Sponsor high-signal CTO gatherings
Partner with CTO Circle to show up around curated in-person events for 50-80 CTOs and engineering leaders in cities like Barcelona, Madrid, and San Francisco.
Rooftop welcome
Support the kind of event people stay for
Open-air intros, drinks, and a room that still feels intentionally small.
Audience profile
Who actually attends these events
Sponsors are not buying generic reach. They are stepping into a curated room of senior technical operators, with clear filters on who gets in, what kind of companies they come from, and the kind of software work those teams are actually doing.
30-40%
Applications selected
- CTOs, VP Engineering, Heads of Engineering, and equivalent senior technical leaders
- 30-40% of applications are typically selected
- The goal is operator density, not maximum headcount
42%
Scaleup mix
- Typical mix: 8% enterprise
- Typical mix: 42% scaleups
- Typical mix: 21% startups with 5+ employees and 29% startups below 5 employees
84%
SaaS companies
- Every company represented has an internal software team
- 84% are SaaS companies
- The remaining 16% span consulting and other software-driven businesses
Attendees from
Why sponsor CTO Circle
A more intentional room than a generic tech event
CTO Circle events sit on top of a private technical leadership community. That changes the tone, the quality of conversations, and what good sponsorship looks like.
- Technical leaders from product-minded companies
- Peer-level conversations with practical signal
- Designed for senior operators, not broad startup traffic
- Private Slack community with ongoing discussion
- Regular one-on-ones and introductions between members
- Useful perks that keep the ecosystem active between gatherings
- Community-first rules shape event behavior
- Commercial activity must fit the context
- Sponsors are expected to add value, not noise
Inside previous events
Small-format rooms with real operator energy
The format is intentionally intimate: enough density for great introductions, enough structure for short talks, and enough time afterwards for the room to keep going naturally.
50-80
Attendees by design
Small enough to talk to the room, large enough for strong operator density.
3
Cities already active
Barcelona, Madrid, and San Francisco are already part of the event history.
Year-round
Community follow-through
Slack, intros, one-on-ones, and perks keep the network active between nights.
Talks that stay practical
Short-form sessions designed to spark better conversations, not stage theater.
Standing-room operator energy
Dense rooms with the right peer mix and enough space to actually interact.
Networking that keeps going
Food, intros, and post-talk follow-through are part of the format.
Event proof
CTO Circle is already convening the right people
These gatherings are not theoretical. Sponsors are stepping into a format that already exists, already attracts strong operators, and stays intentionally small enough to feel high signal.
CTO Networking Barcelona
Cervezas, tapas y opiniones for CTOs and engineering leaders in Barcelona.
CTO Networking Madrid
A high-signal Madrid gathering built around peer networking, optional lightning talks, and zero fluff.
CTO Networking San Francisco
San Francisco edition hosted for CTOs and senior engineering leaders at Pear VC.
Previous partners and sponsors
Brand trust already in the room
Previous CTO Circle events and community initiatives have been supported by familiar brands across developer tooling, recruiting, and operator-focused products.
Previous speakers and community voices
What people say after the event
Santiago H.
CTO at EdPuzzle
Santiago H.
CTO at EdPuzzle
"I joined the first event in Barcelona and gave a short talk about what it means to be a great engineer in the age of AI. I met amazing people and we went out for dinner together afterwards. I'll definitely be back for the next one."
Carlos Karus
CTO at AWS EMEA
Carlos Karus
CTO at AWS EMEA
"I attended the event in Madrid at Playtomic's offices: the atmosphere was fantastic, surrounded by top company leaders. I remember debating a particular architecture and sketching ideas on the whiteboard. Afterwards, we went out for beers. There are very few events like this."
Ezequiel Cura
Founder, Desplega.ai; former VP Eng. at Capchase
Ezequiel Cura
Founder, Desplega.ai; former VP Eng. at Capchase
"Even though I've been living in Barcelona for a while, I met CTOs and other tech leaders I had never connected with before. It led to truly insightful and valuable conversations."
Community perks
A year-round community, not just event nights
CTO Circle members already use partner perks and operator-focused offers inside the community. That keeps the ecosystem useful between events and makes sponsorship feel connected to something ongoing.
Live perks
9
Member perks currently available inside CTO Circle.
What it signals
An active operator ecosystem
Useful brands already participate in a way that serves the membership.
Developer productivity metrics for the AI era.
Tools to keep AI behavior stable as products and teams scale.
Developer-first platform for AI-powered integrations.
AI-powered end-to-end test automation for software teams.
Sponsorship packages
Current sponsorship offer
Structured for small-format CTO events, with offer pricing on the first two packages and custom scoping for broader series support.
Current offer
€2,000standard rate
€1,500
instead of €2,000
- Presence across 1 event
- Logo on the event page
- Sponsor mention in event communications
- 2 event invites
- Option to include approved swag or materials
Current offer
€3,600standard rate
€2,800
instead of €3,600
- Presence across 2 events
- Larger logo treatment
- Sponsor mention in event communications and recap
- 4 total event invites
- Option to include approved swag or materials
Custom
- Custom pricing for 2+ events
- Flexible scope across cities and dates
- Shared planning for event presence and follow-through
- Invite allocation matched to the series plan
- Structured around community fit, not booth-style selling
Guardrails
- Sponsor activations should be useful, relevant, and aligned with the event.
- Series Partner pricing is scoped by email for 2+ events.
Optional add-ons
- Extra guest passes
- Swag placement
- Food or drinks support
- Recap, video, or photo branding
- Multi-event bundle pricing via email
FAQ
Straight answers for prospective sponsors
CTO Circle events are designed for CTOs and senior engineering leaders, with applications reviewed to keep the room high signal and peer relevant.
Sponsors that understand operator communities and want to add value to serious technical conversations are the best fit. The room is explicitly not for aggressive selling.
Yes. City Partner is built for a two-event run, and Series Partner is scoped custom if you want broader support across 2+ events or multiple cities.
Yes, as long as the idea improves the experience for attendees and stays aligned with the community-first tone of the event.
Not in the low-signal conference-booth sense. CTO Circle events are intentionally framed as no-sales, no-pitch gatherings, so sponsor visibility must feel useful and respectful.
For companies that want to support real operator conversations
If your brand fits a room built on practical leadership, trusted intros, and in-person depth, let's talk about the right event or city.
Or copy the address directly: marco@pullpo.io