Founders buy from people they trust.
We've spent years earning that trust in person, not just online. Partner with us, and it extends to your brand.
90% of our subscribers have been to an Ugly Talk in person.
In good company
Reach the whole country. Meet them one room at a time.
Most sponsorships give you reach or relationships. You get both.
Founders in the network
New York
35 to 200 / room
New York
35 to 200 / room
The reach
Across the country.
You're in the newsletter, on our channels, at events city after city. Founders know you before they meet you.
The room
Then in person.
A room of 35 to 200 founders, one city at a time. Not a logo they scroll past, the person they talked to.
This Ugly Talk event is at a different level. I met with so many people and companies that actually get me and that I can partner with.
Some see your brand. A few become customers.
Awareness and pipeline aren't two things. Newsletter, room, handshake, scan. Same night.
First, they see you
They walk in knowing you.
Your name in the newsletter, your logo on the stage, your team in the photos. By the time a founder is in the room, you're not a stranger.
Then, they meet you
They become a lead.
They stop by, scan the QR, talk. You leave with names and next steps, not impressions.
Jordan Cole
Founder, Northwind Labs
Everything here does one job.
Put your brand somewhere a founder will notice it. Before the room, in the room, and the day after.
Build trust
Your brand on stage
The host and founders say your name. Coming from them, it lands like a recommendation.
Build trust
Dedicated newsletter feature
Your brand in front of the whole community, before they ever walk into the room.
Brand in-frameBuild trust
Captured on camera
Photos and video with your brand in them. The content keeps working after everyone goes home.
Build trust
Branded social posts
Posts on our channels, tagged to you. The founders who missed it still see you were there.
Leads that close
A curated room
We choose who walks in. The founders who fit you, not whoever bought a ticket.
Leads that close
A lead-capture moment
Founders scan a QR and claim a sign-on bonus, an offer they activate right there at the event. You catch the lead on the spot.
Leads that close
Face-to-face with buyers
The people who actually make the call, in person. No gatekeepers, no cold outreach.
Leads that close
A webinar, built in
We host a session for your ideal founders. Qualified sign-ups, captured before anyone walks in the room.
You know exactly who you'll meet.
They come at an inflection point, hitting a wall your product can solve.
75%
Are founders
54%
Run a $1M+ business
83%
Want new tools to scale
They left with more than a logo.
Working with the Ugly Talk team as a brand sponsor was refreshingly easy and effective. They put Cin7 in front of exactly the right people, founders in the trenches of building real businesses, and we left with real connections and real momentum.
Kinley Shotts
Director of Partnerships
The Ugly Talk team learned our business, built the event around our ideal customer, and filled the room with founders we actually wanted to meet. One of the strongest IRL go-to-market partners we've worked with.
Arjun Mahadevan
CEO & Founder
Ugly Talk curated speakers aligned with our exact ideal customer profile, real 10M+ Shopify brands, and put us in front of the audience we wanted. They ran the logistics end to end and were super easy to work with. Would I work with them again? Absolutely.
Richie Carreon
VP of Marketing
Two ways to partner.
Sponsor a single event, or lock in a year and save. We tailor every package on a quick call.
Single events
Core
Show up strong without sending a team.
Starting from
$800per event
- Logo and blurb on the event page
- On-site branding: signage and screens
- Feature in pre and post-event emails
- Instagram and LinkedIn shout-outs
- Pro event photos with your brand
- Mention on the Ugly Talk Podcast
Spotlight
Put your team face to face with founders.
Let's talk
- Logo and blurb on the event pageCore
- On-site branding: signage and screensCore
- Feature in pre and post-event emailsCore
- Instagram and LinkedIn shout-outsCore
- Pro event photos with your brandCore
- Mention on the Ugly Talk PodcastCore
- Branded booth with QR lead capture
- Vetted, high-intent attendee filter
Premium
Own the room, with intros that convert.
Let's talk
- Logo and blurb on the event pageCore
- On-site branding: signage and screensCore
- Feature in pre and post-event emailsCore
- Instagram and LinkedIn shout-outsCore
- Pro event photos with your brandCore
- Mention on the Ugly Talk PodcastCore
- Branded booth with QR lead capture
- Vetted, high-intent attendee filter
- Three-minute on-stage announcement
- Curated one-to-one founder intros
- Attendee list within 24 hours
Annual bundlesSave ~40%
Single City
Own one key market.
Starting from
$8,000per year
- 5 events: 2 Independent, 2 Signature, 1 Main Stage
- 4 weeks of newsletter features
- Targeted email to 300 subscribers
Regional
A handful of cities, local in every room.
Let's talk
- 10 events: 4 Independent, 4 Signature, 2 Main Stage
- 8 weeks of newsletter features
- Targeted email to 600 subscribers
National Partner
Own your category, every market.
Let's talk
- 20 events: 8 Independent, 8 Signature, 4 Main Stage
- 16 weeks of newsletter features
- Targeted email to 1,200 subscribers
Tell us who you want to meet.
Tell us the founders you're trying to reach. We'll tell you which rooms to be in.