Get in front of the people who decide what's next.
A free, two-day conference for creators, builders and founders, funded by a handful of partners. Put your product in their hands, onboard them on the spot, and leave them with something worth keeping.
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Your tool, in the hands of the people who'll use it.
context-con is a free, two-day creative tech conference. No ticket revenue. Partners fund everything, and in return every attendee meets your product on day one.
Instant onboarding
Onboard thousands in the room, and millions online.
- Every attendee creates an account with your product on day one, booth to phone
- Your credits or trial are part of what they leave with, not a flyer
- Keynotes, lessons and recaps are published free, with your name on them
The audience
Tech-savvy creators with an entrepreneurial streak.
- Creators with audiences who talk about the tools they use, on camera
- Videographers, designers, motion artists and engineers who use them all day
- Founders choosing their stack right now, early and loud
The talent pool
Every attendee is a profile you can search.
- Work, socials, city and an open-to-work flag on every page
- Partners get first access when the directory opens to businesses
- Hire, contract, or just find the people building on your platform
Show, don't sponsor
Pitch it. Demo it. Just make it worth their time.
- A booth where people try the tool with the team that built it
- Stage or workshop time at the higher tiers, with real users in the room
- Must be useful for this crowd, and every attendee gets something from you
Tiers
A handful of partners. Three ways in.
- Presence, from $10k: logo, booth, attendee list
- Stage, from $50k: everything in Presence, plus a session and content
- Headline, from $100k: everything in Stage, plus naming and the keynote slot
Investors
A startup conference. Source the founders you'll back.
- VCs can sponsor and attend: founders in the room, builders turning into founders
- Office hours and a founder track at the higher tiers
- Profiles and projects on every attendee, so follow-ups are a scan away
Who we want in the room
If your product helps people build modern startups or modern content, you belong here. Scroll through the kinds of partners we're looking for. If you see yourself, apply.
- 01
Frontier AI
The models and agents this crowd builds on. Credits are the goodie everyone actually wants.
- 02
Creative tools
Design, video, motion, audio, and the new AI-native versions of all of them. Used all day by the people in the room.
- 03
Commerce and payments
Where creators turn an audience into a business, and founders turn a product into revenue.
- 04
Dev tools and infra
Hosting, databases, AI coding, no-code. The stack founders in this room are choosing right now.
- 05
Creator platforms
The places the audience is built. Meet the people who make your platform worth opening.
- 06
Hardware and gear
Cameras, audio, lighting, devices. Put it in the hands of people who shoot every day.
- 07
Venture capital
Seed and pre-seed funds, angels, accelerators. Source the next founders before anyone else sees them.
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Something we haven't listed
If you make something this crowd would use and you can give every attendee a real goodie, we want to hear it.
Reach is cheap. The right context is not.
Ads get seen. A booth at the event where someone decides what to build next gets used. We put your team next to the people who make things for a living, and send them home with your product already set up.
I've been hosting meetups all over the world, and the people who show up are always the same kind: creators who build, builders who ship, founders who do both. They're early, they're loud about the tools they love, and they decide what their audiences use next.
context-con puts a few thousand of them in one room for two days, free for them, and funded by a small number of partners. That's the deal: you make it free, and in return you meet the people who'll become your users, your advocates, and in some cases your next hires.
I'm fine with partners showing their product. Pitch it, demo it, put it in people's hands. What I ask is that it's actually valuable for this crowd, and that every attendee leaves with something from you: credits, an extended trial, an account that's already set up. Give them a reason to remember you.
If that's how you think about growth, apply. I'll read it myself.
FAQ
What do we actually get?+
A few thousand creators, builders and founders in one room for two days, each of them onboarded to your product on day one, plus the recorded content afterwards with your name on it. At the higher tiers, stage time and a workshop with real users in the room. And first access to the talent pool when it opens.
Can we promote our product?+
Yes. Pitch it, demo it, put it in people's hands. The two conditions: it has to be genuinely useful for this audience, and every attendee has to leave with something from you.
What's the 'goodie'?+
Something every attendee can use the day they get home: API credits, an extended trial, a free tier unlocked, a pre-set-up account. Not swag. It's how they remember you a month later.
How much?+
Three tiers: 10k Presence, 50k Stage, 100k Headline. Slots are limited, so we pick partners for fit, not just budget. If none of those fit, tell us in the pitch.
Who is the audience?+
Tech-savvy creators with an entrepreneurial streak, the videographers, designers and engineers they hire, founders choosing their stack, and the teams behind AI tools. They're early adopters and they talk about tools on camera.
How many people?+
A few thousand in person, chosen by the vote, plus everyone who follows the recordings and lessons online. We optimise for density, not headcount.
Where and when?+
Wherever wins the vote. Voting closes 1 November, the city is announced the next day, and the event follows, most likely in December. Partners are confirmed before the city is announced, so your logo is on the announcement.
Can VCs sponsor?+
Yes. This is a startup conference as much as a creator one. Investors can sponsor, attend, run office hours at the higher tiers, and meet founders whose work is already on their profiles.
What's the talent pool?+
Every attendee has a public profile with their work, socials, city and an open-to-work flag. Partners get first access when we open it to businesses after the event.
How do we apply?+
Vote for the city, then apply from the Events tab. Company, category, budget tier, who decides, and a short pitch on what you'd do with the room. A human reads every one.
Behind the scenes
We built this in under 12 hours.
Every prompt, every bug, on camera.
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