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AI Tinkerers gives technical partners direct access to curated rooms of engineers, founders, and researchers actively shipping AI systems.

We protect the room so sponsors meet real builders, not spectators.

Invest in builders, not buzzwords
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163 in-person events 80+ cities worldwide
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Active members in DC
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Events per year in DC
85%
Engagement rate

Every room is curated for active builders: engineers, researchers, founder-operators, and teams shipping real systems.

Access is earned through technical relevance. Sponsors show up with useful tools, hard-won lessons, and real reasons builders should care.

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Get your API tested by builders who ship

Real usage notes from engineers choosing their own stack. No survey decks, no paid reviews.

Recruit from code, not résumés

Hire senior ML and infra engineers by seeing their work in context, not just a profile summary.

See the roadmap before it ships

What serious builders are adopting this quarter, months before the next annotated trend report.

Land the engineers who drive adoption

Every AI tool lives or dies on its first few hundred serious users. This is where they are.

Build credibility your CTO respects

No pay-to-speak, no hype slots. Showing up here is a signal, not a line item.

One partnership, every major AI city

200+ cities worldwide. Global reach with local depth, in one conversation.

Ways to Partner

Partnership, not placement. The best programs earn relevance with builders before asking for attention.

Local Presence
From $5k
per event

Sponsor a single meetup or VIP dinner in one city. Put your logo, talk, or demo in front of a curated room.

  • One event, one city
  • Logo on event page and on-site
  • Optional 5-min talk or demo slot
  • Attendee roster (opt-in)
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Regional Series
From $25k
per quarter

A sustained presence across a set of chapters. The tier most partners pick because one event isn't enough to move a dev-marketing number.

  • 3–6 chapters of your choosing
  • Speaking and demo slots
  • VIP dinner or hackathon included
  • Newsletter and sponsor-page context
  • Quarterly reporting and warm intros
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Global Partnership
From $100k
per quarter

Lead partner across the rooms. Custom formats, hackathons, newsletters, and research for model companies, infra leaders, and strategic bets.

  • All chapters, global coverage
  • Custom hackathons and themed events
  • Dedicated research and pilot access
  • Co-branded content and newsletter lead
  • Named contact for your team
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Prices are starting points. Every partnership is shaped to your goals.

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VIP Dinners

10-20 elite builders and technical leaders. Intimate, curated dinners with founder demos and sharp conversation.

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Hackathons and Vibe-a-thons

Vetted teams ship production-grade prototypes on your stack - fast, curated, high-signal.

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Active Builders Only

Every guest screened. No hype, no fluff, no pitch bros - just code, demos, and systems in prod.

AI Tinkerers Skills

Skill Distribution

Generative AI and LLMs 35%
Software engineering and full stack 25%
Data engineering and data systems 15%
MLOps and production ML 15%
AI agents and orchestration 10%

AI Tinkerers is a great community because here you can come and actually commune with practitioners of AI and share what you're working on and get feedback from them as well as share feedback from what you've learned.
- Claudius Mbemba, Co-founder & CTO, Neu

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Thank you for organizing the event. It is a wonderful space to meet others that are also passionate about building things.

It was my first event. The community was welcoming and great! Appreciated the demos and examples with practical applications.

This was my first time attending the event, and getting to present was so much fun! Looking forward to attending more!