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Reluctant Renaissance Man

Even though Olaf Schneewind operates seamlessly in many overlapping scientific, academic and corporate circles, he denies being a Renaissance Man. “I’m just a complete workaholic, 365 days of the year…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization June 1, 2006

SmartSignal Turns Ten

In the early 1990s, the U.S. Department of Energy asked researchers to develop a better too…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization June 1, 2009

Discovery Matters

Alan Thomas, Director, UChicagoTech, Ellen Rudnick, Executive Director and Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Polsky Center, Keith Moffat, Deputy Provost for Research, Donald Levy, Vice Pr…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization June 1, 2009

Time to Give Back

Timing is everything, and Norm Winarsky figures it’s his time to act.“At this t…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization June 1, 2009

Midway Poised for Clinical Trials

By the end of the year, Midway Pharmaceuticals expects to have successfu…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization July 16, 2009

Translating Research into Products

UChicagoTech, the University of Chicago’s Office of Technology and…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization July 16, 2009

Improving Crops; Saving Energy

On August 20, Chromatin—a company that grew out of research at the University of Chicago—announced that it h…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization August 24, 2009

Given Ventures Back

Time. Treasure. Talent. That’s what alumni should give back to their schools, according to Doug Given, an Investment Partner at Bay City Capital and longtime advisor to UChicagoTech—the University of…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization August 24, 2009

Storing Renewable Energy

Generating electrical power from the sun and the wind share a common drawback: The su…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization September 21, 2009

Building a Better Molecule Trap

Arryx, a company based on technology invented at the University of Chicago that still has st…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization September 28, 2009

Solarmer Energy Inc. Expects Sun to Shine on Chicago Invention

Solarmer Energy Inc. is developing plastic solar cells for portable electron…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization October 1, 2009

Sanders Taps into His Alma Mater

A few years ago, University of Chicago alumnus Martin E. Sanders, MD ’79, att…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization October 1, 2009

Budding Scientist Embraces Investing

It’s no surprise that Intellectual Ventures, a leading global investor in inventions,…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization October 22, 2009

The Good, the "Bad," and the Good "Good" (Cholesterol)

In the vanguard of a new generation of promising drug therapies for t…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization December 22, 2009

Bio-life Sciences “Ecosystem” Faces New Challenges

Dr. Elliott Sigal (MD’81, PhD), President of R&D;, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Dr. Michael Prystowsky (MD’81, PhD), Chairman of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, participate in the in…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization January 20, 2010

Mixing Medicine and Finance

Charles Polsky’s transition from medicine to finance reflects an unconventional…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization January 27, 2010

Crystallizing the Problem

Cory Gerdts, PhD, is glad he was a part of Rustem Ismagilov’s lab in 2003, although some…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization February 19, 2010

Artistic Creativity Meets Technical Innovation

During a routine business meeting in September at UChicagoTech’s new of…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization March 11, 2010

Eye for Opportunity, Appetite for Collaboration

Few, if any, University of Chicago faculty members have as many patents, products…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization March 22, 2010

Industry Experts Give Biomarker Researchers a ‘Reality Check’

Eileen Dolan, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Chair of Committee on Clinical Pharma…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization April 27, 2010

Improving Precollege Education

Last October, top-ranking representatives from McGraw-Hill spent a day on campus me…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization May 6, 2010

Donofrio Speaks at Innovation Workshop

Technology, invention, creativity and discovery. These forces are not enough to launch a…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization May 18, 2010

2010 BIO: Celebrating Regional Innovation and Biotech’s Future

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn visits the Chicago Innovation Pipeline booth at the 2010 BIO Convention held at McCormick Place. The pipeline, developed by UChicagoTech, is a collection of technologies…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization May 20, 2010

Making Disc Drives Smaller, Faster, More Stable

University Provost Thomas Rosenbaum and Daniel Silevitch, Research Scientist, James Franck Institute, stand inside a shielded room, used to screen out radio interference from outside. To the left is…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization June 21, 2010

Glowing Success

Imagine you know nothing about basketball and have to figure out how the game…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization June 30, 2010

Getting a Grip

“Fundamental research is what keeps me up late at night,” says Heinrich Jaeger, Ph…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization August 16, 2010

Focusing on Concrete Health Improvements

Feature shot on story page: Professor Julian Solway, MD, conducts translational research that seeks to develop new treatments for asthma. Jasmin Nixon, summer student from Chicago State University (l…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization September 7, 2010

Aiming Artificial Intelligence and Computer Power at Disease

Approximately 70% of screening mammograms in the U.S. are subjected to a secon…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization October 5, 2010

Never a Good Time? Just Do It!

This is the worst climate to launch a startup or secure funding in the biological sci…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization November 24, 2010

Innovation Science Takes Hold

Innovation was once thought of as an exercise in creativity. Tinkerers looked for a better mousetrap. Inventors hop…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization December 10, 2010

Mentoring Program to Bridge Gap Between Ideas and Innovation

The inaugural event of the new Chicago Innovators Mentors program matched experienced entrepreneurs, executives, and domain experts with innovating faculty from multiple institutions. Left to right:…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization December 14, 2010

TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More

Ellen Rudnick, MBA ’73, Executive Director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at the Booth School of Business, works to further University innovation by fostering collaboration both inside and…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization January 12, 2011

Kent and Cohn Projects Funded in Pilot Innovation Fund Round

The University of Chicago’s Office of Technology and Intellectual Property’s (UChicagoTech) n…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization February 11, 2011

Water No Match for New Self-Healing Sticky Gel

Scientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky s…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization February 14, 2011

Davidson Embodies Entrepreneurial Spirit

Some Chicago-based researchers with a commercial success or two under their belt head for the East or West…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization February 16, 2011

Reflexion Holds a Mirror Up To Disease

Reflexion Pharmaceuticals is an eclectic startup. In developing a novel process…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization March 10, 2011

Coming Clean in Chicago

The energy was palpable: Solar, wind and battery. Ideas, vigor and power.…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization March 22, 2011

Fostering Ideas; Connecting People

After graduating from the Graduate School of Business (Chicago Booth) in 1969, John Van Dyke returned to…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization April 7, 2011

Monsters of the Midway

UChicago licensee NephRx is moving swiftly to bring to market therapeutics for patients with kidney transplants and mucositis. Nephrology professor Gary Toback, MD, PhD (left) developed the therapies…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization April 20, 2011

Building a Platform to Fight Disease

Chances are you’ve never heard of lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare lung diseas…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization May 6, 2011

One-stop Browsing for Chicago Area Innovation

Bigger is better — at least when it comes to disseminating information about innovative re…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization May 16, 2011

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May 20, 2011

Redesigning Semiconductors

“Sometimes you have to rethink the chemistry, rethink the materials, rethink the manufacturing…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization May 27, 2011

Universities Pool Resources, Spotlight Research

“The heart of a thriving company-formation effort begins with university research,” said Jam…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization June 15, 2011

Innovation Fund Targets Leukemia

“This award will permit us to build upon our preliminary data to facilitate the deve…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization August 15, 2011

Executive-in-Residence Nancy Harvey: Right Place, Right Time

Two out of two. That’s how many new business ventures Nancy Harvey has seen come to fruiti…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization August 26, 2011

Innovation Fund Advances Test for Cancer Therapy

The primary treatment for breast cancer is either tumor excision followed by radiation or maste…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization September 15, 2011

Giving Back to Chicago and the University

Knowing that the top areas in the country for biotechnology innovation and entrepreneu…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization September 28, 2011

Fostering a New Entrepreneurial Spirit

As an Executive-in-Residence at UChicagoTech, Joseph Feldman has had many “aha” moments h…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization October 7, 2011

Cultivating Partners

Whether it comes to medical devices, therapeutics or pharmaceuticals, Richard Ganz brings a…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization November 2, 2011

UChicago Docs Develop Content for New Web App for Physicians

Three UChicago physicians (left to right) Adam Cifu, MD, Scott Stern, MD, and Diane Altkorn, MD, developed the content for a new Web app diagnosis tool licensed by startup Agile Diagnosis. Photo by L…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization November 11, 2011

Quantitative Insights Gaining Ground

In November 2009, two new University of Chicago MBA students attended an Ideation Worksho…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization December 6, 2011

Building on University of Chicago Connections

Rifat Pamukcu, MD, has been greatly influenced by his work at the University of Chicago. W…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization December 19, 2011

Chicago Innovation Mentors Celebrates First Year

A superhighway runs into Chicago’s leading universities, carrying innovative scientists, tal…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization January 4, 2012

A New Approach to Migraine Therapy

University of Chicago researchers are opening a new front in treating migrai…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization January 20, 2012

Making Renewable Energy Feasible

UChicago licensee Electrochaea uses electricity generated by the sun or wind to convert water and carbon dioxide into methane, the chief ingredient of natural gas. From left: Matt Martin, Jeff Forner…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization February 10, 2012

Innovation Workshop: Tapping Research Funds

The Innovation Workshop at Chicago Booth featured experts on how to use the Small Business Innovation Research program creatively to launch start-ups at universities. From left: Matthew Christian, mo…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization February 24, 2012

Novel Breast Cancer Therapy Shows Promise

Moving a basic scientific finding from a lab to the clinical setting is the Holy Grai…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization March 22, 2012

Ice Slurry Research Pays Off for a Cleaner Environment

“Twenty years ago, Argonne and the DOE must have had a crystal ball to develop an environ…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization May 11, 2012

University Spinoff Puts Research Results into Practice

One year ago, as the University of Chicago’s first not-for-profit spinoff, UChicago Impa…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization August 1, 2012

New Chief Marketing Officer Takes Strategic View

While Divya Varshney attended the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, earn…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization August 21, 2012

New Gift from Michael Polsky Creates Expanded Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

$50 million commitment establishes premier entrepreneurship and innovation center at UChicago. Read more.

News, Polsky Center, Michael Polsky May 23, 2016

AbbVie, University of Chicago Collaborate to Advance Cancer Research

The University of Chicago and AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, have entered into a five-year collaboration agreement designed to improve the pace of discovery and advance medical research i…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, AbbVie, biopharmaceutical, medical July 10, 2016

8 Fall Internships That Can Help You Break into Chicago's Tech and Startup Worlds

College and university students will be heading back to school in the coming weeks, but it’s not too late to line up an amazing internship opportunity at one of Chicago’s many tech companies and start…

News, Chicago Tech, Internships August 17, 2016

Melissa Harris Joins U of C's Entrepreneurship Center

Melissa Harris, the former Chicago Tribune columnist who wrote about innovators and innovation, is now helping promote that work. Read more.

News, EIR September 13, 2016

Want to Found a Venture-Backed Startup? Go to These Illinois Schools

If you want to create a venture-backed company, recent data suggests attending University of Chicago, Northwestern University or University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign could boost your odds. Read mor…

News, Venture support, Startups September 13, 2016

Research from Steven N. Kaplan: The Most Important Personality Trait for CEOs

If you’ve ever waded into the business section of a Barnes & Noble or gotten “thinkfluenced” by any number of LinkedIn influencers, you may have become aware of the fact that management literature…

News, NVC, Venture Capital, Steve Kaplan September 13, 2016

ExplORer Surgical, Chicago-based Health Tech Startup, Raises $1 Million

Explorer Surgical, which aims to be an interactive playbook for surgeons and staff, has raised a $1 million to bring it a step closer to use in operating rooms. Read more.

News, Explorer Surgical, NVC September 13, 2016

NVC Alums Rise Interactive and InContext Solutions make the Inc.'s 5000 2016 List for Fastest Growing Companies

Inc. Magazine published their annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America, which is based off of a company’s percentage revenue growth from 2012 to 2015. The list includes Edward L…

News, Rise Interactive, NVC, InContext Solutions, New Venture Challenge September 16, 2016

New Money: InContext Solutions Raises $15M to Bring Virtual Reality to Retail

InContext Solutions has raised $15.2 million in equity funding, according to an SEC filing. Founded in 2009, InContext uses virtual reality to help retailers simulate real in-store shopping situations…

News, NVC, InContext Solutions September 21, 2016

Base Wants to Compete with the Big Boys in the CRM Artificial Intelligence Game

Base isn’t the biggest player in a crowded CRM market by any means, but it’s not shying away from a fight with industry giants like Salesforce, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. This week it introduced Apoll…

News, CRM, NVC, Artificial Intelligence October 4, 2016

The New Polsky Center Brings Innovation at UChicago Under One Brand

University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has an expanded mission—and a new look. Following a $35 million donation from Invenergy CEO Michael Polsky this summer (bringi…

News, Polsky Center, Michael Polsky October 4, 2016

BallotReady Goes National with New Election Guides on 20,000 Candidates

While some voters already know who they’ll support for president come November, the rest of the ballot is a mystery for many. Chicago startup BallotReady wants to help voters fill in the blanks. Read…

News, BallotReady, SNVC, Innovation Fund October 4, 2016

What 5 Chicago-Area Founders Learned From Working in Silicon Valley

Anyone who is familiar with Chicago’s startup scene knows that innovation and opportunity abound – even if Chicago doesn’t quite have Silicon Valley’s level of clout. What does it have? Tons of talent…

News, Startup, NVC, Tovala October 7, 2016

Grapevyne Wins the Inaugural Inno U Challenge

Thursday, Chicago Inno hosted its inaugural Inno U Challenge, a pitch competition and showcase for the city’s student entrepreneurs. Featuring fifteen startups from UChicago, Northwestern, DePaul, IIT…

News, Startup, business model, competition October 10, 2016

From Corporate Pay to Private Prisons -- Lessons From the Nobelists

This year’s Nobel Prize in economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday, will go to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom for “their contributions to contract theory.” Mr. Hart, born in…

News, Corporate Pay October 11, 2016

Help for a Business Idea Trying to Catch Fire

When Katlin Smith entered the New Venture Challenge business accelerator, she had developed an idea for making food that was “simple, healthy and delicious” but did not have a sense for what to do nex…

News, GrubHub, Matt Maloney, Katlin Smith, NVC, Steve Kaplan, Simple Mills October 12, 2016

The 2016 Top 100 Digital Companies in Chicago

Built In Chicago proudly presents the 2016 list of the Top 100 Digital Technology Companies in Chicago. The list ranks digital tech employers of every stripe, from data analytics startups to e-comm…

News, Digital Technology, NVC October 13, 2016

EMBA Graduate's App Helps TV Viewers Buy What They See on Screen

Please use the sharing tools found via the email icon at the top of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy a…

News, EMBA, GNVC October 16, 2016

Tovala Raises $1.6 Million for its Connected Oven, Goes on Sale March 1

In March, Tovala launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its connected oven and its Blue Apron-like service. Since then, approximately 1,000 ovens have been purchased. This expression of interest has…

News, NVC, Tovala October 18, 2016

Rate Your Chicago Police Encounter with Excuse Me Officer

A Chicago startup wants to let citizens rate and review interactions with police officers, a la Yelp. The Excuse Me Officer website, and its upcoming mobile app, could provide data about heroic office…

News, South Side Pitch, Polsky Exchange October 19, 2016

Three Chicago Companies Are Named Best Workplaces for Women in Tech

At the Grace Hopper Conference, the largest gathering of female technologists in the world, held last week in Houston, Texas, there was some good news and bad news about the state of women in technolo…

News, STEM, GrubHub, NVC, Women in Tech October 24, 2016

Panelists Talk Politics and Technology at Polsky

The University of Chicago’s (U. of C.) Institute of Politics (IOP) co hosted a talk earlier today, Oct. 27, on how technology has changed and will change the elections process. Read more.

News, SNVC, Innovation Fund, BallotReady October 27, 2016

Scientist Builds Drug Development Company Out of Research Lab

When Cathryn Nagler set out to develop drugs to treat childhood food allergies, she knew she was heading into unchartered territory. Although Nagler, the Bunning Food Allergy Professor, has been a res…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Innovation Fund, NVC, tech commercialization, Allergies, ClostraBio October 27, 2016

BallotReady Wants to Help Decode Your Intimidatingly Long Voting Ballot

In 2012, Alex Niemczewski was a recent University of Chicago graduate with a background in nonprofit community work—young, well-educated, civic-minded. As you might expect, she went to cast a ballot.…

News, SNVC, Innovation Fund, BallotReady October 31, 2016

Taking a Bite

When grocery store shelves and fast-food drive-throughs didn’t have what they were looking for, Booth students and graduates didn’t get frustrated. They got inspired. Read more.

News, Simple Mills, NVC, Katlin Smith November 2, 2016

The Evolution of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition

As 2016 draws to a close, the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) community is in a unique situation. “Search funds”, the predominant model historically and the focus of this report, has had…

News, ETA, Search Funds, Newsletter, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition November 7, 2016

UChicago-Founded Menswear Startup Has a Kickstarter Success on Day One

In less than 12 hours last week, a Chicago-based menswear fashion startup exceeded twice its funding goal of $15,000. The Kickstarter for Portefini’s first product, the Everyday Blazer, launched Nov.…

News, Accelerator, Portefini November 8, 2016

Polsky Center Entrepreneur-in-Residence Shares Advice in Entrepreneurship

Former leader of two successful start-ups, SurePayroll and The Tie Bar, shared five pieces of essential advice in entrepreneurship to a group of students on Thursday. Michael Alter, who is an entrepre…

News, EIR, Polsky Center, Michael Alter November 8, 2016

Why This Startup is Looking at AI to Make Your Golf Swing Better

Golfers are notoriously fond of gadgets, from technologically advanced clubs to niche tools for getting out of tight situations, all in the hope that tech will help improve their game. But Swingbyte i…

News, Startup, Swingbyte November 8, 2016

This Startup Wants to Lay the Groundwork for Future loT Startups

As the price of connected sensors continues to drop, companies are coming up with ever-more inventive ways to do things like embed them into kids’ clothes, use them to track pets and ensure hygiene co…

News, Community, Polsky Exchange, Anansi November 11, 2016

Breaking Down the Election With BallotReady

On this week’s podcast, Karis heads to the Polsky Exchange North in Hyde Park to catch up with Aviva Rosman and Alex Niemczewski, cofounders of BallotReady, a voter education platform that provides no…

News, SNVC, Innovation Fund, BallotReady November 14, 2016

Wintrust Business Lunch with Suzanne Muchin | Jon Najarian, Andrew Herrmann, John Flavin, and Amanda Moreno

It’s time for the Wintrust Business Lunch with Suzanne Muchin! On today’s show Suzanne welcomes: Jon Najarian (Najarian Family Offices), Andrew Herrmann (DNAinfo), John Flavin, and Amanda Moreno (Erik…

News, Radio November 15, 2016

An Engineer Designed These Sports Bras, Inspired by Chicago Architecture

Chicago’s unique architecture played muse to two Chicago entrepreneurs jumping into the fashion business. Powwful is a new line of colorful, full coverage sports bras designed by Chicago entrepreneurs…

News, Chicago Booth, Powwful, Students November 23, 2016

In the Chamber of Secrets: J.K. Rowling’s Net Worth

In 2012, Forbes dropped J. K. Rowling after eight years on its authoritative billionaires list, saying high British taxes and large charitable contributions had eroded her fortune. Forbes may want to…

News, Steve Kaplan, Chicago Booth November 24, 2016

African Start-up Helps and Inspires Young Female Entrepreneurs

In Zambia, one of their blogs is the undisputed arbiter of style. In South Africa, one of their apps is the gateway to private beaches and pop-up dining. In Kenya, they teach entrepreneurship to stay-…

News, Chicago Booth November 27, 2016

Tech Leaders Say Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Could Hurt Startups, Workers

If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his anti-immigration stance, it won’t save American jobs, say leaders of Chicago’s tech startup sector. Worse, the businesses that depend on high-skill te…

News, Chicago Tech November 28, 2016

How UIUC Is Seeding a Chicago Tech Network of Founders & Investors

Although it’s 135 miles away, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is responsible for developing the most entrepreneur alumni in the greater Chicago area. LinkedIn data showed as much earlie…

News, UIUC, Chicago Tech December 1, 2016

UChicago Endowment to Invest in Startups with Roots on Campus

The University of Chicago is designating $25 million from its endowment to invest alongside established venture funds in startups led by faculty, students, staff and alumni, expanding a commitment to…

News, UChicago, NVC December 2, 2016

U of C to Invest $25 Million in Startups

University of Chicago is increasing its efforts to spin out more startups with a commitment to invest $25 million from its endowment to fund new companies launched by faculty, staff, students or alumn…

News, UChicago, Innovation Fund, Robert Zimmer, Polsky Center, NVC December 2, 2016

Get Excited, Coffee Nerds -- the French Press Can Be Improved

Chicago inventor Alexander Albanese says he’s created a better version of French press coffeemakers—he calls it the American Press. Albanese came up with the idea as a graduate design student at North…

News, Portefini December 9, 2016

Innovation Fund Invests $500,000 in Health and Energy Companies

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $500,000 into two companies—Cephalgia Therapeutics and RWEDI water—that are working to combat migraines and increase water eff…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, UChicago, Innovation Fund, tech commercialization December 9, 2016

Nasal Spray for Migraines, Cooling Tower Water Treatment Receive $250 from UChicago Innovation Fund

A nasal spray that can reduce migraine pain in 30 minutes, and a water treatment from Argonne National Laboratory that could save 4 million gallons of water from going to waste (per customer), were se…

News, Cephalgia, Innovation Fund, RWEDI Water December 12, 2016

17 Chicago Startups to Watch in 2017

Now in its third year, it’s safe to say none of Chicago Inno’s previous Startups to Watch lists have included three founders who have all led companies to $1 billion+ exits. Read more.

News, Chicago Booth, VirtualKEY, TransparentCareer December 14, 2016

AbbVie, U of C Choose First Batch of Cancer Research Projects

Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie and University of Chicago have picked their initial set of projects to research cancer, a deadly disease given a renewed focus under the Obama administration. They include…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Cancer, Obama, UChicago, Biden, tech commercialization, AbbVie December 19, 2016

New Initiative Connects Entrepreneurs with Leading Illinois Energy Lab

A new initiative at Argonne National Laboratory seeks to accelerate energy innovation by embedding promising young entrepreneurs in one of the nation’s foremost national laboratories. Read more.

News, Polsky Center, Argonne December 21, 2016

Chicago Delivery Startup Foxtrot Launches Third Brick-and-Mortar

In retail, you typically hear about brick-and-mortars innovating by finding ways to bring their in-store experience online. However, with Chicago-based Foxtrot, an on-demand food and beverage delivery…

News, Foxtrot, NVC December 21, 2016

Dishing Up Dinner and Fixing Democracy: These Were Our Favorite Launches in 2016

It’s been a crazy year, Chicago! As December rapidly draws to a close, we wanted to take some time to look back and consider some of our favorite company and product launches of the year. Read more.

News, Tovala, BallotReady December 23, 2016

Instacart Predicts These 2 Chicago Startups Will Have a Huge 2017

What products will soar in popularity on Instacart in 2017? According to the grocery delivery giant, a Chicago startup’s gluten-free baking mixes and a locally-made protein bar are poised for big year…

News, Simple Mills, Chicago Booth, NVC, Katlin Smith December 29, 2016

Jerry Jones-Backed Blue Star Sports Acquires UChicago-Born CaptainU

A University of Chicago-born sports recruiting startup just got acquired by Blue Star Sports, a sports software company backed by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Read more.

News, Chicago Booth, NVC, CaptainU, Acquisition December 30, 2016

Wintrust Business Lunch 12/31/16: Mike Lenz, Samantha Bomlamp, John Flavin

Amy Guth discusses how Chicago-based app Tip Yourself can help you in the new year with its co-founder Mike Lenz. Samantha Bomkamp, business reporter at the Chicago Tribune, breaks down two big McDona…

News, UChicago December 31, 2016

Simple Mills' Not-so-simple Success: 5 Questions with Founder Katlin Smith

After suffering from joint pain, Katlin Smith, now 28, took a hard look at her eating habits and opted for more whole, natural foods. She soon discovered a lack of options for prepared food — especial…

News, Simple Mills, Chicago Booth, Katlin Smith, NVC January 3, 2017

Forbes 30 Under 30: Food & Drink

Katlin Smith started working on her business as a side project before leaving her job at Deloitte to build her brand full-time. Four years later Simple Mills, based in Chicago, sells baking mixes, cra…

News, Simple Mills, Chicago Booth, Katlin Smith, NVC January 4, 2017

ETA Insider // Winter 2016

ETA expert podcast series and 2016 Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference.

News January 5, 2017

Meet the Chicago Booth MBAs Leading Startups in Silicon Valley

Chicago Booth boasts a network of 51,000 alumni spread out across the globe. A good few thousand of those are based in San Francisco’s Silicon Valley. But they’re not all heading to Google, Facebook a…

News, Chicago Booth January 9, 2017

A Company Focused on Ending the Misery of Chronic Migraines

Modern life can be a headache. But there were evidently plenty of headaches back in the first century CE, when Aretaeus of Cappadocia, one of the most celebrated ancient Greek physicians, described th…

News, Seurat, Innovation Fund, Polsky Center, UChicago January 9, 2017

Startups Prep Pitches for Shot at New Venture Challenge

When applying for the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge, Steve Kaplan warns hopeful entrepreneurs not to pretend their numbers are conservative. “I’m the guy wearing the sport jacket — I’m…

News, NVC, Steve Kaplan January 10, 2017

This Startup Aims to Disrupt the Art Gallery

Entrepreneur Nika Koda believes art galleries are broken, both for buyers and artists. The art world has a reputation for being lofty and prestigious, she said, a misconception that can make galleries…

News, Incubator, Polsky Exchange January 11, 2017

4 Illinois Student Startups Will Compete in SXSW's Student Startup Madness

Forget basketball. For student entrepreneurs, South by Southwest offers a different kind of “madness” in March. Read more.

News, Queue, UChicago January 11, 2017

The Local Entrepreneur Creates an Everyday Alternative for the Guy-on-the-go.

