Be the first to see the newly renovated first-floor of Bounce and get a hands-on look at everything happening at Akron’s innovation hub!

Agenda:

4:30 p.m. Welcome remarks in The Signal Tree Event Space.

5-8 p.m. Explore the entire building with a variety of different activities:

Tours: Take a quick tour of the newly renovated space.
eSports Lab: Join The University of Akron eSports team for free play! Learn about eSports, meet the team, and get a chance to play some of the more popular games on our new state-of-the-art computers.
The Creative Co-op at Bounce: Check out Bounce’s new makerspace and creative workshop with hands-on demos with our 3D printers and other equipment.

Building Open House: Travel upstairs to floors 2-9 to learn more about our startups in residence and what they’re working on here at Bounce.
Scavenger Hunt: Local art is everywhere on our first floor! See if you can unravel our clues and take a deeper look at the art we incorporated into the space. Participants also win an extra prize for playing!

Demo Day: From 6-7 p.m., see what we “really” do here at Bounce with Demo Day, where five software companies in our accelerator programs pitch to a live audience for investment.