Strength Through Community
The future of Montana's economy will not be handed to us. We will build it together. This October, founders, investors, educators, students, and civic and Tribal leaders gather in Missoula for three days of practical work — and the year-round momentum that follows.
A sponsorship here is a founding investment, not a transaction. Your support funds the relationships, working groups, and early operating capacity that bring CoBuild Montana to life through its founding chapter. At the close of the Summit, we cut the ribbon on the CoBuild Center, a downtown Missoula coworking and meeting space built to keep this work alive year round.
CoBuild Summit · October 20–22, 2026 · University of Montana, Missoula
Why Partner With the Summit and CoBuild Montana
The CoBuild Summit is a working gathering where real Montana problems meet the people ready to solve them — across housing, rural health, food systems, biochar and carbon solutions, clean energy, and Indigenous economies among other topics. And because your sponsorship fuels both the Summit and the year-round work of CoBuild Montana, your support keeps that momentum going long after the closing session.
When the Summit closes, we open the doors of the CoBuild Center — a new downtown Missoula coworking and meeting space that grand opens on Day 3. It gives your year-round support a permanent home, a place where your name stays visible to the founders and builders who gather there all year.
When you sponsor the Summit, you help:
Support local growth by backing Montana ventures that strengthen our towns and cities
Equip future co-builders to find a problem worth solving and people worth building with
Conserve our future through sustainable, place-based solutions rooted in Montana values
Who you'll reach: founders and entrepreneurs, mission-aligned investors, professionals and service providers, students and emerging leaders, and civic, tribal, nonprofit, and public-sector leaders — a community that remembers and rewards the partners who show up for them.
Who You’ll Reach
Founders and entrepreneurs building community-rooted ventures
Cooperative leaders and members from across the state
Impact investors and philanthropists deploying capital for regional resilience
Civic, tribal, and rural health leaders advancing place-rooted development
Community members invested in a self-reliant, sustainable Montana
Students and emerging leaders from the University of Montana and beyond
Every Founding Partner Receives
Your name on the founding sponsor wall inside the CoBuild Center at 125 W Main, plus an invitation to the grand opening celebration.
The tiers below layer added visibility, naming rights, and program recognition on top of this shared foundation.
Flagship Tiers
Presenting / Title Sponsor — $25,000+
The anchor partner standing alongside the Summit's full three-day vision — premier visibility across every session, channel, and space, with category exclusivity.
Premier logo placement on all materials, signage, and event website
6 tickets to the Summit
Speaking moment at the Opening Plenary and recognition across every session
Premium exhibit space and VIP access throughout all three days
Naming rights to a signature space at the CoBuild Center
Welcome role at the grand opening ribbon cutting
One available.
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CoBuild Center Founding Sponsor — $15,000+
For the partner who wants the CoBuild Center itself to be their story — a permanent downtown presence that lives well beyond the three days of the Summit.
Presenting recognition of the CoBuild Center Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting
6 tickets to the Summit
Premier naming or logo placement in the Center's most visible shared area
Featured billing across all grand opening signage and promotion
Year-round recognition as a founding partner of the CoBuild Center
One available.
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Evening Keynote Sponsor — $12,000+
Present Elizabeth MacBride's keynote and the public panel "Who Owns Montana's Future?" — the Summit's widest-reach moment, open to the broader Missoula community.
Stage recognition and brief welcome before a packed UC Theater audience
6 tickets to the Summit
Logo featured across keynote promotion, signage, and press outreach
Naming rights to a room at the CoBuild Center
Featured recognition on grand opening signage and reserved ribbon-cutting invitations
One available.
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Program Tiers
Startup World Cup Regional Sponsor — $5,000+
Stand behind Montana's boldest venture moment. Ten ventures compete live before mission-aligned funders, with the winner advancing to global finals in San Francisco.
Marquee branding on the regional competition
4 tickets to the Summit
Recognition from the stage; chance to help present the winning venture
Naming opportunity for a shared amenity at the CoBuild Center
Two available.
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Deep Dive Theme Sponsor — $5,000+ per track
Champion one track where a real Montana challenge meets a community-built solution. Choose your track: Affordable Housing · Rural Health · Food Systems · Biocarbon/Biochar · Energy · Indigenous Economies.
Named sponsorship of your chosen track across both Deep Dive days
4 tickets to the Summit
Recognition in theme sessions, materials, and gathering space
Natural connection to founders and ventures forming around the issue
Six available — one per track.
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Missoula Tours Sponsor — $2,500+
Power the limited-capacity Community Tours spotlighting real projects across housing, rural health, biocarbon, food systems, energy, and indigenous economies.
Association with on-the-ground projects making a real difference
4 tickets to the Summit
Recognition on tour materials and at each featured site
Grounded connection to the communities doing the work
Six available — one per track.
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Community Tiers
Community Social & Mixer Sponsor — $4,000+
Branding on the social, signage, and recognition as guests arrive.
2 tickets to the Summit
One available.
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Community Lunch Sponsor — $2,000+
Verbal recognition and signage at your sponsored lunch.
2 tickets to the Summit
Two available: Days 1 and 2.
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Six Hats Venture Lab Workshop Sponsor — $1,500+
Brand association with creativity, action, and venture-building.
2 tickets to the Summit
One available.
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Student Session Sponsor — $1,500+
Brand alignment with mentorship and emerging local leaders.
2 tickets to the Summit
One available.
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Community Sponsor — $1,500+
Logo on the Summit website, shared signage, and printed program.
2 tickets to the Summit
Limited availability.
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Don't see the exact fit? We'd love to build a custom package, welcome in-kind partnerships, or pair your gift with a scholarship that brings more students and community members into the room.
Let's Build This Together
Reach out. Tell us which opportunity sparks your interest.
Talk it through. We'll discuss your goals and recommend the best fit.
Confirm your package. Together we finalize your benefits and details.
Get activated. We handle placement and promotion so you can focus on showing up.
Kirstin Miller: kirstin@cobuildmontana.com
Jackson Crawford:jackson@cobuildmontana.com
Erik Guzik: erik@cobuildmontana.com