Salon A-14 is the open innovation room of the corporate campus: 380 square metres in a workshop layout with capacity for 80 to 120 people, relocatable modular furniture, 12 round tables for 8 people each, rapid prototyping stations (3D printers, laser cutters, electronics kits), LED screens for the startup pitches, innovation VP lectern, private room for CEO one-on-one meetings with the finalist startups, direct exit to the side garden for the outdoor dynamics. This is where the corporate hackathons run, where the startup co-creation days land, where the pitch days of the open innovation programmes happen, where the design thinking sessions with the product teams gather, and where the technology discovery workshops with the R&D centres run.
Production of 80 to 120 pieces for the lab participants (corporate employees, invited startups, academic researchers, independent hackers). Technical backpack with the innovation programme isotype, practical contents (USB drive with the lab brief and tracking boards, grid-paper notebook for design thinking, marker kit, programme t-shirt, paperweight with the isotype). Delivery at lab start with kit signature and per-team registration.
Production of 4 to 12 pieces for the winning startups of the final pitch. Rigid box with the innovation programme isotype, curated contents (winner t-shirt engraved with the startup name, paperweight with the isotype, card with the partner portal QR code, mentorship with the corporate innovation team, office space in the corporate innovation hub for 3 months). Delivery on stage with sync to the winning pitch.
Uniforms for the corporate staff, the innovation team and the Salon A-14 logistics personnel. Innovation programme polo, vest, credential, smartwatch with the synced team list. Professional pressing, delivered to back-of-house 90 minutes before doors open.
Production of 8 to 24 pieces for the external mentors and the pitch day judges. Innovation programme t-shirt, Moleskine notebook with the isotype, paperweight, personalised card from the innovation VP, engraved plate with the programme year. Delivery at lab start with the mentor's signature.
Salon A-14 runs on two freight accesses: the lateral dock of the campus (open 6:00 to 22:00, trailers up to 12 tons) and the underground parking ramp (open 8:00 to 20:00, 3.5-ton limit per vehicle). The lateral dock is the only one that accepts a full freight trailer with the startup prototypes and the rapid prototyping equipment; the parking ramp accepts the 3.5-ton box truck and two cargo vans simultaneously. The room setup window is 18 to 24 hours before the lab and the teardown window is 6 to 10 hours after close. The campus operations staff audits each merch box with a metal detector and a visual inspection; prototype material requires an entry guide signed by the entrepreneur and the room operations lead.
For hackathons with international startup presence (typically from the US, Europe, Asia, Latin America), we handle invoicing in USD at the Banco de Mexico FIX rate from the day before the lab, with USMCA compliance and deduction support as Innovation or Corporate Entrepreneurship expense in the corporate fiscal close. For hackathons with IMMEX or US operations, we handle complementary invoicing to the SAT with the 16% IVA breakdown and USMCA compliance support when the merch crosses the border as part of the international entrepreneur recognition.
Salon A-14 enforces operating rules the merch must respect: no unauthorised recording devices (pitches are usually confidential and entrepreneurs usually require a signed confidentiality agreement), no merch with noise or distraction elements, no food inside the room (only closed-container coffee and water), no POP material with competitor logos of the innovation programme. For hackathons that require limited-edition merch (numbered anniversary programme backpack, USB with the prototype final version), we coordinate with the campus operations team to ensure the piece clears the security protocol, the innovation protocol and the confidentiality protocol when applicable.
For SAT invoicing we issue CFDI 4.0 with the 16% IVA breakdown and deduction support as Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship or Venture Capital expense depending on how the merch is used. For corporates with IMMEX or US exposure, we handle complementary invoicing in USD or EUR with USMCA compliance support when the merch crosses the border as part of the international entrepreneur recognition. Merch is delivered with carta porte 3.0 when interstate or international transit applies, with the foreign trade complement when applicable, and with the payment complement when the corporate pays in instalments.
Participant kit — from USD 115 per piece before VAT at a 100-piece run. Winner box — from USD 225 per piece at an 8-piece run. Staff merch — from USD 82 per person at a 24-piece run. Mentor merch — from USD 105 per person at a 16-piece run. Pricing does not include the Salon A-14 rental, which is quoted directly with the campus events team depending on the day, the hours, the workshop setup and additional services (catering, coffee break, prototyping stations, private room, audiovisual, side garden, room staff).
For hackathons on high-demand dates (annual corporate hackathons, open innovation programme pitch days, startup co-creation days) we block the calendar 60 days ahead with a firm written commitment. For hackathons on low-demand dates we block 25 days ahead. Express production under 18 days carries a +35% surcharge. The reservation runs on a twelve-point brief: lab date, duration, participant count, pieces per package, innovation programme manual, programme colour palette, room restrictions, confidentiality protocol compliance, freight logistics, unused prototype return and SAT invoicing.
Yes — we run a multi-day cadence with differentiated kits (day 1 welcome kit, day 2 working kit, day 3 final pitch kit, winner kit), with daily delivery coordinated with the innovation VP and the lead entrepreneurs of each team.
Yes — we handle the USB coding with the lab brief and tracking boards (Trello, Notion, GitHub, Figma) in editable formats for the teams, with innovation VP approval before production. The coding is documented with the corporate's written approval and delivered at lab start.
Yes — we issue CFDI 4.0 to the SAT with the 16% IVA breakdown and deduction support as Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship or Venture Capital expense depending on how the merch is used. For corporates with IMMEX operations we handle complementary invoicing in USD with the foreign trade complement and USMCA compliance when the merch crosses the border.
No. Corp-Merch.MX is an independent atelier of curation, production and logistics for merch at open innovation labs, corporate hackathons and startup co-creation events in Salon A-14 and other Mexico City venues. Salon A-14 is referenced for descriptive purposes only.
Tell us the lab date, the duration, the participant count, the pieces per package, the innovation programme manual, the programme colour palette, the room restrictions, the confidentiality protocol compliance, the freight logistics, the unused prototype return and the SAT invoicing requirements. We respond with a per-package itemised quote, a curation proposal and a digital mockup within 24 to 48 business hours.
Corp-Merch.MX is an independent atelier of curation, production and logistics for merch at open innovation labs, corporate hackathons and startup co-creation events in Salon A-14 and other Mexico City venues. We are not a partner, sponsor or official supplier of Salon A-14, the campus complex or any of the corporates mentioned on this page. Figures, venues and suppliers mentioned are sector references and appear here for descriptive purposes only.