"Tech newsletter" covers a Python digest for developers, a security briefing for CISOs and a morning brief for founders. Those are three different buyers. Most bad tech sponsorships we hear about start right there: the brand bought "tech" when it needed one of them.
This guide covers how to sponsor one step by step, then 10 tech newsletters published on Beehiiv. For each, we say where the numbers come from, because in our catalog that varies a lot.
How to sponsor a tech newsletter
- Write down your reader in one sentence. "Backend engineers at companies with 50+ developers" is useful. "Tech people" is not.
- Shortlist 5 to 10 newsletters in that exact niche. A 15,000-reader security newsletter that matches your buyer beats a 500,000-reader general one that doesn't.
- Read three recent issues. Is it still published? Do sponsors show up, and do they look like you?
- Get the price and what it includes. Top slot or mid-issue? One send or a week? A dedicated email? Prices in our catalog run from $10 classifieds to $2,800 single-issue slots in developer newsletters.
- Pitch in five lines. Who you are, what you sell, why their readers, budget, dates.
- Test before you commit. One placement in two or three newsletters, each with its own UTM link or coupon code. Keep what converts.
How we picked these 10
Every newsletter below is in BeeDirectory, publishes on Beehiiv, and fits a developer, security or founder audience. When we updated this list on October 29, 2026, we dropped five earlier picks: two weren't really tech (productivity and marketing tools), one hadn't sent an issue since July, and two had no audience figure we could source.
Numbers are labeled by source:
- sourced: read on the newsletter's own sponsor or advertising page, with the date we checked
- stated by the newsletter: shown on its website, not checked against a sponsor page
- last issue: the date of the most recent issue we found
1. tl;dr sec
A weekly security newsletter by Clint Gibler: tools, talks and research for security engineers.
120,000 subscribers, 40% open rate (sourced, tldrsec.com/c/sponsor, Oct 15, 2026) · last issue Oct 7
2. The Code
A daily five-minute read on coding with AI, aimed at developers and technical leads. Part of the Superhuman newsletter network, which sells its ads.
500,000+ readers (sourced, Superhuman advertising page, Oct 26, 2026)
3. Founders Daily Brief
A daily brief on tech, marketing and global news for founders, built to be read in five minutes.
100,000 subscribers, 49% open rate (sourced, from its website, Oct 15, 2026) · last issue Oct 13
4. Python Weekly
A long-running weekly digest of Python articles, projects and news. If you sell to Python developers, it's the obvious first call.
100,000 subscribers (stated by the newsletter) · last issue Oct 7
5. Vulnerable U
A weekly infosec newsletter with news, tools and commentary, read by CISOs, founders and practitioners.
32,000 subscribers, 44% open rate (sourced, vulnu.com/sponsors, Oct 15, 2026) · its homepage now says 38,000+ · last issue Oct 8
6. Research Audio
Audio research, technology and engineering. A narrow audience, which is the point if you sell audio tools or hardware.
45,000 subscribers, 28% open rate, $1,250 for a dedicated issue at its pilot rate (sourced, researchaudio.io/advertise, Oct 15, 2026) · last issue Oct 13
7. Resilient Cyber
Weekly analysis of cybersecurity news, emerging threats and practical takeaways, written for security professionals.
30,000+ readers (stated by the newsletter) · last issue Sep 12
8. Hello, World!
System design explained through case studies of how large tech companies solved real problems. Readers are software engineers, many preparing for senior roles.
25,000 subscribers (stated by the newsletter)
9. Return on Security
Security seen from the business side: risk, tooling budgets and how security teams prove their value. Closer to security leaders than to hands-on engineers.
16,000 subscribers (stated by the newsletter)
10. dot.LA
Tech and startup news from Los Angeles. Useful if your buyers are founders, investors or operators in that ecosystem.
16,000 subscribers (stated by the newsletter) · last issue Oct 8
What the numbers above won't tell you
Only 4 of these 10 have numbers we could read on a sponsor page, and only one publishes a price. That's normal: across all 725 newsletters in our directory (October 2026), 33 publish a price and one publishes a click rate. Treat everything above as a starting point, and ask each creator for current numbers before you book.
What tech placements cost
From the 15 listings in our directory where both price and audience are sourced, a typical placement costs $13 to $41 per 1,000 subscribers (median $20).
Developer newsletters sit at the top of that range or above it. When we checked in October, CSS Weekly charged $700 for its primary slot to 43,000 subscribers, CSS-Tricks $2,500 for 60,000, and iOS Dev Weekly €2,500 for 40,000. Narrow, technical, high-intent audiences cost more per reader, and usually convert better too.
For a first test, plan two or three single placements before anything bigger.
Finding more
BeeDirectory lists 178 newsletters in the AI and Tech niches, filterable by audience size, price and frequency. You contact creators directly, and we take no commission.
Browse tech newsletters on BeeDirectory →
FAQ
How much does it cost to sponsor a tech newsletter?
In our data, $13 to $41 per 1,000 subscribers for a typical placement, more for narrow developer audiences: from about $300 for a mid-issue link to $2,500+ for a primary slot in a well-known developer newsletter. Ask what the price includes.
How do I contact a tech newsletter for a sponsorship?
Look for an "Advertise" or "Sponsor" page on its website: most newsletters with sponsors have one. On BeeDirectory, sponsor pages and contact details are on each listing (contact details with All Access).
One big newsletter or several small ones?
For a first campaign, several small ones that match your reader. You learn which audience converts, and a bad pick costs less.
How do I measure results?
Give each newsletter its own UTM link or coupon code and compare signups or sales per placement, not clicks.