2025 Sponsorship packages
Below are details regarding sponsorship for the Car Hacking Village at DEFCON 33 in Las Vegas, NV.
Please contact us directly or fill out the sponsorship form regarding Sponsorship inquiries.
Call for Sponsors ends on June 13th, 2025
Why Sponsor Us?
The Car Hacking Village has been a prominent village within the DEFCON community. With over a decade of being a village a sponsor receives high visibility and recognition within the security community. Additionally, sponsorship demonstrates thought leadership, brings networking opportunities and provides access to untapped talent.
By sponsoring the Car Hacking Village, your company has the opportunity to show brand recognition within the automotive security space with an exposure of over 30,000+ conference attendees.
Detailed benefits per sponsorship tier
Gold Tier (starting at $8,000) - Limited to 5 Sponsors:
Premium logo placement on event marketing materials including CHV staff and sponsorship t-shirts.
Premium logo placement on the carhackingvillage.com website.
Verbal recognition during opening/closing remarks at the event.
Social media shout-outs (before, during and after the event).
Example: Appendix A4.
Opportunity to reserve DEFCON tickets and purchase prior to the event (In-person only).
Five [5] CHV Sponsorship t-shirts.
Example: Appendix A3.
Five [5] Complimentary Car Hacking Village Badges ($500 value).
Two [2] DEFCON 33 tickets for company representatives ($1,000 value).
Opportunity to include one [1] branded promotional item like a sticker or pin in the sale of a badge.
(Sponsor must provide promotional item).
Opportunity to manage a table to exhibit educational and/or technical content relevant to vehicle security.
This cannot be a sales booth.
The table should contain unbiased interactive and/or educational content relevant to vehicle cybersecurity
The table space must be approved in advance.
See Appendix A5 for specific details.
Limited to 3 sponsors, first come first serve
Logo placement on the Main CHV Badge.
Limited to 2 sponsors, first come first serve
Example: Appendix A1.
Exclusive logo placement on lanyard included in sale of the Main CHV Badge.
Limited to 2 sponsors, first come first serve.
Example: Appendix A2.
Silver Tier ($4,000) - Limited to 5 Sponsors:
Logo placement on event marketing materials including CHV staff and sponsorship t-shirts.
Logo placement on the carhackingvillage.com website.
Verbal recognition during opening/closing remarks at the event.
Social media shout-outs (before and after the event).
Example: Appendix A4.
Opportunity to reserve DEFCON tickets and purchase prior to the event (In-person only).
Three [3] CHV Sponsorship t-shirts.
Example: Appendix A3.
Three [3] Complimentary Car Hacking Village Badges ($300 value).
One [1] DEFCON 33 ticket for a company representative ($500 value).
Bronze Tier ($2,000) - Limited to 10 Sponsors:
Logo placement on event marketing materials including CHV staff and sponsorship t-shirts.
Logo placement on the carhackingvillage.com website.
Verbal recognition during opening/closing remarks at the event.
Social media shout-outs (before the event).
Example: Appendix A4.
Opportunity to reserve DEFCON tickets and purchase prior to the event (In-person only).
One [1] CHV Sponsorship t-shirt.
Example: Appendix A3.
One [1] Complimentary Car Hacking Village Badge ($100 value).
Creator Tier (Contact Us):
The Creator Tier is reserved for companies or individuals that contribute their time and expertise to develop content, challenges and/or hands-on exercises to make the Car Hacking Village event.
Examples include badge development, marketing efforts, artwork creation/design and CTF flag development.
Logo placement on event marketing materials including CHV staff and sponsorship t-shirts.
Logo placement on the carhackingvillage.com website.
Verbal recognition during opening remarks at the event.
Social media shout-outs (before the event).
Example: Appendix A4.
Opportunity to reserve DEFCON tickets and purchase prior to the event (In-person only).
One [1] CHV Sponsorship t-shirts.
Example: Appendix A3.
One [1] Complimentary Car Hacking Village Badges ($100 value).
Call for Sponsors ends on June 13th, 2025
APPENDIX
A1. Logo Placement on CHV Badge Example:
A2. Branded Lanyard for CHV Badge Example:
A3. Logo Placement on CHV Sponsorship t-shirts Example:
A4. Social media shout-out Example:
A5. Gold Sponsor Table Rules:
Permitted:
Hands-on workshop-style content
Educational explanatory materials
Business cards
Forbidden:
Branded tablecloths
Branded banners
Branded signage
Branded swag (excluding the item included inside the badge sales)
Sponsor product demos
Sponsor product/offering flyers/handouts/slideshows