diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 0f1f3ce8..fe98e172 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Features
 * Continue to expand TIPS.
 * Make `--progress` and `--checkpoint` strictly by statement.
 * Allow more characters in passwords read from a file.
+* Show sponsors and contributors separately in startup messages.
 
 
 Bug Fixes
diff --git a/mycli/main_modes/repl.py b/mycli/main_modes/repl.py
index 17edcd19..9d20f1d4 100644
--- a/mycli/main_modes/repl.py
+++ b/mycli/main_modes/repl.py
@@ -135,8 +135,10 @@ def _show_startup_banner(
     print(sqlexecute.server_info)
     print('mycli', mycli_package.__version__)
     print(SUPPORT_INFO)
-    if random.random() <= 0.5:
-        print('Thanks to the contributor —', _thanks_picker())
+    if random.random() <= 0.25:
+        print('Thanks to the sponsor —', _sponsors_picker())
+    elif random.random() <= 0.5:
+        print('Thanks to the contributor —', _contributors_picker())
     else:
         print('Tip —', _tips_picker())
 
@@ -700,7 +702,7 @@ def _one_iteration(
     mycli.query_history.append(query)
 
 
-def _thanks_picker() -> str:
+def _contributors_picker() -> str:
     lines: str = ""
 
     try:
@@ -709,6 +711,16 @@ def _thanks_picker() -> str:
     except FileNotFoundError:
         pass
 
+    contents = []
+    for line in lines.split("\n"):
+        if m := re.match(r"^ *\* (.*)", line):
+            contents.append(m.group(1))
+    return random.choice(contents) if contents else 'our contributors'
+
+
+def _sponsors_picker() -> str:
+    lines: str = ""
+
     try:
         with resources.files(mycli_package).joinpath("SPONSORS").open('r') as f:
             lines += f.read()
diff --git a/test/pytests/test_main_modes_repl.py b/test/pytests/test_main_modes_repl.py
index 919aa575..f67867cc 100644
--- a/test/pytests/test_main_modes_repl.py
+++ b/test/pytests/test_main_modes_repl.py
@@ -304,11 +304,13 @@ def test_repl_picker_helpers_cover_present_and_missing_resources(monkeypatch: py
     }
     monkeypatch.setattr(repl_mode.resources, 'files', lambda package: FakeResourceTree(files))
     monkeypatch.setattr(repl_mode.random, 'choice', lambda seq: seq[0])
-    assert repl_mode._thanks_picker() == 'Alice'
+    assert repl_mode._contributors_picker() == 'Alice'
+    assert repl_mode._sponsors_picker() == 'Carol'
     assert repl_mode._tips_picker() == 'Tip 1'
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(repl_mode.resources, 'files', lambda package: FakeResourceTree({}))
-    assert repl_mode._thanks_picker() == 'our sponsors'
+    assert repl_mode._contributors_picker() == 'our contributors'
+    assert repl_mode._sponsors_picker() == 'our sponsors'
     assert repl_mode._tips_picker() == r'\? or "help" for help!'
 
 
@@ -317,7 +319,8 @@ def test_repl_show_startup_banner_and_prompt_helpers(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyP
     printed: list[str] = []
     monkeypatch.setattr(builtins, 'print', lambda *args, **kwargs: printed.append(' '.join(str(x) for x in args)))
     monkeypatch.setattr(repl_mode.random, 'random', lambda: 0.4)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(repl_mode, '_thanks_picker', lambda: 'Alice')
+    monkeypatch.setattr(repl_mode, '_contributors_picker', lambda: 'Alice')
+    monkeypatch.setattr(repl_mode, '_sponsors_picker', lambda: 'Carol')
     monkeypatch.setattr(repl_mode, '_tips_picker', lambda: 'Tip')
 
     cli.less_chatty = False