AMBASSADOR PROGRAM 

The OC Startup Council connects everyone in Orange County’s startup ecosystem. Our community service helps local startup founders, investors, service providers, and community groups find each other and build relationships, partnerships, and deal flow.

If you align with our Mission, please learn about joining us as an Ambassador to help increase OCSC’s membership and accelerate the local startup ecosystem.

 

WHO ARE OCSC AMBASSADORS?

To support local innovation and our services in the community, the OCSC works with selected local individuals and groups who are active leaders in the Southern California startup ecosystem.

OCSC Ambassadors are well-connected, knowledgeable, active in the community, and share the OCSC's commitment to supporting local innovation and entrepreneurship.

 

What Do OCSC Ambassadors Do?

The OC Startup Council has been actively supporting everyone in the local innovation ecosystem since 2018.

But most of OC is still unaware of the OC Startup Council!

Our Ambassadors help promote the OCSC and its services to recruit new Members and Sponsors so we can keep helping accelerate local founders and the Orange County startup ecosystem.

We’d love YOUR help to reach more startup founders, service providers, investors, and community groups so we can help connect them and grow the community.

The OC Startup Council’s publishing, events, services, and community information hub are the lowest cost way for startup companies and local service providers to build their brands in Orange County’s innovation ecosystem.

Your personal network of potential Members and Sponsors can likely benefit from joining the OCSC for cost-effective marketing services that can help grow their businesses.

Your friends and contacts will love to learn about us!

 

BENEFITS TO AMBASSADORS

Ambassadors primarily work as volunteers to give back to the #GrowthOC ecosystem. They also receive many perks and benefits from their leadership role working with us including:

  • Demonstrating community leadership

  • Connecting your founder friends with resources

  • Gaining brand recognition and publicity for your services via content marketing

  • Uncovering startup investment opportunities

  • Valuable SEO backlinks to your website

  • Membership Discounts for your friends & contacts

  • Your Headshot or Logo on the Ambassadors page

  • Free Event Passes & Discounts

  • Free $99 Basic Membership listing for your company after 2 referrals

  • Upgraded to $399 Supporting listing after 5 referrals

  • Cash Revenue Share Potential

Simply telling your friends about the OCSC can help us accelerate the whole community!

Introduce your friends and contacts to the OC Startup Council - it’s a win-win-win!

 
OCSC Ambassador Flyer

“Why become an OCSC Ambassador?

To help us attract new Members and Sponsors, build your personal network, grow your business, introduce your contacts to valuable resources, and help the OCSC become a self-sustaining, long term resource for the Orange County startup community.”

- Scott Fox, CEO, OC Startup Council

 

WHAT CAN YOU OFFER AS AN AMBASSADOR TO RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS & SPONSORS?

The OC Startup Council is the ONLY organization promoting ALL the startups, service providers, investors, community resources, and events in Orange County.

You can play a key role in educating local founders and service providers and introducing them to the OCSC’s market-leading combination of local publishing, event promotions, and content marketing.

As Members and Sponsors your friends and contacts can benefit with access to our popular, low cost publicity services including:

  • OC Startup Ecosystem Newsletters

  • OC Startups Blog

  • OC Startups Directory

  • OC Startups Resources & Partners Directory

  • OC Startup Ecosystem Google Map

  • OC Startup Service Providers Chart

  • OC Startups Jobs Listings

  • OC Community Startups Events Calendar

 

Sponsorship Offers for YOU TO PROMOTE

Sponsorships start at $899, up to $10k+ annually.

Higher levels offer Sponsors increasingly prominent branding, publicity, events, and content marketing opportunities, as well as additional collaboration, speaking opportunities, and introductions. Referral fee commissions available to fully disclosed and approved referrals.

Membership Offers YOU CAN PROMOTE

Startup Memberships start at only $25/year. Service Provider Memberships start at $99/year.

Basic, Supporting, and Premium levels of Membership each offer more prominent and repeated promotional opportunities to Members who submit their logos, press releases, events, and articles for publication by the OCSC.

 

By helping your friends become Members and Sponsors, OCSC business development services can help them broadcast their progress to our exclusive and highly targeted audience of startup industry professionals. Together we can help build their brands and recruit new customers, investors, and team members to accelerate the entire SoCal innovation ecosystem.

Simply telling your friends about the OCSC can help us accelerate the whole community!

If you are a leader in the SoCal startup ecosystem, contact us here about working together.