WHO TO WATCH: RAMZI ASSAF The local entrepreneur creates an everyday alternative for the guy-on-the-go. AGE: 26. LIVES IN: The Loop. CLAIM TO FAME: CEO and founder of Portefini (Portefini.com), a loca…

News, Portefini, Chicago Booth, NVC January 12, 2017

How Do Private Equity Investments Perform Compared to Public Equity

The Harry M. Markowitz Award (sponsored jointly by the Journal Of Investment Management and New Frontier Advisors, LLC ) recognizes the seminal and transcendent impact of Dr. Markowitz’s work as a fin…

News, Steve Kaplan January 19, 2017

Mobile Money Apps: Tech Helps Teach Kids to Save

Even the iconic piggy bank is getting a digital makeover. Feeding the piggy has long been a down-homey, tried-and-true way to teach kids how to save money. Now, these lessons increasingly can be found…

News, MoneyThink, SNVC January 19, 2017

UChicago Startup Aims to Predict Behavior of Trillions of Microorganisms

A new University of Chicago startup is working to better predict the behavior of the trillions of microorganisms living inside the human body and harness them to treat disease. Gusto Global, co-founde…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Jack Gilbert, Polsky Center, UCGo!, Microbiome, Gusto Global, tech commercialization January 21, 2017

Microbiome Modeling with Gusto

Launching with a name like Gusto, the newest kid on the microbiome block needs to bring something different and energizing to the table. That is the plan, according to cofounder Jack Gilbert, a profes…

News, Microbiome, UChicago January 22, 2017

2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Survey

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at the University of Cambridge Judge Bu…

News, AltFin, Polsky Center, Chicago Booth January 23, 2017

Grubhub's New TV ads: A Bid for Authenticity

Grubhub Inc. is showcasing authentic moments, or as real as they can be when culled from 10 hours of footage, in a new TV campaign as the food delivery service tries to deepen its connections with mil…

News, GrubHub, Chicago Booth, NVC January 23, 2017

2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Study: The University of Chicago & University Cambridge Partner on Research

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge J…

News, Chicago Booth, AltFin, Polsky Center January 23, 2017

Sixteen Advances in Research and Innovation in 2016

2016 brought us the launch of several research-based startups, the invention of a new diamond-like coating, the deployment of data-collection nodes across Chicago and a next-generation platform for ca…

News, Microbiome, RiMO, Polsky Center, UChicago January 24, 2017

Polsky Center Receives $30,000 National Science Foundation Grant for Female STEM Entrepreneurs

Yesterday, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that the University of Chicago was one of eight Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) sites and nodes across the nation that have been selected for th…

News, Polsky Center, UChicago, Star Marcello, Explorer Surgical, Riviter, NVC, I-Corps, NSF, National Science Foundation, BallotReady January 27, 2017

Tribetayling and Pronto Advance to GNVC Finals

On January 29, MBA teams competed at the semi-finals of the 2017 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) in Chicago. Waverly Deutsch, clinical professor of entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth and the profes…

News, Chicago Booth, NVC, Executive MBA, Waverly Deutsch, GNVC January 29, 2017

Tech CEOs Join Emanuel for U of I Trip

Mayor Rahm Emanuel went back to Urbana-Champaign with executives from about 20 Chicago tech companies today to pitch the school’s smart, young techies at the University of Illinois on what the city ha…

News, GrubHub, Matt Maloney, ChicagoNEXT, Chicago Tech, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign January 30, 2017

Kicked into Gear: 6 Chicago Startups That Saw Success Through Crowdfunding

Great ideas are just the first step to building a great product, but getting funding is the real hurdle in turning your idea into a reality. While you could turn to traditional funding means, crowdfun…

News, Tovala, Kickstarter, NVC, David Rabie January 31, 2017

Introducing the 2017 Tech Madness Finalists

On Wednesday, March 8th, we’ll be debuting the official 2017 Tech Madness Bracket at our Reveal Party at the Chicago Sports Museum. I know it’s been a long year since the 2016 bracket, so let’s start…

News, Tech Madness, Startups February 2, 2017

University/Lab Startup Enables Small Businesses Access to Big Computers

A new University of Chicago startup is delivering supercomputing-as-a-service to small- and medium-sized businesses and helping these firms more readily compete with industry behemoths. High-performan…

News, Argonne National Laboratory, Startup, Parallel Works February 2, 2017

Voter Education Platform BallotReady Will Expand to All 50 States by 2018

BallotReady, the voter education platform cofounded by Aviva Rosman and Alex Niemczewski out of University of Chicago, is ready to be the go-to voting guide across 50 states by 2018. This week BallotR…

News, BallotReady, SNVC, Innovation Fund February 2, 2017

Shark Tank Veteran LuminAID Launches Kickstarter Campaign for New Product

LuminAID, the Chicago company that found success on “Shark Tank” two years ago, is turning to Kickstarter to fund the launch of its latest product. Co-founders Anna Stork ⇒ and Andrea Sreshta ⇒ create…

News, LuminAID, Kickstarter, NVC, Shark Tank February 7, 2017

In This Startup’s Case, It Actually is Brain Surgery

Jennifer Fried is an accidental entrepreneur. After three years at Bain Consulting and some time in venture capital, she thought her next step would be becoming an investor in health care startups. In…

News, mid-tech startup, Explorer Surgical, Venture Capital February 9, 2017

Benchprep CEO Ashish Rangnekar on His Biggest Challenges, Team Building and the Future

The learning landscape has been vastly improved through the application of technology. BenchPrep’s software is used by education and training companies to help students, employees and clients learn fa…

News, BenchPrep, Startup February 10, 2017

UChicago Spinoff Uses Social Media to Help Trucking Companies Hire Drivers

A University of Chicago start-up has unveiled its new, high-tech hiring system for the trucking industry. Enlistics has won awards for its services matching people to jobs through social media. Now it…

News, Tech Transfer, Enlistics February 15, 2017

Study: Data Science Curricula Surges

Big data and data science continues its growth in popularity in the nation’s business schools, according to a survey of more than 200 B-schools released today (February 15). In the survey of 209 admis…

News, Big Data February 15, 2017

FuSure and Project Gardener Advance to GNVC Finals

On February 11, five MBA teams competed at the semi-finals of the 2017 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) in Hong Kong, China. Waverly Deutsch, clinical professor of entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth…

News, Announcement, FuSure, Project Gardener, Hong Kong, GNVC February 17, 2017

Business Leader Thinking About Sharing a Trump Opinion? Read This First

Just days after the US presidential election, Matt Maloney, founder and CEO of Grubhub, sent out an internal memo letting his employees know that those who share in then president-elect Donald Trump’s…

News, Startups, GrubHub, Matt Maloney February 17, 2017

UChicago Startup Gusto Brings Computational Modeling to Gut Health

Maintaining harmony within the gut is extraordinarily important to the human body, as this microbiome interacts with the immune, hormone and nervous system. Not only can a disruption in the gut can ca…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Gusto Global, tech commercialization, Microbiome, Gut Health February 20, 2017

Phase II Teams Selected for the Social New Venture Challenge

The Social Enterprise Initiative has announced the 14 teams accepted into phase II of the 2017 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). The SNVC is the social impact track of the univ…

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This Chicago Startup is Bringing Supercomputing to the Cloud

Supercomputing has changed the way we process big data in a wide range of industries. Unsurprisingly, these capabilities to perform multiple complex tasks in the least possible amount of time have tra…

News, Incubator, Parallel Works, Polsk Exchange February 22, 2017

Phase II Teams Selected for the New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 30 teams moving on to the next phase of the New Venture Challen…

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PartySlate Raises $1.6 Million

PartySlate, an online platform to connect event providers with people looking to plan weddings, meetings and celebrations, has raised another $1.6 million. PartySlate, which is similar to home-buildin…

News, PartySlate, NVC February 24, 2017

30 Startups Move On in UChicago’s 2017 New Venture Challenge

Could a new age nail startup, a recording studio based in the cloud or a chemical-free disinfectant be UChicago’s next breakout startup? It’s possible. These are all startups that are among the 30 stu…

News, NVC February 24, 2017

KinderMate, TAINA, and Tusome! Advance to GNVC Finals

On February 25, MBA teams competed at the semi-finals of the 2017 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) in London, England. Waverly Deutsch, clinical professor of entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth and t…

Announcement, News, GNVC, London, Tusome!, KinderMate, TAINA February 25, 2017

Global Private Equity Challenge Winner Announced

They came, they saw, and, they conquered. For the second year in a row, Chicago Booth was awarded first place of the Oxford Chicago Global Private Equity Challenge for their thesis presentation on The…

News, Oxford, Private Equity, Oxford Saïd, Booth School of Business, Chicago Booth, Global Private Equity Challenge March 3, 2017

Chicago Was Just Crowned One of the Top Tech Hubs in the World

Chicago’s tech prowess is getting more recognition from the world’s tech scene. A new report from KPMG surveyed more than 800 tech leaders and found that Chicago is in the top 10 of tech innovation hu…

News, KPMG, Chicago March 6, 2017

14 Social Impact Startups Move Forward in UChicago’s 2017 Social NVC

Along with the 32 startups selected for the main track of University of Chicago’s annual New Venture Challenge, the Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) also announced 14 social impact startups have bee…

News, NVC, UChicago, SNVC, SEI March 6, 2017

No ChicagoMade at SXSW, but Chicagoans Still See Promise at Texas Conference

South by Southwest Interactive kicks off this week in Austin, Texas, sending Chicago entrepreneurs, companies and investors south in search of talent, business connections and potential customers. But…

News, SXSW, ChicagoMade, Chicago March 8, 2017

University Startups Surge as Illinois Students Start More Companies, Land More Funding

Despite a fall in recent venture capital activity on the national level, Illinois university startups have seen a rise in funding. That’s according to the annual Illinois Innovation Index report relea…

News, UChicago, Venture Capital, Chicago March 8, 2017

Air Quality Tracker for Chicago to Roll Out City-Wide

A city-wide network of sensors, dubbed a fitness tracker for a city, is being installed in Chicago. The Array of Things will monitor a variety of data from local climate, to traffic levels and the cit…

News, Array of Things, Chicago, Chicago Tech March 12, 2017

Almost Half of All US MBA Students Use This Chicago Booth MBA’s Career Management Platform

Mitch Kirby is co-founder and CEO of TransparentCareer, a cutting-edge career management platform used by 40% of all current US-based MBAs. Frustrated by a lack of hard data on post-MBA salaries and j…

News, NVC, Mitch Kirby, MBA, Chicago Booth, TransparentCareer March 14, 2017

5 Ways to Make Your Voice Heard in the Healthcare Reform Debate

Republicans in the House of Representatives recently unveiled their new healthcare plan, the American Health Care Act, which is intended to replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Re…

News, BallotReady, NVC, SNVC March 14, 2017

UChicago Polsky Center Director E.J. Reedy: Still Time to Complete 2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Survey

It’s official, alternative finance platforms have been granted an extension to respond to 2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Survey. Complete it now — it will only take 20 minutes and your ans…

News, Female Funders and Fundraisers, Polsky Center, UChicago, NVC, E.J. Reedy, Americas Alternative Finance Industry Survey, AltFin, Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance March 15, 2017

Eric Lefkofsky’s Tempus Will Use Data to Help UChicago Battle Breast Cancer

Tempus, the cancer fighting startup from Groupon founder Eric Lefkofsky, wants to give doctors at the University of Chicago data to help better treat breast cancer patients. Read more.

News, Chicago, Eric Lefkofksy, Tempus, Cancer, Breast Cancer, UChicago March 16, 2017

Semi-final Teams Selected for the College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 10 semi-final teams moving on to the next phase of the College…

News, CMOS humidity sensor project, Coconut, Bee Nana, Cromo, Habit shop, Treehouse, hit partner, NVC, MUNSuite, CNVC, Chrono, Averia March 17, 2017

TAINA Wins First Place at the 2017 Global New Venture Challenge

On Thursday, March 16, seven executive MBA finalist teams presented their business plans at the finals of the 2017 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) in Chicago

Featured, GNVC, FuSure, London, TAINA, Project Gardener, Tusome!, KinderMate March 17, 2017

Clutch Will Make You a Sports News Expert in 3 Minutes (Or Less)

While there are plenty of sports news outlets, television channels and reporters that cover the world’s vast array of leagues and players nearly down to the second, there are few options for those who…

News, Clutch, Sports, Chicago Booth March 22, 2017

Chicago Startups Thermal Battery is ‘Adaptive’ Solution to Spikes in Electricity Demand

A Chicago-based startup is trying to address a major engineering challenge with the electric grid by redesigning one of the most fundamental substances in the universe: ice. Read more.

News, Electricity, Black Ice, NETenergy, Mike Pintar, NREL, Pritzker, Chicago Booth, energy storage March 22, 2017

New Polsky Incubator Cohort Announced

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the companies that will be moving into the Polsky Incubator this April as members of the new cohort. The Polsky Incubator provides g…

News, Incubator, Polsky Center, Polsky Exchange March 23, 2017

Here’s How Much MBA Grads are Paid at Startup Jobs

If you just graduated from business school with an MBA and want to get a job at a startup, what should you expect to be paid? About $15,000 less than if you took a job at an established corporation (b…

News, TransparentCareer, Salary, Chicago, Job Satisfaction, Startups, MBA, Chicago Booth March 29, 2017

57th Street Design Started by Son in Father’s 57th Street Bookcase Workshop

Sam Devenport is carrying on his father’s love of woodworking and is finding fans of his burgeoning furniture company far beyond his native Hyde Park. A little less than a year ago, Devenport launched…

News, Sam Devenport, 57th Street Design, Polsky Center, Hyde Park, UChicago April 5, 2017

Chicago Booth MBA Fights Plastic Pollution with her Social Enterprise

1,500 plastic bottles are used in the US every single second. 70% never make it to a recycling bin. Instead, most go to landfills and end up in our oceans. In fact, scientists estimate that there’s a…

News, Chicago Booth, NVC, MBA, Green Sheep Water April 12, 2017

The Lung Microbiome: Key to Respiratory Ills?

The word microbiome has become a catch term only in the past decade, but it refers to something as old as humanity itself: the diverse and unimaginably vast population of microorganisms that share our…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Jack Gilbert, tech commercialization, University of Chicago, Microbiome April 12, 2017

Spring Cohort Finalists Selected for the UChicago Innovation Fund

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund has announced the five companies moving on to the spring finals. Each of the finalists will present their ventures to the Innovation Fund advisory committee a…

News, O2M Technologies, ClostraBio, AVnovum, Switched Source, Eysa April 13, 2017

Machine Learning Summit to Unite Futuristic Tech-makers with Investors

Inventors, major companies and venture capitalists will unite next week for the first Chicago Machine Learning Venture Capital Summit. Representatives from Google, IBM Watson, Microsoft and some of Ch…

News, Google, Chicago Tech, IBM Watson, Chicago, Microsoft, Machine Learning, Booth School of Business, UChicago, Venture Capital, Chicago Booth, Chicago Machine Learning Venture Capital Summit April 13, 2017

What’s Up Your Nose May Cure What’s in Your Head

The idea that walking in nature is good for your head is not exactly groundbreaking science. But figuring out specifically how outdoor activity alleviates migraines? Now that is. Neurologist Richard K…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Seurat, tech commercialization, Migraine, Research, UChicago, Innovation Fund April 13, 2017

2017’s Best and Worst Small Cities to Start a Business

For insight into starting a business in a small city and advice on overcoming the challenges they pose, WalletHub turned to a panel of experts for their thoughts on key questions. Read Polsky Senior A…

News, Chicago Booth, Startups, Chicago, Polsky Center, Ellen Rudnick April 17, 2017

Future Founders Recognizes Winners of Inaugural EntrepreneurshipU Awards

Future Founders recognized Chicagoland colleges and universities for their contributions to the entrepreneurial community at the inaugural EntrepreneurshipU Awards event on April 18 in Chicago. Read m…

News, Mark Agnew, Chicago Booth, Future Founders, Brian O’Connor, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition April 18, 2017

Chicago’s Rumi Spice is Heading Into the Shark Tank

Another Chicago startup is set to make an appearance on Shark Tank, the second showing for a Windy City tech company in less than a month. Rumi Spice, a startup that sources saffron directly from Afgh…

News, Rumi Spice, Chicago Booth, Startups, Chicago, Shark Tank April 21, 2017

10 Illinois Green Tech Startups to Watch

An ecosystem flourishes when good ideas, money to fund those ideas, and talent to fill those jobs all exist in the same place at the same time. In Chicago, the seeds for a clean energy ecosystem have…

News, Chicago Booth, Energy, NVC, RWEDI Water, Chicago, Innovation Fund April 21, 2017

Chicago’s Next Tech Boom: The Maker Entrepreneur

At the University of Chicago-affiliated Polsky Fab Lab, assistant director Elizabeth Koprucki actually finds incoming students often already have experience with maker spaces. It can even be a selling…

News, Chicago Tech, Polsky Center, Polsky Exchange, Maker, Elizabeth Koprucki April 24, 2017

The New Chicago Makers

The hobbyist has turned entrepreneur. While the Maker Movement was comprised of a hacking, tinkering “tech-influenced DIY community,” the next wave of makers is interested in creating physical product…

News, 4women, Lystr, Chicago Booth, Kara Scanlin, Polsky Center, NVC, WiSTEM, Polsky Exchange, IoT April 26, 2017

Origin Raises $80 Million Follow-up Fund

One of Chicago’s biggest venture funds raised $80 million for its fourth fund. Origin Ventures, best known as an early backer of Grubhub, raised about twice as much as its last fund, in 2013. The new…

News, GrubHub, Origin Ventures, Venture Capital April 27, 2017

Origin Ventures Raises $80 Million to Lead Investments Startups

Origin Ventures, an 18-year-old venture capital firm based in Chicago, has closed an $80 million fund, it announced Thursday. This is the Series A-stage firm’s fourth fund and its largest yet, sai…

News, Venture Capital, Series A, GrubHub, Steve Miller, Origin Ventures April 27, 2017

Origin Ventures Closes ‘Milestone’ $80M Fourth Fund

Chicago venture capital firm Origin Ventures announced today it has closed its fourth fund, a significant milestone for the Midwest firm best known for its success as an early investor in Grubhub. Ori…

News, Venture Capital, Chicago, GrubHub, Origin Ventures April 27, 2017

This Chicago Startup Aims to Create Company Culture for High-Growth Companies

High growth companies are usually hyper-focused on driving sales, revenue, traction and business development. A company-wide yoga class? Improv lessons for the sales team? A manicure bar on a random F…

News, Buoy, Startups, Chicago May 1, 2017

Booth ETA Hopefuls Pitch at the Third Annual Search Fund Summit

“This is why I believe I will be a good CEO and partner, and why I think you should invest in my fund.” You don’t often hear phrases like this coming from current and recently graduated MBAs, but at t…

News, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Private Equity, Mark Agnew, Search Fund, ETA, Chicago Booth, Brian O’Connor, Polsky Center, UChicago, Chicago May 2, 2017

Women in STEM: Nancy Harvey

Nancy Harvey, Managing Director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Chicago, discusses how she got her start, the mission of the Center and tips for prospec…

News, STEM, Booth School of Business, Nancy Harvey, Chicago Booth, WiSTEM, Polsky Center, Woman in STEM, UChicago, NSF May 4, 2017

Polsky Center Leader Starr Marcello Testifies Before Congress

Starr Marcello, executive director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, testified before the United States House of Representatives Small Business Committee on Wednesday, May 3, 2…

News, UChicago, Braintree, Small Business, Star Marcello, Accelerator, Booth School of Business, GrubHub, NVC, University of Chicago, Polsky Center, Chicago, Congress May 4, 2017

Simple Mills - How Chronic Pain and a Bad Diet Inspired This Fast-growing Startup

Read Inc. Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Profile of Simple Mills Founder, Katlin Smith here.

News, University of Chicago, Simple Mills, 30 Under 30, Chicago Booth, NVC, Katlin Smith May 4, 2017

Why Billionaire Mark Cuban Invested in an Afghan Saffron Start-up Run By Veterans on 'Shark Tank'

Mark Cuban is a Dallas-based tech entrepreneur who is obsessed with basketball, so a Chicago-based start-up selling saffron produced in Afghanistan may seem outside his investment sweet spot. Yet the…

News, Rumi Spice, Mark Cuban, Shark Tank, Chicago Booth May 6, 2017

Thanks to Grubhub, You Can Now Order Food on TripAdvisor

After having inked a series of deals with different hotels, TripAdvisor signed its first partnership with a food delivery service. The Needham, Ma.-based travel company announced on Monday an agreemen…

News, NVC, Chicago Booth, Chicago, TripAdvisor, Startups, GrubHub May 8, 2017

Seven Rising Fashion Startups That Will Help You Dress Better (With a Tech Twist)

The fashion industry in Chicago, already smaller than its coastal counterparts, was hobbled further with the budget cuts to the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) last year, whi…

News, NVC, Chicago Booth, Portefini, Fashion, ZipFit Denim, Accelerator May 10, 2017

Living the Silicon Valley Dream. In Chicago.

I’m from California. I love sunshine, hiking trails and blueberries in the winter. So in late 2015, when my company, Tovala, was accepted into Y Combinator after two years of freezing my butt off at g…

News, University of Chicago, Chicago, NVC, Chicago Booth, Chicago Tech, Tovala, Food, David Rabie, Startups, Booth School of Business May 12, 2017

20 in Their 20s 2017

Crain’s 20 in their 20’s | 2017 features BallotReady co-founders Alex Niemczewski and Aviva Rosman. Read their profile here.

News, Innovation Fund, University of Chicago, BallotReady, NVC, SNVC, Institute of Politics May 15, 2017

This Startup’s Google Cardboard-Like Device Is Helping Athletes Diagnose Concussions

According to research from the American College of Sports Medicine, a staggering 85% of sports-related concussions go undetected at the time of injury. This is primarily due to two factors — rudimenta…

News, Averia, University of Chicago, 1871, Healthcare, Future Founders, CNVC May 17, 2017

Finalists Named for the 2017 College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 5 teams moving on to finals of the College New Venture Challeng…

News, Polsky Center, Averia, Bee Nana, Chicago Booth, University of Chicago, Treehouse, Competere, Gather, CNVC May 18, 2017

Finalists Named for the 2017 Social New Venture Challenge

The Social Enterprise Initiative has announced the 7 teams moving on to the 2017 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) finals. Teams will pitch their social impact start-ups on Tues…

News, Jetson Benefits, SEI, JuryCheck, VeteranStay, NVC, Chicago Booth, Provide, Flipside, SNVC, GoodWerk, Direct Giving Lab May 19, 2017

Veteran-run Startup Rumi Spice Gets Chance in ‘Shark Tank’

The founders of Chicago startup Rumi Spice have been to war. But the thought of facing a panel of celebrity investors had them quaking, said Kimberly Jung, who, along with co-founders Emily Miller and…

News, Rumi Spice, Chicago Booth, Startups, Chicago, Shark Tank May 21, 2017

Booth Alum Donates $20M to University of Chicago Social Innovation Center

Indonesian entrepreneur Tandean Rustandy, who earned an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business in 2007, has donated $20 million to the school’s social innovation center. Read mo…

News, SEI, Alumni, University of Chicago, Chicago Booth, Donation, Tandean Rustandy, Rustandy Center May 22, 2017

Finalists Named for the 2017 New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 11 teams moving on to the finals of the New Venture Challenge.…

News, Part Analytics, TAINA, EZZA, Polsky Center, ClostraBio, 4women, Chicago, Switched Source, Phyt Solutions, NVC, University of Chicago, SmarterCloud, Chicago Booth, Lancealot, Banyan, Booth School of Business, AMOpportunities May 23, 2017

A Startup Using Tech to Ease Burden on Childcare Providers Wins UChicago’s Social NVC

Provide, a SaaS solution for childcare providers won the top prize of $60,000 at University of Chicago’s Social New Venture Challenge Tuesday. Read more.

News, Polsky Center, Provide, University of Chicago, Chicago Booth, SNVC, SaaS May 23, 2017

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 B…

News, UChicago, Polsky Center, Chicago, NVC, University of Chicago, Chicago Booth May 23, 2017

These Are the 11 Startups Competing in UChicago’s 2017 New Venture Challenge

A nail care startup, cloud infrastructure platform and non-invasive, self-administered HPV test are among the student ventures that will compete in the finals of the University of Chicago’s 2017 New V…

News, UChicago, Polsky Center, Chicago, NVC, University of Chicago, Chicago Booth, Booth School of Business May 23, 2017

Education & Mentorship

The University of Chicago’s culture of inquiry and intellectual rigor has led to several breakthroughs in medicine, science, and business that have changed the way we live and the way we think.…

May 24, 2017

$100M Gift to UChicago to Study the ‘New Science of Wellness’

Harnessing the power of the human body to prevent illness – that’s the goal behind a $100 million gift to the University of Chicago Medicine. The new Duchossois Family Institute will study the microbi…

News, Microbiome, genetics, Duchossois Family Institute, Polsky Center, Healthcare, Donation, Medicine May 24, 2017

Duchossois Family Donates $100 Million for New U of C Wellness Institute

Chicago investor Craig Duchossois, his wife, Janet, and his family foundation have donated $100 million to University of Chicago Medicine to establish a center focused on developing the science of wel…

News, Duchossois, Microbiome, Antibiotics, Duchossois Family Institute, Donation, Medicine, University of Chicago May 24, 2017

Chicago Booth Announces Winners of the 2017 Social New Venture Challenge

The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is pleased to announce the winners of the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC…

News, Chicago Booth, SNVC, Rustandy Center, University of Chicago, JuryCheck, Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, Chicago, Provide, Flipside May 24, 2017

2017 The Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report

Read the 2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report here.

News, Chicago Booth, University of Chicago, Polsky Center, AltFin, Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance, Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report May 25, 2017

Americas Online Alternative Finance Market Grows to $35 Billion in 2016

CHICAGO (May 25, 2017) – The alternative finance market continued to grow across the United States (US), Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2016 to a total market volume of $35.2 bill…

News, Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report, Booth School of Business, Alternative Finance, Chicago Booth, UChicago, Chicago, Americas Alternative Finance Industry Survey, Polsky Center, NVC, AltFin, Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance May 25, 2017

BeeNana Wins First Place at the 2017 College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 College New Venture Challenge. The Polsky Cen…

News, Gather, CNVC, Averia, University of Chicago, Chicago Booth, Bee Nana, Treehouse, Polsky Center, Competere, NVC May 25, 2017

AMOpportunities Wins First Place in the 2017 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

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Featured, Chicago Booth, AMOpportunities, NVC, EZZA, TAINA, 4women, Phyt Solutions, ClostraBio, Switched Source, SmarterCloud, Banyan, Lancealot June 1, 2017

AMOpportunities Wins First Place in the 2017 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 21st annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), a top-ranke…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, AMOpportunities, Part Analytics, Innovation Fund, TAINA, Booth School of Business, EZZA, ClostraBio, 4women, tech commercialization, University of Chicago, Chicago Booth, UChicago, Switched Source, Phyt Solutions, SmarterCloud, Chicago, Lancealot, Banyan, Polsky Center, NVC June 1, 2017

Innovation Fund Invests $500,000 in Microbiome Research and Energy Companies

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $500,000 into three companies—AVNovum, ClostraBio, and SwitchedSource—that are working in the health and energy fields, respec…

News, Duchossois, Microbiome, AVnovum, Innovation Fund, Booth School of Business, ClostraBio, University of Chicago, Chicago Booth, UChicago, Switched Source, Research, Energy, Chicago, Polsky Exchange, Polsky Center June 5, 2017

Test Venue

June 6, 2017

Simple Mills

Simple Mills makes delicious almond flour baking mixes with simple, nutrient-rich ingredients. Founder, CEO, and Chicago Booth student Katlin Smith started her company in 2013 based on a desire to cre…

Portfolios, Home Page June 7, 2017

Lotic Labs

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June 7, 2017

57th Street Design

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June 7, 2017

Polsky Center Funds Students Who Are “All In”

Scott Kitun holds an all hands on deck discussion about the UChicago Polsky Center. Entrepreneurship is now a top program at UChicago’s Booth School of Business. Associate Vice President for Entrepren…

News, John Colson, AVnovum, Booth School of Business, Katherine Harris, ClostraBio, Entrepreneuership, University of Chicago, Chicago Booth, UChicago June 7, 2017

In Era of Research Cuts, Romance Blossoming Much Earlier Between Universities and Big Pharma

Engineering new pharmaceuticals is risky, achingly slow and astronomically expensive. While the estimates of how much it costs to get a drug into patients’ hands vary and are often disputed, Tufts Uni…

News, AbbVie, Polsky Center, University of Chicago, Chicago June 10, 2017

Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

The Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) program is open to current students and alumni and provides mentorship and coaching to University of Chicago students. Successful Chicago-based entrepreneurs are av…

June 12, 2017

Meet the Team

We are a 60-person professional staff dedicated to supporting all University of Chicago students, faculty, staff, alumni, and outside small business owners in navigating the complex process of creatin…

June 12, 2017

Steve Kaplan

Steven Neil Kaplan is the Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director of t…

Polsky Executive Leadership June 13, 2017

Polsky Center Announces 2017 Summer Accelerator Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of the Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-pr…

News, Chicago, Sinsal, NVC, Polsky Exchange, Waaves, AutoMech, Polsky Center, Polsky Accelerator, BrideGuide, Bee Nana, Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, F&A Specialty Foods, Accelerator, Provide, KitcheNet, SmarterCloud, Andy Alper June 13, 2017

Access Alumni Resources

Access to the Polsky Center does not stop at graduation. Whether you are a new grad or 15 years out, the Polsky Center is a lifelong resource for all University of Chicago alumni. Ways to Get Involve…

June 14, 2017

FlipSide Brings You Political Opinions From Across the Aisle You’ll Actually Want to Read

When’s the last time you read something that ran counter to your political beliefs? We’re not talking about a tweet, a Facebook post or a hot-take headline. And we’re not talking about simply being aw…

News, Siddharth Sachdeva, SNVC, QuickPitch, Polsky Center, Polsky Accelerator, Machine Learning, University of Chicago, Flipside June 14, 2017

Donate

Additionally, we invite you to become involved with any of our capstone programs and events as a sponsor. Sponsorship opportunities include: Edward L. Kaplan, 71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) John Edw…

June 15, 2017

Braintree

Braintree provides payment processing options for thousands of online mobile companies including Airbnb, Uber, Fab, and LivingSocial. Braintree is now a subsidiary of PayPal, and is in 46 markets acro…

Portfolios June 15, 2017

Polsky Center Gears Up for Big Expansion into Harper Court Development

New innovation complex proposed by Wexford Science and Technology aims to expand Polsky Center’s support for new business creation and community engagement. Read more

News June 15, 2017

U. of C.’s Polsky Center Plans Big Expansion into New 20-Story Hyde Park Complex

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is planning to more than double its footprint, adding space in a proposed 20-story office and laboratory complex designed…

News, Chicago, Polsky Exchange, Harper Court, 53rd Street, Polsky Center, Hyde Park, Scientific Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth, University of Chicago June 15, 2017

Ascent’s Founder Wants to Help Finance Leaders Sleep Better at Night

For small businesses in highly scrutinized industries like financial services, keeping up with regulatory requirements can be a full-time job — and then some. Ascent, a Chicago-based regulatory techno…

News, NVC, Chicago, Finance, Chicago Tech, Machine Learning, UChicago, Ascent, Artificial Intelligence, Chicago Booth, University of Chicago, Brian Clark June 16, 2017

Partnership & Industry Relations

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago works with corporate partners to catalyze ideas into impact. UChicago is at the very heart of a “must-have” Chicago-w…

June 20, 2017

How to Turn a Niche Idea into a Thriving Start-Up

“I love tax.” It is not a phrase you often hear, but Maria Scott, a former tax lawyer, found she had a penchant for the subject while studying law at Kent university. It is her passion for and experti…

News, University of Chicago, GNVC, NVC, TAINA, Chicago, Maria Scott, London, Polsky Center, Law, EMBA, RegTech, Chicago Booth June 20, 2017

Natural Foods Simple Mills is Riding a Wave

Katlin Smith went on a mission to raise the bar for food ingredients, starting from her very own kitchen. She has developed crackers, cakes and cookies that are completely natural. Her company, Simple…

News, Katlin Smith, University of Chicago, NVC, Chicago, Booth School of Business, Simple Mills, UChicago, MBA, Chicago Booth June 21, 2017

Home Chef, Remote Year Founders Among Winners at EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

Two notable Chicago startup founders were just given a big nod for their entrepreneurial endeavors. Patrick Vihtelic, founder and CEO of Home Chef, and Greg Caplan, founder and CEO of Remote Year, wer…

News, Chicago Booth, University of Chicago, BenchPrep, NVC, Chicago, Polsky Center June 22, 2017

Will Harnessing Big Data Finally Lead to a Cure for Cancer?

