University Partnership · 2026

Where research
meets capital.

South African universities are already producing the research, the talent and the spinouts the rest of the room is hunting for. PinkTag is the place to make that visible — as a stage, a panel, a student showcase and a recruitment lane.

Six ways to partner

Pick the surfaces that fit.

Stage Sponsorship

Title or co-host one of the six day stages — your faculty voice opens it.

Faculty on Stage

Researchers and deans on keynotes, panels and firesides — quoted experts in the press cycle.

Student Showcase

6–10 student-led tech projects, a judging panel of investors, Best Student Build prize on the Main Stage.

Mentor Match

Curated mentorships between your students and our founders, operators and VCs.

Bursaried Block + Volunteers

A named cohort of bursaried delegates, plus a campus volunteer programme.

Innovation Booth

Two-day shop window for spinouts and licensable IP in the Greenhouse Marketplace.

Four tiers · one conversation

Structural, not priced.

Pricing, where applicable, is shaped by the engagement mix you select above. We co-design the partnership.

Founding Partner

One institution only, per cycle.

·Title across all six university surfaces
·Co-issued press release
·Vice-Chancellor reception in the Investor Lounge
·60-second branded reel

Programme Partner

Three to four institutions.

·Two stage surfaces of choice
·Faculty on Main Stage
·Student Showcase lane
·Bursaried delegate block

Faculty Partner

Department-level engagement.

·One stage surface
·Faculty on a panel or fireside
·Mentor Match access
·Branded reel for university channels

Campus Partner

Open — student-first.

·Bursaried delegate block
·Campus marketing kit
·Student ambassador toolkit
·Unique referral code

Marketing kit

We make it easy to fill the room.

A complete kit so your communications team can roll PinkTag out across campus channels with minimal effort.

→Edited social cuts and reels for Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok
→Print-ready A2 and A3 campus poster pack
→Student ambassador toolkit (2–10 ambassadors per campus)
→Dedicated landing page under your university's slug
→Unique referral code per university for measurable attribution

Let's start the conversation.

A guided site visit across the official Johannesburg venues is offered as standard before any partnership is confirmed.

Where research meets capital.