortex Innovation District complete with music, games, food trucks, and more.

Tuesday Happy Hour ($4,000): W.C. Fields said, “Why limit happy to an hour?” and we couldn’t agree more. Help us celebrate the end of Day 2 with some great drinks and stellar company.

Startup Connection Expo ($15,000): Startup Connection is back, baby! On hiatus since the pandemic, Startup Connection is the region’s largest celebration and activation of local startups and ecosystem supporters.

Pitch Competition ($5,000): Happening in tandem with Startup Connection is the STL Startup Week Pitch Competition, which recognizes up-and-coming Founders who are new (ish) to the St. Louis entrepreneurial community. A portion of the Pitch Competition sponsorship will be allocated for prize money for the top startup(s).

Coworking Crawl ($3,000): New in 2023 is the STLSWK Coworking Crawl, which features several coworking spaces who aren’t hosting Official Sessions during Startup Week. This is a great opportunity for attendees to visit and check-out our region's many awesome coworking spaces!

Closing Party ($7,500): All good things must come to an end. Help us celebrate the end of STLSWK with our Closing Party complete with refreshments, music, and networking.

Partner sponsor

$2,500 (10 available)

● Verbal recognition at all STLSWK 2023 Headline Events
● Booth at Startup Connection Expo event
● Logo placement on all print, web and multimedia collateral
● Recognition in emails and on social media

In-kind sponsorships

Donations of paper, printing, food/beverage, venue, audio visual services, mobile apps, editorial placement, advertising, PR and other services are welcomed and appreciated!

Venue sponsor

Donations of space used to host Startup Week events.

Support Startup Week

Partner with us for this a weeklong celebration of entrepreneurship in St. Louis.