A sponsorship request is easier to evaluate when it answers three questions: who will attend, what they will build or learn, and what you want NamoID to provide.

NamoID supports suitable India-facing hackathons, tech fests, student developer clubs, incubators, founder communities, and city meetups. As a startup, NamoID focuses on product-led and in-kind help: sandbox access, starter kits, workshops, mentors or judges, prize tracks, and organizer materials. Here is how to make a clear request.

Check whether the event is a fit

The best-fit event has a genuine builder or learning component and a clear connection to identity, authentication, consent, privacy, onboarding, or user trust.

NamoID sponsorship may fit:

a university hackathon where teams need authentication;
a tech fest running an identity or privacy challenge;
a developer club teaching OAuth or passkeys;
a founder community building safer onboarding flows;
an incubator workshop for early-stage product teams; or
a city meetup focused on identity, security, or trusted AI access.

A logo-only request with no participant activity is less aligned with the program. Explain what builders will receive or do because NamoID is involved.

Ask for a specific form of support

“Please sponsor us” makes the next step unclear. Choose the smallest package that would materially improve the event.

Request	Include this information
Sandbox access	Expected number of teams, stack, and build dates
Starter kits	Frameworks and participant experience level
Workshop	Topic, format, duration, audience, and desired outcome
Mentor support	Mentor window, team count, and question format
Judge	Judging date, rubric, track, and remote/on-site requirement
Prize track	Problem statement, eligibility, judging criteria, and proposed prize form
Organizer materials	Where and when the slides, recording, or brand asset will appear

You can request several items, but rank them. A clear “workshop first, remote judge second” is easier to plan than a list where every item appears mandatory.

Send the complete event brief

Include all of the following in one message:

Organizer:
Institution or community:
Event name and website:
City and format (online, in person, or hybrid):
Event dates:
Expected registrations and attendance:
Audience level:
Likely frameworks or project types:
Requested NamoID support, in priority order:
Why identity or privacy matters to this event:
Code-of-conduct URL:
Decision deadline:
Primary contact:

Use realistic numbers. If it is the first edition, say so and explain the basis for the estimate. An honest projection is more useful than a large number with no source.

Explain what participants will gain

The organizer, participants, and sponsor should all receive a clear benefit. For example:

Two hundred student developers will learn how to add authentication safely. Teams in the identity track will use synthetic users in a NamoID sandbox, attend a 45-minute workshop, and receive two scheduled mentor sessions before judging.

That is stronger than “NamoID will receive brand visibility.” It describes the participant outcome, the product activity, and the support needed.

If you are still assembling your sponsor materials, use the hackathon sponsor outreach guide to build the prospectus and initial email.

Plan for safe data use

For student events, state that teams will use sandbox environments, test users, and synthetic data. Never ask participants to upload real Aadhaar, PAN, DigiLocker, or KYC documents for a prototype.

Your event should also have a published code of conduct and a person responsible for participant safety. Include the URL in the request.

Apply early and keep one point of contact

Workshops, mentors, judges, and event materials require scheduling. Apply before the agenda and sponsor artwork are locked. If your request arrives close to the event, a remote or materials-only contribution may be more realistic.

Name one organizer who owns sponsor communication. That person should confirm the schedule, collect participant questions, share approved assets, and send the post-event report.

Know what is not guaranteed

Submitting a request does not confirm sponsorship. The package depends on event fit, timing, team availability, and the support requested.

Unless NamoID confirms them in writing, do not assume:

cash funding;
travel or venue expenses;
catering or swag;
an in-person workshop;
a named mentor, speaker, or judge; or
permission to use the NamoID logo.

This clarity protects both sides and prevents organizers from advertising benefits that may change.

Prepare for participant questions and follow-up

After submitting the application, join the NamoID Slack community and post a short message with your event name, dates, and organizer contact for a quicker initial response. Do not post personal documents or sensitive participant data. Formal sponsorship confirmation still happens through the application conversation. Once an event is confirmed, participants can use Slack for setup questions and integration feedback. The community is not a substitute for NamoID’s published security-incident or privacy-reporting channels.

After the event, send a short report with registrations, attendance, submitted projects, projects that used NamoID, workshop attendance, photos you have permission to share, participant feedback, and links to public demos. This helps NamoID understand what worked and makes a future collaboration easier to evaluate.

Ready to apply? Review what NamoID can provide, tell NamoID about your event, and then post the event name and dates in the NamoID Slack community for a quicker initial response.

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