Sponsors
Sponsorships fuel the SharkMakers experience.
Supporting student programs, industry workshops, awards, mentors, technology, and the resources needed to bring ideas to life. In return, sponsors gain meaningful visibility, direct connection to emerging talent, community impact, and the opportunity to help shape the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.
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Where the money goes
What sponsorship funds
Grant money awarded to winning teams, the workshops that run through the season, the venue and production for the final pitch and awards ceremony, and the staff time that keeps a cohort of students supported from October through to the final.
There is no fixed price list, and that is deliberate. What a sponsorship costs depends on what you want out of it - recruiting access, your team mentoring, brand presence at the Pitch Tank, or funding a specific award. Tell us roughly what you have in mind and we will build something around it.
In return
What you get back
- Early sight of students years before they reach the graduate market.
- A development exercise for your own people, who mentor and judge.
- Visibility with schools and families across Tampa Bay.
- A local talent pipeline rather than a relocation budget.
Principal partners
Partners & collaborators
