Sponsor
Reach builders
before funding.
Last updated April 2026
AI Credit Ladder is the index solo and pre-funding founders open when they want to reduce burn before traction. If your program gives credit, credits, or deep discount to early-stage AI builders, one of the placements below is for you.
What we will and won't do
- Every placement is labeled Sponsored. Always. Non-negotiable.
- We don’t bury, reorder, or hide official listings. A sponsored row sits beside the index, not on top of it.
- We review every offer for founder relevance before it runs. If it’s not actually useful to a solo or pre-funding builder, we pass.
- No pop-ups, no interstitials, no auto-play, no retargeting scripts layered on top of ours.
Inventory
Homepage sponsor row
1 active slot · weeklyWhere. Directly above the Now → Next → Later program rows on the homepage.
Look. Native row — your logo, one line, credit amount, CTA. Gold accent bar left of the card.
Offer detail rail
ROS · programmatic or directWhere. Below the tips grid on every /offers/[slug] page.
Look. Full-width horizontal slot. Programmatic (AdSense) by default, can be taken direct.
Sunday digest
1 per issue · weeklyWhere. Single line in the weekly email and its web preview.
Look. ‘Sunday sponsor · Vendor — one sentence ↗’. Nothing else.
What we need from you
- Program name, public URL, and the exact credit value on offer.
- Who qualifies — honest answer, not marketing copy.
- Your preferred CTA (≤ 3 words) and tracking URL.
- A monochromatic logo or the official domain — we render brand marks from our self-hosted SVG library (built on simple-icons).
Pricing
We keep it simple: weekly flat rate by slot, billed up front, no auction. The goal is a sustainable, tasteful index — not maximizing RPM on day one. Email for current rates.
Send a note to michael@couch.cx with your program, credit, and target founder profile. Short is good. We usually reply same week.
Not a sponsor? Keep reading the index.