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CPVC × OCOB AI Hackathon · November 13–15, 2026

Sponsor a weekend of students building with AI

250 students from every major and three campuses spend a weekend building working products with AI. Sponsorship is built around the four things a company takes away from a hackathon: candidates, product adoption, engagement with students, and visible contribution.

Participants
250
Tracks
5
Teams
~65
Campuses: Cal Poly, USC, UCSB
3
CPVC Sponsor PayPal PageCPVC Giving Link

Sponsorship levels

What each level includes

Each level includes everything in the one before it. Sponsors join us Friday evening and Sunday; Saturday is a closed build day.

Community

$500

Includes

Qualified candidates

  • Post-event participation report: colleges, majors, and project themes

Product adoption

  • Your platform credits in every participant's hands at check-in

Visible contribution

  • Logo on the event site, signage, submission platform, and announcements
Supporting

$1,000

Everything in Community, plus

Qualified candidates

  • Opt-in participant resume book

Engagement with students

  • Sponsor table at the Friday kickoff, and the Sunday gallery meeting teams at their projects

Visible contribution

  • Logo on the event shirt, plus a named hospitality moment: a meal, coffee station, or awards reception
Challenge

$2,500

Everything in Supporting, plus

Product adoption

  • Named challenge: your prompt and prize, announced Friday before building starts
  • Friday workshop slot, 45 minutes, taught on your platform

Engagement with students

  • Judge seat on the panel
Presenting

$5,000

Everything in Challenge, plus

Qualified candidates

  • 30-minute session with the Grand Prize team

Engagement with students

  • Friday main-stage keynote, 20 minutes (shared if more than one Presenting sponsor)

Named challenges reach all ~65 teams from the first hour and are awarded Sunday.

Give in kind

In-kind counts toward a level. Platform or API credits, prize hardware, a catered meal, event swag, or a 30-minute pitch session with the winning team, valued at the equivalent cash level.

General support gift

Any amount. An outright gift with no sponsorship benefits, recognition, access, or goods or services.

CPVC Giving Link

Interested in getting involved?

Commitments by October 9 appear in all printed materials.