
#StartupGVL: Driving Innovation in the Upstate
Published on August 15, 2025 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Greenville Drive News Release
The final industry celebration/workforce development event of the 2025 Greenville Drive season is set for Thursday August 28th - #StartupGVL Night at the ballpark. This will be our 5th annual Start Up GVL Drive gameday event where we celebrate innovation & entrepreneurship all throughout the region, and help inspire our community's next generation entrepreneurs.
This year's #StartupGVL Night event will be filled with interactive and engaging experiences spotlighting innovation & entrepreneurship throughout the community. Specifically, we invite you to walk the Fluor Field concourse to experience...
Showcase exhibits from Ducklinks, Tabbi, WAVS, and Humimic
A special edition of Village Launch's Entrepreneurship Market - highlighting women & minority owned businesses throughout our community
A walk-through experience of our community's Entrepreneurial Support Organizations - an overview of all the resources available in our community that enable entrepreneurs to succeed
Innovation-centric exhibits from long-term Drive partners Milliken as well as the Hill Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Exhibits from Greenville County Schools and Christ Church - showcasing various innovation and entrepreneurship-specific resources and programs across our community's schools
In addition, the Drive game itself will be filled with content spotlighting innovation, entrepreneurship, and Start Up activity all throughout our region. To help inspire our community's next generation entrepreneurs, we're excited to invite all K-12 students to 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 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!
Ballpark gates open at 5:45pm with first pitch of the Drive game scheduled for 6:45pm.
See you at Fluor Field on August 28th!
South Atlantic League Stories from August 15, 2025
- Drive Fall, 8-6, to Grasshoppers, Slip into Three-Way Tie for First in SAL Second Half - Greenville Drive
- Drive Rally Falls Short as Hoppers Even the Series - Greenville Drive
- Runs and Hits Galore in Friday Night Bash - Asheville Tourists
- Renegades Take Down IronBirds, 5-2 - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Late Effort Not Enough for Hot Rods in 2-1 Loss - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Vargas Launches Walk-off HR as 'Clones Split Twinbill with Hub City - Brooklyn Cyclones
- 'Burgers Best Cyclones in See-Saw Affair, 6-4 - Brooklyn Cyclones
- Logan's Long Ball Lifts Winston-Salem - Winston-Salem Dash
- Grasshoppers Outlast the Drive in 8-6 Victory Friday Evening - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Late Effort Not Enough for Hot Rods in 2-1 Loss - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Ninth-Inning Rally Brings 'Burgers Back to Even in Series - Hub City Spartanburgers
- Hot Rods Game Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- #StartupGVL: Driving Innovation in the Upstate - Greenville Drive
- Renegades Game Notes - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Quartet of Lefties Stifle Hot Rods for 14 Innings Thursday - Rome Emperors
- Monmouth QB Derek Robertson to Sign Autographs at August 22nd BlueClaws Game - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Grasshoppers Blank Drive 8-0, Greenville Still Leads Series 2-1 - Greenville Drive
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Other Recent Greenville Drive Stories
- Drive Drop 6-4 Decision to Grasshoppers, Remain in Three-Way Tie for First
- Drive Drop 3rd Straight to Hoppers, Look to Split in Finale Sunday
- Drive Fall, 8-6, to Grasshoppers, Slip into Three-Way Tie for First in SAL Second Half
- Drive Rally Falls Short as Hoppers Even the Series
- #StartupGVL: Driving Innovation in the Upstate

