Thank you for your interest in sponsoring ML+X! We firmly believe that your organization stands to gain significant advantages by sponsoring our vibrant community. Beyond the exposure to our highly talented members, this opportunity presents a gateway to recruit exceptional individuals from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, while establishing connections with professionals who share an ardent passion for machine learning.
We are delighted to offer three tiers of sponsorship, each accompanied by distinctive benefits and representation. We invite you to explore the sponsorship tiers outlined below, which highlight the representation you will receive as an esteemed ML+X sponsor. Note that all sponsorship benefits last for the duration of the academic year (9/1/24 – 9/1/25). Contributions made between April 15th – August 31st will apply to the upcoming academic year.
To sponsor the ML+X community at any of these levels or inquire for more information, please contact us at facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu.
Participant
($2,500)
On-site table: Reserve a table at UW–Madison’s annual Data Science Research Bazaar, attended by 150+ participants from across campus and local industries. Showcase your work, connect with researchers and students, and network with the regional data science community.
Applied ML/AI collaboration: All sponsors are invited to propose a challenge, prompt, or dataset to be featured as a project in the annual Machine Learning Marathon, which runs September–December. Projects are highlighted on the ML+X site, promoted during team formation events, and may include optional Q&A sessions with participating teams. This is a unique way to showcase real-world challenges and connect with learners and researchers.
Logo featured: Organization logo included on the ML+X website, monthly forum slides (recordings posted to Nexus and YouTube), and member T-shirt.
Blog post: Blog post/interview featured on the ML+X website.
Shoutout: Recognition at the start of each monthly forum.
Featured
($5,000+)
On-site table: Reserve a table at UW–Madison’s annual Data Science Research Bazaar, attended by 150+ participants from across campus and local industries. Showcase your work, connect with researchers and students, and network with the regional data science community.
Applied ML/AI collaboration: All sponsors are invited to propose a challenge, prompt, or dataset to be featured as a project in the annual Machine Learning Marathon, which runs September–December. Projects are highlighted on the ML+X site, promoted during team formation events, and may include optional Q&A sessions with participating teams. This is a unique way to showcase real-world challenges and connect with learners and researchers.
Logo featured: Organization logo included on the ML+X website, monthly forum slides (recordings posted to Nexus and YouTube), and member T-shirt.
Blog post: Blog post/interview featured on the ML+X website.
Shoutout: Recognition at the start of each monthly forum.
Workshop discount: All company employees receive 25% off data science and machine learning workshops offered by the Carpentries — one of our affiliate organizations. Full ticket price ranges from $100-$300.
Email permissions: Permission to post up to 2 messages (per year) to the community’s Google group, with 897 subscribers as of 4/9/2025.
Recruitment event: The community will market and host a recruitment-oriented event for your organization. This event will (optionally) be recorded and posted to Nexus and YouTube.
Thank You ML+X Sponsors
ML+X is grateful to our sponsors for providing us monetary support in achieving our goals helping ML practitioners explore the challenges and pitfalls of ML, sharing knowledge and resources, and supporting each others’ work.
Learn more about our sponsors by clicking the logos below!
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