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Ways to sponsor
Every pathway, in full — pick the one that fits.
Sponsorship of Summit Cognitive is deliberately broad. Whether you are an individual who believes in the mission, a corporate brand, a foundation, a university lab, a government or mission partner, a cloud or hardware vendor with credits to give, an open-source backer, a media partner, or an event organizer — there is a way to support the work. This page expands every pathway from the sponsorship overview into its own detailed block: who it is for, what it funds, what the sponsor gets, and how to start. Across all of them, the return is recognition and access — never equity, a security, or a promise of financial return.
What you'd be backing
Summit Cognitive is building the accountability layer for AI in high-stakes decisions — infrastructure that can prove an autonomous action was authorized, evidence-linked, and policy-compliant before it executed. Every AI-assisted decision can generate a Decision Receipt: a cryptographically signed, tamper-evident, independently verifiable record of the evidence used, the policy enforced at decision time, and a deterministic replay. The product is live in production at decrec.summitcognitive.ai, with a public key and ledger anyone can verify against.
Backing this work means backing accountable, defensible AI as public-interest infrastructure — and backing a founder building the category in the open. Pathways marked Proposed extend the existing recognition model and can be tailored to your organization. Here is where the work stands today:
3,000+
Signed Decision Receipts (production, stated conservatively)
98.6%
Receipt acceptance rate · deny-by-default
99.9%
Replay determinism on signed receipts
Ed25519
Hardware-backed signatures, public-key verifiable
The pathway catalog
Ten pathways across nine organization types, plus in-kind matching. Each pairs who it's for and what it funds with what the sponsor gets and how to start. Skim the index, then read the block that fits.
Each pathway, in detail
Individual patron
For individual supporters at any level who want recognition and a direct line to the founder.
Individual supporters at any level — people who believe in accountable AI and want to back the founder and the mission directly, from a small first gesture up to a leading patron.
General support of the mission and the founder's work — the runway, travel, and public moments that move accountable AI forward, including the campaign in motion right now.
- Tiered recognition — name or logo placement on the sponsor page and event recaps.
- A signed, personalized first edition of the founder's forthcoming book and Warrant podcast extras at the relevant tiers.
- At higher tiers, Founder's Voice standing — a recognized early-backer relationship with a direct line to Brian.
Pick a tier from the cash tiers ($100–$5,000+) and email hello@summitcognitive.ai with your level. We confirm the recognition and rewards and get you set up.
Recognition and access — not equity, not a security, and not a promise of financial return.
In-kind contribution
For anyone able to contribute goods or services instead of cash — matched to the equivalent cash tier.
Design studios, travel and lodging providers, video producers, EU legal or fixer firms, translators — anyone who can give goods or services rather than cash.
The same work as a cash gift, contributed in kind: design, video production, lodging, travel, EU legal or fixer services, translation, and similar support tied to public moments and the EU footprint.
- Your contribution is matched to the equivalent cash tier and counts the same.
- The identical recognition and rewards as a cash sponsor at that level — name or logo placement, signed work, podcast extras, and Founder's Voice where the matched tier reaches it.
Email hello@summitcognitive.ai describing what you can contribute. We agree a fair match value, place you at the equivalent tier, and confirm recognition.
Recognition and access — not equity, not a security, and not a promise of financial return.
Corporate / brand & co-marketing partner
ProposedFor corporates wanting brand visibility and co-marketing alongside Summit's public moments and announcements.
Corporates and brands that want visibility and co-marketing tied to Summit's public moments — talks, launches, and announcements — and association with accountable, defensible AI.
The public moments themselves and the work behind them — the stage time, the launch, and the surrounding content that carries the accountable-AI message.
- Logo and name placement and social tags tied to the sponsored moment.
- Recap and announcement credit.
- Association with the work and the category — recognition only.
Email hello@summitcognitive.ai with your brand and the moment you'd like to attach to. This pathway is proposed and tailored per partner; public-facing details are reviewed before they ship.
Recognition only — not equity, not a security, and not a promise of financial return.
Cloud / hardware vendor in-kind
ProposedFor cloud and hardware vendors providing compute, infrastructure credits, or hardware in kind.
Cloud and hardware vendors able to provide compute, infrastructure credits, or hardware — partners who'd rather contribute capacity than cash.
The infrastructure that runs Decision Receipt production and verification — compute, storage, and hardware that keep the live system and its public-key ledger available.
- In-kind credit matched to the equivalent cash tier.
- Vendor logo and name placement.
- Recap credit tied to the sponsored period or moment.
Email hello@summitcognitive.ai with the credits or hardware you can offer. We match it to the equivalent tier and confirm recognition.
Recognition only — not equity, not a security, and not a promise of financial return.
Foundation / philanthropic grant
ProposedFor foundations and philanthropic funders backing accountable-AI and decision-assurance public-interest work.
Foundations and philanthropic funders whose mission aligns with accountable AI, decision assurance, and public-interest infrastructure.
Public-interest accountability work — building decision-assurance infrastructure that any organization can verify, and advancing it as a public good rather than a closed product.
- Named acknowledgment in recognition channels.
- An impact recap describing what the grant or gift supported.
- A relationship framed as philanthropic support of the mission.
Email hello@summitcognitive.ai to open a conversation about scope and acknowledgment. This pathway is proposed and tailored to each funder's requirements.