Could big data lead to the next breakthrough in cancer treatment? A major project from the University of Chicago is betting on it. Read more.

News, University of Chicago, Cancer, Chicago, Biden, Research, Big Data, Genomic Data Commons June 26, 2017

25 Chicago Startups That Are Fighting Cancer

There are more than 100 types of cancer, and about 40% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. The number of people…

News, Quantitative Insights, Polsky Incubator, Innovation Fund, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Polsky Center, Research June 28, 2017

On its 50th Birthday, Fermilab Announces More of What It Has Done Best

One of two national laboratories located in Chicago’s backyard, Fermilab is located about 40 miles west of the city in Batavia, Illinois. Known just as much for its particle accelerators as it is for…

News, Chicago Booth, Polsky Exchange, University of Chicago, Fermilab, Chicago, Polsky Center, Argonne, Institute for Molecular Engineering June 28, 2017

Chicago Booth Entrepreneurs Launch Startup to Halt Cervical Cancer

A team at Chicago’s Booth School of Business has won a competition for female MBA entrepreneurs with a startup idea seeking to reduce the occurrence of cervical cancer through early detection. Founded…

News, Cervical Cancer, Chicago Booth, 4women, University of Chicago, NVC, Cancer, Booth School of Business, Healthcare, Chicago, Polsky Center, UChicago, MBA June 29, 2017

Expansión Selects 10 Finalists for 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Initiative

On Friday, June 30, the Spanish-language news portal CNN Expansión announced the ten finalist companies for their “Entrepreneur of the Year” initiative. Seeking to recognize the companies and entrepre…

News, Ben & Frank, Chicago Booth, Briq.mx, University of Chicago, Entrepreneuership, NVC, Polsky Center June 30, 2017

Frequently Asked Questions

July 10, 2017

Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship Cohort Announced

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently announced the newest cohort of the Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3). PF3 is a resource available to graduating University of Chicag…

News, Polsky Center, Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship, Portefini, TAINA, Chicago Booth, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, Triple, PF3, Chicago, Lancealot, UChicago July 11, 2017

Taste Test: The Oven That Makes Dinner Without You

Attention, people too tuckered out to make dinner and anyone who eats way too much Chipotle: There’s now an oven that will cook you a fresh meal—pretty much on its own. Read more.

News, Polsky Center, Tovala, Chicago Booth, NVC, David Rabie, Chicago July 12, 2017

Alumni Entrepreneurs Growth Forum

Great things can happen when founders get together to learn and share their stories with each other.

Entrepreneurship July 13, 2017

Collaboratorium

The Collaboratorium unites UChicago students with researchers, technologists, and faculty who want to explore the commercialization opportunities and business applications of their work.

Science and Technology Acceleration, Entrepreneurship July 13, 2017

Programs & Events

The Polsky Center offers several hands-on learning opportunities aimed at helping students, researchers, faculty, and community members pursue their own entrepreneurial endeavors or careers in private…

July 13, 2017

Polsky Exchange

Summer Hours for the Exchange are Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. starting June 16 Operated by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innov…

July 13, 2017

9 Startups in Chicago Disrupting the Wedding Industry

Now that we’re halfway through July, odds are you’ve been to at least one wedding this year, and likely have more to go. Weddings are a roughly $50 billion industry in the United States, and the avera…

News, Polsky Center, Polsky Accelerator, BrideGuide, Chicago Booth, Accelerator, NVC July 13, 2017

UChicago, Northwestern University and JPMorgan Chase Join Forces To Grow Business And Jobs

Three-year partnership will fund new programs to support minority-owned business on south and west sides The University of Chicago and Northwestern University are beginning a three-year partnership to…

News, MBA, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Chicago, Ascend 2020, Polsky Center, Polsky Exchange, 53rd Street, JPMorgan Chase, UChicago Local, Civic Engagement, University of Chicago July 13, 2017

Funding & Scholarships

The Polsky Center provides capital to student, faculty, staff and alumni-led startup companies through capstone programs such as the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, the George Shultz Inn…

July 17, 2017

Herman Family Fellowship

The Herman Family Fellowship was established in 1995 by Karen and Michael Herman, MBA ’64, to provide incoming students with an opportunity to pursue their entrepreneurial interests. In addition to jo…

July 17, 2017

Canfield Private Equity Fellowship

The Canfield Private Equity Fellowship was established in 1998 by Phil Canfield, MBA ’96, managing director at GTCR, to support incoming students pursuing careers in private equity. This fellowship is…

July 17, 2017

Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship Program (PF3)

The Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3) is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago students who are committed to growing a company after graduation. The goal of the program is to p…

July 17, 2017

Vijay and Sita Vashee Promising Entrepreneur Award

The Vashee Promising Entrepreneur Award, generated from the Sita and Vijay Vashee, ’77, and Promising Entrepreneur Endowment Fund, provides a monetary award to a graduating student who has demonstrate…

July 17, 2017

Moulder Student Entrepreneur Award

The Moulder Student Entrepreneur Award, sponsored by Lonnie Moulder, MBA ’97, provides a monetary award to a graduating student who has launched or significantly grown a new venture while at Chicago B…

July 17, 2017

Madison Dearborn Partners Private Equity Award

The Madison Dearborn Partners Private Equity Award is a monetary award granted to a graduating student who has demonstrated leadership and interest in private equity through the courses he or she has…

July 17, 2017

Hyde Park Angels Venture Capital Award

This graduating Full-Time, Evening, or Weekend MBA Program student will be selected based on demonstrated leadership and interest in VC through the courses he or she has taken and his or her participa…

July 17, 2017

Student Groups

The entrepreneurial ecosystem at the University of Chicago is extremely diverse and that is evident by the long list of student groups representing multiple areas of study, interests, and disciplines.…

July 17, 2017

Visit Us

We welcome visitors and prospective members to join us for a tour of the Polsky Center. Whether you’re interested in working from our co-working space, becoming a member, or attending an event,…

July 18, 2017

About Us

Advancing innovative ideas and technologies from the University of Chicago ecosystem to the world

July 19, 2017

This Startup Wants to Make Your Utility Company More Efficient and Reliable – And Reduce Your Power Bill

Think back to the last time you experienced a power outage. Ever looked across the street to another house or apartment building, and seen their power remained unaffected, or experienced that your pow…

News, Polsky Center, Innovation Fund, Polsky Exchange, Polsky Accelerator, Switched Source, Chicago Booth, University of Chicago, Accelerator, NVC July 19, 2017

Can Entrepreneurship Help Revive Syria? This Polsky Center Leader is Training Teens in Business

Chicagoan Steve Lehmann has taken his expertise in early business development nearly 6,000 miles away to the Turkish border town of Reyhanli. His mission: to teach Syrian teens how to launch startups…

News, Threadies, Chicago, Polsky Center, Innovation Fund, I-Corps, Steve Lehmann, University of Chicago, Syria July 19, 2017

This UChicago Startup is Developing a Cure for Food Allergies

Chances are we all know someone allergic to any one of either milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, or shellfish, which are the eight most common type of food allergens. Close to 6 million…

News, Institute for Translational Medicine, UChicago, University of Chicago, Institute for Molecular Engineering, Cathy Nagler, Jeff Hubbell, Microbiome, John Colson, Antibiotics, ClostraBio, Innovation Fund, Research, NVC July 21, 2017

Success Stories

The Polsky Center is proud to have supported many successful startups incuding Braintree, Grubhub, and Simple Mills. Spanning various industries, the Polsky Center is a resource for hundreds of commun…

July 24, 2017

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July 25, 2017

City Club of Chicago: John Flavin, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

John Flavin leads the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which drives the creation of new businesses at the University of Chicago and on Chicago’s South Side. In this role, he helped t…

News, Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, Polsky Exchange, Polsky Center, Cancer, Booth School of Business, Chicago Booth, Healthcare, Startups July 26, 2017

Illinois' R&D Landscape and Path Forward

Research and development (R&D) is the lifeblood of innovation. Universities, corporations, state and federal agencies, laboratories, and nonprofits all utilize R&D to advance scientific discov…

News, NSF, Research, Illinois, DOE, University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermilab July 27, 2017

ETA Insider // Summer 2017

Investor’s perspective and Fall ETA Conference.

News July 31, 2017

With $4 Million in Funding, Kin Wants to Change How Homeowners Get Insured

Insurance is one of those markets where startups see an opportunity to apply new technologies and data to lower costs and improve the consumer experience. And Kin Insurance is one of those startups th…

News, Insurance, Chicago, University of Chicago, Sean Harper, Sebastian Villarreal, Booth School of Business, Chicago Booth August 1, 2017

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August 3, 2017

As Entrepreneurship at UChicago Picks Up, Booth Prof Takes on Organizing Role

Energy around entrepreneurship is picking up speed at University of Chicago, and not just at the Booth School of Business: The computer science department is hiring a professor to teach entrepreneursh…

News, Michael Polsky, NVC, UChicago, Research, University of Chicago, 53rd Street, Polsky Exchange, Polsky Center, Entrepreneuership, Waverly Deutsch, UChicago Startup Investment Program, Booth School of Business, Chicago Booth August 3, 2017

Polsky Center Expansion at University of Chicago Hits High Gear

Entrepreneurship is about to stand on its own at the University of Chicago for the first time. Prompted by new funds and a growing hunger for innovation resources throughout campus, the university is…

News, Polsky Center, Innovation Campus, Michael Polsky August 6, 2017

Polsky Center Expansion at University of Chicago Hits High Gear

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Featured, Expansion, Polsky Center, Innovation Campus August 8, 2017

Polsky Center at Chicago Booth

August 8, 2017

Polsky Exchange South, Fab Lab

August 8, 2017

Online Submission

August 9, 2017

Polsky Exchange North

August 9, 2017

Venue SIX10

August 9, 2017

Polsky Exchange North, Promontory Point Room

August 10, 2017

Mary Kay Loncar

Mary Kay Loncar serves as the associate director at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Mary Kay manages the day-to-day operations of the Polsky Center from…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program August 10, 2017

Erika Mercer, EdM

Erika Mercer serves as the executive director of Booth Entrepreneurship at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In this role, she oversees all entrepreneurship programming within Chi…

Polsky Executive Leadership, Booth Entrepreneurship Program August 10, 2017

Woman- and Minority- led Small Businesses Need Cash to Grow. How to Get It.

No money, no growth. Without robust small businesses on the South and West sides, joblessness will continue to plague neighborhoods, experts say. That’s the message from a recent report by the U.S. Se…

News, Justice of the Pies, Polsky Small Growth Business Program, JPMorgan Chase, Polsky Exchange August 12, 2017

Eric Ginsburg, PhD

Eric Ginsburg, PhD, serves as the senior director, intellectual property and technology development at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Eric’s team works…

Technology Ventures August 15, 2017

Teana Stocco, JD

Teana Stocco supports the patent and licensing portfolio as licensing administrator. She also helps to manage the team’s relationships with several University and non-University organizations includin…

Operations August 15, 2017

Jessy Tapper, AM

Jessy Tapper Derleth, AM ’15, serves as the senior writer and content manager at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She is primarily responsible for writing…

Marketing and Communications August 15, 2017

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Operations August 15, 2017

GrubHub

Grubhub is an online food ordering and delivery service dedicated to connecting hungry diners with local takeout restaurants. The company’s online and mobile ordering platforms allow diners to order d…

Portfolios, Home Page August 16, 2017

NetEnergy

NETenergy is a thermal energy storage (TES) company known for its thermal battery that stores cold energy which can save building owners 30% or more on their energy usage and reduce carbon emission by…

Portfolios August 16, 2017

Tovala

Tovala, is a smart counter-top appliance that cooks a fresh, complete meal by itself, after customers insert fresh grains, vegetables, and proteins into custom pods. CEO and founder, David Rabie, MBA…

Portfolios, Home Page August 16, 2017

LuminAID

LuminAID Lab develops cost-effective, solar-rechargeable lighting products in order to make light more affordable, portable, and sustainable. Its first product, the LuminAID light, is an inflatable, l…

Home Page, Fab Lab, Portfolios August 16, 2017

ClostraBio

ClostraBio is dedicated to understanding and treating food allergies and other disease of the immune system. Founded in 2016 by Cathryn R. Nagler, PhD and Jeffrey A. Hubbell, PhD, ColstraBio is making…

Portfolios, Home Page, Tech Commercialization, Life Sciences Launchpad, Innovation Fund August 16, 2017

ExplORer Surgical

ExplORer Surgical is an interactive surgical playbook that promotes optimal teamwork in the operating room. Best practices are built into a surgeon-customized workflow for each case. Surgical activity…

Portfolios, Tech Commercialization, Innovation Fund August 16, 2017

Parallel Works

Parallel Works is a Software-as-a-Service provider that removes the complexities of advanced computation to make large-scale modeling, simulation, and data analysis simple. In order to do so, technolo…

Portfolios, Innovation Fund August 16, 2017

CaptainU

CaptainU LLC recruiting software is changing the recruiting game of college sports. Whether you’re an athlete following your dream or a college coach building towards a championship, CaptainU has the…

Home Page, Portfolios August 16, 2017

MoneyThink

MoneyThink is the only movement of young people working to restore the economic health of America through financial education. Founded by College alum Ted Gonder, AB ’12, Moneythink is a resident of t…

Portfolios August 16, 2017

BallotReady

BallotReady is an online voter guide that provides tailored, easy-to-digest information on the candidate and referendums listed on local ballots. The BallotReady app is designed to raise the number of…

Home Page, Portfolios, Innovation Fund August 16, 2017

TransparentCareer

TransparentCareer is a network-based compensation sharing platform that allows users to understand their fair pay and visualize their entire career paths. Founded in 2015 by Mitch Kirby, MBA ’16, and…

August 16, 2017

Appiness

Jump in, we’re going to Belgium. Appiness is a video commerce company that allows time-stamped products and brands in local and international videos to be made shoppable via any smart device. A produc…

Portfolios August 17, 2017

CancerIQ

CancerIQ is a digital health company that is lowering barriers to personalize cancer care. CancerIQ empowers your everyday doctor with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver cancer risk assessment…

Portfolios August 17, 2017

AgileMD

Agile MD, formerly known as Agile Diagnosis, is a web, mobile, and EHR-integrated application that provides clinicians fast access to guidelines, protocols, and reference information. Thanks to AgileM…

Tech Commercialization, Portfolios August 17, 2017

BloomNation

BloomNation is a community marketplace for people to list, discover, and send unique bouquets handcrafted by local florists across the country. Founded by David Daneshgar, MBA ’12, Farbod Shoraka, and…

Portfolios August 17, 2017

Rise Interactive

Rise Interactive, formerly Internet Marketing Institute, is a digital marketing agency that specialized in digital media and advanced analytics. Founded in 2004 by Jon Morris, MBA ’05, with what was i…

Portfolios August 17, 2017

Base

When Base was first founded in 2009, we knew the company as Future Simple. Despite this tweak in the name, the company has continued to leverage cutting edge technologies to deliver a seamless web and…

Portfolios August 17, 2017

PrepMe

PrepMe combines innovative technologies with the highest quality educational content to provide students with scalable, personalized feedback while engaging them through quality curricula. That’s righ…

Portfolios August 17, 2017

SoCore Energy

SoCore Energy LLC is humble, hungry, and smart — it’s actually the company’s motto. SoCore Energy is the market leader in solar portfolio development and commercial rooftop installations. By combinin…

Portfolios August 17, 2017

PartySlate

PartySlate is a digital community for party hosts, professionals, guests, and spectators who want to find resources, photos, ideas and be in the know—across the country and world. It is a digital plat…

Portfolios August 17, 2017

Cubii

Cubii is a compact, connected, and affordable under-desk elliptical that integrates wirelessly with mobile devices and existing fitness trackers in order to make sitting healthier and more social. Fou…

Portfolios August 17, 2017

This Kohler Director Has a New Side Job in Health Care

Rachel Kohler has spent most of her career running parts of the family business, the high-end plumbing products company based in the Wisconsin town that also shares her name. Past a certain point in l…

News, health care, University of Chicago Medicine, NowPow August 17, 2017

Gleacher Center, Room 303

August 18, 2017

Polsky Exchange North, Theatre

August 18, 2017

Polsky Exchange North, Washington Park Classroom

August 18, 2017

Electrochaea

UChicago licensee Electrochaea, named one of the 100 Global Cleantech companies in 2014, uses electricity generated by the sun or wind to convert water and carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into metha…

Tech Commercialization August 18, 2017

AduroBiotech

This company is transforming lives and isn’t looking back. As pioneers in immunotherapy, Aduro Biotech is transforming lives by discovering, developing, and commercializing immunotherapies that are ma…

Tech Commercialization August 22, 2017

Game Changer Chicago Design Lab

Like the name says, Game Changer Chicago Design Lab is a space where youth create and research games and digital media interventions. Founded by Melissa Gilliam, MD, MPH, and Patrick Jagoda, PhD,the G…

August 23, 2017

AbbVie

AbbVie provides funding for a collaboration with UChicago that supports preclinical research, clinical trials and possible future programs at the University resulting from this partnership. The overal…

Tech Commercialization August 23, 2017

Mighty

Mighty believes that you are just as impactful as the banking industry. As a Polsky Incubator alum, we think Mighty is pretty impactful too. The company brings transparency into your choices to bank f…

Home Page, Portfolios August 23, 2017

Darby Smart

Darby Smart is a video community where people watch and share snappy how-to videos. Founded by Nicole Farb, MBA ’09, Darby Smart has become a resource for people to learn and be inspired every day. To…

Portfolios August 23, 2017

Gusto Global

Gusto Global is developing a microbiome platform to identify key microbes for the treatment of food allergies and sepsis. Gusto received a license through the UCGo! Program.   Stats: PI – Jack G…

August 23, 2017

Seurat Therapeutics

Seurat Therapeutics is based on years of research by Richard Kraig, MD, PhD, at the University of Chicago that targets a naturally-derived cure for migraines aimed at the root cause rather than allevi…

Innovation Fund, Portfolios, Life Sciences Launchpad, Tech Commercialization August 23, 2017

Entrepreneurial Internship Program

The Entrepreneurial Internship Program (EIP) gives full-time first year Chicago Booth students, as well as second year students continuing their coursework in the following fall, the opportunity to in…

Entrepreneurship August 24, 2017

Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC)

The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) launched in 2011 with the generous support of Sterling Partners. SPITC is exclusive for Chicago Booth students interested in forming teams and…

Private Equity August 25, 2017

Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship (PF3)

The Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3) is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago and Chicago Booth students and decelerating Chicago Booth students who are committed to growing a…

Entrepreneurship August 25, 2017

Harper Center, Room C-25

August 25, 2017

Polsky Exchange North, Washington Park Classroom

August 25, 2017

Gleacher Center, Room 304

August 25, 2017

Harper Center, Room C-25

August 25, 2017

Booth 455, Room 140

August 25, 2017

Harper​ Center, Room 223

August 26, 2017

Polsky Exchange North, Kimbark Room

August 26, 2017

Polsky Exchange South, Ellis Ave. Meeting Room

August 26, 2017

Partner with Us

The Polsky Center works closely with industry partners in order to build and expand strategic collaborations that advance the research enterprise at the University of Chicago. Our team has experience…

August 27, 2017

Disclose Your Invention

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation manages the intellectual property portfolio for all University of Chicago inventions, acting as the official university technology transfer office…

August 27, 2017

Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC)

A case competition that enables teams to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company.

Private Equity August 27, 2017

George Shultz Innovation Fund

The George Shultz Innovation Fund invests in proof-of-concept and early business development work for viable new startups created by faculty and students.

Featured, Science and Technology Acceleration, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital August 27, 2017

Innovation Fund Associates Program

Students and post-docs receive robust training and perform diligence on innovation projects.

Science and Technology Acceleration, Venture Capital August 27, 2017

Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon

Bringing together successful entrepreneurs and seasoned venture capitalists to share ideas and advice, foster creativity, and ignite the entrepreneurial-spirit within.

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital August 27, 2017

2014-2015 I-Corps Teams

Autumn 2014 ExplORer Surgical has developed a real-time operating room workflow management software, designed to optimize surgical team performance, communication, and coordination. Game Changer Chica…

August 28, 2017

2015-2016 I-Corps Teams

Autumn 2015 Argonne Advanced Radiation Lab: aims to identify commercial and government R&D collaborations related to the development of medical isotopes. Freenters: provides ad-subsidized printing…

August 28, 2017

2016-2017 I-Corps Teams

Autumn 2016 Clarix Imaging Corporation: develops compact medical imaging devices and software for improving surgical oncology outcomes and reducing cost. ClostraBio,Inc.: a biopharma company developin…

August 28, 2017

Polsky Center I-Corps

Supported with funding from the National Science Foundation and run by the Polsky Center, the I-Corps program is specifically designed for participants working on projects related to the STEM fields.

Science and Technology Acceleration, Entrepreneurship August 28, 2017

Small Business Growth Program

The Polsky Small Business Growth Program focuses on supporting small businesses owners and helping them grow and scale their businesses to the next level of success.

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange August 28, 2017

Polsky Center Toolkit

Social Media Facebook: @PolskyCenter Instagram: @PolskyCenter LinkedIn: Polsky Company Page Twitter: @PolskyCenter YouTube: PolskyCenter   One-Pagers New Venture Challenge: Edward L. Kaplan, &#…

August 28, 2017

Mentor Appointments

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August 29, 2017

Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference

The Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference, cohosted by Chicago Booth and Kellogg, is the first-of-its-kind conference aimed at educating and inspiring students, alumni, and the communi…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 29, 2017

Elfman-Wareham Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab (PE/VC Lab)

The Elfman-Wareham Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab provides students with a combination of an intensive internship at a PE or VC firm and an academic course, students become active participants…

Private Equity August 29, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in or have questions about the Alumni Growth Entrepreneurs Forum, please contact Gorana Kolar, Senior Associate Director at the Polsky Center at gorana.kolar@chicagobooth.edu or…

Entrepreneurship August 30, 2017

4Women

4Women is creating a self-administered HPV test that could replace pap smears for most women. They printed 3D prototypes of their devices on the Objet500 Connex3 3D printer, using clear and flexible m…

Fab Lab August 30, 2017

Atlas Energy Systems

The Atlas Energy Systems technology provides a way to turn high-level radioactive decay products from spent nuclear fuel into a usable energy source via radioisotope plasma generation. After unsuccess…

Fab Lab August 30, 2017

FGS PLASMA

FGC Plasma Solutions believes the next big thing in aerospace might actually be relatively small. The company’s plasma assisted fuel injection system creates cleaner, lighter, and more effective engin…

Fab Lab August 30, 2017

Key Dates & Deadlines

A timeline for the 2024-2025 program is listed below: Monday, October 7, 2024 (5:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT): Info Session: VIEW RECORDING Monday, October 7, 2024 (6:00 p.m. CT): Companies posted online. VIEW…

Private Equity August 30, 2017

Application & Eligibility

Eligibility and Team Rules The Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge is open to all Chicago Booth students, including MBA students in the Full-Time, Evening, and Weekend programs, EMBA students,…

Private Equity August 30, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in or have questions about the Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge, please contact Juliet Twomey, Assistant Director, Student Programs, at juliet.twomey@chicagobooth.edu.

Private Equity August 30, 2017

Agenda & Speakers

2025 Agenda & Speakers

Entrepreneurship, Private Equity August 30, 2017

Sponsors

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2026 Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon, please email Juliet Twomey (juliet.twomey@chicagobooth.edu)     2025 In-Kind //       &n…

Entrepreneurship, Private Equity August 30, 2017

Contact

For more information about SeedCon, please contact: Juliet Twomey juliet.twomey@chicagobooth.edu

Entrepreneurship, Private Equity August 30, 2017

Key Dates & Deadlines

The dates for the Fall 2025 I-Corps cohort are listed below. All program sessions will be held at Chicago Booth’s Harper Center (5807 S Woodlawn Ave). If you require a way to join the sessions virtual…

August 30, 2017

Application & Eligibility

Team applications will be reviewed by a selection committee on a rolling basis and those accepted into the program will be assigned to a cohort based on availability. Qualified applicants may be invit…

August 30, 2017

Key Dates & Deadlines

October – November: Team Formation and Application October 14, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. CT| Watch the information session here October 14, 2024 | Application Open December 6, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. CT| Applicat…

Private Equity, Venture Capital August 30, 2017

Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

The Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is the world’s largest venture capital competition with over 70 universities competing.

Venture Capital August 30, 2017

Application & Eligibility

Application: The application cycle for the 2025 VCIC Competition is closed. Please contact Juliet Twomey, assistant director at the Polsky Center, at Juliet.Twomey@chicagobooth.edu with questions.…

Private Equity, Venture Capital August 30, 2017

Past Participants

2023 Hillel Ventures won the 19th annual Chicago Booth Venture Capital Investment Competition. Team members included Nikiar Ahmadi, Anna Hillel, Carlos Maier, Camille N’Diaye-Muller, Max Schoenfeld, C…

Private Equity August 30, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in or have any questions about VCIC, please contact Juliet Twomey, Assistant Director, Student Programs at the Polsky Center, at Juliet.Twomey@chicagobooth.edu.

Private Equity August 30, 2017

Advisory Committee

Robert Altman, MBA ’88, PhD Member of the Board of Directors, Toltec Pharmaceuticals Ken Bradley President and CEO, PixelEXX Systems, Inc. Paul Burton Managing Partners, 2Flow Ventures Mus Chag…

Entrepreneurship, Private Equity August 30, 2017

Application & Eligibilty

*Applications are currently closed. The George Shultz Innovation Fund is a seed fund where successful applicants share several traits, including: A committed team Strong evidence of market need A cle…

Entrepreneurship, Private Equity August 30, 2017

Past Participants

FALL 2024 PARTICIPANTS AGC Carbon // An early-stage startup focusing on CO2 to soda ash conversion technology for point source Carbon Capture with cogeneration of Grid Energy Storage Air Energy // Tr…

August 30, 2017

Contact

If you have a project you would like to share or any questions on the Collaboratorium, please contact Lisa Hearon at lisa.hearon@chicagobooth.edu.

