# Play Labs Summer Accelerator Events

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## July 19, 2018

**Announcement, Event**  
**Author:** Rizwan Virk  
[Play Labs, a Summer Accelerator at MIT, ...](/content/blog/2018/6/28/play-labs-a-summer-accelerator-at-mit-announces-2018-class-of-playful-startups-and-demo-day/index.html)

**_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 ...](/content/blog/2018/7/8/welcoming-colopl-next-as-an-investor-and-sponsor-for-play-labs/index.html)

## June 27, 2018

**Announcement, Event**  
**Author:** Rizwan Virk  
[Play With Us at our MIT Open House - July 3rd](/content/blog/2018/6/27/play-with-us-at-our-mit-open-house-july-3rd/index.html)  
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](/content/site-root.html)!

**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](/content/blog/2018/5/16/theta-labs-announces-strategic-blockchain-partnership-with-play-labs/index.html)  
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](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/theta-labs-announces-strategic-blockchain-partnership-with-play-labs-300649157.html)

## February 21, 2018

**Author:** Rizwan Virk  
[Call For Startups - Play Labs - Summer, 2018 ...](/content/blog/2018/2/21/call-for-startups-play-labs-summer-2018-batch/index.html)

**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)](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/play-labs-mit-demo-day-batch-1-tickets-36505111772)  
[RSVP for online demo day:  (if you can't make it in person)](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/play-labs-mit-online-demo-day-tickets-36618641342)

The [first batch consists of playful startups](/content/companies/index.html) 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)