A grant or gift framed as support — not an investment, equity, a security, or a promise of return.
University / academic sponsorship
ProposedFor universities and academic labs wanting to co-fund a paper, benchmark, dataset, or named fellowship.
Universities and academic labs interested in co-funding scholarship at the intersection of AI accountability, verifiability, and decision assurance.
A specific research output — a co-funded paper, a public benchmark, a shared dataset, or a named fellowship — advancing the science behind accountable AI.
- Named credit on the resulting research output — paper, benchmark, dataset, or fellowship.
- Recognition in Summit's recognition channels.
- Sponsorship of scholarship that lives in the open.
Email hello@summitcognitive.ai with the output you'd like to co-fund. We scope the collaboration and confirm named credit. Proposed and tailored per institution.
Sponsorship of scholarship — not equity, not a security, and not a promise of financial return.
Government / mission partner co-funding
ProposedFor government and mission partners able to co-fund a pilot or provide SBIR/OTA matching support.
Government and mission partners — program offices and mission-aligned organizations — able to co-fund a pilot or provide SBIR/OTA matching support, plus federal and enterprise buyers in defense intelligence, financial-crime investigation, critical-infrastructure cyber, and regulated enterprise.
A pilot or evaluation co-funded or matched against your mission — Decision Receipts generated on your data, in your environment, against your use case. A no-cost demonstration on representative data can be stood up within 30 days; a fuller pilot runs 30–90 days.
- Pilot collaboration and named partner recognition.
- A structure built as co-funding or match, distinct from the not-an-investment sponsorship framing and aligned with existing SBIR/OTA programs.
- A 30–90 day evaluation against your use case, with receipts on your data in your environment.
Email hello@summitcognitive.ai to scope co-funding, a match, or a pilot. This is a distinct, structured process — we'll direct you appropriately.
Co-funding or match aligned with SBIR/OTA programs — distinct from sponsorship; not equity, a security, or a promise of return.
Open-source / standards backer
ProposedFor open-source and standards-oriented backers wanting to fund a spec or open tooling.
Open-source and standards-oriented backers — organizations and individuals who want an open spec or open tooling for verifiable, accountable AI decisions to exist and be adopted widely.
A sponsored specification or open tooling — the public, interoperable building blocks for decision accountability that others can adopt and verify against.
- Named backer credit on the sponsored spec or tooling.
- Recognition in Summit's recognition channels.
- Association with open, standards-track accountable AI.
Email hello@summitcognitive.ai with the spec or tooling you'd like to back. Proposed and scoped per backer.
A sponsorship or gift — not equity, not a security, and not a promise of financial return.
Media / distribution partner
ProposedFor media and distribution partners — podcast networks, book distributors, event organizers.
Media and distribution partners — podcast networks, book distributors, and event organizers who can extend the reach of the accountable-AI message.
Distribution and co-produced content — getting the Warrant podcast, the forthcoming book, and Summit's public moments in front of the right audiences.
- Co-promotion and social tags.
- Podcast features and extras, and book or content collaboration.
- Recap credit tied to the partnership.
Email hello@summitcognitive.ai with your channel and the collaboration you have in mind. Proposed and tailored per partner.
Recognition and access — not equity, not a security, and not a promise of financial return.
Event / conference backer
ProposedFor event and conference organizers and backers — a Web Summit Lisbon talk is the first instance being pursued.
Event and conference organizers and backers who want to sponsor a specific talk or event moment. The Web Summit Lisbon talk — a speaking slot Summit is working to secure — is the first instance, and the campaign in motion right now.
A specific talk or event moment and the surrounding launch — for the in-flight Lisbon effort, taking the Summit Cognitive story to the stage and opening Summit's first European office, with founding supporters named on an EU founders wall and launch announcement.
- Named sponsor of a specific talk or event moment.
- A support mention tied to the talk.
- Recap or announcement credit; for the EU effort, a named place on the EU founders wall and launch announcement.
Read the featured campaign, pick a tier, and email hello@summitcognitive.ai. The Web Summit Lisbon speaking slot is being secured, not yet confirmed.
Sponsorship — not an investment, not equity, not a security, and not a promise of financial return.
What sponsorship is — and is not
Please read before sponsoring
Sponsorship is recognition and access — not an investment. Sponsors are not buying equity. Sponsorship, including in-kind support, is not a security and is not a promise of financial return. It is support that earns recognition and access in return.
Founder's Voice and every reward described here are recognition and access only — not equity, not a security, and not a promise of financial return. Nothing on this page is an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security.
Summit Cognitive, Inc. is a Delaware C-Corporation. Forward-looking plans described here — including the European office, the Web Summit talk being pursued, and roadmap milestones — are plans, not commitments. Public language is reviewed before sending. If you are exploring investment rather than sponsorship, that is a separate conversation and a separate process — please reach out and we'll direct you appropriately.
Sponsor or talk to us
Tell us which pathway fits — an individual tier, an in-kind contribution, a corporate or foundation partnership, an academic or government collaboration, an open-source or media partnership, or backing the Lisbon launch. We'll confirm the recognition and rewards at your level and get you set up. Every public-facing detail is reviewed before it ships.
Outbound contact: hello@summitcognitive.ai. Summit Cognitive, Inc. · Delaware C-Corporation · Alma, Colorado.