You do not need a sponsor to make a deposit or a lend.

But you do need to sign up and deposit BTC to make a lend

The reason to have a sponsor, is really to have somebody there that could help you get started and guide you.

If you haven't signed up yet here is my link:
https://bitconnect.co/?ref=Ian4221

If you have signed up, and want to put me as your sponsor, you can do that under the profile setting and put in Ian4221 where it says sponsor.