August 30, 2017

Applications & Eligibility

The Polsky Small Business Growth Program supports South and West Side entrepreneurs in growing their businesses through coaching and consulting work completed by top student talent under supervision o…

August 30, 2017

Contact

If you have additional questions about the Polsky Small Business Growth Program, please contact Isra Omar, Assistant Director at the Polsky Exchange, at isra.omar@chicagobooth.edu or 773.702.1071.

August 30, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in applying to or have questions about the George Shultz Innovation Fund, please contact Shyama Majumdar at shyama@uchicago.edu.

Entrepreneurship, Private Equity August 30, 2017

Key Dates & Deadlines

Application deadline: April 4, 2022, 10:00 a.m.

Entrepreneurship August 30, 2017

Application & Eligibility

Innovation Fund Associates are selected from across the University of Chicago ecosystem and commit to one 10-week investment cycle in the spring quarter in addition to four weeks of training in the wi…

Private Equity August 30, 2017

Build Accelerator Application & Eligibility

Application — The 2025 Polsky BUILD Accelerator application is open and you can apply here. Applications are due on March 31, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. Eligibility — The BUILD ACCELERATOR allows…

Entrepreneurship August 30, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in applying to or have questions about the Innovation Fund Associates Program, please contact Ellen Zatkowski at ellen.zatkowski@chicagobooth.edu.

Private Equity August 30, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in or have any questions about the ETA Conference, please contact Kylie Gilmore, Assistant Director, Student Programs, at Kylie.Gilmore@chicagobooth.edu.

August 30, 2017

Application & Eligibility

Interested applicants expecting to meet all of these requirements are encouraged to contact us by filling out this online form. Qualified applicants will meet with staff from the the Polsky Center to…

Entrepreneurship, Private Equity August 30, 2017

Explorer Surgical Lands $3 million More for Operating Room Software

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Featured, Explorer Surgical, UChicago Startup Investment Program, New Venture Challenge August 30, 2017

Investments

Explorer Surgical Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge alum Explorer Surgical, which makes software for surgical teams to use in the operating room, is the first company to receive fundi…

Entrepreneurship, Private Equity August 30, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in or have any questions about the UChicago Startup Investment Program, please email Steven A. Gould, M.D.

Entrepreneurship, Private Equity August 30, 2017

Contact

Polsky Build and Launch Accelerator Contact — Paul Cavalieri Senior Associate Director and Accelerator Program Director

Entrepreneurship August 30, 2017

Key Dates & Deadlines

February 2025, Summer Internship Funding Programs Information Session March 17, 2025: Applications open for the 2025 EIP. Spring 2025: EIP rolling admissions will continue until all EIP spots have be…

Entrepreneurship August 30, 2017

Application & Eligibility

Application Components Students may apply for an Entrepreneurial Internship Program stipend starting on March 17 and will be reviewed on a rolling admissions basis until spots are filled. The EIP appl…

Entrepreneurship August 30, 2017

Private Equity Conference

The Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference brings together investors, students, and entrepreneurs to network and share insights into the dynamics of investing in a constantly changing economy.

Private Equity August 30, 2017

Contact

If you are a student interested in or have any questions about the Entrepreneurial Internship Program, please contact Dayna Asante-Appiah or Paul Cavalieri.   If you are a startup interested in…

Entrepreneurship August 30, 2017

Sponsors

24th ANNUAL CHICAGO BOOTH PRIVATE EQUITY CONFERENCE Friday, February 28th, 2025 | Marriott Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611   Thank You to our 2025 Sponsors: Platinum Spon…

August 30, 2017

Contact

For more information about the Private Equity Conference, please contact: Juliet Twomey Assistant Director, Student Programs Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation juliet.twomey@chicagoboot…

August 30, 2017

New Venture Challenge

The Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) is a top-ranked accelerator program in the nation and is run by the Polsky Center.

Featured, Entrepreneurship August 31, 2017

Svider Private Equity Program

On the investing side, the Polsky Center supports the aspirations of students and alumni interested in a career in private equity and venture capital.

Featured, Private Equity August 31, 2017

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Program

A suite of programs and resources designed to provide graduating students and alumni access to the education, capital, and mentorship necessary to acquire and grow small businesses.

Featured, Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 31, 2017

Contact

For any questions regarding Booth ETA, please contact Kylie Gilmore, Assistant Director, Student Programs at the Polsky Center at kylie.gilmore@chicagobooth.edu or Alex Hodgkin, Senior Advisor at the…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 31, 2017

ETA Insider Podcast

Visit the ETA Insider Podcast page for more information, newest episodes, and the complete episode library.

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 31, 2017

Application & Eligibility

How to Apply Student teams must apply to take part in the Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge. The application will ask you to provide information (including a resume) on each team member, i…

Private Equity August 31, 2017

Key Dates & Deadlines

SPITC Info Session // SPITC Info Session – Monday, October 21, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. CT Watch Recording Here Application Deadline // Application Deadline – Friday, January 10, 2025, at 3:0…

Private Equity August 31, 2017

Contact

If you have any questions related to SPITC, please contact Juliet Twomey, Assistant Director, Student Programs at the Polsky Center, at Juliet.Twomey@chicagobooth.edu.

Private Equity August 31, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in or have any questions about PF3, please contact Paul Cavalieri, Senior Associate Director at the Polsky Center.

Entrepreneurship August 31, 2017

Application & Eligibility

Who can apply? The fellowship is open to all UChicago students completing either undergraduate or graduate degree programs. Eligible applicants are those who plan to work on their startups as their ma…

Entrepreneurship August 31, 2017

Commercialize Your Invention

invention expire

September 1, 2017

Intellectual Property Management

Through the science, legal and business expertise of the TCL team at the Polsky Center, and their partnerships with University Research Administration and the University’s legal counsel, the Pol…

September 1, 2017

Learn About Our Process

The Technology Commercialization team forms partnerships with new and existing companies by negotiating license agreements or providing UCGo! Startup Licenses.

September 1, 2017

Research Ventures

The Polsky Center creates partnerships and licenses with companies to help speed development of therapeutics and develop technologies with powerful potential. The University negotiated a $25M partner…

September 1, 2017

UCGo!

The UCGo! Startup License is an optional, standardized, non-negotiable license agreement between the University and a startup founded by a UChicago researcher that is seeking to commercialize Universi…

September 1, 2017

About UCGo!

The UCGo! Startup License is a pathway for licensing University intellectual property that speeds up the timeframe and minimizes the cost to launch UChicago startups. This program aligns with the Univ…

September 1, 2017

Eligibility & Application

For more details on how your company can obtain a UCGo! Startup License, please see the UCGo! Startup License Guidelines. View a copy of the UCGo! Startup License. To qualify for a UCGo! license, a st…

September 1, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in or have questions about private equity, please contact Megan Fox, Director, Svider Private Equity Program at the Polsky Center, at megan.fox@chicagobooth.edu.

Private Equity September 1, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in applying to or have questions about the Polsky I-Corps program, please contact Lisa Hearon at lisa.hearon@chicagobooth.edu.

Entrepreneurship September 1, 2017

Polsky Exchange South, Kitchen

September 3, 2017

Gleacher Center, Room 200

September 3, 2017

Lucas Peralta, EdM

Lucas Peralta is an experienced educator and innovator serving as the Polsky Center’s Director of Strategic Data Initiatives. His penchant for solving difficult problems has made him a key leader and…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program September 3, 2017

John Edwardson, '72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

In partnership with the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at Chicago Booth, the Polsky Center runs the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC), which is committed to contin…

Entrepreneurship September 5, 2017

Research

The Polsky Center furthers the study of entrepreneurship and innovation by investigating key sectors of the regional economy as well as functional areas to support growth. Sample white papers and rece…

September 5, 2017

Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC)

The Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) gives second-year students in the Chicago Booth Executive MBA program the rare opportunity to work closely with alumni and members of the business community and…

Entrepreneurship September 5, 2017

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC)

The College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) supports UChicago College students in launching scalable ventures.

Entrepreneurship September 5, 2017

Contact

If you are interested in or have any questions about the New Venture Challenge, please contact Dr. Amber Bradley Williams, Associate Director at the Polsky Center at amber.bradley@chicagobooth.edu.

Entrepreneurship September 5, 2017

Policies

team

September 6, 2017

How this Former Bond Trader Became a PetSmart Fave Supplier

Amy Paris dropped in on 1,500 independent pet supply stores in 2012 and 2013 to pitch her line of nutritional supplements for pets, called Licks Pill-Free. First, dog owners loved the idea of being ab…

News, Alumni, Licks Pill-Free September 7, 2017

Gleacher Center, Room 406

September 11, 2017

The Paris Hotel

September 13, 2017

UChicago Office of Civic Engagement

September 14, 2017

University of Chicago Booth School of Business

September 14, 2017

University of Chicago Research, Innovation and National Laboratories

September 14, 2017

Faculty Advisors

Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth; Investor-in-Residence, Polsky Center; General Partner, CJM Ventures — Chris McGowan is the General Partner of CJM Ventures (“CJMV”), a Chic…

Private Equity September 14, 2017

Advisors

Private Equity September 14, 2017

These UChicago Students Want to Make it Easier for Political Activists to Organize

With politics being one of the most contentious topics in America right now, ordinary citizens are engaging in activism efforts in increasing numbers, and this Chicago startup wants to help. Gather, a…

News, Gather, CNVC, UChicago, Startup September 15, 2017

Advisor

To learn more about the ETA career path and Chicago Booth’s ETA program, sign up for a meeting with Alex at the below link.

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition September 15, 2017

Switched Source

Innovation Fund September 15, 2017

Everyday Learning

Each year, approximately 4.3 million students in 220,000 US classrooms use Everyday Mathematics, a comprehensive pre-K through grade 6 mathematics program developed by the University of Chicago School…

Tech Commercialization September 18, 2017

Phillips 66

Dr. Luping Yu developed new chemical compounds to generate highly efficient organic photovoltaic solar cells as a source of clean energy. Dr. Yu’s compounds have reached record efficiencies compared t…

Tech Commercialization September 18, 2017

Evelo Therapeutics

Licensee Evelo Therapeutics will advance an immunotherapy developed by University of Chicago oncologist Thomas Gajewski that employs certain gut microbes to boost the immune system’s attack on cancer…

Tech Commercialization September 18, 2017

Selected Licensees

The Polsky Center has partnered with a number of company partners to further develop University-based technologies through licenses and sponsored research. The Polsky Center is proud to continue these…

September 18, 2017

A Multi-million-dollar Fund that Invests in Promising Startups

Featured, Innovation Fund September 18, 2017

Booth 455, Room 120

September 20, 2017

Harper Center, Room 3B

September 28, 2017

Chicago’s Insure-Tech Boom Could Shift an Age-Old Industry

Over the last year, Chicagoland has seen an uptick in the number of venture-backed insurance tech startups. Some of them provide comprehensive insurance, while others simplify only one part of the pro…

News September 28, 2017

Gleacher Center, Room 130

September 28, 2017

Booth 455, Room 132

September 28, 2017

Gleacher Center, Room 203

September 29, 2017

James Simpson Theater, Field Museum

October 4, 2017

Ida Noyes Hall

October 5, 2017

Polsky Center Announces Fall 2017 Incubator Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the companies that will be moving into the Polsky Incubator this October as members of the new cohort. The Polsky Incubator provides…

News, Polsky Incubator October 5, 2017

Polsky Exchange North

October 5, 2017

Scientists and Business Leaders Tackle Shared Challenges at First-ever Chicago Microbiome Conference

What singular topic has the ability to unite researchers studying skin care, cancer, irritable bowel disease, and Alzheimer’s disease? The microbiome – the study of the bacteria, fungi, and other micr…

News, Chicago Microbiome Conference October 6, 2017

Saieh Hall, Room 021

October 10, 2017

Sponsors

The Chicago Booth VCIC would not be possible without all of the individuals and companies that generously donate cash, in-kind services, and other resources. We thank all of our sponsors, big and smal…

Private Equity October 10, 2017

Harper Court Conference Center, Room 1121

October 11, 2017

UChicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Partner on Major Innovation Initiative

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Featured October 22, 2017

Gleacher Center, Room 400

October 23, 2017

Can This Chicago Dessert Startup Become the Next RXBAR?

In an era when consumers are increasingly searching for healthy food options, an ecosystem has evolved that helps food innovators thrive, especially if they have a relatively simple concept. The consu…

News, RXBAR, Fronen October 23, 2017

$5 Million Gift to Create the Svider Private Equity Program and Expand Polsky Center Offerings for Students and Alumni

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Featured, Spider announcement, announcement October 25, 2017

Investors-in-Residence

The Investor-in-Residence program provides mentorship and coaching to University of Chicago Booth students interested in learning about and pursuing careers in private equity, venture capital, and ent…

Private Equity October 25, 2017

About Raymond Svider

Chairman and Partner, BC Partners — Raymond Svider is Chairman and a Partner at BC Partners, a private equity firm focusing mainly on the upper mid-market in Europe and North America. The Firm…

Private Equity October 25, 2017

New Venture Challenge Winner AMOpportunities Lands $1.1M in Seed Funding

AMOpportunities, a Chicago-based startup that helps connect international medical students to short-term training programs in the United States, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding, the company an…

News, AMOpportunities October 26, 2017

Can ‘Smart Oven’ Tovala Avoid the Fate of Juicero?

I was talking to a Chicago VC a couple months ago about a handful of Chicago startups, and I asked him if his firm invested in Tovala, a local startup that’s built a “smart oven” and an accompanying f…

News, Tovala, VC, Bloomberg, Juicero October 26, 2017

Polsky Center, PNC Incubator to Host 2017 numo FinTech Challenge at the University of Chicago

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago and numo, a technology incubator affiliated with PNC Bank, are pleased to announce the 2017 numo FinTech Challenge at…

News, Numo, Fintech, David Passavant, numo challenge, PNC, Fintech challenge, EJ Reedy, InsurTech, PNC bank, RegTech November 2, 2017

Gleacher Center, Room 621

November 7, 2017

U. of C. Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Army Research Laboratory Central Site at the Polsky Center

The University of Chicago (U. of C.) and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour for the previously-announced Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Central Site on the eve o…

News, ARL, ARL Central, Ribbon-cutting ceremony, new facility November 10, 2017

New Tech Incubators Put Financials First

When Kristen Langenfeld and her co-founder began a white glove service for selling preowned children’s gear, they used Excel spreadsheets and QuickBooks to keep track of sales and expenses. After a fe…

News, Techstars, New Tech Incubators, Incubators, Y Combinator November 12, 2017

Forbes 30 Under 30: Energy -- Lane Nelson, 29

Forbes released their annual “30 Under 30” lists, which included Lane Nelson, MBA ’17, in the energy category. Nelson is Co-founder and Director of Corporate Development and Finance for Switched Sourc…

News, Forbes, 30 Under 30, Lane Nelson, Switched Source, Forbes 30 Under 30 November 14, 2017

Fast-Growing Startup BenchPrep Moves Into New Office in Willis Tower

Willis Tower might not be the most obvious place for a fast-growing Chicago tech startup to set up shop, but that’s exactly where BenchPrep is headed to keep up with the company’s increasing headcount…

News, e-learning, BenchPrep, Willis Tower November 14, 2017

Gleacher Center, Room 300

November 15, 2017

UChicago and U.S. Army Research Laboratory Cut Ribbon on ARL Central

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Featured November 15, 2017

Phase II Teams Selected for the Global New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 19 teams moving on to phase II of the 2017-18 Global New Ventu…

News, NVC, GNVC, Edward L. Kaplan November 16, 2017

Progenics

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops innovative medicines and other technologies to identify, target and treat cancer. Their pipeline includes: (1) therapeutic agents designed to precisely target…

Tech Commercialization November 17, 2017

Celegene

Celgene seeks to deliver truly innovative and life-changing drugs for our patients. Their vision as a company is to build a major global biopharmaceutical corporation while focusing on the discovery,…

Tech Commercialization November 17, 2017

Phase II Teams Selected for the College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 10 teams moving on to phase II of the 2017-18 College New Vent…

News, College New Venture Challenge, CNVC, NVC November 30, 2017

The Westin Chicago River North (320 N. Dearborn, Chicago)

December 3, 2017

Gleacher Center, Room 100

December 3, 2017

Innovation Fund Invests $575,000 in Biotech Companies

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $575,000 into three biotechnology companies—ImmunArtes, Onchilles Pharma, and Oxalo Therapeutics. These latest investments bri…

News, Onchilles Pharma, Dominique Missiakis, Oxalo Therapeutics, Hwan Kim, Fermi Lab, Shyama Majumdar, Hatim Hassam, Yang Zheng, venture capitalist, Court Turner, MBL, Explorer Surgical, George Scultz Innovation Fund, imminartes, VC, Innovation Fund, John Falvin, Lev Becker, Sharon Feng, Argonne, Olaf Schneewind December 6, 2017

18 Chicago Startups to Watch in 2018

News, BallotReady, Explorer Surgical, ClostraBio, startups to watch, explorer December 11, 2017

Eric Isaacs Named as 2017 National Academy of Inventors Fellow

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Featured, eric isaacs, National Academy of Inventors, NAI December 12, 2017

Eric Isaacs named as 2017 National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Eric D. Isaacs, executive vice president for research, innovation and national laboratories at the University of Chicago has been named as a 2017 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the…

News, NAI fellow, eric isaacs, EVP, Giant Magellan Telescope project December 12, 2017

Will You Indulge in This Healthy Ice Cream?

U Chicago alum Jessy Gartenstein lives with celiacs disease which makes indulging in ice cream difficult. While at school, classmate Erik Nadeau shared his family’s banana-based ice cream recipe with…

News, Jessy Gartenstein, Erik Nadeua, CNVC, Fronen December 13, 2017

Meet the Investor: Jeffrey Stine, VestedWorld

“We are very excited about what we call “tech-enabled” solutions, and Africa, in my view, is ground zero for these types of opportunities.” That is according to Jeffrey Stine, principal of the Chicago…

News, Jeffrey Stine, VestedWorld, VestWorld December 14, 2017

The 10 Most Funded Chicago Kickstarters of 2017

News December 15, 2017

Polsky Council

The Polsky Council comprises many of the country’s leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and private equity investors, who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center. MEMBERS INCL…

December 15, 2017

Tovala Hopes to Follow Instant Pot into Kitchens with $9M in New Funding

Featured, NVC, Tovala December 18, 2017

Marriott Marquis Chicago

December 18, 2017

Hyde Park's Harper Court Development Now Fully Leased

In a milestone that reflects growing economic development in the Hyde Park neighborhood’s historic commercial center, the mixed-use Harper Court development on 53rd Street is now fully leased. The awa…

News, Harper Coup development December 27, 2017

The U. of C.’s Game Changer Chicago Design Lab Explores Health and Social Issues Through Video Games

For my birthday one year, my dad bought me a PlayStation. There were ending credits in the games, so I knew someone was making them, and I remember saying, “I want to do that.” I thought I had to lear…

News, Game Changers January 4, 2018

This is How Women are Really Faring in Chicago Tech

Amanda Lannert belongs to an exclusive club. Along with Kristi Ross of online investment company Tastytrade and Daphne Preuss of bio-agriculture company Chromatin, she is among a trio of female CEOs o…

News, Chromatin, Chicago Tech January 5, 2018

Interview with Guillaume Piard of Nalo

News January 5, 2018

Evelo Biosciences Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent Supporting Monoclonal Microbial Oncology Trials

News, Evil January 9, 2018

Benchmark Analytics and the University of Chicago Partner to Build First-of-its-Kind Early Intervention System for Law Enforcement Agencies

News, Benchmark Analytics January 9, 2018

Data-driven, Early Intervention Technology for Police Officers Licensed to Benchmark Analytics

Featured January 9, 2018

UChicago Food Allergy Startup Raises $3.5 Million

Bunning Food Allergy Professor Cathy Nagler had been researching the physiological origins of food allergy and potential treatments for over 30 years without ever considering the possibility of transl…

News, ClostraBio January 9, 2018

Data-driven, Early Intervention Technology for Police Officers Licensed to Benchmark Analytics

The University of Chicago announced a partnership with Benchmark Analytics to commercialize an early intervention system for police officers. Benchmark Analytics is a provider of analytics-based polic…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization January 9, 2018

UChicago Food Allergy Startup ClostraBio Raises $3.5 Million

News, ClostraBio January 10, 2018

AutoMech Delivers Convenience for Seattle Customers

News January 10, 2018

ETA Student Groups

ETA GROUP (FULL-TIME STUDENTS) — The ETA Group strives to accomplish two principal goals: Educate students and alumni about the entrepreneurship-through-acquisition process Create a community o…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition January 10, 2018

UChicago Food Allergy Startup Raises $3.5 million

Featured, ClostraBio January 10, 2018

Ryerson Laboratory, Room 255

January 11, 2018

Course Details

Taught by industry experts, the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (“ETA”) course will give students frameworks and real world solutions to use if they decide to pursue an acquisition of and lead a…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition January 12, 2018

Faculty

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition January 12, 2018

Thirty-two College Startups in National Tournament Make It to Semi-final Round; Hope to Pitch Live at South By Southwest

News January 15, 2018

Bootstrapping in America: Kin Insurance

News January 16, 2018

Gleacher Center, Room 208

January 16, 2018

Eckhardt Research Center (IME), Room 161

January 19, 2018

Strong Suit 090: Leading Venture Capitalist Gives A Peek Into The Boardroom

News January 19, 2018

Polsky Exchange North, Jackson Park Boardroom

January 24, 2018

Argonne National Laboratory

January 24, 2018

Mindful Urgent Care and Verity Technologies advance to the GNVC Finals

On January 20, MBA teams from Chicago competed at the semi-finals of the 2018 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). Waverly Deutsch, academic director for university-wide entrepreneurship content and p…

News, Verity Technologies, GNVC, NVC, Mindful Urgent Care, DTC Lactate, New You, RentVent, Waverly Deutsch, Robin RN January 26, 2018

Inventors Search for 'Missing Link' in Renewable Energy

News, Electrochea January 26, 2018

ETA Insider // Winter 2018

Search Fund Alliance, tips for searchers, and 2017 ETA Conference.

News January 31, 2018

First numo Fintech Challenge at UChicago Concludes with Success

First place team Manifest celebrates their victory and $10k prize. (From left: David Passavant, numo CEO; Meenakshi Lakshmanan and Anura…

News, Mrin Patil, Dave Passavant, Jetson Benefits, Numo, Jeff Carter, SNVC, Fintech, West Loop Ventures, Manifest, David Passavant, Series A B2B, Meenakshi Lakshmanan, Rumi Morales, Seedling, ANuraag Tripathi, Rumi Ventures, Scott Swanson, EJ Reedy, Thomas Funk, PNC bank, Vest Blockchain, Mouleena Khan February 2, 2018

Tyson Foods Invests in Tovala’s New Oven and Meal Kit Business

News, Tovala February 6, 2018

In the Battle Against Cancer, Microbes Could Be the Answer

News February 6, 2018

In Chicago, Black Entrepreneurs Seeking Venture Capital Face Excessive Scrutiny and Discrimination

News February 8, 2018

Polsky Incubator Company ChangEd Scores $250,000 Investment on Shark Tank

Featured, Shark Tank, Changed February 9, 2018

How Your Business Changed After 1 Year of President Donald Trump

News February 9, 2018

The Amazon Race: What HQ2 Win Would Mean for Chicago

News February 9, 2018

Gordon Center for Integrative Science (GCIS), Room W301

February 10, 2018

Can A Patient Gown Makeover Move Hospitals To Embrace Change?

News February 11, 2018

MATTER

February 12, 2018

WalletKo and HomePro advance to the GNVC Finals

On Feburary 9, MBA teams from Hong Kong competed at the semi-finals of the 2018 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). Thirty teams applied to participate in GNVC this year from Booth’s three global cam…

News, GNVC, BundVestors, Careberry, HomePro, Order Unity, Waverly Deutsch, TAFi, WalletKo February 13, 2018

Introducing Chicago Inno’s 2018 Tech Madness Finalists

News February 13, 2018

Logan Center for the Arts

February 14, 2018

Five to Nine Wants to Help Companies Spice Up After-Work Outings

News February 15, 2018

What Non-Technical Founders Really Need to Know About Tech

News February 19, 2018

2018 SNVC Phase II Teams Announced

The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation has announced the 17 teams advancing to the semifinals of the 2018 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). The SNVC is the social imp…

News, Digivise, fiduscript, Gather Activism, Pavan, DuSable Farms, Rustandy Center, Esperanza, AIM Clinics, SNVC, GoodWorks, Innovate for Impact, Roibooks, Shakti, John Edwardson, Yelaane Health, Unbreakable, Akadi Solar, compass, VouchCIrcle, Block Club, Mighty February 22, 2018

How Illinois Universities Power the Chicago Startup Ecosystem

News February 22, 2018

2018 NVC Phase II Teams Announced

The Polsky Center is thrilled to announce the 30 teams advancing to the semifinals of the 2018 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC). The NVC is the University of Chicago’s nationally ran…

News, New Venture Challenge, NVC February 23, 2018

Harper Center, Suite 207, Large Conference Room

February 23, 2018

Grubhub Commits $1M to Supporting Women Chefs and Restaurateurs

News February 26, 2018

Switched Source Wins $10K in AUTM Venture Challenge

News February 27, 2018

UChicago Invests in “RegTech” Company Founded by Chicago Booth Alums

The University of Chicago has announced their next venture investments from the UChicago Startup Investment Program. Ascent Technologies, a regulation technology company that helps users build, manage…

News, Brian Clark, AI, ascent technologies, Aaron Droba, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, UChicago Medicine, NLP, Tovala, Explorer Surgical, Alsop Louie Partners, RegTech, UChicago Startup Investment Program March 1, 2018

Startup Spotlight: AutoMech Concierge Car Service Aims to Take the Hassle Out of Maintenance

News, AutoMech March 1, 2018

Ascent Raises $6M Series A to Grow Team, Enhance AI Platform

News March 1, 2018

College New Venture Challenge Finalists Announced

The Polsky Center has officially announced the five teams advancing to the finals of the 2018 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) on Wednesday, March 7. The CNVC is the college track of the Universi…

News, Pavan, Quevos, PeerBoost, Debate It Forward, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, NVC, Athena Ultraviolet March 1, 2018

Altris.AI and Dr. Mo Advance to the GNVC Finals; 2018 Lineup Complete

On Friday, February 23, MBA teams from Chicago Booth’s London campus competed at the semi-finals of the 2018 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). Thirty teams applied to participate in GNVC this year…

News, Liquibit, Waverly Deutsch, Rideargo, spatium, storybook, Altris AI, GNVC, Dr Mo, Agreefy March 1, 2018

Fueling Startup AutoMech Meant Trading One Dream for Another

News March 2, 2018

UChicago Invests in Tech Startup Company Founded by Chicago Booth Alumni

Featured March 2, 2018

Booth 455, Room 130

March 5, 2018

The Minte Will Tidy Up Your Apartment On Demand

News March 5, 2018

A $5 million Gift Enhances Entrepreneurial Opportunities at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Featured March 6, 2018

Silicon Nanowires Let Scientists Control Nerve Cells with Light

News March 6, 2018

Wintrust Business Lunch: Touching up the Nail Industry, Unpaid Internship, & ChangED

News March 6, 2018

mHUB

March 6, 2018

Kin's $13M Round Will Fuel National Expansion

News March 6, 2018

Quevos, a High-protein Snack Chip, Wins $15,000 at College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC is the undergraduate tr…

News, Jennifer Fried, Nick Hamburger, Pavan, Leah Shapiro, Preethi Raju, Quevos, Ted Engels, CNVC< NVC, Shaili Datta, Reese Schroeder, Athena Ultraviolent, Chonghyun Ahn, Immanuel Thangaraj, Yasoob Rasheed, Debate It Forward, Benjamin Elias, JP Neenan, David West, Peer Boost, Zack Schreirer, Ellen Rudnick, Joshua Aaronson March 8, 2018

Polsky Exchange North, Kenwood Room

March 9, 2018

University Club of Chicago

March 9, 2018

U of C’s Booth School and Polsky Center Team Up with C200 to Support Booth Entrepreneurs

In a joint effort to educate and develop the next generation of highly-successful business leaders, the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and its Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and…

News, c200, Donna Zarcone, NVC, Ellen Rudnick March 12, 2018

UChicago Makes Venture Investment into Popular Chicago Food Market

Foxtrot, the popular food and alcohol delivery service with four storefront l…

Featured, UChicago Startup Investment Program, Foxtrot, ascent technologies, Michael LaVitola, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Explorer Surgical, Tovala March 15, 2018

