White House Demo Day (9 images)

President Barack Obama arrives on stage near entrepreneurs before delivering remarks at the first-ever White House Demo Day in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on August 4, 2015. The Demo Day celebrated the important role entrepreneurship plays in America’s economy and gave a platform for inventors and startups to pitch their ideas and share their stories with President Obama. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

President Barack Obama views White House Demo Day exhibits on the state floor of the White House on August 4, 2015. Pool photo by Dennis Brack/UPI

President Barack Obama is joined by entrepreneurs as he delivers remarks at the first-ever White House Demo Day in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on August 4, 2015. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

President Barack Obama looks at a tiny part that is a portion of the Partpic exhibit as he views White House Demo Day exhibits on the state floor of the White House on August 4, 2015. In background Jewel Burks. Partpic: Jewel Burks and Jason Crain, Atlanta, Georgia. Partpic, an Atlanta-based startup, combines image recognition and machine learning technologies to transform the industrial supply industry. Partpic allows customers to take a picture of the part they want to replace and automatically receive product name, specifications, and supplier information. Partpic recently closed a $1.5M seed round including investments from Steve Case's Rise of the Rest and Comcast Ventures. Jewel Burks leads the Partpic team as co-founder and CEO, and additionally serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Google. Partpic's leadership team also includes former Googler, Jason Crain as co-founder/COO. Pool photo by Dennis Brack/Pool