Meet the 11 finalists in the University of Chicago’s 21st New Venture Challenge

In the 21 years since its first iteration, the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge has been a launching point for some of Chicago’s biggest tech pillars including Grubhub, Base and Braintree. Graduates from the program have landed more than $4 billion in mergers and exits, and landed more than $575 million in funding, according to the university. Read more.