Sponsor Summit Cognitive

Individual patron

For whomIndividual supporters at any level who want recognition and a direct line to the founder.

What you getTiered recognition — name or logo placement, signed first edition, podcast shout-outs — and, at higher tiers, Founder's Voice access. Not equity or a promise of return.

In-kind contribution

For whomAnyone able to contribute goods or services instead of cash — design studios, travel and lodging providers, video producers, EU legal or fixer firms, translators.

What you getYour contribution is matched to the equivalent cash tier and counts the same — earning the same recognition and rewards as a cash sponsor at that level.

Corporate brand / co-marketing partner

For whom · ProposedCorporates wanting brand visibility and co-marketing alongside Summit's public moments and announcements.

What you getLogo and name placement, social tags, recap and announcement credit, and association with the work — recognition only, not equity or a security.

Cloud / hardware vendor in-kind

For whom · ProposedCloud and hardware vendors providing compute, infrastructure credits, or hardware in kind.

What you getIn-kind credit matched to the equivalent cash tier, vendor logo and name placement, and recap credit — recognition only, not equity.

Foundation / philanthropic grant

For whom · ProposedFoundations and philanthropic funders backing accountable-AI and decision-assurance public-interest work.

What you getNamed acknowledgment in recognition channels and impact recap — a grant or gift, framed as support, not an investment, equity, or promise of return.

University / academic sponsorship

For whom · ProposedUniversities and academic labs wanting to co-fund a paper, benchmark, dataset, or named fellowship.

What you getNamed credit on the resulting research output and recognition channels — sponsorship of scholarship, not equity or a security.

Government / mission partner pilot co-funding

For whom · ProposedGovernment and mission partners able to co-fund a pilot or provide SBIR/OTA matching support.

What you getPilot collaboration and named partner recognition — structured as co-funding or match, distinct from the not-an-investment sponsorship framing and aligned with existing SBIR/OTA programs.

Pilot evaluation (30–90 day)

For whomFederal program offices and enterprise buyers — defense intelligence, financial-crime investigation, critical-infrastructure cyber, regulated enterprise.

What you getA 30–90 day evaluation against your use case, with Decision Receipts generated on your data, in your environment. A no-cost demonstration on representative data can be stood up within 30 days.

Open-source / standards backer

For whom · ProposedOpen-source and standards-oriented backers wanting to fund a spec or open tooling.

What you getNamed backer credit on the sponsored spec or tooling and recognition channels — a sponsorship or gift, not equity or a security.

Media / distribution partner

For whom · ProposedMedia and distribution partners — podcast networks, book distributors, event organizers.

What you getCo-promotion, podcast features and extras, book and content collaboration, social tags, and recap credit — recognition and access, not equity.

Event / conference backer

For whom · ProposedEvent and conference organizers and backers — the Web Summit Lisbon talk is the first instance.

What you getNamed sponsor of a specific talk or event moment, a support mention tied to the talk, and recap or announcement credit — sponsorship, not an investment.

Web Summit Lisbon sponsorship

For whomEU-facing sponsors and partners tied to the EU AI Act demand window who want to be part of Summit's first European footprint.

What you getParticipation in the Web Summit Lisbon sponsorship sprint and the EU-office launch — a named place on the EU founders wall and launch announcement. See the campaign ↓