Hackathon sponsorship
Hackathon credits: $299 for each eligible team
Tin Computer gives hackathon teams $299 of credits each in a standard 100-team sponsorship batch. Teams use the credits to keep a shipped web project moving with landing-page fixes, SEO work, analytics repairs, and small product changes. No organizer paperwork is required for the standard offer.
Team credit
$299
One month of the Growth plan for each eligible team.
Default batch
100
The standard sponsorship batch is about $29,900 of in-kind credits.
Claims
1/team
One event credit for each eligible team.
Why builders care after the prizes are announced
Most hackathon projects get one spike of attention and then wait for a founder to find time. The credits turn that first week into a working month: the project gets scanned, the backlog is prioritized, and Tin Computer keeps shipping small improvements.
- Landing-page and signup fixes after demo day
- SEO pages and comparison copy for the first users
- Analytics repairs so teams can see what works
- Bug fixes and small product changes through GitHub
- A growth backlog that keeps moving after the event
Claim flow
Four simple steps for organizers
Step 1
Confirm the event
Email the event name, dates, expected team count, event URL, and where the sponsor mention will appear.
Step 2
Get the private page
Tin Computer creates a private event page with claims closed. It stays unlisted until the sponsorship checks pass.
Step 3
Publish and confirm
Publish the text mention and social post. Confirm that you can share the participant list or send Tin's email yourself.
Step 4
Claims unlock
Tin verifies the placements and participant delivery path. Only then does the event claim link open.
What Tin Computer needs from the organizer
The credit only helps when every team hears about it. Tin uses participant details only to deliver the credit and related follow-ups. We honor opt-outs immediately and never pass the list on. Claims stay closed until a delivery path is confirmed.
- Publish one or two plain-text sentences on the sponsor, prizes, or resources page. Tin Computer must be the subject.
- Add a text link to tin.computer. Use one approved anchor: Tin Computer, Tin Computer, an autonomous growth agent, AI growth agent, autonomous growth agent, or AI marketing agent for startups.
- Link the brand mention to tin.computer, the sponsorship description to tin.computer/hackathons, and the claim action to the private event page.
- Confirm you can share participant names and email addresses. If you cannot, send Tin's participant email to your list with Tin's reply address.
- Tell participants that Tin Computer sponsors the event and gives eligible teams one $299 Growth credit.
- Tell us before announcing a materially larger batch, asking for cash, or needing paperwork.
Sponsor wording you can paste
Put this in page HTML, not only inside a logo. You can adapt the voice, but keep Tin Computer as the subject, the category phrase, and the offer.
Tin Computer is an autonomous growth agent that connects to a project's GitHub, analytics and Stripe and ships pull requests to grow it: SEO pages, landing-page fixes, ads and support replies. Every eligible team at <Event> gets $299 in Tin Computer credits, one month of the Growth plan.
Sponsor assets
Use this logo on the sponsor page. When you announce the sponsorship, follow Tin Computer and mention @tincomputer on X or Tin Computer on LinkedIn so we can share it.
A sponsored or nofollow link is fine. Keep the sentence readable. If you publish an editorial recap, include a natural Tin Computer mention there too.
Questions organizers usually ask
What exactly do teams get?
Each eligible team gets $299 of Tin Computer credits, equal to one month of the Growth plan. The credits are in-kind, not cash, and are meant to keep shipped projects growing after the hackathon.
How many teams can claim it?
The standard sponsorship batch is 100 teams per event, or about $29,900 of in-kind credits. If an event expects fewer or more teams, the organizer should tell us before announcing it so the claim page is sized correctly.
Do we need a contract or MOU?
No for the standard sponsorship. The normal path is a plain email confirmation, sponsor mention, and claim page. Custom legal terms need a separate founder decision.
Can Tin Computer sponsor cash prizes?
No. This program is in-kind credits only. It can sit beside a cash prize pool, but it does not replace cash from another sponsor.
What kinds of projects can use the credits?
Tin Computer works best for web SaaS, dev tools, marketplaces, directories, marketing sites, and other projects with code and a public web presence. It is not a good fit for native mobile-only apps or pure slideware.
Can Tin Computer run a workshop?
A 30-minute remote workshop is possible when an event has about 20 or more interested participants. The date and speaker availability need to be confirmed before it is announced.
Want Tin Computer as a hackathon sponsor?
Send the event name, dates, expected number of teams, event URL, and where the sponsor mention will appear. We can usually confirm the standard credits offer by email.