SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE August 8 & 9, 2018 JW Marriott Parq, Vancouver

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1 SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE August 8 & 9, 2018 JW Marriott Parq, Vancouver

2 WHO, WHAT, WHEN and WHERE Join Canada's largest gathering of growth experts in August, 2018 in Vancouver. Traction is a two-day conference that will teach startups, entrepreneurs and growth hackers distribution strategies and tactics for acquiring explosive growth. As a sponsor, you will connect with over 500 tech founders, c-suite execs, growth hackers, data nerds, product folks, media and more. You ll get to interact with our awesome speakers as they share their path to traction and discuss the trends, techniques and tools to propel startups to the next level. AUDIENCE Growth hackers, data scientists, marketers, startup entrepreneurs, developers, product managers, UX designers and media SPEAKERS 25+ The biggest and most influential names from the fastest growing companies of the last decade CxO SUMMIT Invite-only CxOs will be paired with successful CxOs from Silicon Valley AFTER PARTY Connect with fellow attendees and speakers over brews, bites 200+ for mentoring, networking and and networking to wind down the more during a pre-conference day. dinner.

3 Traction conference had all attendees glued to their seats for every session. CDMN was happy to support the attendance of startups from across Canada so that they could benefit from the incredible speaker lineup and valuable networking opportunities. In particular, I was impressed to see such a strong female representation on the agenda. - Lisa Cashmore, Director, Network Operations Canadian Digital Media Network

4 WHY? BECAUSE OUR SPEAKERS ARE AWESOME. Lynda W. Chairman lynda.com Selina T. President SurveyMonkey Sarah B. CEO Moz Julia H. President Eventbrite Jeff L. CEO Twilio Ryan H. CEO Hootsuite Michael P. CEO Trello Jay S. President Atlassian Ken L. CEO Credit Karma Jyoti B. Founder AppDynamics Sameer D. CEO SendGrid Phil F. CEO Marketo + growth and product experts from

5 SPEAKERS FROM THE BILLION DOLLAR CLUB Airbnb Pinterest Dropbox Zenefits Credit Karma Slack Lyft HubSpot SurveyMonkey Lynda.com Evernote Eventbrite Qualtrics AppDirect MongoDB Shazam SendGrid Hootsuite Zoosk Twilio Estimated valuation in billion (USD) Source: Dow Jones VentureSource and The Wall Street Journal

6 SPEAKERS FROM PUBLIC COMPANIES PayPal Linkedin Twitter Groupon Zillow Marketo Market cap in billion (USD) Source: Google finance

7 SPEAKERS FROM EMERGING BILLION DOLLAR STARTUPS Quora Mixpanel Wealthfront PlentyOfFish Porch Postmates Udemy BuildDirect Wattpad Angellist Vidyard Meerkat Estimated valuation in billion (USD) Source: Dow Jones VentureSource and The Wall Street Journal

8 PAST MEDIA PRESENCE

9 PAST SPONSORS

10 SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS GAIN TRACTION ON YOUR BRAND Position your company as a thought leader in front of one of the brightest, most tech-savvy crowds the Vancouver tech community has pulled together to-date. Sponsors will receive significant corporate branding in web, communications, program and signage. NETWORK AND CONNECT Where else are you going to have the opportunity to mingle with over 500 growth hackers, data scientists, marketers, startup entrepreneurs, developers, product managers, UX designers and media as well as 30 impactful speakers? Create partnerships, increase sales, and meet influential community members who will promote your company. CELEBRATE GROWTH AND COMMUNITY Vancouver s tech community is exploding. Support the entrepreneurial ecosystem, foster innovation, and connect with some of the most brilliant people in the tech community.

11 Vancouver has a great tech community, but making connections in San Francisco is playing on the next level. The calibre of entrepreneurs, marketers and developers at Traction was second to none. In less than 24 hours, I was able to make invaluable connections and form potential partnerships with some of the largest tech companies around today, - David Abbey, Manager of Partnerships, Payfirma

12 THREE AWESOME CONFERENCES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER VANCOUVER, BC The first Traction Conference took place in 2015 from June in Vancouver, and returned on June 22-24, 2016 and May 31-June 1, Attendees were witness to an incredible amount of expertise delivered on growth, marketing, and analytics from over 30 CEOs, founders, and Growth Hackers from companies such as Hootsuite, Lyft, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Marketo, among many others. Launch Academy, Boast Capital and Victory Square drew crowds of over 700 growth hackers. The day and a half of the conference was dense with actionable, stimulating, and relatable accounts, insights, and guiding philosophies that were motivation rocket fuel for the ambitious entrepreneur. SAN FRANCISCO, CA Due to popular demand, Traction Conference expanded to SF within a few months. While Traction Vancouver focused more on customer acquisition and retention, Traction SF focused more on conversion optimization, monetization, sales, partnerships, and scaling growth. *Ask us about unique opportunity to sponsor all three conferences

13 HERE ARE THE PHOTOS TO PROVE IT

14 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TITLE PLATINUM GOLD SILVER Sponsorship Level $50,000 $30,000 $12,000 $6,000 Online Exposure XL Logo L Logo M Logo S Logo Comp tickets Discounted tickets (20% off) Event signage XL Logo L Logo M Logo S Logo Logo on t-shirt XL Logo L Logo M Logo - Pop up banner Priority Entry Entry Entry Entry After party signage XL Logo L Logo M Logo S Logo CxO Summit Recognition in recap video Yes Yes Yes Yes Logo on lanyards, nametags, slideshow Yes Just name tags - - Panel introduction Yes Exhibition Space Yes Yes Yes -

15 ABOUT US LAUNCH ACADEMY Launch Academy is a non-profit organization that aims to bring the best startup education for early-stage entrepreneurs. Over the last 5 years, Launch Academy has helped 500+ companies raise $100+ million dollars while creating jobs for the local economy. BOAST CAPITAL Boast Capital is a team of engineers and finance professionals with over 20 years experience in helping companies in Canada and the U.S. claim and maximize R&D tax credits. We are one of the largest R&D advisory firms in Western Canada with extensive knowledge about recovering cost through the Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) and Interactive Digital Media Tax Credits (IDMTC) programs. Ray Walia CEO, Launch Academy Lloyed Lobo Partner, Boast Capital