Play Labs Summer Accelerator Events
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July 19, 2018
Announcement, Event
Author: Rizwan Virk
Play Labs, a Summer Accelerator at MIT, ...
SUMMER, 2018 CLASS ON THE MIT CAMPUS TO SHOWCASE 10 STARTUPS ACROSS A MIX OF ESPORTS, BLOCKCHAIN, VR/AR AND ED-TECH
The Demo Day will be on August 14, 2018 at 6:00 pm EDT at MIT in classroom E51-115.
July 8, 2018
Author: Rizwan Virk
Welcoming Colopl Next as an investor and ...
June 27, 2018
Announcement, Event
Author: Rizwan Virk
Play With Us at our MIT Open House - July 3rd
On Tuesday, July 3rd, we’re inviting the public to test the latest products and games created by the companies we’re hosting at Play Labs!
Where: 32 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA, Rooms 32-124 & 32-144
When: July 3rd, 5pm - 8pm
May 16, 2018
Author: Rizwan Virk
Welcoming Theta Labs As Blockchain Partner
We're excited to welcome Theta Labs, Inc., as a partner and sponsor for our summer 2018 batch! This is the first year we will be including blockchain startups, and Theta will be a part of that. Theta's founder/CEO, Mitch Liu, an MIT alum, will be a mentor for our teams as well, and Theta's participation will encourage adoption of blockchain in the MIT startup eco-system.
You can see the full press release announcement below, or on PR Newswire here
February 21, 2018
Author: Rizwan Virk
Call For Startups - Play Labs - Summer, 2018 ...
Demo Day
We have 13 playful tech startups that we have been mentoring on the MIT campus, with a variety of VR/AR/esports/gaming/enterprise applications. They will be presenting on stage and there will be an opportunity to try out their demos after the presentations.
Demo Day Information
Date: August 15, 2017
Time: 6-9pm
RSVP for in-person demo day: (MIT, classroom 10-250)
RSVP for online demo day: (if you can't make it in person)
The first batch consists of playful startups spans a wide breadth of categories, including:
- VR pets & games (3 startups)
- VR business applications (2 startups)
- AR/MR Applications/Tools (2 startups)
- VR/VRWeb/360 development tech (3 startups)
- eSports (2 startups)
- Machine Vision and Deep Learning (2 startups)
- Online Games (2 startups)