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Embry-Riddle educates over 30,000 aspiring aerospace and aviation professionals at its residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, and across more than 110 Worldwide Campus locations and online degree programs. In 2024, “U.S. News & World Report” named Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus the nation’s No. 1 Most Innovative School in the South. In all, our campuses were awarded 12 top-10 rankings by “U.S. News and World Report” in 2024-2025. embryriddle.edu
THE OPPORTUNITY Exclusive Campus Presence: Showcase the United brand on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s fleet of Starship food delivery robots (currently 11 robots, but we anticipate growth in this number) on our Daytona Beach campus for one academic year — late August through early May. High-Visibility Impact: The robots are a constantly moving, high-visibility exposure opportunity on a campus full of students, faculty/staff, prospective students, parents and families, industry/ community visitors and others — this demographic comprises frequent travelers and prospective United employees. Strong Florida Connection: United has a significant presence in Florida — operating over 1,000 flights daily, including operations at nearby Orlando airport. As the sole sponsor, this could be a brand differentiator — keeping your name in front of a captive audience. THE PROPOSAL $100,000 One-Year Sponsorship: Your investment will directly support the Starship program, including reducing delivery fees for students, expanding the robot fleet, covering partner costs (Sodexo, Starship and Grubhub), funding brand wraps and maintenance and providing student scholarships. Custom Branding Opportunity: The illustrations show just one example of what the robots could look like — we will partner with United to develop a custom design that reflects your brand identity and aligns with current marketing and recruitment initiatives.
15,000+ Estimated number of deliveries per academic year 9,000 Robots are seen by almost 9,000 students daily 2,000 The Daytona Beach campus is home to nearly 2,000 faculty and staff 100,000 The university will host over 100,000 unique visitors this academic year 100 Nearly 100 years as the world’s most respected university focused on aviation and aerospace # 1 Largest collegiate aviation program in the world
STARSHIP
Starship Technologies is a global leader in autonomous delivery, using electric-powered sidewalk robots to transform last-mile logistics. Founded in 2014 by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, the company is based in San Francisco, with engineering teams in Tallinn, Estonia, and Helsinki, Finland. Starship’s robots deliver food, groceries, and packages quickly and safely, operating in over 150 locations across six countries. Since launching, they have completed more than 8 million deliveries. Starship is dedicated to safe, efficient and sustainable delivery solutions that improve urban mobility and reduce environmental impact. starship.xyz
Visitor Exposure: The exposure doesn’t just stop there, based on just those that we can readily measure, the university will host approximately 100,000 visitors to campus this year; many of these visitors are from out of town, have a connection to aviation and aerospace, and are frequent travelers. Integrated Brand Messaging: The university will push additional brand awareness through its internal channels such as email , the website and table tents. As part of the sponsorship, delivery fees will be reduced from $3.50 to $2.50, and our messaging will strengthen the partnership — for example, “Supported by United Airlines.” Media Leadership & First-Mover Advantage: Embry-Riddle was the first university in Florida to offer this service — attracting significant media exposure at the local, regional and national levels (see attached for a representative sample of this exposure — nearly all of these contain images of the delivery robots). We also plan to actively promote this partnership.
THE BENEFITS
From social buzz to campus selfies, we’ve monitored engagement with the robots everywhere your audience connects.
High Delivery Volume: Almost 10,000 deliveries last year; with the growth in our student population, expanded delivery offerings and a subsidized fee structure, that number could easily reach more than 15,000 this academic year. Daily Student Reach: United’s brand will be visible to our students every day. The Daytona Beach Campus enrolls nearly 9,000 students in disciplines of critical importance to United — professional pilot training, aerospace and mechanical engineering, aviation business, and more — placing the United brand directly in front of this highly relevant audience.
Campus Photo Magnet: Along with the iconic Wright Flyer, the robots are one of the most photographed items on campus — prospective students, their families and other visitors are attracted to them, leading to significant exposure on social media. Global Visibility: Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus boasts a truly national and global student body, with representation from all 50 states and 107 countries. Campus Employee Presence: The Daytona Beach campus is also home to almost 2,000 employees.
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Randy Howard Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Ingrid Morales Senior Executive Director, Corporate Philanthropy & Foundation Relations corporate.engagement@erau.edu 386.226.7303
08.22.25
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