JW Marriott Chicago

March 20, 2018

"We Aim to be the Benchmark for Smart Investment"

News March 26, 2018

French Insurtech Startup Nalo Aims to be the Investing Resource for Everyone

News March 26, 2018

Scientists Build army of Metal-organic Nanoflowers to Treat Cancer

News March 29, 2018

A Look Back on the History of Tovala: How an Idea for Fresher and Quicker Meals Became a $11M-Backed Venture

By Xiaohe Grace Gu One Sunday afternoon, when David Rabie, MBA ’15, was trying to make food for the whole week, he realized that he was using four different appliances. So, he thought: Why isn’t there…

Featured, Tovala, Joanna Rupp, Starr Marcello, Maestro, New Venture Challenge, Pritzker Group Venture capital Fellows, Jason Heltzer, Tyson Foods, I-Corps, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, David Rabie, PF3, NVC, Mark Tebbe March 29, 2018

Five Student Startups Win Grants at College New Venture Challenge

News March 29, 2018

Podcast: Smart Sensors Capture Pulse of Chicago

News March 29, 2018

A Chicago Startup Raised $750K to Treat Migraines with a Nasal Spray

News March 29, 2018

How 8 Chicago Companies are Using Tech to do Social Good

News March 29, 2018

MBA Students Compete for Cash in Rapid-pitch Contests

Business plan competitions, and the increasing amount of funding that top schools are awarding is at an all time high. Read Rattan Khosa, a Chicago Booth alum and member of the Polsky Council, who rec…

News, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Rattan Khosa April 4, 2018

2017-2018 I-Corps Teams

Autumn 2017 Cure me: a secure health care marketplace that matches qualified patients for phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials to pharmaceutical company’s inclusion criteria. ForeseeABill: automates th…

April 5, 2018

TCU Entrepreneurship Competition Awards $10,000 to UChicago's Ted Engles of Athena Ultraviolet

Hundreds of college students pitched unique business ideas in front of judges in a two-day competition that champions socially conscious businesses. More than 50 entrepreneurs, investors and bankers s…

News, Athena Ultraviolet, science venture, Ted Engles, deep tech April 9, 2018

Commentary: Entrepreneurship and the Academician

News April 10, 2018

BallotReady Raises $1.5M to Expand Its Voter Guide Platform Nationwide

BallotReady announced that it has raised $1.5M in a seed round that will help the company expand its service to all 50 states by the fall midterm elections. Investors in the round include InvestHER Ve…

News, BallotReady, InvestHer Ventures, Wakestream Ventures, Matt Maloney, New Media Ventures, Hard Yaka, GrubHub April 11, 2018

2018 Spring Cohort Finalists Selected for the UChicago Innovation Fund

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the five companies moving on to the spring finals of the University of Chicago Innovation Fund. Each of…

News, Argonne, science ventures, deep tehc, BiomeSense, PartnerOwn, LiveBeat, NanoPattern Technologies, MBL, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Fermilab, Innovation Fund, FORESEEaBILL April 11, 2018

Reliance Invests $180M in Embibe, the Largest AI Platform for Education

Reliance is set to pick up a majority 72.69 percent stake in online education platform Embibe, which uses data analytics to deliver personalised learning outcomes to students. Reliance agre…

News, AI, Reliance, Embibe April 12, 2018

Reliance Announces Strategic Investment of $180M in Embibe, the Largest AI Platform for Education

News April 12, 2018

Two First-Place Winners Selected at 2018 Global New Venture Challenge Finals

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). The GNVC is an expansion of the E…

News, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, WalletKo, Verity Technologies, Altris AI, GNVC, Dr Mo, Mindful Urgent Care, HomePro April 12, 2018

Ascent Technologies

Ascent is a software-as-a-service company that helps financial service firms track and comply with relevant regulations. The Ascent platform makes it easy for compliance officers in regulated industri…

Portfolios April 13, 2018

UChicago Launches LGBTQ Career Readiness Program

News April 13, 2018

Argonne Selects Innovators From Across Nation to Grow Startups

Argonne National Laboratory has announced the second cohort of companies participating in the Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) program. CRI is the Midwest’s first entrepreneurship program to embed inn…

News, Argonne, CSI, deep tech April 20, 2018

Chicago Startup Bevy Helps People Own Less and Experience More

News, Bevy April 23, 2018

Meet the Founder of Impossible Foods, Whose Meat-Free Burgers Could Transform the Way We Eat

News, Impossible Foods April 23, 2018

Polished Makes Perfect: Nail Salon EZZA Targets Busy Working Women

News, EZZA April 23, 2018

With $60M and a New CEO, Corvidia Therapeutics Is All Systems Go

News April 25, 2018

Welcome to the New Convenience Store

News April 25, 2018

Foxtrot: The Convenience Store Chain for Bougies

News, Foxtrot April 26, 2018

Innovation Fest to Highlight Pioneering Discoveries, Entrepreneurship at UChicago

Featured, News May 1, 2018

How Gut Microbes are Joining the Fight Against Cancer

The intestinal microbiome seems to influence how well some cancer drugs work. But is the science ripe for clinical trials? Read the full article here >>

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Microbes, Cancer May 2, 2018

Most Americans Look to Research Universities for Innovation Leadership, Finds Polsky Center Survey

Featured May 2, 2018

Survey: Majority of Americans Believe Research Universities Drive U.S. Innovation

Survey released as part of UChicago Innovation Fest shows Americans believe research universities drive U.S. innovation at a time of global competition. Read the full article >>

News, UChicago Innovation Fest May 4, 2018

The Internet of Things Is Coming Home

David Rabie, MBA ’15 and founder and CEO of Tovala, gave a keynote on how smart product technology is changing the way customers interact with products for the home. Read the full article >>

News, David Rabie, Tovala May 7, 2018

PCM Briefing: Job Opening at Axiom Exergy; 1414 Degrees Plans IPO

NETenergy, a finalist in the 2015 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge, is one of 11 energy startups selected to participate in the VERGE Accelerate event in Hawaii in June. Read the full artic…

News, VERGE Accelerate, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, NETenergy May 7, 2018

16 Creative and Digital Marketing Agencies in Chicago You Should Know

Rise Interactive, a finalist in the 2004 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, is highlighted as one of the marketing agencies to know in Chicago. Read the full article >>

News, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Rise Interactive May 8, 2018

From Salon Marketplace: This Solar-powered Inflatable Lamp Can Charge Your Phone

LuminAID, winners of the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC), sells 2-in-1 solar inflatable lantern and phone charger. Read the full article >>

News, SNVC, LuminAID May 8, 2018

Primed for a Quantum Leap in Research, UChicago Scientists and Engineers at Forefront of Technology Revolution

Featured May 8, 2018

Polished Makes Perfect: Nail Salon Targets Busy Working Women

News May 9, 2018

Evelo Bioscience, a Biotech Company Based on UChicago-licensed Technology, Debuts on Nasdaq

Evelo is dedicated to improving the lives of patients globally through the development of a new modality of medicines called monoclonal microbials

Featured, Nasdaq, deep tech, AbbVie, biotech, Thomas Gajewski, science venture, Evelo Biosciences May 9, 2018

We Need to Change, Chicago's Startup Funders Say

Alex Niemczewski, AB ’09, founder and CEO of BallotReady, speaks on the issues that women founders face in Chicago’s startup scene. Read the full article >>

News, BallotReady, Alex Niemczewski May 11, 2018

About Water Street

Water Street Healthcare Partners is a longtime supporter of the Private Equity Case Challenge. In addition to financial sponsorship, the healthcare investment firm helps prepare the winning team for O…

Private Equity May 12, 2018

This Is How Accelerators and Incubators Build Consumer Businesses

Andi Hadisutjipto, MBA ’16, founder of New Venture Challenge alum Riviter, speaks on experience in L’Oreal-connected incubator. Read the full article >>

News, Riviter, Andi Hadisutjipto May 13, 2018

Sponsors and Partners

Polsky Build and Launch Accelerator   Sponsors — Sharon Sadow Alper, AB ’80, JD ’84 & Andrew Alper, AB ’80, MBA ’81 John Edwardson, MBA ’72 Kenneth W. O’Keefe, MBA ’93 Ellen Rudnick, MB…

Entrepreneurship May 13, 2018

Kraft's Bet on Growth Includes Egg-­white Chips and Sauerkraut

Quevos, the egg-white chip that won the 2018 College New Venture Challenge, selected for Kraft-Heinz’s incubator. Read the full article >>

News, NVC, Quevos May 14, 2018

Startups Show Car and Home Insurers They Need to Get Smarter

Snapsheet, founded by CJ Przybyl, MBA ’11, is revolutionizing the way auto insurance companies process claims. Read the full article >>

News, snapsheet, CJ Przybyl May 14, 2018

Meet 3 Energy Innovators Getting a Lift from Argonne National Laboratory

Three energy innovators join the latest cohort of Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations program, will receive mentoring from Polsky Center. Read the full article >>

News, argonne chain reaction innovations program, Argonne May 15, 2018

A Video Game That Wants to Stop Sexual Harassment

Polsky I-Corps alum Game Changer Chicago Design Lab uses video games to force users to think through important life and health decisions. Read the full article >>

News, game changer chicago design lab, I-Corps May 15, 2018

Chicago Booth - Charles M. Harper Center, Room C-03

May 17, 2018

2018 SNVC Finalists Announced

The Rustandy Center and Polsky Center are pleased to announce the 7 teams advancing to the finals of the 2018 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). The SNVC is the social impact tr…

News, NVC, VouchCIrcle, Mighty, Gather Activism, Rustandy Center, AIM Clinics, SNVC, Insights for Impact, Shakti, Unbreakable May 17, 2018

Here, This Year's Fast 50 companies

Snapsheet, co-founded by CJ Przybyl, MBA ’11, makes list of fastest-growing Chicago companies. Read the full article >>

News, CJ Przybyl, snapsheet May 18, 2018

B-School Bulletin: 4 Reasons To Hire Veterans

Polsky Innovation Indicator finds that most Americans look to universities for research innovation. Read the full article >>

News May 19, 2018

Rumi Spice After Shark Tank – 2018 Update

Chicago Booth student-founded Rumi Spice provides an update since receiving $250,000 investment from Mark Cuban on ABC’s Shark Tank. Read the full article >>

News, Shark Tank, Rumi Spice, Mark Cuban May 19, 2018

Big Brains Podcast Explores the Future of Energy, Innovation with Entrepreneur

Michael Polsky featured on a new UChicago podcast about his entrepreneurial background and investment in the Polsky Center. Read the full article >>

News, Michael Polsky, Polsky Center May 21, 2018

Getting Mark Cuban's money — the Shark's 47 Biggest Shark Tank Investments

Social New Venture Challenge alum LuminAID ranked as Mark Cuban’s 31st biggest investment on ABC’s Shark Tank. Read the full article >>

News, Shark Tank, LuminAID, SNVC, Mark Cuban May 21, 2018

Providers Aim to Build Engagement Tools that Actually Work

NowPow, a Polsky Incubator company founded by UChicago’s Dr. Stacy Lindau, highlights partnership with Rush Medical Center to provide community-based resources for patients. Read the full article >…

News, now pow, Stacy Lindau May 21, 2018

Why Can't We Close the Gender Gap

News May 21, 2018

Finalists Announced for the 2018 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

Eleven teams have been selected to pitch their ventures during the finals of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge on Wednesday, May 30. The New Venture Challenge, a year-long, intensive bu…

News, FORESEEaBILL, BrewBike, NVC, Starr Marcello, Oxalo Therapeutics, nuborn medical, Manifest, Rattan Khosa, sweet karma, Seurat Therapeutics, haystack abi, Mindful Urgent Care, Coeus.ai, MUU May 22, 2018

The University of Chicago Program Links MBA Students and Scientists to Launch Startups

Oxalo Therapeutics combines the research of UChicago Medicine professor with Chicago Booth student to compete in Polsky Center programs. Read the full article >>

News, Oxalo Therapeutics May 23, 2018

How Gut Microbes are Joining the Fight Against Cancer

News May 23, 2018

Autism Therapy Startup AIM Clinics Wins UChicago's Social NVC

The 2018 cohort of the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge concluded with AIM Clinics taking home first place and $45,000, plus an additional $20,000 award supported by the Renee Adelson…

News, Renee Adelson Early Childhood Innovation Fund, AIM Clinics, SNVC May 24, 2018

MassChallenge 2018 Cohort Announced

Two Polsky Center-connected companies, Oxalo Therapeutics and ImmunArtes, were accepted into the MassChallenge accelerator. Read the full article >>

News, masschallenge, Oxalo Therapeutics, ImmunArtes May 24, 2018

Pie for Providers Simplifies Headaches for Childcare Workers

2017 Social New Venture Challenge winner Pie for Providers aims to raise $500,000 from angel investors by June 2018. Read the full article >>

News, pie for providers May 24, 2018

Chicago Startups on What It's Really Like Pitching on Shark Tank

Three Polsky Center-connected companies (ChangEd, LuminAID, Rumi Spice) share their experiences on ABC’s Shark Tank. Read the full article >>

News, Rumi Spice, LuminAID, Changed May 24, 2018

AIM Clinics Wins First Place at the 2018 Social New Venture Challenge

The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation and Polsky Center are pleased to announce the winners of the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). The SNVC is the social impact tr…

Featured, NVC, SNVC May 24, 2018

Snapsheet Wins “Best Insurtech Solution” at 2018 Benzinga Fintech Awards

News May 25, 2018

Buoyed by Insiders, Flagship’s Evelo Hits Midpoint of IPO Range

Evelo Biosciences, a biotech company based on technology licensed through the Polsky Center from UChicago Medicine’s Thomas Gajewski, debuted on Nasdaq. Read the full article >>

News, Evelo Biosciences May 26, 2018

Rattan L. Khosa, ’79, “Against All Odds” Student Entrepreneurship Award

This award is open to any Full-Time, Evening, or Weekend MBA Program student who has overcome significant obstacles and demonstrated a spirit of entrepreneurship to launch or significantly grow a new…

May 26, 2018

B-School Bulletin: Stanford Grad’s Vision: More Love & Positivity

News May 27, 2018

Oxalo Therapeutics Seeks to Help Kidney Stone Patients

News May 28, 2018

Chicago Booth Alumnus Gives $10 million for Key University Priorities

Featured May 29, 2018

Six Entrepreneurs Selected to Develop Innovative Technologies at Argonne

News May 30, 2018

Hyde Park Based Organization Receives $1.5 Million From Benefit Chicago Fund

News May 30, 2018

Manifest Wins First Place and $315,000 in the 2018 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 22nd annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), a top-ranke…

Featured, Coeus.ai, MUU, FORESEEaBILL, BrewBike, Starr Marcello, nuborn medical, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, NVC, Oxalo Therapeutics, Manifest, Sayo Group, sweet karma, Immanuel Thangaraj, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Seurat Therapeutics, Penny Pritzker, haystack abi, Mindful Urgent Care, Dan caruso May 30, 2018

Polsky Center Gives a Leg Up to Young Entrepreneurs in Chicago

News May 31, 2018

Meet the Winner of the 2018 UChicago New Venture Challenge

News May 31, 2018

Chicago Booth Alumnus Gives $10M to Support Priority Initiatives

News May 31, 2018

Water Purification Sstartup NUMiX Wins VentureCat Startup Competition

News May 31, 2018

It’s Not all Rainbows for Chicago’s $1 billion Tech ‘Unicorns’

News June 1, 2018

Why Tyson Ventures is Investing in Sustainability and the Internet of Food

News June 4, 2018

The Difficult Search for the Right Recipe in Cancer Immunotherapy

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization June 4, 2018

Shyama Majumdar, PhD, MBA

Shyama Majumdar is the director of Science Accelerators and Investments at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In this role, she oversees numerous entrepreneurial functions, includi…

Technology Ventures June 4, 2018

Rattan L. Khosa Student Entrepreneurs Program

The Rattan L. Khosa Student Entrepreneurs Program is a multi-pronged program for students launching businesses, managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Entrepreneurship June 4, 2018

Health InnovatAR Accelerator Participants Announced

News June 5, 2018

Innovation Fund Invests $250,000 in Microbiome-based Startup

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund has announced plans to invest up to $250,000 into BiomeSense, a startup developing a fully-automated biosensor for low-cost, scalable microbiome testing. On T…

Featured, BiomeSense, FORESEEaBILL, Jack Gilbert, Argonne, Kevin Honaker, Duchossois Family Institute, LiveBeat, NanoPattern Technologies, MBL, Nancy Harvey, SafeRate, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Fermilab, Innovation Fund, Savas Tay June 6, 2018

2 Chicago Innovators Selected for Prestigious Global Summit

News June 6, 2018

Startup That Analyzes Bacteria in Feces Gets Backed by UChicago Fund

News June 6, 2018

One Man’s Vision for an Innovative Hub Serving Tech Workers and Entrepreneurs of African Descent

News June 8, 2018

Investors Put Their Money on Chicago Student Startup BrewBike as It Expands

News June 11, 2018

mHUB Creates New Community Partnerships to Encourage Collaboration Within Chicago's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

News June 11, 2018

PE Digest // Spring 2018

Technology slowdown in productivity and the 2018 Private Equity Conference.

News, Private Equity June 12, 2018

Polsky Center Announces 2018 Summer Accelerator Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of the Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-pr…

News, Polsky Accelerator June 13, 2018

Insurtech Startup Kin Insurance Secures $13 Million Through Latest Funding Round

News June 13, 2018

Meet the Entrepreneur Who Plans to Fix the Child Care Economy

News June 14, 2018

Let the Person with the Most Information Make the Decision

News June 14, 2018

Spotlight on Biopharma Fellowships: AbbVie and Keck Graduate Institute Launch PharmD Fellowship Program

News June 14, 2018

Guide: 15 Boston Microbiome Startups to Watch

News June 19, 2018

How Two Entrepreneurs Beat the Long Odds on “Shark Tank”

News June 19, 2018

Can a Daily Pill Prevent Kidney Stones?

News June 21, 2018

Old Crow Smokehouse

June 21, 2018

Faith Leaders Condemn Separation of Families, Say Trump’s Exec Order Falls Short

News, Gather Activisim June 21, 2018

What It’s Really Like to Win a Deal on Shark Tank (from 2 People Who've Done It)

News June 21, 2018

This UChicago Grad is Building a 'Fitbit for Fetuses'

News June 21, 2018

3 Questions to Help You Determine if Your Business Idea is Worth Pursuing

News June 25, 2018

Course Credit

SPITC participants in the MBA program may request to earn course credit for the challenge through the Private Equity & Venture Capital Lab (BUS 34702) by contacting Megan Fox, Director, Svider Pri…

Private Equity June 26, 2018

Success Fee

Through participation in SPITC, students are afforded the unique opportunity to develop an original investment thesis, receive personal mentorship from seasoned private equity professionals, and prese…

Private Equity June 26, 2018

A Chicago-made Sparkling Tea Wants to Be Your New Afternoon Pick-me-up

News June 27, 2018

Booth Polsky Private Equity Council

The Booth Polsky Private Equity Council is comprised of some of the world’s leading private equity investors who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center’s Svider Private Equity Progr…

Private Equity June 27, 2018

How Snapsheet's Data Team Shapes the Company's Future Direction

News June 28, 2018

Starting a New Business is Hard, Especially for Veterans. This Org Makes it Much Easier

News June 28, 2018

Taste of Chicago: Sun Wah Barbecue, Fronen Foods

News, College New Venture Challenge, Fronen July 2, 2018

Startups Picked to Compete for New York's $1 million Clean Energy Prize

News, New Venture Challenge, Switched Source, UChicago Innovation Fund July 2, 2018

Undergraduate-led Startup Delivers Platform for Political Change

Featured, Gather Activism, College New Venture Challenge July 3, 2018

Meet Colin Keeley of Bevy in Chicagoland

News July 3, 2018

Newsletter

In 2017, the Polsky Center launched the Private Equity Digest, a biannual newsletter featuring cutting-edge research from Chicago Booth faculty, insights from UChicago alumni in private equity, recent…

Private Equity July 6, 2018

You’ve Never Tried Booze Made with These Ingredients

News, Apologue, Foxtrot, New Venture Challenge, NVC July 10, 2018

Storytelling, Games Help Young People Discuss Sexual Health

News, Ci3 Lab July 11, 2018

App Aims to Improve Family Services Access in Chicago

News, NowPow July 13, 2018

How Illinois Universities are Getting More Students Interested in STEM Careers

News, STEM July 16, 2018

Talis Biomedical Developing 'SlipChip' Microfluidic POC Platform for Genotypic, Phenotypic Testing

News, Biomedical, genotypic July 16, 2018

RiMO Therapeutics Announces Enrollment of the First Patient in Phase 1 Study of RiMO-301 with Radiation in Advanced Tumors

News, UCGo!, Tech Transfer, RiMO July 16, 2018

Announcing the Class of Techstars Chicago 2018

News, Speeko July 16, 2018

Announcing the 2018 Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator class

News, pepr July 18, 2018

Opternative Announces International Expansion

News, Ben & Frank, NVC July 19, 2018

JPMorgan Chase, Fifth Third Invest in a $5.5 million Fund for Minority Entrepreneurs in Chicago

News, Small Business Growth Program July 19, 2018

Smart Ovens Make Baking Easy for Everyone

News, Tovala, NVC July 19, 2018

UChicago Receives Expanded Funding to Support Community Entrepreneurs

Featured July 19, 2018

Opternative Announces International Expansion

News, Ben&Frank, NVC July 19, 2018

New Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship Cohort Announced

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the newest cohort of the Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3). PF3 is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago stu…

News, PF3, MUU, ABChicken, Elizabeth Zellner, Myunghun Kim, BrewBike, WowChow, Colin Keeley, Mrinmayee Patil, Bevy, Seedling, Yaniv Guelman, Fulbito, Randy Paris, Rodrigo Studart July 19, 2018

JPMorgan Takes its Fund for Entrepreneurs of Color to Chicago

News, JPMorgan Chase July 20, 2018

Why Buy? This Chicago Startup Rents Out Supplies for Gaming, Camping, Cleaning, and More

News July 23, 2018

Ascent RegTech Chosen for BMO Harris / 1871 Innovation Programme

News, Ascent RegTech, New Venture Challenge, Ascent, NVC July 24, 2018

Credit Card Payoff App Tally Raises $25 Million

News, Fintech, Tally July 24, 2018

Grubhub Acquires Mobile Restaurant Ordering Startup LevelUp for $390M

News, GrubHub, NVC, LevelUp July 25, 2018

Rising Stars: 90 Healthcare Leaders Under 40

News, Chat Razdan, Care+Wear, Alum July 26, 2018

Sokowatch Closes $2 million Seed Round to Modernize Africa’s B2B Retail

News, Innovation Fund, CNVC, Sokowatch July 26, 2018

UChicago Innovation Fund invests $200K in fintech startup Safe Rate

A new UChicago research-backed mortgage offering may soon be hitting the housing market, and with it, comes hopes for a more stable and positive relationship between borrower and lender. The Polsky Ce…

News, Innovation Fund, Larry Summers, Amir Sufi, technology, commercializing research, entrepreneur, Dylan Hall, Startup, Shima Rayej, Atif Mian July 27, 2018

Entrepreneurs of Color Fund Steps Up Its Game in Chicago

News, Community, JPMorgan Chase July 27, 2018

'Yes, and': Second City Behavioral Science Group Studies How Improv Can Create Better Communication

News, entrepreneurial education, Chicago Booth, education July 29, 2018

Reflecting on From the Ground Up

News, Gather, New Venture Challenge, SNVC, Accelerator July 30, 2018

Tovala Opens Lincoln Park Pop Up to Let You Try Its Smart Oven in Person

News, NVC, Tovala, New Venture Challenge July 31, 2018

Parker Solar Probe, Flying to the Sun, is Named After U. of C.'s Own

News, Parker Solar Probe, Eugene Parker July 31, 2018

UChicago Innovation Fund Invests $200K in Fintech Startup Safe Rate

Safe Rate is a new mortgage product for low down payment borrowers that reduces monthly payments in times of housing market distress.

Featured, Innovation Fund, Amir Sufi, technology, commercializing research, entrepreneur, Dylan Hall, Startup, Shima Rayej, Larry Summer, George Shultz Innovation Fund August 2, 2018

Hyatt McCormack Place

August 7, 2018

Pullman Hotel

August 7, 2018

Oxalo Therapeutics

Oxalo Therapeutics is developing first-in-class therapeutics to treat rare renal diseases and prevent recurrent kidney stones. University of Chicago assistant professor of medicine Hatim Hassan, MD, P…

Life Sciences Launchpad August 9, 2018

AVnovum

AVnovum is developing a new class of antimicrobial therapy, AVpeptides, that maintain healthy fungal microbiomes by preventing virulence and infection. AVpeptides work through mechanisms that specific…

Life Sciences Launchpad August 9, 2018

BiomeSense

BiomeSense is developing a fully automated biosensor for low-cost, scalable microbiome testing. The device will solve the cost and patient adherence problems with current testing methods, making longi…

Life Sciences Launchpad August 10, 2018

Investors-in-Residence

The Investor-in-Residence program provides mentorship and coaching to University of Chicago students interested in learning about and pursuing careers in private equity, venture capital, and entrepren…

August 10, 2018

Hyatt Regency O'Hare

August 14, 2018

ETA Insider // Summer 2018

New podcasts and getting creative with your resume.

News August 14, 2018

Ida Noyes, East Lounge

August 15, 2018

Gleacher Center, Room 204

August 15, 2018

Polsky Accelerator Program Concludes with Demo Day

For the past 10 weeks, 14 companies have participated in the 2018 Polsky Accelerator program. The annual program is designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups to develop their ventures.…

News, Maryiam Saifuddin, I-Corps, Micahel Riechmann, Demo Day, Accelerator, Tyler Higgins, Nick Aldridge, fiduscript, Kevin Berena, Justin Whitley, JP Castella, Hyphen Healthcare, Frank Calabrese, Henry Clarke, Kaoshi, Chooki Arinze, Gather Activism, Leah Shapiro, BrewBike, Isaac Tronscoso, Aegis AI, SinkGuard, Vinay Rawfani, Josh Aaronson, Ted Engels, Alex Swedlow, Veda Grace, Will Fischer, Ryam Kuang, Sonny Tai, Disha Malik, Polsky Accelerator, Marley Rosario, Ben Ziomek, Debate It Forward, James Lott, EJ Reedy, Erich Bao, Mayuri Baheti, Polsky Exchange, Straker Carryer, Boss Bites, Fuse, Danielle Matarasso, Randy Paris, Joy Rooney, BTRFY, d20 robotics, Michael Cui, GGLeagues, Kati Karrotki August 31, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // August 31, 2018

2018 Polsky Accelerator Demo Day, ChangEd pays off $1M in debt, Unhackable cryptowallet debuts, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 August 31, 2018

About Rattan Khosa, MBA '79

About Rattan Khosa, MBA ’79 Founder, President, and CEO of AMSYSCO Inc. Rattan Khosa, MBA ’79, started AMSYSCO in 1981 out of the basement of his home that he shared with his wife and young son,…

Entrepreneurship September 3, 2018

Contact

If you are interested in or have questions about the Rattan L. Khosa Student Entrepreneurs Program, please contact Erika Mercer, Executive Director of Booth Entrepreneurship, at the Polsky Center at e…

Entrepreneurship September 3, 2018

Tovala Headquarters

September 4, 2018

Meet the Coolest New Startup Heating Up This Summer

Even though summer is quickly coming to an end, one Polsky Center startup is just getting started. Summertime in Chicago always boasts a busy lineup of outdoor food festivals, featuring huge crowds o…

News, College New Venture Challenge, CNVC, Food, entrepreneur, Polsky Accelerator, Fronen September 5, 2018

Gleacher Center, Room 308

September 5, 2018

The Modern-day Explorer: Chicago Booth Alum Turns to Deep-tech Innovations to Save the World

Bryan Johnson, MBA ’07, founder, OS Fund, and founder and former CEO of Braintree participates in a Chicago Booth “fireside chat” in th…

News, Braintree, deep tech, NuMat, John Fine, Bryan Johnson, New Venture Challenge, OS Fund, Venmo September 6, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 7, 2018

Clinton Global Initiative University coming to UChicago, New OS Fund round, Chicago’s top women in business, and more.

