SponsorMyEvent

SponsorMyEvent is a practical shortcut for organizers who need a sponsorship marketplace fast, with built-in proposals, negotiation, and payments. It is most compelling when you lack an internal sponsor prospecting engine, but the tradeoff is marketplace dependency and a 15% cut on deals closed through the platform.

Event Planning & Management Paid

$0 listing → $35/month Visibility → $500/event Premium + 15% commission on closed deals

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Tool Nutrition Label

Founded 2014

Headquarters Blaschette, Luxembourg

Company Size Small private team (public headcount not clearly disclosed)

Funding Privately held; investor-backed signals exist, but public funding details are limited

Pricing Model Free listing, monthly visibility upgrade, per-event premium upgrade, plus 15% transaction commission

Free Trial No separate trial — organizers and sponsors can sign up for free accounts

Contract No long-term contract shown for Free or Visibility; Premium is priced per event

Attendee Capacity No formal cap published; marketplace listings range from small local events to larger conferences and expos

Mobile App No dedicated current mobile app publicly documented; browser-based workflow appears to be the primary experience

Offline Capability No

Data & Compliance Operates from Luxembourg; payment processing runs through Stripe; public hosting and compliance specifics are limited

Expertise Level Intermediate

Event Types

ConferencesConventionsFestivals & FairsDinner & Gala EventsTrade Shows & ExposNetworking EventsCommunity EventsWeddings

Key Integrations

Stripe (Native) Eventbrite (Native)

Support Channels

EmailHelp Center

Best For

+ Organizers who need a live sponsorship marketplace without buying a full enterprise event stack
+ Conferences, expos, festivals, and community events that can clearly package sponsor benefits and pricing
+ Lean teams that want sponsor outreach, proposals, contracts, and payment collection in one workflow
+ Events where finding sponsors matters more than deep registration or attendee-app functionality

Not For

− Teams that already have a mature sponsorship sales process and only need post-sale fulfillment tracking
− Events that need registration, agenda, badge, exhibitor, and attendee app tooling in the same product
− Organizers unwilling to route sponsor payment collection through Stripe
− Highly niche events in categories or geographies where marketplace demand may be thin

Key Capabilities

✓ List your event in a sponsorship marketplace used by organizers and sponsors

✓ Build a digital prospectus with audience context, sponsor packages, and event positioning

✓ Surface your event to sponsors filtering by category, location, budget, and keywords

✓ Manage sponsor interest, follow-up, and negotiation inside the platform

✓ Send tailored proposals that package sponsorship terms and allow payment from the proposal itself

✓ Use built-in contract support instead of handling every sponsor agreement off-platform

✓ Collect sponsorship payments through Stripe without routing funds through SponsorMyEvent's bank account

✓ Upgrade visibility with highlighted placement, richer event profiles, analytics, and profile review

Honest Limitations

Marketplace Fit Matters

SponsorMyEvent only works as well as the sponsor demand available for your event type, geography, and price point. If your category is thinly represented, listing alone will not manufacture demand.

15% Deal Commission

The low upfront barrier is attractive, but organizers still give up 15% of successful sponsorship transactions made through the platform.

Stripe Is Mandatory

Public help-center documentation says Stripe is the sole payment provider for collecting sponsorship money through SponsorMyEvent.

Limited Public Integration Story

Current public materials support Stripe and Eventbrite import, but there is no visible Zapier ecosystem or broad public API story.

Not A Full Event Stack

SponsorMyEvent helps source and close sponsors, but it does not replace registration, attendee management, exhibitor ops, lead retrieval, or on-site event tooling.

Sparse Fresh Documentation

A fair amount of public support content is old, which makes some workflow details harder to validate than with more actively documented SaaS platforms.

