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Drive to host annual StartUpGVL Night on August 31st

August 15, 2023

Greenville Drive vs. Brooklyn Cyclones | 7:05 p.m. | Get Tickets Here Join us at Fluor Field on Thursday, August 31st for our third annual #StartupGVL Night at the ballpark – a night to spotlight, celebrate, and showcase the incredible Innovation & Entrepreneurship activity taking place in our community and

Greenville Drive vs. Brooklyn Cyclones | 7:05 p.m. | Get Tickets Here

Join us at Fluor Field on Thursday, August 31st for our third annual #StartupGVL Night at the ballpark – a night to spotlight, celebrate, and showcase the incredible Innovation & Entrepreneurship activity taking place in our community and beyond.

Building on the past two years of success & momentum, this year’s #StartupGVL Night event will be our best and most impactful event to date with several unique, exciting, and impactful event features for fans of all ages, including:

Beginning at 4pm, the “Village Launch Market” will set up on District 356 featuring a variety of minority & women-owned start-up business exhibits, PLUS live music, food trucks, inflatables, games, and more!

At 5:30pm, also on District 356, NEXT will unveil a special video feature showcasing the “top 10 most exciting Start Up’s in our region.” A chance for the crowd to learn more about the best & brightest Start Up organizations in the area.

Ballpark gates open at 6pm and the Fluor Field concourse will come alive with 10+ highly impactful & engaging exhibits from Innovation and Technology-related organizations including: NEXT, Furman Hill Institute, Milliken, SBDC, SCRA, Platform @ Greer, Flywheel, SCORE, Village Launch, City of Greenville, Upstate Warrior Solution, and more

The Drive game itself will begin at 7pm and all night long will showcase the amazing Start Up activity taking place in our community and beyond

A major aspect of Start Up GVL Night every season is to ensure we’re exciting and growing our community’s next generation entrepreneurs. As a result, all K-12 students can attend #StartupGVL Night via fully complimentary tickets. Follow the instructions below to claim your free ticket and also purchase additional tickets if you so choose:

Visit www.GreenvilleDrive.com/groupportal and use the password “innovation” to enter the portal

Choose as many tickets as you’d like to claim/purchase. During check-out, enter the promo code “innovation” in the promo code box to claim your complimentary ticket. Make sure to click apply!

We can’t wait to see you at Fluor Field on August 31st!