News, Top women in business, Polsky Weekly 10, OS Fund September 7, 2018

Innovation on Display During Chain Reaction Innovations’ Demo Day

Participants in Argonne’s entrepreneurship program will showcase their innovative technologies at Chicago’s Gleacher Center on September 12. For 18 months entrepreneurs in the first cohort of Chain Re…

News, BTRFY, Active Energy Systems, Sky Nano, TCPoly, Argonne, EERE, Innovation Crossroads, FGC Plasma Solutions, CRI, Atlas Energy Systems, ClearFlame Engines September 12, 2018

Polsky Helps Train the Next Generation of Fintech Entrepreneurs from Hong Kong

In August, fintech startup companies from Hong Kong visited Chicago Booth for a week of immersion in the Chicago start-up ecosystem.[/c…

News, Hong Kong, Phil Leslie, executive mba program, NVC, Will Gossin, Braintree, Kristin Barrett, Chicago Booth, Chicago Booth Hong Kong, Starr Marcello, Rob Gillis, Fintech, Karl T Muth, haystack, Manifest, Toa Charm, PNC bank, Cyberport CUPP September 13, 2018

Polsky Center Named “Industry Champion” at Annual ITA CityLIGHTS

The Industry Champion award is presented to the company or individual who actively and consistently supports the growth of the Illinois technology industry

Featured, Bruce Barron, Origin Ventures, Kristi Ross, tastytrade, Starr Marcello, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Steve Miller, ITA, CityLights September 14, 2018

Key Dates & Deadlines

Upcoming Investment Cycles // Spring 2024 Cohort Wednesday, January 29 12 – 1pm CT — Info Session Monday, February 14, 2025 3:00pm CT — Application deadline Week of March 3 – 7 — Finalist…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 14, 2018

Our Process

The George Shultz Innovation Fund invests in promising startups from an ecosystem that includes the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermilab, and the Marine Biological Laboratory.…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 14, 2018

Key Dates & Deadlines

Key dates and deadlines for the Innovation Fund Associates Program.

Private Equity September 15, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 14, 2018

Polsky Center wins ITA CityLIGHTS award, Base CRM and CityBase get acquired, Lucidity raises $5M, and more.

News, ITA City Lights, Polsky Weekly 10 September 17, 2018

Hilton Downtown Chicago

September 17, 2018

Hyde Park Art Center

September 18, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 21, 2018

BrewBike raises $800K, UChicago professors research addiction cure, Oxalo advances in MassChallenge, and more.

News, BrewBike, Oxalo, Polsky Weekly 10 September 21, 2018

Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC)

The Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) was the track of the New Venture Challenge supporting all University of Chicago alumni who were in the process of launching early-stage ventures. The ANVC suppo…

Entrepreneurship September 22, 2018

Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge (NVC)

The Polsky Center’s Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) is a nationally-ranked accelerator program in the U.S.

September 22, 2018

2018 NVC and Polsky Accelerator Alum BrewBike Closes $800K Seed Round

BrewBike is an Evanston startup that sells cold brew coffee on Northwestern University’s campus via portable coffee stands housed in custom-made cargo bikes

Featured September 23, 2018

Official Rules, Application Guidelines, and Eligibility

PURPOSE OF THE CNVC To encourage the founding and growth of high-potential new ventures founded by UChicago College students. PHASES OF THE CNVC Most other universities host a single day or weekend b…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Timeline and Events

// Late September/First Week of School: CNVC Kickoff // October: Application Workshops and Teambuilding Events // Mid November: Application Deadline // Late November: Announcement of selected teams //…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Resources

Info Sessions and Workshops CNVC Kickoff Download Slides >> Application Workshop Download Slides >> Watch a recording >>   Application Application Questions Sample Feasibil…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Application & Eligibility

Feasibility Summary Students must develop a 8-page feasibility summary outlining a business or idea. Common elements of a feasibility summary include: What problem is it solving? – Value proposi…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Timeline and Events

// August: GNVC Kickoff // September: Office Hours w/ Professor Rapp // October: Application Opens on October 1, Application and Feasibility Summary Webinars on October 28 and 30 // November: Pitch Ev…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

2025 Sponsors

PLATINUM Venetia Kontogouris, MBA ’77 BRONZE LEGAL SPONSORS IN-KIND SPONSORS  

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Resources

24-25 GNVC Kickoff (Recording) 24-25 GNVC Application and Feasibility Summary Recording 24-25 GNVC Application and Feasibility Summary (Slide Deck) Creating a Compelling Feasibility Summary (PDF) Ho…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Application & Eligibility

Application Deadline // The final SNVC application deadline is Wednesday, January 22, 2025, by 3:00 PM CT (no exceptions). However, we strongly encourage teams to submit an early interest form to rece…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Sponsors

TITLE John Edwardson, ’72 PLATINUM Ron Tarrson, 72 (XP-31), and Steve Tarrson David Wells, MBA ’98, MPP ’98 GOLD David, ’67, and Rosemary Good Roberto Servitje Labarrere, ’13 SILV…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Resources

  24-25 NVC/SNVC Kickoff_Harper (Recording) 24-25 NVC/SNVC Kickoff_Gleacher (Recording) 24-25 NVC/SNVC Application Workshop and Quick Pitch (Recording) 24-25 NVC/SNVC Application Workshop and Qu…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Application

Most other business schools and graduate entrepreneurship programs host a single day or weekend business plan competition as their New Venture Challenge. The NVC at the University of Chicago Booth Sch…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Timeline and Events

// October: NVC/SNVC Info Sessions and Kickoffs // Early January: NVC/SNVC Application Preparation Workshop & Quick Pitch // Late January: Application deadline // February: Announcement of selecte…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Sponsors

TITLE Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 FIRST PLACE PRIZE Rattan L. Khosa, ’79   PLATINUM Jim and Karen Frank Venetia Kontogouris, MBA ’77 Gregory J. Purcell, ’94, and Francine C. Purc…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Resources

Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) These sample SAFEs are behind password. Please reach out to Dr. Amber Bradley Williams at amber.bradley@chicagobooth.edu for access. The Polsky Center’s…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital September 23, 2018

Find a Team

Participating in the NVC is a great way to gain first-hand experience as an entrepreneur or to be a part of a team that identifies a marketplace problem, offers a potential solution to that problem, a…

Entrepreneurship September 27, 2018

Contact

To learn more about College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) and how to apply, please contact Kate Turvy. Schedule time to meet with Kate

Entrepreneurship September 27, 2018

2025 SNVC Judges

Entrepreneurship September 27, 2018

2025 Judges

Entrepreneurship September 27, 2018

UChicago Advances Cancer Research Through Partnership with AbbVie

Attendees network during the 2018 UChicago-AbbVie Oncology Symposium held in the Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery on Friday, July 20,…

News, AbbVie, deep tech, biotech, Alan Koncarevic, science venture September 27, 2018

Harris Theater

September 27, 2018

Polsky Center Announces Autumn 2018  I-Corps Program Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of the Polsky I-Corps program, a 7-week highly-experiential program designed to empower UChicago scientis…

News, Jason Karpus, Diagnostic for ALS, James traina, David Gonzales Velez, NSF, CCP Program, Gurpal Singh Sran, Rachel Kaberon, Diana West-Szymanski, Bec Weeks, Jane Grisson, Terraforma Technologies, Sendhil Mullainathan, Innervo Technologies, Ilan Selinger, Norm Issa, polaris genomics, Aditi Kapadia, Don Coursey, David Meltzer, Polsky I-Corps, Hui Tang, Aytekin Oto, Emily Perish, Better, Oteomics, Gregory Karczmar, Andrew Schram, QMIS, Lauren Blake, Patrick Mohan, Farah Fahim, maurcus Sollai, Sachin Junnarkar, Recoverme, Crown Financial, Briggite Anderson September 28, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 28, 2018

Oxalo receives $2.3M grant, ZenLedger raises $1.5M, physIQ receives second FDA clearance, and more.

News, physIQ, Oxalo, Polsky Weekly 10, ZenLedger September 28, 2018

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Vanessa Stevenson

Polsky member Vanessa Steve…

Announcement, Hyde Park, Vanessa Stevenson, Polsky Exchange, V's Delight October 1, 2018

Chicago Booth - Charles M. Harper Center, Room C-02

October 1, 2018

Ida Noyes, West Lounge

October 4, 2018

Newest Members of the Polsky Incubator Selected

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the teams moving into the Polsky Incubator, which is located at the Polsky Center’s 34,000 square foot coworking space, the…

News, Polsky Exchange, Mouse Books, Mighty, BTRFY, The Torana Group, Veda Grace Dermatology, Incubator, Clostra Bio, liv labs, Conduit Labs, Microsensor Labs, Better, Vest, Early, KitcheNet, Seurat Therapeutics, Fuse October 5, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 5, 2018

Biggest challenges facing higher ed, Five to Nine receives $150K, New tech to prevent gun violence, and more.

News, I-Corps, Five to Nine, Aegis AI, Polsky Weekly 10 October 5, 2018

Small Business Growth Program Cohort Announced

The Polsky Small Business Growth Program has announced the Fall 2018 cohort, which is made up of small businesses located in the South and West Side of Chicago. Small teams of University of Chicago st…

News, Haji Healing Salon, Hyde Park Taco, Lena Rose Beauty, Ascend 2020, Profit Studio, Scott Global Migration, S&M Plow Co, Small Business Growth Program, ware realty group, Chef Driven Food Tours, JPMorgan Chase, Evelyn's Food Love, Front and Center OCnstruction October 5, 2018

Resources

The videos below are available to Chicago Booth students and alumni pursuing careers in private equity and venture capital. In order to view the videos, you will need to login with your CNET credentia…

Private Equity October 5, 2018

Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery, Room 1103, first floor auditorium

October 10, 2018

U of C Startup Seurat Therapeutics Announces $510K in Grant Funding

Seurat Therapeutics, Inc. is a University of Chicago startup biotech company developing a nasal spray to treat and prevent migraines

Featured, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Yuan Zhang, Richard Kraig, Booth, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, PROPEL, Seurat Therapeutics, MATTER October 12, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 12, 2018

Alums raise $1.5M and $2M, $510K for migraine cure, BTS of America’s renewable energy ops, and more.

News, Seurat Therapeutics, Polsky Weekly 10, Polsky Incubator, BenchPrep, Catalog October 12, 2018

Polsky Center Launches Alumni New Venture Challenge

New global program will help UChicago alumni jumpstart their business ventures.

Featured, Vikram Vuppala, Ellen Rudnick, NephroPlus, ANVC, Rustandy Center, Steve Kaplan, Alumni New Venture Challenge, Chicago Booth, Edward L. Kaplan, Starr Marcello, Michael Farb, Coco Meers, New Venture Challenge, CaptainU October 18, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 19, 2018

Introducing the Alumni New Venture Challenge, Blockchain startup raises $3.4M, Oxalo wins $75K at MassChallenge, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 October 19, 2018

2018 Fall Cohort Finalists Selected for the UChicago Innovation Fund

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the five companies moving on to the fall finals of the 2018 University of Chicago Innovation Fund. Each…

News, George Shultz, Innovation Fund, nuborn medical, Argonne, polaris genomics, Covira Surgical, MBL, QMIS, UChicago Innovation Fund, Fermilab October 25, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 26, 2018

A Halloween inspired Weekly 10 from the Polsky Center.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 October 26, 2018

Polsky Center’s Innovation Fund Renamed to Honor George P. Shultz

The UChicago Innovation Fund will be renamed the George Shultz Innovation Fund in recognition of the honorable George P. Shultz.

Featured, News, Fermilab, Savas Tay, Mary Tolan, BiomeSense, FORESEEaBILL, Amir Sufi, Jack Gilbert, Jason Parison, George Shultz, UCSMP, Innovation Fund, Argonne, LiveBeat, Nanopatterm Technologies, MBL, Steve Lehmann, QMIS, SafeRate November 1, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 2, 2018

The George Shultz Innovation Fund, U of I joins Quantum Exchange, BallotReady, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 November 2, 2018

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Christine Saffold

Polsky Member Christine Saffold represents everything that makes the Polsky Exchange, as well as the South Side community as a whole, so strong.

News, Polsky Exchange, Christine Saffold, Community, entrepreneurship, member November 5, 2018

2019 GNVC Phase II Teams Announced

The Polsky Center has officially announced the 21 teams moving on to phase II of the 2019 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC).

News, SoveNear, Zingen, Steorra, EasyRest, NVC, Inside Man, Instilate, Paire Health, Kit4Kid, ARTvest, Moove, EZWealth, Waste 2 Energy, OneChecks, SAKE, Arch4Cashmere, GNVC, Otogeni, ExpertEase, SmartClaims.ai, SurePromise, Fan Rice, Global New Venture Challenge, tavalor International November 5, 2018

Foodtech Startup BTRFY Finds Magic in Balancing the "Big Picture" with the "Here and Now"

A recent alum of the Polsky Accelerator and Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) accelerator program, BTRFY worked tirelessly this summer to perfect both their business and their science simulta…

News, BTRFY, Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), Justin Whitely, Kati Karottki, Tyler Huggins, Polsky Accelerator November 8, 2018

Donnelley Biological Sciences Learning Center (BSLC), Room 008

November 9, 2018

Polsky Center Weekly 10 // November 9

Grab raises $200M (on top of $2B), the Minte raises $2.25M, a look at the millennial voter push, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10, The Minte, Grab November 12, 2018

How NVC Finalist BrewBike Launched with the Help of Two Top Chicago Universities

Conventional wisdom would lead most people to conclude there’s a coffeehouse on every corner, but Randy Paris, MBA ’18 isn’t a conventional thinker.

News, Randy Paris, Lucas Philips, Matt Matros, Deborah Quazzo, NVC, Venetia Kontogouris, Mats Lederhausen, BrewBike November 14, 2018

Polsky Partners with Hyde Park Art Center to Bring Artists and Entrepreneurs Together

On Thursday, November 1, the Polsky Center, along with the Hyde Park Art Center and Chicago-based artist Beth Kamhi, turned the Polsky Exchange into a postmodernist art gallery.

News, Hyde Park Art Center, Polsky Exchange, Beth Kahmi, The Center Program, Elizabeth Koprucki November 14, 2018

Polsky Center Weekly 10 // November 16

How NVC strengthens Chicago’s startup rep, Hippo raises $70M, Tovala releases next gen oven, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 November 19, 2018

Gleacher Center, Room 306

November 19, 2018

Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

November 19, 2018

nuBorn Medical to Pitch Their Preemie-Saving Technology at the 2018 Fall George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

Chicago researchers are trying to deal with one of the preemies’ most vexing problems: Choking while bottle-feeding.

News, George Shultz Innovation Fund, I-Corps, NuBorn, Kyle Dahlstrom, Katlyn McGrattan, Boston Children's Hospital, Medtronic, northwestern, John Lindsay, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge November 29, 2018

Plans of Attack

For the UChicago doctors and molecular engineers working to enlist our own immune systems in the battle against cancer, successes and setbacks alike are critical to making the next leap.

Featured November 30, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 30

Fertility startup raises $1.5M, UChicago’s immunotherapy rockstars, preemie-saving baby bottle, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 December 3, 2018

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2019 College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center has officially announced the 10 teams moving on to phase II of the 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC).

News, South Side Cycle Security, Edward Kaplan, WAGR, American Experience Project, Avior Analytics, Besst, NVC, Bizarre, Dr Shake, CNVC, HakimiO, Jiiru, podU, Peau Originaire, RALI Bottle December 3, 2018

WeWork

December 4, 2018

Han Sun, PhD

Han Sun, PhD, serves as a senior manager in business development at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Han works closely with University of Chicago research…

Technology Ventures December 5, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // December 7

UChicago in Hong Kong, the worldwide quantum race, an African fintech startup to know, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 December 7, 2018

Tickets

2026 Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon Conference In today’s fast-paced world, success isn’t just about launching—it’s about enduring. SeedCon 2026 explores what it takes to build purpose-driven businesses desi…

Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital December 8, 2018

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Nwanyinma Nnodum

Polsky member Nwanyinma Nnodum first wandered into the Polsky Center with a slightly different intention than most new faces we see.

News, Nwanyinma Nnodum, Polsky Exchange, JP Morgan, Ascend 2020, Small Business Growth Program December 10, 2018

Gleacher Center, Room 422

December 12, 2018

Polsky Weekly 10 // December 14

A look back at the most share-worthy, news-worthy, and innovative stories from 2018.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 December 14, 2018

George Shultz Innovation Fund Invests $600,000 in Biotech Companies

The Fall Finals took place on Thursday, December 6.

Featured, News, Jason Pariso, Jason Karpus, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Fermi Lab, Shyama Majumdar, Diana West-Szymanski, Kyle Dahlstrom, nuborn medical, Chuan He, Katlyn McGrattan (PI), Greg Karczmar (PI), polaris genomics, Aytekin Oto (PI), Argonne, John Lindsay, Peyman Hosseinchi, Patrick Mohan, Liang Li, Aditi Jayaraman, QMIS December 18, 2018

PE Digest // Fall 2018

How top earners make their money and the 2019 Private Equity Conference.

News, Private Equity December 20, 2018

Polsky Center Announces Winter 2019 I-Corps Program Cohort

The Polsky Center is pleased to announce the latest cohort of the Polsky I-Corps program.

News January 1, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 4

Shultz Innovation Fund invests $600K, medical apparel startup raises $15M, new CNVC cohort, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 January 4, 2019

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Chareen Goodman

Polsky member Chareen Goodman is a certified project management professional with more than 20 years of experience in management consulting.

Announcement January 7, 2019

Chicago Booth (Downtown) - Booth 455, Room 101

January 11, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 11

Supersonic commercial jet startup raises $100M, how Polsky helps bring new science to market, Quevos keeps heating up, and more.

News, Boom, Quevos, Polsky Weekly 10 January 11, 2019

Polsky Center Receives $5 Million Gift from Booth Alumnus

A gift from David Kessenich, MBA ’96, and his wife, Colleen, will propel new groundbreaking work and faculty-led research at the Polsky Center.

Featured, Steve Kaplan, New Venture Challenge, Polsky Center January 16, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 18

Organic baby clothing startup Monica + Andy raises a $6M series A, NVC ’10 winner closes $20M round of funding, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 January 18, 2019

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2019 Alumni New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 35 teams advancing to Phase II of the 2019 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC).

News, New Venture Challenge, ANVC, Alumni New Venture Challenge, NVC January 23, 2019

Experts in Health Tech Share Ideas and Insights at First Polsky Entrepreneurial Outlook Series Event

This health tech event marked the beginning of a new breakfast series that the Polsky Center has launched to coincide with the new year.

Featured, News January 23, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 25

Inaugural ANVC cohort announced, Insurtech startup raises $25M, Manifest accepted into JPM Chase innovation lab, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 January 25, 2019

Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery, first floor lobby

January 28, 2019

Crerar Library, Room 390

January 29, 2019

Paire Health and ARTvest Advance to the 2019 GNVC Finals

On Saturday, January 19, eight MBA teams from Chicago competed at the semifinals of the 2019 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC).

News, Global New Venture Challenge January 30, 2019

ETA Insider // Winter 2019

Choosing investors wisely and record-breaking 2018 ETA Conference.

News January 31, 2019

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Kwaku Owusu

Polsky member Kwaku Owusu joined the Polsky Center almost a year ago in the Spring of 2018 while building his startup, Ilerasoft.

Announcement, Ilerasoft, Polsky Center Member of the Month, Member of the Month January 31, 2019

From Idea to Impact // February 2019

The George Shultz Innovation Fund awards $600K, Tao Pan develops tRNA sequencing technique, Thomas Gajewski talks immunotherapy treatments, and Bozhi Tian to create new kind of pacemaker.

News, From Idea to Impact February 1, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 1

PartySlate raises $3M, first 2019 GNVC finalists selected, healthtech startup wins $200K, and more.

News, PartySlate, Polsky Weekly 10 February 1, 2019

2015 Companies

Traditional // Activid Alameda ($25,000) Aluminate (formerly Reconnex) ($5,000) Ascent ($10,000) AttnGrabbers Briq CogentCare Dealrunnr (formerly Privvy) DP Training Solutions Earnist (formerly Abilit…

February 5, 2019

2018 Companies

Traditional // BrewBike ($45,000) Coeus.ai ($90,000) FORESEEaBill ($10,000) Haystack ABI ($10,000) Manifest ($315,000) Mindful Urgent Care ($125,000) Muu ($45,000) nuBorn Medical ($15,000) Oxalo Thera…

February 5, 2019

2017 Companies

Traditional // 4Women ($20,000) AMOpportunities ($100,000) AnySpace AutoMech Banyan ($15,000) ClostraBio ($40,000) ezza ($75,000) FA Specialty Foods Galilexo HelloHealthy Lancealot ($10,000) LemonBox…

February 5, 2019

2016 Companies

Traditional // Advent Alcoat Anansi Beatbox ($10,000) Ben and Frank ($10,000) Ben’s Muffins Co. Coronado Conservation ($70,000) CurEasy Enabled Enlight ExoWear Firmitas Biotechnology Flag Analytics ($…

February 5, 2019

2014 Companies

Traditional // Almond Toc Ameus ($2,500) Autobike ($20,000) Biobalmex ChiFX CreditServe ($10,000) HighStride ($5,000) Janus Choice ($2,500) MyCarePlace (formerly Cancernomics) RoomVa ($30,000) Simple…

February 5, 2019

Winter 2019 Small Business Growth Program Cohort Announced

The Polsky Small Business Growth Program has announced its Winter 2019 cohort, which is made up of small businesses located in the South and West Side of Chicago.

News, Small Business Growth Program February 5, 2019

Tickets

24th ANNUAL CHICAGO BOOTH PRIVATE EQUITY CONFERENCE Friday, February 28th, 2025 | Marriott Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 Registration in now open! Be sure to secure your tic…

February 6, 2019

Agenda

24th ANNUAL CHICAGO BOOTH PRIVATE EQUITY CONFERENCE Friday, February 28th, 2025 | Marriott Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 AGENDA 7:30 am – 8:30 am: Registration &…

February 6, 2019

Keynote Speakers

24th ANNUAL CHICAGO BOOTH PRIVATE EQUITY CONFERENCE Friday, February 28th, 2025 | Marriott Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611  

February 6, 2019

Chicago Booth (Downtown) - Booth 455, Room 300

February 7, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 8

Alternative protein startup raises $33M, “PreHab” startup with proven results, Local small businesses get support from Polsky, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10, Sustainable Bioproducts, PreHab February 8, 2019

Polsky Center

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago serves as the innovation hub for the University bridges the gap between knowledge and practice, idea and action, and…

China-America Symposium February 12, 2019

Yao Yuan—Academy for Pharma Innovation

Founded in 2010, Yao Yuan—Academy for Pharma Innovation, is an independent, non-political, and not-for-profit organization. Yao Yuan’s mission includes: To develop increased U.S.-China trade and inve…

China-America Symposium February 12, 2019

AbbVie

AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie), incorporated on April 10, 2012, is a research-based biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of a range of pharmaceu…

February 12, 2019

The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus

February 12, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 15

Zebit experiences massive growth, AI revolutionizing healthcare, new skincare startup to watch, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10, Zebit February 15, 2019

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2019 New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center has announced the 31 teams advancing to the semifinals of the 2019 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC).

News February 21, 2019

1997 Companies

eFx ($10,000) Epotec (formerly Behavioral Solutions) ($5,000) ScanDX ($5,000)

February 22, 2019

1998 Companies

Cambridge Metrology ($7,000) MedSpeed ($20,000) Plexys ($3,000)

February 22, 2019

2000 Companies

BoxDirect brightroom ($15,000) eOTEX Implantable Micro Devices ($20,000) Leasing Point Media Mine Process Net Sarvega Wireless ($15,000)

February 22, 2019

2001 Companies

AccessHub ClaimsExchange Central Bark Doggy Day Care ($5,000) Encode ($20,000) Optoelectronic Assembly ($10,000) Phase Optics ($15,000) Vital Control VolumeMax Wireless Ware XSP Software

February 22, 2019

2002 Companies

Advanced Chromotography Systems ($10,000) AutoShop CUBIS ($2,000) InfoUnity Maroon Biotech ($5,000) Ocuity ($20,000) PinPoint Symphony Design ($2,000)

February 22, 2019

2003 Companies

A-R Immuno Bobtail Ice Cream Cozy Sleep Clinic Exact Sport Sciences EZ Phone GreenHedges ($12,500) Iterative Therapeutics ($12,500) Strongmail Vicarious ($25,000)

February 22, 2019

2004 Companies

HealthSource ($5,000) Infusion Interome ($5,000) Midway Pharmaceauticals ($15,000) Precision Ripula Financial Rise Interactive (formerly Internet Marketing Institute) ($10,000) ROAR TixNix ($10,000) W…

February 22, 2019

2005 Companies

Crazy Waters ($5,000) Dream Garage eField Trip F2 ($15,000) HanPharma KineRx Micro Technology Devices Prep Me ($20,000) Rheox Tech ($5,000)

February 22, 2019

2006 Companies

BB Catalyst Collectica ($17,500) GrubHub ($17,500) HybridTronics ($15,000) Identity Corp ($10,000) InnoSpace NiMed America RocketJot SunPhocus

February 22, 2019

2007 Companies

Albion Software Braintree Payment Solutions ($25,000) EidoSearch HydraStats ($10,000) Jaya Peekaboo Intimates ($10,000) Septet Industries ($10,000) Smartalog The Perfect Dinner ($15,000) Varna Researc…

February 22, 2019

2008 Companies

Traditional // Berlin Döner CaptainU ($25,000) Cure Particle ($25,000) Etoh MBA Nexus Nursync ($15,000) ProOnGo ReTel Technologies SoCore Energy ($10,000) Global // Be On Modocis Orange Internet Shop…

February 22, 2019

2009 Companies

Traditional // Alltuition Bump Technologies ($25,000) InContext Solutions ($7,000) MasalaWala ($7,000) Mercardi ($7,000) Nine Naturals ($25,000) Optometra Power2Switch Renovatio Labs Virtual Lab ($7,0…

February 22, 2019

2010 Companies

Traditional // Andreas Baking Company ($10,000) Base (formerly Future Simple) ($15,000) BenchPrep ($30,000) Bolder Thinking ($10,000) Playmonks ($2,000) Quantitative Insights ($2,000) Rogue Tech ($2,0…

February 22, 2019

2011 Companies

Traditional // Agile MD (formerly Agile Diagnosis) ($25,000) Line I Jump ($2,000) mHealth Solutions ($2,000) NewDog Technologies ($2,000) Owl ($2,000) PrettyQuick ($10,000) RealTime Analytics Siblus (…

February 22, 2019

2012 Companies

Traditional // Aquarius Biotechnologies ($4,000) ArborVita Associates ($15,000) BloomNation ($10,000) Cureeo GradMags ($4,000) MouseHouse ($30,000) Output Medical ($2,000) SH2 ($2,000) Site Diagnostic…

February 22, 2019

2013 Companies

Traditional // AEOS Technology ($20,000) Arc Mobile ($10,000) CancerIQ ($10,000) FoxTrot Intelligent Widgets ($2,500) Khelo ($2,500) Kishr ($5,000) Matchist ($30,000) Project Fixup ($15,000) Serenity…

February 22, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 22

2019 NVC and SNVC cohorts announced, Part Analytics raises $625K, A look at AVnovum’s exciting research, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 February 22, 2019

Polsky Center’s Life Science Launchpad Partners with Faculty to Launch Startups

In 2014, the Bunning Food Allergy Professor Cathryn Nagler and her team discovered a potential treatment for food allergies.

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization February 28, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 1

New party-planning startup Coterie has officially launched, Polsky launches a new program with the very specific goal of helping faculty and researchers in the life sciences launch startups, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 March 1, 2019

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: David Dewane

As Polsky Member David Dewane puts it, he was born with “entrepreneurship in his blood.”

News March 4, 2019

Instilate and Moove Advance to the 2019 GNVC Finals

The second semifinals of the 2019 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) took place in London on March 1.

News March 5, 2019

Gleacher Center, Room 602

March 5, 2019

Harper Center, Winter Garden

March 5, 2019

2019 College New Venture Challenge Finalists Announced

The Polsky Center is pleased to announce the six teams advancing to the finals of the 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC).

