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Sponsors, The Entrepreneur Awards

Put your brand in front of the founders building what comes next.

Sponsor The Entrepreneur Awards 2027, the online awards for founders and business owners. A public vote, no judges, and The Virtual Awards Night on Thursday 9 September 2027, in three time-zone streams.

See the packagesRead the sponsor deck

Founding prices hold until 31 January 2027, then rise by about 20 percent.

A sponsorship is promotion only. It never affects the vote, and partners cannot see or change votes.

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The Entrepreneur Awards 2027 partners

Packages

The Expys starts online in 2027. Live nights follow. Founding partners get first right to partner on them, before dates are announced publicly. Founding prices hold until 31 January 2027, then rise by about 20 percent. Prices are in US dollars. Pay for a package on its card, or register interest and Shanice replies within two business days.

  • Range

    Featured

    Presenting Partner

    The Entrepreneur Awards

    US$1,995

    One partner

    Founding price until 31 January 2027

    Who it is for

    • Business banking
    • Payments
    • Accounting software
    • E-commerce platforms
    • Business insurance
    • Venture capital

    Limit: One partner for the Entrepreneur range.

    What is included

    • "The Entrepreneur Awards 2027, presented by your brand" on the Entrepreneur range page, every award page in the range, the range winner film title cards and the range announcement.
    • A followed link from the range page and a feature in the range newsletter.
    • One feature article in The Expys Newsroom (your words, our editing, labelled as partner content) and one email feature to entrants in the range.
    • Thank-you and winner posts naming you on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and Facebook.
    • Your name on the Entrepreneur range segment of The Virtual Awards Night, Thursday 9 September 2027, and in the winners press release for the range.
    • 5 entry credits.
    Pay $1,995

    Everything on this card is included, with a followed link and an announcement post when you join.

    Full refund, minus the Stripe fees, within 14 days of paying; after that, your package can be transferred to The Expys 2028. Payment plans from $2,500.

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  • Category

    Category Partner

    an entrepreneur award

    US$750

    25 available

    US$1,250 for Entrepreneur of the Year or a Global category

    Founding price until 31 January 2027

    Who it is for

    • Fintech
    • E-commerce platforms
    • Coworking
    • Accelerators
    • Software for founders
    • Brands serving one kind of founder

    Limit: One partner per award. 25 available in year one.

    What is included

    • Your name on one award, for example "New Business of the Year, presented by your brand", on its page, the finalist announcement (9 August 2027), the winner film end card and the winner press release line.
    • A followed link from the award page and your logo on its digital certificate.
    • A 30-second recorded congratulation in the Virtual Awards Night reveal for that award.
    • A thank-you post on four platforms, and a post when the winner is announced.
    • 2 entry credits (not usable in your own award).

    A brand cannot partner an award that it, a subsidiary or a client it enters is entered in. A partner never sees votes before the public does.

    Pay $750One awardPay $1,250Entrepreneur of the Year or a Global category

    Everything on this card is included, with a followed link and an announcement post when you join.

    Full refund, minus the Stripe fees, within 14 days of paying; after that, your package can be transferred to The Expys 2028. Payment plans from $2,500.

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    Or register interest and talk to us first

  • Insights

    Founder Insights Partner

    US$1,495

    Five partners

    Founding price until 31 January 2027

    Who it is for

    • Business banking
    • Accounting software
    • Payments
    • E-commerce platforms
    • Brands wanting founder conversations
    • Brands wanting founder data

    What is included

    • A 20-minute virtual session for founders between the finalists (9 August 2027) and the Night, recorded and hosted on expys.org.
    • A consented lead list: only entrants and voters who opted in to share their details with partners. Delivered once at the close of entries and once after the Night.
    • The "Founders 2027" report (aggregate entry and winner insights by stage, industry and country), with a page for your one-line contribution and logo.
    • A Newsroom feature, labelled as partner content.

    No leads for anyone who did not opt in. No voter data is shared.

    Pay $1,495

    Everything on this card is included, with a followed link and an announcement post when you join.

    Full refund, minus the Stripe fees, within 14 days of paying; after that, your package can be transferred to The Expys 2028. Payment plans from $2,500.

    Secure checkoutPayments byAll prices in USD.

