Today is the day! 

This will come as no surprise if you regularly read Innovators Peak, but today marks the grand opening of The Commons on Champa (The Commons), a new public campus designed to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in Denver.

The Commons consists of 20,000 square feet of space, featuring a 200-person venue for events, conference rooms with cutting-edge technology, and many valuable resources for the small business and entrepreneurial community.

The opening of The Commons (@commonsonchampa) is being celebrated with a full day of grand opening activities, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony with public officials and key project partners, a panel discussion on entrepreneurial risk-taking, a town-hall-style conversation focused on accelerating Denver’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, and an afternoon ‘Startup Celebration’ showcasing Denver’s craft food and beverage entrepreneurs.

In case you missed how this amazing public campus for entrepreneurship took shape, here’s a look back. 

Demolition begins at “the Champa Commons” at 1245 Champa Street.

A “Public Park” For Entrepreneurs Is Coming to Downtown Denver

Visionaries Of Downtown Denver Partnership And Colorado Technology Association Dream Bigger

Istonish: Meet the Company Managing 1245 Champa

“The Commons on Champa is about turning our entrepreneurs’ ideas into successful startups and small businesses and setting them on a solid path to grow right here in Denver,” said Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock. “Denver’s ideas economy is booming. This public-private venture is now here to help our innovative community realize their dreams and boldly move to create jobs and opportunity in our city.”

Finally, a big thank you to the team that helped put it all together!