Why sponsor Kurius?
If you’re looking to connect with the next generation of leaders and innovators, we’re the only serious choice.
Here’s some of the reasons why companies work with us.
Gain Brand Exposure.
Build meaningful connections.
Test and showcase your products.
Kurius: A Community of self-learners
At Kurius, we believe that creative problem-solving is a skill that can only be developed by breaking out of a rigid curriculum setting. While we’re not here to replace technical coding bootcamps or university education, we’re offering a platform for students to keep learning outside their school curriculum and work on projects that have the potential to change the world.
Branding
Kurius Hack vs. Other tech events
There are quite a few sponsorship opportunities for student coding events and hackathons for your company to gain exposure. While hackathons may a great way for your company to expose yourself to a student population, Kurius Hack is the only one that will allow your company to create a lasting impression on students.
Why? Our month-long program gives your company the unique opportunity to market itself to students over an extended period of time.
Help shape the next generation of innovators.
In Canada, people start writing their first line of code around the age of 15.1.
By sponsoring Kurius, your company’s support for these learners will be present from day one, and you will creating the kind of workforce that we are all looking to build: a generation that is ready tackle society’s biggest problems with technology. Encouraging the world’s next generation of innovators and social development falls nowhere short of something to be proud of.
Recruiting
Kurius Hack vs. Traditional recruiting methods
“The average company spends about $4,000 to hire a new employee, taking up to 52 days to fill a position.”
Kurius Hacks bring together a community of intrinsically motivated coders to improve their skills, unlike any other coding event.
How do we do this? Kurius only attracts the most determined students in the province who are here not to win a competition, not to earn a high-paying salary, but to learn and to work on projects that they are truly passionate about.
These are people who will innovate and help you grow your company into the next decade. Unlike hackathons which only last a single day, our month-long program gives your company the opportunity to truly see how participants perform in a team environment over an extended period of time, giving you a better picture of their commitment to a project and how they perform in a work environment if you are looking into hiring them.
Product Testing/Marketing
Does your company have an platform/product/API that you would like students to be aware of or event test out? As a sponsor, you will be able to access a community that is passionate about learning and trying out new things, and will help promote and market your products to people who are likely to use them.
Kurius vs. Traditional Hackathons
On average, half of hackathon participants do not make it to the end of the event. This means that only a fraction of them will test out your product, and only a fraction of that will potentially give you feedback.
Because Kurius Hack is less of a competition and more of a learning environment, our participants are intrinsically enticed to trying out new technologies and products that your company has designed. You’ll be able to see how people use and interact with your services in real time during an entire month!
Metrics
We care about metrics. A lot. We believe that you deserve what you pay for.
In Summary,
Brand Awareness
Brand Exposure. Your presence at our events can elevate the exposure of your company to the next generation of tech leaders, entrepreneurs and developers. Thanks to our platform, you will be able to showcase your brand by offering company promotional items to participants. You’ll also be able to host a workshops which could be about your company’s API or any other service your company provides!
Networking + Recruiting
Meaningful connections. By partnering up with us, you will have access to some of the province’s most ambitious and self-driven students that have a passion to learn. You’ll be able to bring your company’s engineers to mentor students looking to break into the industry. It is a unique opportunity for you to interact with motivated and energetic students throughout a longer period in order to really get to know them!
Product Showcase
You’ll be able to access a community that is passionate about learning and trying out new things, and will help promote and market your products to people who are likely to use them. During the events, you’ll be able to see how people use and interact with your services in real time.
Previous sponsors that our team has worked with
*While Kurius itself is a new nonprofit organization, the team behind it is composed of individuals with years of experience working with companies and organizing tech events. These are some of the companies our team has previously worked with.