    Or register interest and talk to us first

  • Entries

    Entry Partner

    From US$990

    Blocks of 10, 25 or 50

    10 entries at US$99 each. 25 entries US$2,475. 50 entries US$4,950.

    Founding price until 31 January 2027

    Who it is for

    • Founder communities
    • Accelerators
    • Business banks
    • Platforms
    • Brands backing founders
    • Brands backing their customers

    What is included

    • You pay the published entry fee for a defined group, for example the first 25 entries from founders in your community or on your platform.
    • The covered entry page, confirmation email and announcement read "Entry covered by your brand", with a followed link.
    • A person from your brand is named on each covered entry, for example "Jane Smith from Your Brand has covered your entry".
    • You see which entries you covered, after the entrant has accepted.
    • A summary report of counts by stage and country after entries close.

    We set and publish the criteria. You never choose the entrants, and a covered entry is never described as nominated by you.

    Pay $99010 entriesPay $2,47525 entriesPay $4,95050 entries

    Everything on this card is included, with a followed link and an announcement post when you join.

    Full refund, minus the Stripe fees, within 14 days of paying; after that, your package can be transferred to The Expys 2028. Payment plans from $2,500.

    Secure checkoutPayments byAll prices in USD.

    Or register interest and talk to us first

  • Showcase

    Winners’ Showcase Partner

    US$995

    Three partners

    Founding price until 31 January 2027

    Who it is for

    • Software for founders
    • Coworking
    • Business insurance
    • Accelerators
    • Brands offering a winner perk
    • Brands wanting the winner moment

    What is included

    • Your logo on every Entrepreneur range winner film end card, and a small "supported by" credit on the digital certificate and winner badge sheet.
    • A section on the Winners’ Showcase page: your name, a short line and a followed link, beside the list of winners.
    • An optional winner perk, such as a year of your product: you supply it, we review it and offer it to every winner in the range.
    • One post on four platforms when winners are announced.

    A perk is offered after the winners are announced and has no bearing on the vote.

    Pay $995

    Everything on this card is included, with a followed link and an announcement post when you join.

    Full refund, minus the Stripe fees, within 14 days of paying; after that, your package can be transferred to The Expys 2028. Payment plans from $2,500.

    Secure checkoutPayments byAll prices in USD.

    Or register interest and talk to us first

  • Supporter

    Supporter

    US$199

    Open

    Founding price until 31 January 2027

    Who it is for

    • Small businesses
    • Freelancers
    • Individuals
    • Anyone backing the awards

    What is included

    • Your name and logo on the Entrepreneur Awards sponsors page, with a followed link.
    • Listed in the thank-you email, and one thank-you post on four platforms.
    Pay $199

    Everything on this card is included, with a followed link and an announcement post when you join.

    Full refund, minus the Stripe fees, within 14 days of paying; after that, your package can be transferred to The Expys 2028. Payment plans from $2,500.

    Secure checkoutPayments byAll prices in USD.

    Or register interest and talk to us first

  • Institutional

    Institutional and Media Partner

    No fee

    Open

    Who it is for

    • Founder communities
    • Accelerators
    • Industry bodies
    • Business media

    What is included

    • Your name and a link on expys.org, and ours on yours.
    • You tell your members or readers; we supply finalists and winners from your field for your own coverage.

    Complementary promotion, not endorsement.

    Register interest

In every package

  • A followed link to your site.
  • An announcement post when you join.
  • Your name on the partners list.
  • Promotion only. It never affects the vote.

A sponsorship is promotion only. It never affects the vote, and partners cannot see or change votes. There are no judges: winners are decided by public vote.

Register interest

Tell us which package

No payment and no hold. Pick a package, or ask for a call, and Shanice replies within two business days.

What would you like

Nothing is charged or held. Or write to shanice@expys.org

Three programmes

Sponsor the programme that fits

Each programme has its own packages, prices and deck, for the people who enter and vote in it.

  • The Expo Awards

    For event tech, venues, stand builders, AV and suppliers that sell to the exhibitions and events industry.

    See the packagesRead the deck

  • The Executive Awards

    For banks, search firms, business schools, software and premium brands that sell to chief executives and the C-suite.

    See the packagesRead the deck

  • The Entrepreneur Awards

    For business banks, payments, accounting software, platforms and investors that serve founders.

    You are here

    Read the deck

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