News March 7, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 8

CNVC and GNVC finalists advancing, an innovative new breast cancer treatment, new tech revolutionizing online shopping, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 March 11, 2019

SAPA

China-America Symposium March 11, 2019

The Revival

March 11, 2019

PODU, the First Arabic Podcast Platform, Wins $15,000 at the 2019 College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC).

Featured, News, College New Venture Challenge, College March 14, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 15

Arabic podcast startup wins CNVC, Polsky’s model as an example for success, new quantum-powered infrared tech, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 March 15, 2019

1999 Companies

BuyersUnite Buymaterials ($10,000) Destination Zone eHealthRecords ($5,000) KnowledgeManagement Solutions NanoMedical ($15,000) ReelValue US Tubes

March 18, 2019

Portfolio and Past Winners

Companies that previously participated in the New Venture Challenge program can be found by clicking on a cohort year below: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010…

Entrepreneurship March 18, 2019

Ukiyo Sparkling Sake and SurePromise Advance to the GNVC Finals as the 2019 Semifinals Come to a Close

Teams participating in the Hong Kong semifinals included ExpertEase, Fan Rice, Ukiyo Sparkling Sake, SoveNear, SurePromise (SPP), and STEORRA.

News, SurePromise, SAKE, GNVC March 19, 2019

Polsky Center Announces Spring 2019 I-Corps Program Cohort

The Polsky Center has announced the latest cohort of the Polsky I-Corps program.

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Polsky I-Corps March 22, 2019

AMOpportunities Becomes the Fifth Venture Investment Through the UChicago Startup Investment Program

A University program dedicated to investing in startups that are raising Series A funding.

Featured, News March 25, 2019

2019 Spring Cohort Selected for the George Shultz Innovation Fund

The Polsky Center has announced the four companies moving on to the spring finals of the 2019 George Shultz Innovation Fund.

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Innovation Fund March 26, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 29

AMOpportunities raises $2.2M, New Shultz Innovation Fund finalists, Foxtrot expansion, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 March 29, 2019

Meet Polsky Member Of The Month: Soheil Ebadat

Polsky Member Soheil Ebadat is a second-year law student at the University of Chicago who became a member of the Polsky Exchange during his first year of law school.

News April 1, 2019

From Idea to Impact // April 2019

“AVpeptides,” alternative breast cancer treatment, new way to manufacture infrared detectors, and University of Wisconsin-Madison joins the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE).

News, From Idea to Impact April 1, 2019

WeWork (State Street)

April 2, 2019

International House

April 3, 2019

William Eckhardt Research Center, Room 201B

April 3, 2019

Polsky Livestream

Upcoming Livestreams 3/7: College New Venture Challenge Finals   6/5: New Venture Challenge Finals   6/6: Global New Venture Challenge Finals

April 5, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 5

Quevos launches Kickstarter, Simple Mills on the Today Show , Care+Wear’s newest product launch, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10, Quevos April 5, 2019

Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource

April 10, 2019

John Crerar Library

April 10, 2019

Finalists Selected to Advance to the 2019 Alumni New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the eight teams advancing to the first-ever finals of the Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC).

Featured, News, ANVC, Alumni New Venture Challenge April 10, 2019

School of Social Service Administration, Lobby

April 10, 2019

School of Social Service Administration, Lobby

April 10, 2019

Keller Center

April 10, 2019

Saieh Hall, Room 146

April 10, 2019

Polsky Center Brings in Artist to Add Playfulness to Co-working Spaces

Luckily for those who work at the Polsky Center, an artist named Kara Cobb Johnson is adding a bit more fun to Polsky’s Hyde Park co-working space.

Event, News, Hyde Park Art Center, artist, Polsky Exchange April 11, 2019

Paire Health Wins First Place and $35,000 at the 2019 Global New Venture Challenge

Seven University of Chicago Booth School of Business executive MBA teams presented their business plans at the finals of the 2019 GNVC.

Featured, News, Global New Venture Challenge, Paire Health, GNVC April 12, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 12

Paire Health wins 2019 GNVC, first-ever ANVC finalists announced, BrewBike wins $100K+, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 April 12, 2019

William Eckhardt Research Center, Room 161

April 15, 2019

BenchPrep

BenchPrep is helping millions of people all around the world learn better and faster by leveraging the power of technology, data, and innovative instructional design models. Ashish Rangnekar and Ujjwa…

New Venture Challenge, Portfolios April 16, 2019

AMOpportunities

AMOpportunities connects international students and trainees to over 300 educational programs hosted by U.S. institutions, hospitals, clinics, and physicians. This marketplace platform between interna…

New Venture Challenge April 16, 2019

TAINA

TAINA is a start-up with a mission to help financial institutions comply with their regulatory obligations while saving costs and cutting risk of fines. TAINA software will automate certain labor-inte…

New Venture Challenge April 16, 2019

Hello Tractor

Hello Tractor rents two-wheel tractors to small farmers in Nigeria to increase crop yields and combat against income and food insecurity. Their artificial intelligence powered tractors offer stronger…

Portfolios, New Venture Challenge April 16, 2019

BrewBike

BrewBike, a Chicago Startup, operates mobile coffee carts in an effort to make cold brew more accessible to students and faculty on college campuses nationwide. A partnership between undergraduate of…

New Venture Challenge April 16, 2019

Quevos

Quevos is a high-protein chip that still maintain the tastiness of potato chips we know and love without the carbs and fat. On a mission to replace other protein snacks like protein bars, the Quevos t…

Portfolios, New Venture Challenge April 16, 2019

Frönen

BeeNana makes Frönen, a banana based frozen dessert innovation that is tasty, pure, and simple. Since winning the 2017 College NVC and graduating from the Polsky Accelerator, Frönen has already expand…

New Venture Challenge April 16, 2019

AIM Clinics

Autism in Motion (AIM) Clinics provides the gold standard autism therapy to children in rural US communities. AIM Clinics seeks to purposefully focus on markets where the shortage of therapy is the mo…

New Venture Challenge April 16, 2019

Mindful Urgent Care

Mindful Urgent Care aims to offer same-day, non-emergent mental health and substance abuse psychiatric services to insured and cash-paying clients. Frustrated by the countless number of mental health…

New Venture Challenge April 16, 2019

Three College New Venture Challenge Alums Aim to Solve Global Health Issues with Edible Worms

May 2019 will mark the 4 year anniversary of Mealflour, a social enterprise founded in 2016 by three University of Chicago alumnae.

News, Mealflour April 19, 2019

UChicago Microbiome Startup Making Strides in Life Sciences Accelerator IndieBio

BiomeSense is spending the next couple of months in San Francisco as part of IndieBio’s current accelerator class.

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, BiomeSense, tech commercialization April 19, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 19

ExplORer Surgical raises $5M, CNVC alum Mealflour expands, BiomeSense joins IndieBio, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 April 19, 2019

UChicago Innovation Fest Begins May 1

UChicago Innovation Fest, the University’s annual celebration of pioneering discovery and entrepreneurial endeavors, will kick off Wednesday, May 1.

Featured, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization April 26, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 26

Ezza raises $1.5M, #InnoFest returns, NanoPattern Technologies joins CRI, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 April 26, 2019

Beatriz Gonzalez

Beatriz Gonzalez is the executive assistant for Bill Payne, executive director for science and technology at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She support executive administrative…

Operations April 29, 2019

UChicago Institute of Politics

May 1, 2019

Plant Chicago Classroom at The Plant

May 2, 2019

Care Advisors Wins $65,000 at First-ever Alumni New Venture Challenge

Eight finalist teams presented in front of 12 distinguished judges and investors and shared in a $125,000 cash prize pool.

Featured, News, ANVC, Care Advisors May 3, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 3

Care Advisors wins first ANVC, Darby Smart gets acquired, Quevos wins Peapod contract, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 May 3, 2019

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Devshi Mehrotra

Polsky member Devshi Mehrotra joined the Polsky Exchange as a first-year undergraduate at UChicago. Now, Mehrotra’s interests in entrepreneurship and technology have only deepened.

News, Member of the Month, Polsky Exchange, University of Chicago, CNVC May 6, 2019

Microbiome Research Symposium Highlights Potential of Research-backed Startups to Impact Patient Care

Scientists, faculty, entrepreneurs and researchers gathered at UChicago’s Microbiome Research Symposium on April 16 at the Logan Center for the Arts.

Event, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization May 9, 2019

Polsky Day-long Conference Celebrates and Inspires Entrepreneurial Women

A diverse roster of professionals, professors, and entrepreneurs all take to the stage at the Women and Entrepreneurship Conference.

Event May 9, 2019

Bartlett Quad

May 10, 2019

Polsky Center Names 13 Companies Participating in the 2019 Summer Accelerator Program

The latest cohort of the Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups, is announced.

News, Accelerator, Polsky Accelerator May 10, 2019

Revel Fulton Market

May 13, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 10

The eighth annual Polsky Accelerator returns with 12 exciting new startups; UChicago’s Big Ideas Generator is returning this spring with a new round of funding for risky projects, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 May 13, 2019

Panels

24th ANNUAL CHICAGO BOOTH PRIVATE EQUITY CONFERENCE Friday, February 28th, 2025 | Marriott Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 PANELS

May 14, 2019

Stripe Chicago

May 15, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 17

UChicago Trustee donates $24.1M to support education in Egypt; Ezza Nails raises a $1.5M round of funding just last month, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 May 20, 2019

Northwestern University Wiebildt Conference Room, 703

May 20, 2019

Finalists Selected for the 2019 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

For the first time in its 23 year history, 12 teams have been selected to advance to the finals of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC).

News May 22, 2019

Saieh Hall For Economics

May 24, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 24

The 2019 NVC finalists are announced; Snapsheet has just closed a $29M series E; ANVC ’19 finalist Vroom Delivery takes first place in The MBA Fund’s pitch competition, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 May 24, 2019

Isra Omar

Isra Omar, serves as the Senior Assistant Director, at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Isra oversees the Small Business Growth & Financial Fundamenta…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program May 29, 2019

PE Digest // Spring 2019

Podcasts, buyouts, and emotional intelligence.

News, Private Equity May 30, 2019

Webinar

May 31, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 31

UChicago just received a $75M gift from the Pritzker Foundation; Grab has nabbed the #2 spot on Fast Company’s 2019 list of the “World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies,” and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 May 31, 2019

Chicago Booth - Charles M. Harper Center, Room 104

June 2, 2019

Polsky Member of the Month: Mara Gleason

Polsky member Mara Gleason joined the Exchange in March of 2018, and has played a very active role ever since.

Announcement June 3, 2019

From Idea to Impact // June 2019

Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment, Nanopattern Technologies to Argonne’s accelerator, new cancer therapies from UChicago scientists, and IME becomes Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME).

News, From Idea to Impact June 4, 2019

Debate it Forward Takes Home Top Prize and $60,000 at the 2019 John Edwardson, '72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals

Winners of the ninth annual SNVC received a total of $140,000 in venture funding, the most prize money ever awarded at the startup competition.

News June 5, 2019

Jay Schrankler to Lead the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Jay Schrankler, a technology commercialization expert and former business executive, has been appointed associate vice president and head of the Polsky Center.

Featured, News June 5, 2019

My Art Cache Wins First Place and Largest-ever Prize of $365,000 at the 2019 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

private online matching platform for art industry professionals, dealers, and buyers won the Rattan L. Khosa First-Place Prize.

Featured, News June 7, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 7

The 2019 New Venture Challenge winner is announced; Cannibidiol (CBD) delivery startup LeafyQuick officially starts dabbling in another incredibly trendy industry, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 June 7, 2019

The Geraghty

June 12, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 14

Kaoshi wins second place in the 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation; NowPow works to help health care professionals change the way they prescribe and treat their patients, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 June 14, 2019

George Shultz Innovation Fund Invest in Anapneo Therapeutics at Its Spring Finals

Finalists presented their proposals to the Innovation Fund advisory committee at the finals on June 5.

Featured, News June 21, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 21

Anapneo Therapeutics has been selected to receive $250K from the George Shultz Innovation Fund; Israel-based startup Innoviz Technologies is making huge (light) waves in the lidar world, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 June 22, 2019

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Yvette Kaiser Smith

UChicago alum and Polsky member, Yvette Kaiser Smith, MFA ’94, joined the Exchange in May of 2016. Kaiser Smith is an artist, who makes “wall-based geometric abstractions.”

News, Announcement June 25, 2019

Polsky Internship Program Forms Student Teams to Innovate New Medical Solutions

The Inaugural Biodesign Internship Program at the University of Chicago shows us innovation and originality at its greatest.

News, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago Booth, UIUC, biodesign June 26, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 28

UChicago snags #6 spot in the rankings for “universities with world-class entrepreneurial ecosystems”; SNVC ’12 champ LuminAID is now an all-star name of the Shark Tank variety, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 June 28, 2019

Duckworth Family's Partnership Drives Cancer Discoveries to Market

A $1 million gift will establish the Duckworth Family Cancer Fund at the University of Chicago Medicine to accelerate the pace of cancer discoveries brought to market.

Featured, News, oncology, Starr Marcello, Chuan He, Duckworth, Cancer, Susan Cohn, Geoffrey Greene June 28, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // July 12

GNVC ’11 winner Taiger specializes in using “human-like logic” to automatically read, understand, and extract information; property management app called Mobile Doorman raises another $6.5M round of f…

News, Polsky Weekly 10 July 12, 2019

Polsky Exchange South, Stagg Field Meeting Room

July 15, 2019

Shakira Jones

Shakira Jones is the disclosure administrator at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She manages invention disclosure, patenting, and license agreement data and processes. Shakira b…

Operations July 15, 2019

Megan Fox

Megan is the director of the Svider Private Equity Program and in her role manages a portfolio of experiential programs that help students pursuing careers in investing gain access to training and men…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program July 15, 2019

UChicago Invests $300,000 in Groundbreaking New Immunotherapy Startup Founded by University Professor as Part of $22 Million Series A

Pyxis Oncology is the sixth recipient of a venture investment from the UChicago Startup Investment Program.

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Pyxis Oncology, UChicago Startup Investment Program, tech commercialization July 17, 2019

Inaugural ETA Alumni Symposium Reveals the Intricacies of Buying and Building a Business

Brian O’Connor, an assistant professor at Booth and founder of NextGen Growth Partners, along with the Polsky Center hosted the first-ever Alumni ETA Symposium on April 12.

News July 19, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // July 19

Pyxis raises $22 million with $300,000 from the University of Chicago, NVC alum’s cancer diagnostic software gets acquired, Spruce raises $3 million, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 July 19, 2019

ETA Insider // Summer 2019

Millennials, podcasts, and Alumni ETA Symposium.

News July 22, 2019

Global Resources

Global New Venture Challenge — The Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) brings the New Venture Challenge business competition to Booth Executive MBA students worldwide. Over 80 coaches, judges, p…

Entrepreneurship July 24, 2019

Entrepreneurial Alumni Groups

Chicago Booth Angels Network (CBAN) Chicago Booth Angels Network is an angel investment network founded and run by alumni of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. The group connects inve…

Entrepreneurship July 24, 2019

Contact

For any questions regarding the Polsky Center’s global work or to learn how you can tap into our resources, please contact Gorana Kolar, senior associate director at Gorana.Kolar@chicagobooth.edu.

July 24, 2019

2018-2019 I-Corps Teams

Autumn 2018 Picque: using data and behavioral science to drive wellness using an app. Comprehensive Care Physician (CCP) Program: exploring commercial avenues for a tested, innovative model of care de…

July 26, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // July 26

Alums raise $100 million, $50 million, $4.8 million, $1.1, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 July 26, 2019

2019-2020 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship Cohort Announced

The program provide entrepreneurs with funding to sustain momentum on ventures.

News August 1, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // August 2

AI startup snags Microsoft, Google as investors, Sokowatch expands, New PF3 cohort, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 August 2, 2019

Gleacher Center, Room 206

August 2, 2019

Reynolds Club, McCormick Tribune Lounge

August 2, 2019

From Idea to Impact // August 2019

Pyxis Oncology closes $22M series A, Anapneo Therapeutics receives $250K investment, novel RNA gene editing platform from Bryan Dickinson, and Quantitative Insights acquired.

News, From Idea to Impact August 8, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // August 9

Alameda’s LatAm expansion, SUD treatment startup secures PE partner, Altris AI gains CE Mark, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 August 9, 2019

UChicago-supported Startup, SnapGene, Takes Next Step with Acquisition Announcement

SnapGene, a leading molecular biology software company based in Hyde Park, which announced it has been acquired by Insightful Science.

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, SnapGene, tech commercialization August 13, 2019

Gift Supports Students Pursuing Careers in Venture Capital

The Petricks’ latest gift also includes support for students pursuing summer internships at venture capital firms.

Featured, News August 14, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // August 16

New gift to launch SF-based VC internships, SnapGene gets acquired, TimeDoc raises $2.5 million, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 August 16, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // August 23

Simmer graduates from YC, alums dominating in CBD, Inc.’s Fastest 500, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 August 23, 2019

The University of Chicago Invests $500,000 In Insurance Tech Company Founded By Alum As Part Of $47 Million Round

The UChicago Startup Investment Program has invested in seven companies since launching in 2016.

Featured, News August 27, 2019

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Jill Kahane

Jill Kahane joined as a member of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and…

News, Member of the Month, Polsky Exchange August 30, 2019

Disrupting Brazil's Ice Cream Industry

Lowko, previously known as MUU, was a finalist at the 2018 New Venture Challenge and has since launched in Brazil.

News, Global, Global Newsletter, Global Private Equity Challenge September 3, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 6

Alums raise $165 million, $48 million, $47 million, $15 million, $2 million, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 September 6, 2019

Digital Adventures Wins ‘Crowd Favorite’ at the 2019 Polsky Accelerator Demo Day

For the past 10 weeks, 13 companies have participated in the 2019 Pols…

Event, News, Announcement September 13, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 13

2019 Polsky Accelerator Demo Day, PeerWell raises $6.5 million, One alum’s world-saving mission, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 September 13, 2019

Polsky Exchange, Washington Park Classroom

September 13, 2019

UChicago Researcher Sees Skin Grafts as Noninvasive, Cost-effective Way to Treat Disease

Photos of Xiaoyang Wu, from the Ben May Dept. for Cancer Research at the University of Chicago, in Chicago, IL on Monday June 24, 2019. (…

Featured, Technology Commercialization September 19, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 20

TAIGER partners with Microsoft, Entertainment startup patents tech, Drugviu wins pitch competition, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 September 20, 2019

Application & Eligibility

APPLICATION & ELIGIBILITY This program is open to Chicago Booth MBA students only. Students must confirm that they meet eligibility requirements and then apply to take part in the PE/VC Lab. Part…

Private Equity September 24, 2019

Key Dates & Deadlines

September – May September 2024: Firms complete a survey outlining their criteria for an intern. October 7, 2024 at 12:00pm CT: PE/VC Lab info session – VIEW RECORDING October 7, 2024: St…

Private Equity September 24, 2019

Contact

If you have any questions regarding the Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab, please contact Juliet Twomey at juliet.twomey@chicagobooth.edu and Kylie Gilmore at kylie.gilmore@chicagobooth.edu.

Private Equity September 24, 2019

Official Rules and Guidelines

ELIGIBILITY Entries must be the original work of the entrants and may be submitted by a single student or by a multiple-student team. Each team or student may submit as many entries as they wish. How…

Entrepreneurship September 25, 2019

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the ANVC? A: The Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) was an accelerator program offered by the Polsky Center from 2018-2024. It was designed to support University of Chicago alumni from ar…

Entrepreneurship September 25, 2019

Official Rules and Guidelines

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM To encourage the founding and growth of high-potential new ventures by second year Chicago Booth Executive MBA students.   PHASES OF THE PROGRAM Phase I: Current Chicago Booth…

Entrepreneurship September 25, 2019

Official Rules and Guidelines

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM To encourage the founding and growth of high-potential new ventures with a social mission.   ELIGIBILITY There is no minimum or maximum team size, however, each team is requir…

Entrepreneurship September 25, 2019

Polsky Launches New Program to Support University Alumni and Entrepreneurs Around the World

First Polsky Global Forum Sessions Held in Hong Kong and London

Featured, News September 27, 2019

Small Business Growth Program Fall Cohort Announced

The Polsky Small Business Growth Program has announced the Fall 2019 cohort, which is made up of small businesses located in the South and West Side of Chicago. Small teams of University of Chicago st…

News September 27, 2019

Halo Awards to Honor ‘Heroes Of Medicine’ and 40 Under 40 Chicago Scientists, Featuring Many Polsky Partners

The second Annual Halo Awards will take place Saturday, October 12, at 6:00 p.m. at the Museum of Science and Industry, celebrating the city’s “Heroes of Medicine” and the 40 Under 40 Chicago Scientis…

News, Technology Commercialization September 27, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 27

Highest valued woman-led startups in US, BrewBike expands to Miami, New research in skin grafts with enormous impact, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 September 27, 2019

Polsky Center Announces Fall 2019 I-Corps Program Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of the Polsky I-Corps program, a 7-week highly-experiential program designed to empower UChicago scientis…

News September 30, 2019

From Idea to Impact // October 2019

SnapGene acquired, Xiaoyang Wu moves epidermal stem cell research into clinic, Patrick Wilson receives $2M to develop universal flu shot, and Juan de Pablo featured in UChicago News.

News, From Idea to Impact October 1, 2019

Polsky Center Named the 2019 NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence at the Annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers

Featured, News October 4, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 4

Polsky wins GCEC NASDAQ award, BiomeSense raises $2 million, Professor Kaplan discusses IPO questions, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 October 4, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 4

Polsky wins GCEC NASDAQ award, BiomeSense raises $2 million, Professor Kaplan discusses IPO questions, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 October 4, 2019

BiomeSense Raises $2 Million In Seed Round Funding

Featured, News, Technology Commercialization October 7, 2019

The Polsky Incubator Announces Its New Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is proud to announce the newest cohort of companies moving into the Polsky Incubator. The Polsky Incubator provides a…

News October 12, 2019

Startup Spotlight: Digital Adventures

The Polsky Center caught up with Digital Adventures and learned more about their plans for the future as well as look at the Polsky Center’s role in the company’s development.

News October 13, 2019

Startup Spotlight: Memento

Memento founder Chelsie Patterson caught up with the Polsky Center and talk about Memento’s future, favorite Polsky moments, and more.

News October 13, 2019

Startup Spotlight: Eternity Gardens

Darrell Hill shares how the Polsky Center has had a role in the development EternityGardens.com and where the company is headed in the future.

News October 13, 2019

Startup Spotlight: Prepmedians

The Polsky Center caught up with founder and CEO of Prepmedians, Kalyan Ray-Mazumder, to learn about his plans for the future as well as look at the Polsky Center’s role in the company’s development.

News October 13, 2019

Startup Spotlight: Mouse Book Club

The Polsky Center had the chance to speak with founder David Dewane on his experience bringing Mouse Book Club to life through the Incubator.

News October 13, 2019

Startup Spotlight: The Revival

The Polsky Center had the opportunity to speak with John Stoops about his journey up to this point in building The Revival and his hopes for its future.

News October 13, 2019

Startup Spotlight: Evelyn’s Food Love

The Polsky Center caught up with Evelyn Shelton to learn more about her plans for the future as well as look at the Polsky Center’s role her the company’s development.

News October 13, 2019

Chicago’s South Side Neighborhood Coworking Space and Startup Hub Turns 5

Featured, News, Polsky Exchange October 14, 2019

Startup Spotlight: Debate It Forward

The Polsky Center spoke with founder Josh Aaronson about his time in the Summer Accelerator and College New Venture Challenge programs.

News, Debate It Forward October 14, 2019

Crerar Library, Room 298

October 17, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 18

Allergy platform secures investment from “Elevator Pitch” show, small business loan lender’s European growth, Care + Wear wins $500,000, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 October 18, 2019

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Brigitte Anderson

Brigitte Anderson a Principal at Orange Vista LLC, a boutique consulting firm focused on market research for growing enterprises joined the Polsky exchange back in Summer 2016.

News, Member of the Month October 23, 2019

2019 Fall Cohort Selected for the George Shultz Innovation Fund

Four companies will move on to the fall finals of the 2019 George Schultz Innovation Fund.

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization October 24, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 25

New Shultz Innovation Fund finalists, ANVC returns, Unisex children’s clothing startup breaks down stereotypes, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 October 25, 2019

Phase II Teams Announced for the 2020 Global New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 19 teams moving on to phase II of the 2020 Global New Venture…

Announcement, Global New Venture Challenge October 31, 2019

Halo Awards Honor ‘Heroes Of Medicine’ and 40 Under 40 Chicago Scientists

Many UChicago and Polsky-affiliated scientists and researchers were among the honorees.

Event November 1, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 1

Meet the 2020 GNVC semifinalists, Cubii wins Chicago Innovation Award, Tovala partners with celebrity chef, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 November 1, 2019

UChicago Invests $500,000 In New Venture Challenge Alum Ascent As Part Of $19 Million Round

Featured, Announcement November 5, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 8

Ascent raises $19.3 million, Immunotherapy pioneer receives award, Professor Kaplan explains CEO conundrum, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 November 8, 2019

Chicago Booth-Led Startup Punchh Closes $40 Million Series C Round

Marketing platform Punchh just closed a $40 million series C round. Founded in 2010 by Shyam Rao, MBA ’08, and Sastry Penumarthy, MBA ’00, Punchh has grown from an online loyalty card service to a pla…

Featured, News, punchh November 15, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 15

Punchh raises $40 million, BrewBike raises $2 million, new $17 million fund ready to invest, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 November 15, 2019

Gleacher Center, Room 132

November 18, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 22

BlueVine raises $102.5 million, QuantX named TIME Best Invention, WSJ Women to Watch in VC, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 November 22, 2019

The University of Chicago and the Grainger College Of Engineering Partner to Expand Undergraduate Track of UChicago’s Accelerator Program

The College New Venture Challenge is expanding to partner with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Featured, Announcement, College November 25, 2019

University of Chicago Startup, Tharzen, Demystifies and Disrupts Website Content Management

Featured, News, Computer Science, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Tharzen December 2, 2019

From Idea to Impact // December 2019

RNA-editing startup Korro Bio launches, QuantX featured in TIME magazine’s “100 Best Inventions of 2019”, Jiwoong Park creates extremely thin films that could enable new electronics, research effort b…

News, From Idea to Impact December 3, 2019

Chicago-Based Startup Aims to Help India's Less Fortunate

This Polsky Incubator alum provides healthcare access through micro-grants to India’s working poor during a medical crisis.

News, Incubator Company December 3, 2019

Absolute Antibody Partners with the Recombinant Antibody Network to Facilitate Access to Engineered Recombinant Antibodies

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization December 4, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // December 6

NephroPlus raises $45 million, CNVC welcomes U of I, UChicago alum receives Nobel Prize, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 December 6, 2019

PE Digest // Fall 2019

PE/VC Lab to San Francisco, 2020 Private Equity Conference, and new Investors-in-Residence.

News, Private Equity December 11, 2019

Polsky Weekly 10 // December 13

New $25K NVC fintech prize, Antibody access enabled by Polsky license, Website management for everyone, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 December 13, 2019

Kim Chin, MA

As a Patent Docketing Administrator, Kim supports administrative processes related to technology commercialization, including coordinating and overseeing the activities, reports, and filings associate…

Operations December 16, 2019

2019 Companies

Traditional // My Art Cache ($415,000) GG Leagues ($220,000) Aegis AI ($155,000) Five to Nine ($30,000) Africana Airlines ($10,000) Airspace ($10,000) Apollo Foods ($10,000) Beltech ($10,000) Digital…

December 18, 2019

Polsky Center’s Alumni New Venture Challenge Returns

Featured, News, New Venture Challenge, Alumni New Venture Challenge, Care Advisors December 22, 2019

A Behind The Scenes Look At Developing A Positioning Statement

During the fall quarter, the Polsky Center continued its successful bootcamp series with a two- day deep dive into the world of sales and marketing.

News January 15, 2020

George Shultz Innovation Fund Invests $500,000 in Two Promising Startups at Fall Finals

Featured, News January 17, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 17

Shultz Innovation Fund commits $500,000, ZenLedger raises $3.4 million, and Steve Kaplan and Starr Marcello talk startup culture.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 January 17, 2020

Polsky Entrepreneurial Outlook Series: What Will Innovation Look Like in 2020?

Featured, News January 22, 2020

Polsky’s Small Business Growth Program Accepts 10 Companies into Winter Cohort

The Polsky Small Business Growth Program has announced its Winter 2020 cohort, which is made up of small businesses located in the South and West Side of Chicago.