Pricing Breakdown

Plan	Price	Details
Free	$0	One active event, basic listing/profile, proposal editor, basic analytics, and 15% commission on sold sponsorships
Visibility	$35/month	Unlimited active events, highlighted search placement, richer profile, contract and negotiation modules, and full analytics
Premium	$500/event	Dedicated sponsor matching, key account support, negotiation handling, and bi-monthly briefing

Cost at Common Event Sizes

100

attendees

$500 total

~$5 per attendee before 15% commission on sponsorship sold

500

attendees

$500 total

~$1 per attendee before 15% commission

1000

attendees

$500 total

~$0.50 per attendee before 15% commission

Hidden Costs to Watch

! SponsorMyEvent charges a 15% commission on sponsorship deals closed through the platform
! Visibility is a recurring monthly subscription, while Premium is a per-event purchase
! Sponsors pay no additional platform fee, but that does not change organizer-side commission economics
! Stripe is required for organizer payout collection through the platform

SponsorMyEvent is a sponsorship marketplace built for organizers that need help getting in front of brands without assembling a full outbound sponsorship sales motion themselves. Instead of forcing teams to manage sponsor outreach through email threads and disconnected docs, it gives them a marketplace listing, proposal workflow, negotiation tools, and Stripe-backed payment collection in one place.

That makes it a sensible option for conferences, expos, festivals, and community events that can clearly explain who attends, what sponsors get, and why the opportunity is worth funding. If you do not already have a sponsor pipeline or a CRM-driven outreach engine, the platform meaningfully lowers the setup cost of trying to sell sponsorships.

The tradeoff is that SponsorMyEvent is still a marketplace business. Your results depend on sponsor demand in your category and region, and the low upfront price does not eliminate the 15% commission on deals closed through the platform. For teams that already have sponsor sourcing handled, it is usually more compelling as a supplement than as the center of the sponsorship operation.

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Pairs Well With

Cvent

Enterprise event platform with broad registration, attendee engagement, onsite, venue sourcing, and hospitality workflows for complex programs.

Event Planning & Management Registration & Ticketing Paid

Use Cvent for registration, attendee operations, and event logistics while SponsorMyEvent handles sponsor sourcing and deal flow

HubSpot CRM

Free-to-start CRM for contacts, deals, tasks, email tracking, meetings, chat, quotes, and event-led sales follow-up.

On-site Solutions Freemium

Track sponsor pipeline, renewals, outbound follow-up, and relationship history outside the marketplace

BoothLeads

Trade show lead capture app that turns phones into badge scanners with AI OCR, enrichment, rep leaderboards, CRM sync, and ROI dashboards.

Lead Retrieval Freemium

Give sponsors and exhibitors a stronger on-site lead capture story once the sponsorship deal is sold

Alternatives

HelloSponsor

Cloud-based sponsorship operations platform for teams that need to centralize event requests, approvals, budgets, and ROI reporting.

Event Planning & Management Paid

Better fit when the job is sponsorship management and fulfillment tracking after a deal is won, not marketplace discovery

Cvent

Enterprise event platform with broad registration, attendee engagement, onsite, venue sourcing, and hospitality workflows for complex programs.

Event Planning & Management Registration & Ticketing Paid

Broader enterprise event platform with sponsorship functionality embedded in a much larger event stack

Whova

Conference-focused all-in-one platform known for strong attendee networking, sponsor visibility, and time-saving event operations.

Event Planning & Management Lead Retrieval Paid

All-in-one event platform where sponsor exposure is packaged into attendee app and engagement workflows

Swapcard

Revenue-first event platform for exhibitions and conferences, built around annual subscriptions, exhibitor outcomes, networking, and event intelligence.

AI Event Planning & Management Paid

Stronger when sponsor and exhibitor value is tied to networking, meetings, and expo engagement inside the event experience

Questions to Ask the Vendor

1
How much qualified sponsor demand do you currently have for my event category, geography, and sponsorship price range?
2
What percentage of posted events receive at least one qualified sponsor interest within 30, 60, and 90 days?
3
Which parts of the Visibility and Premium workflows are actively maintained today versus older legacy functionality?
4
Are Eventbrite import and Stripe payout still the only public integrations, or do you offer a current API or partner roadmap?
5
How do you handle disputes, failed sponsorship payments, and refund scenarios in practice?
6
What reporting can I export for sponsor pipeline, close rate, and renewal planning after the event ends?

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