CALLING ALL SPONSORS:

HACK THE HOMEMEGA HACKATHON

September 8th, 9th & 10th

Do you want to infuse the power of the Maker Movement directly to your products through open innovation?

Join FirstBuild this fall for our annual Mega Hackathon, where our community of Engineers, Designers, Tech Enthusiasts

Programmers and Makers come together for a 2 day building and hacking extravaganza in our state-of-the-art Makerspace!

By combining together our creative community with your great products, the sky is the limit for innovation!

SO WHAT IS A HACKATHON?

When Makers, Engineers, Programmers, Tech Enthusiasts and Designers come together in one location,

collaborate intensively, rapidly prototype, build new ideas and solve problems!

So how does your company fit into the equation?

YOU BRING THE THINGS TO HACK! (and cool prizes for the winners)

By bringing a product to hack, you put it in the hands of some of the most creative and talented individuals in the Midwest, opening doors to new

uses and innovations that you never imagined your product being used for.

O�ering prizes for using your product increases the chances of participants using the technology-

more chances for new innovations coming from your product!

FEATURED SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:

BRONZE

$50012 AVAILABLE

DURING THE EVENT

• Admission for 2 representatives

• One 6’ table for duration of event

• Production promotion and support

• Ability to o�er hardware as a prize to participants for using your product

FEATURED SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:

SILVER

$2,0004 AVAILABLE

BEFORE THE EVENT

• Your company logo listed on the event page

• Mention on FirstBuild Social Media Channels

DURING THE EVENT

• Admission for 4 representatives

• One 8’ table for duration of event

• Production promotion and support

• 2 minutes during opening ceremony to introduce your products and prizes

• Ability to o�er cash or hardware as a prize to participants for using your product

OPENING CEREMONY

2minutes

NEWSLETTERYOUR COMPANY

NAME

FEATURED SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:

GOLD

$5,0004 AVAILABLE

BEFORE THE EVENT

• Company logo listed on the event page

• Company name and prize mention on digital and print material

• Company mention on social media

• Early setup on Friday a�ernoon

• Access to VIP Maker Mixer

DURING THE EVENT

AFTER THE EVENT

NEWSLETTER

• Admission for 6 representatives

• One 8’ table for duration of event.

• Production promotion and support.

• Premium location near the Makerspace

• Ability to o�er cash or hardware as a prize to participants for using your product

• 2 minutes of opening ceremony to introduce your products or prizes

• Announcement of your company’s award winners at closing event

• Ability to host a customized workshop to show your product applications

• Winners and projects mentioned in press releases and post-event attendee communications

OPENING CEREMONY

2minutes

YOUR COMPANY

NAMENEWSLETTER

NEWSLETTER

• Ability to o�er cash or hardware as a prize to participants for using your product

OPENING CEREMONY

5minutes

FEATURED SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:

PLATINUM

$15,0003 AVAILABLE

BEFORE THE EVENT

• Company logo listed on the event page

• Custom branding before & during hackathon to promote your company.

• Mention on all media before & during hackathon, accompanied with “Made possible by:”

• Early setup on Friday a�ernoon

• Access to VIP Maker Mixer

DURING THE EVENT

AFTER THE EVENT

CUSTOMBRANDING

• Admission for 8 representatives

• Two 8’ tables for duration of event

• Production promotion and support

• Premium location inside the Makerspace right next to the action!

• 5 minutes of opening ceremony to introduce your products or prizes

• Announcement of your company’s award winners at closing event

• Ability to host a customized workshop to show your product applications.

• Winners and projects mentioned in press releases and post-eventattendee communications

• One-day workout with FirstBuild team to brainstorm products and collaborate on a project

NEWSLETTER

• Ability to o�er cash or hardware as a prize to participants for using your product

OPENING CEREMONY

10minutes

BEFORE THE EVENT

FEATURED SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:

HEADLINER

$20,0001 AVAILABLE

• Company logo listed on the event page

• Custom branding co-branding campaign to align hackathon with your messaging

• Co-branding before, during & a�er hackathon, accompanied with “As presented by:”

• Early setup on Friday a�ernoon

• Access to VIP Maker Mixer

DURING THE EVENT

AFTER THE EVENT

• Admission for 8 representatives

• Two 8’ tables for duration of event

• Production promotion and support

• Premium location inside the Makerspace right next to the action!

• 10 minutes of opening ceremony to introduce your products or prizes

• Announcement of your company’s award winners at closing event

• Ability to host a customized workshop to show your product applications.

CUSTOMBRANDING

NEWSLETTER

NEWSLETTER

• Winners and projects mentioned in press releases and post-eventattendee communications

• One-day workout with FirstBuild team to brainstorm products and collaborate on a project