Partner with San Diego's Premier AI Community

Connect directly with hands-on builders and executive-level operators actively deploying AI solutions into production environments.

The Audience

Our community represents the core of San Diego's applied AI ecosystem—senior technical leaders and decision-makers actively deploying AI solutions.

133+

Recent Attendees

80%

Principal Level & Above

30%

Founders & CTOs

3,231

Community Members

Role Distribution

Staff & Principal Engineers35%
Founders, CEOs & CTOs30%
Senior Engineers & Scientists20%
Directors, VPs & Leads15%

Companies Represented

Senior technical leaders from established enterprises and emerging deep-tech startups:

IntuitQualcommServiceNowGoogleMicrosoftNvidiaAmazonStartups

Technical Focus

Deep engagement in modern AI stack productionization:

Agentic AIRAG PipelinesLangGraphCrewAIMLOpsAWSAzureGCPAI Security

Who You'll Meet

A sample of the caliber of professionals who attend our events. These are hands-on builders and decision-makers actively deploying AI in production.

CEO & AI Engineer

AI Agents, Workflow Automations

Python, Go, Docker

Tech Lead Manager

Data Governance, RAG LLM Chatbots

Vertex AI

Staff Security Engineer

AI Security, DevSecOps

Kubernetes, OWASP

AI Research Scientist

NLP, LLM Evaluation

Knowledge Graphs, LangChain

CTO & Founder

Vision LLMs

ex-Nvidia Principal DL Scientist

Senior Staff Engineer

DevOps, AI Agents

Defense AI, Production Systems

Principal Engineer

Distributed Systems

AWS Bedrock, GenAI Lead

Senior AI Engineer

GenAI Security

PhD Physics, OWASP Contrib

Director of Development

AI Workflow Automation

Fintech, HIPAA SaaS

CTO

Document Processing

AWS Advanced Partner, Serverless

Engineering Lead

Trading Frameworks

Quant Fund, HPC, Digital Assets

AI Architect & Founder

Multi-agent Workflows

LangGraph, Knowledge Graphs

Profiles anonymized for privacy. Representative sample from recent events.

Sponsorship Options

Flexible packages to match your goals—from individual events to season-long partnerships.

Per-Event

Single meetup or hackathon sponsorship

AI Tinkerers Meetup

  • Logo on event materials and announcements
  • 2-3 minute speaking or demo opportunity
  • Direct networking with attendees

Hackathon

  • Logo on event branding and materials
  • Prize sponsorship opportunity
  • Judging panel participation

Flexible single-event engagement

Recommended

Season Package

6-month multi-event partnership

  • Multiple meetup sponsorships
  • Recurring brand presence across events
  • Deeper community integration
  • Priority speaking slots
  • Attendee list access (with permission)
  • Social media mentions

Best value for sustained brand presence

What All Sponsors Get

Brand Visibility

Logo on materials, announcements, and event communications

Stage Time

Speaking or demo opportunity to showcase your product

Direct Access

Network with senior builders and decision-makers

Ready to Partner?

Let's discuss how sponsorship can connect your brand with San Diego's most engaged AI community. We'll craft a package tailored to your goals.

max@backlandlabs.io