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MTF Sponsor
JOIN THE COMMUNITY OF TECH COMPANIES SHAPING MTF
With a resilient digital ecosystem worth over £5 billion and over 10,000 digital tech businesses, Manchester is the biggest tech hub outside of London.
Boasting over 2,000 high growth startups and over 500 businesses who choose to headquarter here, Manchester’s investors, abundance of co-working spaces, accelerator programmes and universities make it the ideal place to accelerate growth.
At the heart of the tech scene, MTF presents an un-paralleled sponsorship opportunity for businesses committed to becoming an integral and visible part of Manchester’s rapidly expanding tech community.
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Manchester Tech Festival, our social events and all of our conferences are run as principles before profit projects. Put simply, without our incredible sponsors, we would not exist.
In return, we pride ourselves on our extensive sponsorship packages that are designed to give your brand maximum exposure, not just during the festival, but throughout the entire year.
Our unique proposition means you also gain access to training, our Digital and Social Inclusion programme, and all of our sponsor only events.
WHY SPONSOR MTF?
From startups & scaleups to multinational tech companies, we have a range of packages to suit all needs and business sizes. All of our packages include a set of base benefits, alongside more tailored benefits depending on your package. This gives all of our sponsors the same great MTF experience for the duration of your sponsorship and beyond.
Throughout the year, MTF hosts over 50 free social events for the tech community. Each event is tailored to a different part of the ecosystem and includes our MTF Mixers, Netwalking, LGBTQ+ Co-Working and Games Nights. This carefully curated calendar of events means MTF has a strong community of engaged supporters ready to engage with our sponsors at our core festival, whether that’s to recruit tech talent or attract new clients.
Our events also give you and your staff the opportunity to embed yourselves within the community throughout the year to expand your networks.
Our Digital & Social Inclusion programme makes it easy for companies to meet their EDI goals, enhancing your standing in the community whilst also giving something back. We link our sponsors directly with charities to allow for seamless community contributions, from hardware donations, to foodbank links, to a variety of other EDI focussed initiatives.
Each year we work with our sponsors to understand your business goals. We then invite you to a number of carefully curated sponsor only events, designed to connect you with the right people. These include our invite only sponsor meals and our exclusive Leadership Day. Our packages also include a number of free tickets to give you access to the events at the festival that work for you.
At the end of each day, we gather attendees from all our conferences for a relaxed evening social. This is your chance to connect with tech enthusiasts from across the UK, meet the day’s speakers, and reflect on the day’s topics.
As sponsors, you’ll be supported by a member of the MTF team or board, who will offer warm introductions to the people and businesses that you wish to connect with, helping to facilitate meaningful business connections that you can nurture going forward.
WAYS TO SPONSOR
Manchester Tech Festival is a principles before profit project designed by the community. From sponsoring to volunteering, there are many ways that you can get involved and help to shape the festival itself.
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Exhibition Stands
At Manchester Tech Festival we offer a number of exhibition space options, giving you the opportunity to showcase your brand to our delegates. From students and job seekers, to businesses owners and decision makers, you’ll be able to meet the right people for your business goals. All of our exhibition spaces come with our base sponsorship package, giving you access to a year of benefits!
Want to find out more? Fill in the form below to request our exhibition stand pack!
Our Network
At MTF we pride ourselves on our strong sponsor network. Since our inception, we have built up a community of over 60 tech companies from across Manchester and beyond. By sponsoring MTF, you can join our extensive network of current and historical sponsors, who continue to engage with MTF and the community.
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Interested in becoming a sponsor? Send us your details and one of the team will be in touch!