News January 23, 2020

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge

  The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 29 teams advancing to Phase II of the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a new track of its nationally-r…

News, ANVC January 24, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 24

Precision med startup Inflammatix raises $32 million, New ANVC semifinalists, Lender Lidya announces global expansion, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 January 24, 2020

Polsky Welcomes 11 Teams into Winter 2020 I-Corps Program Cohort

The Polsky I-Corps program is a 7-week highly-experiential program designed to empower UChicago scientists, researchers, and students to test the commercial potential of their STEM research and ideas.

Announcement, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization January 28, 2020

Chicago Booth - Charles M. Harper Center, Winter Garden

January 30, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 31

New Polsky I-Corps cohort, PhysIQ receives $500,000, Cancer-detecting smart toilets, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 January 31, 2020

Melissa Fassbender

Melissa Fassbender serves as the senior associate director, external relations and science communications at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In this role…

Marketing and Communications February 3, 2020

UChicago Invests $500,000 in New Venture Challenge Alum Foxtrot as Part of $17 Million Round

Featured, UChicago Startup Investment Program, Foxtrot, NVC February 5, 2020

Entrepreneurial Outlook Series Kicks Off by Discussing the Future of Medtech

As a way to kickstart the next year,…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization February 6, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 7

Foxtrot raises $17 million, Infervision fights coronavirus, UC prof receives $500,000 NSF award and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 February 7, 2020

Migraine Startup Aims to Develop FDA-Approved Molecule into New Treatment

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Seurat Therapeutics, tech commercialization, University of Chicago, Startups February 10, 2020

Manufacturing Entrepreneurial Outlook: The ‘Industry 4.0’ Revolution

Panelists left to right: Elizabeth Koprucki (moderator), Chandra Brown, David Johnson, Melissa Lederer, Mark O’Halloran, and Gian Ricco…

Event, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Polsky Center, Entrepreneurial Outlook, tech commercialization, Chicago Booth, University of Chicago, Polsky Exchange, Manufacturing February 10, 2020

From Idea to Impact // February 2020

Professor Cathy Nagler featured in National Geographic, Professor Chuan He’s breakthrough shakes up our understanding of gene expression, George Shultz Innovation Fund invests $500,000 into DrLullaby…

News, From Idea to Impact February 10, 2020

Turntables to Teach STEM? ThinkLive! Engages Students with DJ Tech

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Where are they now, STEM, tech commercialization, Polsky I-Corps, ThinkLive!, National Science Foundation February 12, 2020

SeedCon 2020 Cracks the Myths Associated with Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

On the surface, it might not seem like impact investing, artificial intelligence, and cannabis have much in common. But, at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s annual SeedCon even…

News, SeedCon February 12, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 14

A special Valentine’s Day edition of the Weekly 10.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 February 14, 2020

Key Dates & Deadlines

PF3 Info Session: · Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (12:00-12:30 p.m. CT). Register here. Application: Opens: Wednesday April 9 Deadline: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 (by 3PM CT).

February 18, 2020

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2020 Social New Venture Challenge

On Thursday, 17 teams advanced to the next round of the 2020 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). With the announcement, teams advance to Phase II of the startup competition, whi…

Announcement, News February 21, 2020

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2020 New Venture Challenge

31 teams have advanced to the next phase of the 2020 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge.

News February 21, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 21

New NVC and SNVC cohorts, Alexa-blocking bracelets, Kids Science Labs expansion, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 February 21, 2020

Change the World, Start a Quantum Company: Panel Talks Opportunity and Investment

Featured, Event, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Polsky Center, UChicago, quantum, Chicago Booth, tech commercialization, University of Chicago, Polsky Exchange February 27, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 28

Sokowatch raises $14 million, PartySlate raises $5.5 million, OpenWater replaces plastic bottles, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 February 28, 2020

Hands-on Financial Literacy Program Looks to Encourage Growth Beyond the Classroom

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Behavioral research, Where are they now, finEDge, Magnetar Capital Foundation, Financial literacy, tech commercialization, Science, University of Chicago March 2, 2020

New Global Network for Alumni Entrepreneurs and Investors to Be Launched

Dean Madhav Rajan introduces a new forthcoming initiative called the UChicago Global Entrepreneurs Network (GEN) at an alumni event in Me…

Announcement March 3, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 6

UChicago researchers map COVID-19 protein, Polsky licenses financial curriculum, AMOpportunities helps foreign doctors work in the US, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 March 6, 2020

A Low Tolerance for ‘No’: In Conversation with Polsky’s Innovation Programs Director

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, I-Corps, STEM, Women in STEM, Women's History Month, Healthcare, tech commercialization March 9, 2020

Finalists Announced for the University of Chicago’s College New Venture Challenge Finals

News, College March 10, 2020

ETA Conference Sets an Attendance Record

The Polsky Center, Chicago Booth, and the Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative at Northwestern University late last year hosted the sixth annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship Through…

Event March 10, 2020

ETA Spotlight // Trevor Lwin, MBA ’12

Trevor Lwin, MBA ’12, and his partner Bruce Mosczcelt worked together for nearly a decade at BMO Capital Markets prior to pursuing the traditional search fund career path. The two formed Gestalt Equit…

News March 10, 2020

Subli, a peer-to-peer subletting marketplace, wins $25,000 at the 2020 College New Venture Challenge

News, College, Subli, College New Venture Challenge, CNVC March 12, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 13

New CNVC winner, COVID-19 update, BallotReady here to help, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 March 13, 2020

SNVC Alum BallotReady is Helping Prepare Voters for the 2020 Election

News March 16, 2020

ETA Insider // Winter 2020

ETA in NYC and exiting your acquisition.

News March 16, 2020

Mayor Lightfoot Addresses the Future of Chicago

During a fireside chat at the Economist’s Innovation Summit 2020, City of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot discussed the future of the city, including the opportunities and challenges to transforming nei…

News, Polsky Center, Chicago, Chicago Tech, University of Chicago March 18, 2020

Finalists Selected for the 13th Annual Global New Venture Challenge

Seven teams have been selected to advance to the finals of the 2020 Global New Venture Challenge.

Announcement, Global New Venture Challenge March 18, 2020

UChicago invests in next generation AI company automating cognitive work 

News March 19, 2020

Zoom (virtual webinar)

March 19, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 20

We’re with you.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 March 20, 2020

Know Your Worth: Female Investors Provide Advice for Breaking Boundaries

News, Venture Capital, Investor-in-residence, Private Equity, Women in STEM, Women's History Month, First Women's Bank, Investment, Advocate Aurora Health March 24, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 27

Entrepreneurial stories of innovation and inspiration during the COVID-19 outbreak.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 March 27, 2020

PE Conference Highlights the Investment Thesis Evolution

The Polsky Center’s annual Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company Private Equity Conference attracted 400 students, alumni, and private equ…

Event, Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company Private Equity Conference, Private Equity March 30, 2020

Record-Setting NVC Alum Talks Passion, Growing Pains, and Putting Her Foot Down

News, Startups, My Art Cache, University of Chicago, New Venture Challenge, Polsky Center, Where are they now, Chicago Booth March 31, 2020

From Idea to Impact // April 2020

Decoding the coronavirus, mitigating migraines, turntables to teach STEM, and financial fundamentals.

News, From Idea to Impact April 1, 2020

Quantum, Laser Solutions Capture 2020 Innovation Fund Finals

Featured, News, Announcement, Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Chicago, Fermilab, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Argonne National Laboratory, quantum April 1, 2020

Livestream

April 2, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 3

UChicago’s community impact, the startup that launched in a week, FDA approval for COVID-19 monitoring system, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 April 3, 2020

Polsky Small Business Bootcamp

Between April 13 and 19, 2020, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted a week-long Small Business Bootcamp to provide resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs affect…

April 6, 2020

Polsky Team Member Named AUTM 2020 Volunteer of the Year

George Chellapa, PhD, a technology commercialization manager at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was recently recognized with AUTM’s 2020 Volunteer of th…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, AUTM, tech commercialization April 7, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 10

Booth economists weigh in on COVID-19, students work to save small businesses, a Spring Quarter to remember, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 April 10, 2020

Chicago Booth - Charles M. Harper Center, Room C-03

April 13, 2020

Polsky Exchange North, Jackson Park Boardroom

April 13, 2020

Polsky Exchange North, Washington Park Classroom

April 13, 2020

Chicago Booth - Charles M. Harper Center, Room C-01

April 13, 2020

Virtual / Online Event

April 13, 2020

Tech Industry Veteran Joins Polsky Center as New Executive Director

A seasoned business and technology executive from the telecommunications industry, Bill Payne recently joined the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation as the new…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, University of Chicago, Polsky Center, Tech Transfer, Technology Commercialization April 15, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 17

Nature’s Fynd raises $80M, UChicago’s COVID-19 plasma study, TAIGER scores University investment, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 April 17, 2020

UChicago Scientists Selected for Argonne’s Entrepreneurship Program

News, Covid-19, US Department of Energy, AI, Thermal imaging, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Argonne National Laboratory, quantum, Chain Reaction Innovations, Argonne, CRI April 20, 2020

Negotiating in Times of Change

In the wake of Coronavirus, the Polsky Center has organized its first virtual Small Busi…

Event, News, Small Business Bootcamp April 21, 2020

Navigating Access to Capital Resources During a Crisis

On the first day of the Small Business Bootcamp series, panelists, Manuel Flores, Marcus Yancey, and Merly Thomas, shared the many capital resources availab…

Event, News, EIDL, Paycheck Protection Program, PPP, Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, ICNC, Illinois Small Business Emergency Loan Fund, Downstate Small Business Stabilization Program, Small Business Bootcamp, Small Business COVID-19 Relief Program, Small Business Resiliency Fund, LISC Rapid Relief and Resiliency Fund, SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans April 21, 2020

Understanding the Human Elements in Your Business: Trust, Collaboration, and Emotional Loss

We are at a unique time in human history, and while we are all living our own reality, we also are experiencing a global sense of connectivity – and grief.…

Event, News, Small Business Bootcamp April 21, 2020

How to Manage Personal and Professional Ups and Downs While Managing a Business

Business owners and entrepreneurs are facing uncharted territory and a situation that is unparalleled to anything that the majority of us have seen througho…

Event, News, Small Business Bootcamp April 21, 2020

Marketing Communications in a Pandemic

During a crisis, there are three essential components to effective communication on which to focus: Ideas, tactics, and tone. “The goal as a communicator is…

Event, News, Communication, Marketing, Small Business Bootcamp, Crisis management April 22, 2020

Transforming Your Business… Now

In the current environment, there is a need to solve new problems, find new opportunities, and learn new ways of doing things – all at a time when the futur…

Event, News, Small Business Bootcamp April 22, 2020

New Chicago Immunoengineering Innovation Center Launches

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, PME, Immunoengineering April 22, 2020

Decision Making in Tough Environments

Right now, many decisions faced are unprecedented; there’s no history to evaluate them, and there’s no clear path forward. Last week, Professor George Wu of…

Event, News, Small Business Bootcamp April 23, 2020

Behavior and Branding in Uncertain Times

Polsky Exchange mentor Kenyata Martin, MBA ’09, last week discussed various ways in which business owners can support their brands and add value during a ti…

Event, News, Small Business Bootcamp April 23, 2020

Marketing Strategies in Times of Uncertainty

https://youtu.be/xiAodqsvbL4 University of Chicago Booth School of Business Director of Brand Strategy Nicole Yelsey, MBA ’12, recently shared strategies, tactics, and best practices for businesses du…

Event, News, Small Business Bootcamp April 24, 2020

How to Manage Cash Flow

You can’t embark on cash management until you ask the questions: What is cash management and where does the cash even go? Adjunct Associate Professor of Str…

Event, News, Small Business Bootcamp April 24, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 24

GNVC 2020 finalists, one step closer to supersonic air travel, new immunoengineering center, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 April 24, 2020

Polsky Offers Free Bootcamp for Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19

News, Covid-19, Small Business Bootcamp April 25, 2020

‘Learn From A Chef’ Brings Live Cooking Classes To Your Kitchen

University of Chicago grad Querida Qiu has launched a new “live learning” business – bringing a variety of…

News, Covid-19, College Edition, Querida Qiu, From Idea to Impact, Learn From a Chef April 30, 2020

Polsky Supports 13 STEM Projects in Spring 2020 I-Corps Program Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of its Polsky I-Corps program, a 7-week highly-experiential program designed to empower UChicago scientis…

News, From Idea to Impact, Polsky I-Corps May 1, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 1

Oriente raises $50M, Equilibria raises $2M, alums aid restaurants and frontline, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 May 1, 2020

Patent of the Week: Enhancing Vaccine Efficiency

Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago developed a new platform technology for improving the efficiency of vaccines. Jeffrey Hubbell, Eugene Bell Pro…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Tissue Engineering, Molecular Engineering, Vaccine, tech commercialization, From Idea to Impact, Patent of the Week May 4, 2020

UChicago Supports COVID-19 Research with Non-Exclusive, Royalty-Free License

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Polsky Science and Technology, Covid-19, tech commercialization, From Idea to Impact, Licensing May 4, 2020

Partners in Innovation // May 2020

COVID-19 Research: disinfecting N95 respirators, antibodies, clinical trials, and immunoengineering.

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Partners in Innovation, tech commercialization May 4, 2020

How Researchers are Returning Sensation to Mastectomy Patients

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Mastectomy, tech commercialization, Obstetrics, Bionic Breast Project, From Idea to Impact, Gynecology, Sliman Bensmaia, Breast Cancer, Bionics, Sihong Wang, National Cancer Institute, Stacy Lindau, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering May 8, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 8

New Inno Fund finalists, physIQ partners with DOD, UChicago’s new COVID-19 licensing option, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 May 8, 2020

Patent of the Week: Creating a Temperature-Stable Vaccine Platform

Researchers have developed a novel vaccine platform with fewer side-effects and shelf-stability, which addresses the significant challenge of distributing vaccines to developing countries.

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Vaccine, tech commercialization, From Idea to Impact, Patent of the Week May 11, 2020

Maker Community Comes Together to 3D Print Personal Protective Equipment

When the coronavirus pandemic and state-wide stay-at-home orders in mid-M…

News, 3D Printing, Pumping Station: One, Chicago Southside Mini Maker Faire, Chicago Knights Robotics, Adler Planetarium, Museum of Science and Industry, From Idea to Impact, Polsky Exchange May 12, 2020

AI-Powered physIQ Inks DOD Contract to Support COVID-19 Research

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, physIQ, mhealth, Covid-19, Where are they now, tech commercialization, wearables May 14, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 15

TimeDoc raises $5.7M, Kernel’s brain-analyzing helmets, Bionic Breast project, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 May 15, 2020

UChicago GEN Launches as New Online Community to Support University Alumni and Student Entrepreneurs

Featured, News, UChicago GEN, University of Chicago Global Entrepreneurs Network, University of Chicago, Chicago Booth, Chicago Booth Angels Network (CBAN) May 15, 2020

Researchers Develop a Faster, Better Way to Disinfect N95 Masks for Reuse

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Fermilab, From Idea to Impact, Solidworks, Covid-19, UChicago Medicine, personal protective equipment, tech commercialization May 18, 2020

Patent of the Week: Targeting the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases

A biologic drug delivery platform targets the treatment of inflammatory diseases by honing in on collagen exposed by inflammation. “Enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of drugs for inflammatory diseas…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, inflammatory disease, From Idea to Impact, Drug delivery, Patent of the Week, tech commercialization, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering May 18, 2020

Ellen Zatkowski, EdM

Ellen Zatkowski serves as the director of science programs and student engagement at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She oversees a portfolio of programs supporting graduate and…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program May 19, 2020

Paul Cavalieri, MBA

Paul Cavalieri serves as the senior associate director, small business operations at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Paul manages and builds the educatio…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program May 19, 2020

2020 SNVC Finalists Announced

The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation and Polsky Center are pleased to announce the seven teams advancing to the finals of the 2020 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)…

News, Announcement, Rustandy Center, Social New Venture Challenge, SNVC May 20, 2020

Quevos, the ‘Better for You’ Chip, Expands in the Snack Aisle

Nick Hamburger and his company, Quevos – a low-carb, high-protein egg white chip brand – are taking the world by storm. The idea arose from Hamburger’s original business partner and co-founder, Zack…

News, College, College Edition, Where are they now, From Idea to Impact, College New Venture Challenge, Quevos May 21, 2020

Universities Continue to Drive Innovation in Illinois: ISTC Report

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, ISTC, I-Corps, From Idea to Impact May 22, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 22

2020 SNVC finalists, a new way to disinfect masks, UChicago GEN launches, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 May 22, 2020

Finalists Selected for the 2020 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

Eleven teams have been selected to advance to the finals of the 24th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) on Thursday, June 4. The NVC is the University of Chicago’s nationally r…

Announcement, New Venture Challenge, NVC, Chicago Booth May 26, 2020

Polsky Center: The College Edition // May 28

Quevos hits Whole Foods.

News, College Edition May 28, 2020

Four UChicago Projects Advance in Chicago Biomedical Consortium Accelerator

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Chicago Biomedical Consortium, From Idea to Impact May 28, 2020

Winner Selected for the 13th Annual Global New Venture Challenge Finals

Featured, Announcement, GNVC, New Venture Challenge, Global New Venture Challenge, NVC May 29, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 29

2020 GNVC winner, 2020 NVC finalists announced, Quevos hits grocery milestone and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 May 29, 2020

UChicago Backs Tovala’s $20 Million Series B Funding Round

Featured, News, Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship, UChicago Startup Investment Program, Tovala, New Venture Challenge, I-Corps, Polsky I-Corps, From Idea to Impact June 4, 2020

2020 NVC Finals Awards Record $1 Million Investment for Student Startups, Pippin Title Named Winner

Featured, Event, News, Mark Tebbe, Ellen Rudnick, entrepreneurship, Steve Kaplan, New Venture Challenge, OCA Ventures, NVC June 15, 2020

Super.tech Receives $150,000 from George Shultz Innovation Fund to Lay the Groundwork for Quantum Computing

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, From Idea to Impact, tech commercialization, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Argonne National Laboratory, quantum, Chain Reaction Innovations, Super.tech June 15, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 5

We stand with you – now and always.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 June 15, 2020

Digital Incubation Platform, Rainwater Collection System Tie for First Place at 2020 SNVC Finals

Featured, News, SNVC, From Idea to Impact, Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, Social New Venture Challenge June 15, 2020

Polsky Center, CQE Expand Quantum Science and Tech Industry Relations

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, CQE, Chicago Quantum Exchange June 15, 2020

Polsky Center: The College Edition // June 17

Just keep cycling, just keep cycling…

News, College Edition June 17, 2020

From Idea to Impact // June 2020

Advancing early-stage research, ‘supercharging’ quantum computers, expanding industry relations, and driving innovation in Illinois

News, From Idea to Impact June 17, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 19

2020 NVC & SNVC winners, Grubhub acquired, Juneteenth reflections, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 June 19, 2020

Patent of the Week: A Specialized Antibody Library to Accelerate Drug Development

Researchers have developed a highly-optimized recombinant antibody phage-display library to accelerate drug development.

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Patent of the Week, From Idea to Impact, tech commercialization, Drug development, Drug delivery June 22, 2020

Polsky Accepts Record-Breaking 20 Teams for Summer Accelerator Program 

Featured, News, Polsky Accelerator, From Idea to Impact, Rustandy Center, College Edition, New Venture Challenge June 23, 2020

Why Surviving COVID-19 for NVC Alum BrewBike Includes Giving Back

News, From Idea to Impact, BrewBike, College Edition, New Venture Challenge, NVC June 24, 2020

Building a Better Battery: NVC Alum Looks to Make an Impact on Clean-Energy Tech

Featured, News, NVC, Where are they now, Beltech, New Venture Challenge, Clean energy, From Idea June 25, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 26

$150K investment in Super.tech, largest-ever Polsky Accelerator, Hippo’s newest acquisition, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 June 26, 2020

Patent of the Week: Increased Safety and Improved Protection of Vaccines

Researchers, including Aaron Esser-Kahn, an associate professor at UChicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, have filed a patent application for a novel additive that limits undesirable va…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Patent of the Week, tech commercialization, Vaccine, PME June 29, 2020

Navigating Private Equity in the COVID-19 Landscape

Featured, News, Steve Kaplan, Private Equity June 29, 2020

In Conversation with Polsky Investor-In-Residence Tim Kelly: ‘We Will Evolve and Adapt’

The COVD-19 pandemic is changing the way business is conducted, notes Polsky Center Investor-In-Residence Tim Kelly, MBA ’00, who in this Q&A discusses evolving strategy in times of crisis – and…

News, Investor-in-residence, Private Equity June 29, 2020

Patent of the Week: Improving the Performance of Antibody Fragments

Antibody fragments, including Fabs, which bind to immune response-triggering substances, or antigens, have demonstrated utility in various research and diagnostic applications. However, their structu…

News, Patent of the Week, RAN, Chicago Biomedical Consortium, From Idea to Impact July 6, 2020

Chicago Quantum Exchange Welcomes Seven New Industry Partners

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Chicago Quantum Exchange, quantum July 7, 2020

Past Participants

2024 Cohort Truman Pierson – Theta Neurotech Shreya Kalva and Mittul Patel – Zaars Christian Gaona – TexChange Unbrokered Athena Savino – Owler Ai Catalina Castañeda and Olive…

July 9, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // July 10

Jüsto raises $12M, TAINA’s biggest raise yet, 500K Cubiis, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 July 10, 2020

New Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship Cohort Announced

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the 2020-21 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship Cohort (PF3). PF3 is a resource available to any graduating University of Chicago stude…

News, PF3, From Idea to Impact July 13, 2020

Patent of the Week: Treating, Preventing Bacterial Infections

Every year, at least 2.8 million people in the US get an antibiotic-resistant infection – and more than 35,000 people die, according to the CDC. In this week’s featured patent, researchers describe m…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, NVC, Patent of the Week, ImmunArtes, tech commercialization, George Shultz Innovation Fund July 13, 2020

Polsky Supports 13 Teams in Spring Quarter I-Corps Cohort

The Polsky Center ran its National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported I-Corps program virtually during the Spring quarter and accepted the largest number of teams of any cohort managed to-date. Polsky…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, From Idea to Impact, tech commercialization, Polsky I-Corps July 15, 2020

Chain Reaction Innovations: Polsky Offers Special I-Corps Training to Argonne Teams

In May, the Polsky Center ran a special four-week program for Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) accelerator. Six teams participated in this virtual I-Corps program, which included researchers…

News, Announcement, Science and Technology Commercialization, Polsky I-Corps, From Idea to Impact, tech commercialization July 15, 2020

Small Business Growth: Polsky Expands Support for Small Business Owners

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many small businesses to change their business models overnight, the Polsky Center expanded its Small Business Growth Program, accepting the largest-ever cohort of 2…

News July 15, 2020

A Look Inside the First Year of Business for CNVC ’19 Winner, podU

Wessam Abozeid, AB ’19, won the Polsky Center’s 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) with his startup, podU, the world’s first platform for podcasts in Arabic. After winning the $15,000 prize, h…

News, PF3, College, Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship, College New Venture Challenge, College Edition, Where are they now, CNVC, podU July 16, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // July 17

Zing Health’s $150M raise, FDA approves Infervision, NETenergy joins climate change initiative, and more.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 July 17, 2020

Patent of the Week: In Search of a Universal Flu Vaccine

University of Chicago researchers, including Patrick Wilson, PhD, professor of medicine, UChicago Biological Sciences Division, have filed a patent for a panel of antibodies that neutralize a range o…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Patent of the Week, From Idea to Impact, tech commercialization, Universal flu vaccine July 20, 2020

UChicago to Partner in $25 Million National Science Foundation Quantum Information Institute

Featured, News, quantum, National Science Foundation July 21, 2020

Recombinant Antibody Network Partners with Bristol Myers Squibb to Develop Novel Therapies

The Recombinant Antibody Network (RAN), a consortium comprising research groups from UC San Francisco (UCSF), the University of Chicago, and the University of Toronto have expanded a previous researc…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Recombinant Antibody Network, Bristol Myers Squibb, RAN July 23, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // July 24

Hippo raises $150M | Homee raises $4.57M | Kaplan explains what VCs still want

News, Polsky Weekly 10 July 24, 2020

University of Chicago Professor Cofounds Data-Driven Molecular Engineering Company

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, From Idea to Impact, tech commercialization, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Drug development, Machine Learning, Energy, Artificial Intelligence July 24, 2020

Patent of the Week: Boosting the Microbiome to Prevent Infection

Many antibiotic-resistant infections in humans can be traced to food and animals due to the widespread use of antibiotics on farms. Because of this, there is an urgent need to develop alternative met…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, From Idea to Impact, tech commercialization, Microbiome, Patent of the Week July 27, 2020

NVC Alum Ezza Opens New Location, Finds New Ways to Expand

Ezza Nails, co-founded by Booth alums Ale Breuer (CEO) and Kim Marsh (COO), specializes in manicures for the professional woman. The 2017 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge finalist runs on…

News, NVC, EZZA, Where are they now July 30, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // July 31

AI-designed proteins | A.M. Money helps new grads | A solve for growing health disparities

News July 31, 2020

Patent of the Week: Selectively Stimulating Cells for Pain Treatment, Immunotherapy

Many diseases, including Parkinson’s and irregular heartbeat, can be treated by electrically stimulating organs using an implantable device. However, the use of these devices is often high risk, as i…

News, Medical device, Patent of the Week, Materials science, Immunotherapy August 3, 2020

Chicago Tech Leaders Weigh in on How to Navigate COVID-19

The Executives’ Club of Chicago recently held a conversation discussing what differentiates Chica…

News, Entrepreneuership August 4, 2020

Hospitality Industry Veteran Joins Polsky Center as New Executive Director

Featured, News, Executive Director, Dan Sachs August 5, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // August 7

Talis receives $25M for rapid COVID test | New facial “cloaking” tech | First Women’s Bank approaches launch

News August 7, 2020

Chicago VC Launches Virtual Networking Event to Help Connect the Dots for Investors and Founders

Sandalphon Capital has announced the “midwest.tech/connect” virtual summit – a three-day event that aims t…

News, Startups, Venture Capital, Entrepreneuership August 7, 2020

Patent of the Week: Eliminating Trial and Error for a Better Biopsy

University of Chicago Medicine doctor Seon-Kyu Lee has patented a novel surgical mallet design that enables biopsy needles to be positioned in place and imaged simultaneously. Surgical biopsy needles…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Medical device, Patent of the Week August 10, 2020

Polsky Accelerator Teams to Showcase Work During Upcoming Demo Days

With a record-breaking 20 teams accepted into the 2020 Summer Accelerator Program, the Po…

News, Demo Day, Polsky Summer Accelerator Program August 13, 2020

Catching Up with NVC Alum CancerIQ and Their New $4.8 Million Series A

Featured, News, New Venture Challenge, Where are they now, CancerIQ, NVC August 13, 2020

Kin Insurance Closes $35 Million Series B Including Second Investment from UChicago

Featured, News, Where are they now, NVC, UChicago Startup Investment Program, Kin Insurance, New Venture Challenge August 13, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // August 14

President Zimmer’s new role | Polsky Accelerator Demo Days | Alums raise $35M and $4.8M

News August 14, 2020

TEST - Support for Chicago Booth Students

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August 16, 2020

Patent of the Week: Helping AI Systems Multitask and Remember

An artificial neural network (ANN) is a computer program designed to operate similarly to the human brain and the ways in which it processes information. However, while the brain is (most often) able…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Patent of the Week August 17, 2020

SNVC Alum KitcheNet Talks Pivoting Business Models

Trista Li, MPP ’16, MBA ’18, co-founded KitcheNet as a policy student at the Harris School participating in the 2016 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). Today, the company sells…

News, Where are they now, KitcheNet August 20, 2020

Venture Capitalists to See ‘Small Overall Losses’ During COVID-19: Report

Featured, News, Venture Capital, Covid-19, Steve Kaplan August 21, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // August 21

Prof. Kaplan on VC’s COVID-19 resiliency | New quantum discovery | $200M more for Impossible Foods

News August 21, 2020

Patent of the Week: A Universal Microfluidic Culture System

Microfluidic chips are useful in several applications, such as drug discovery, because of their ability to automatically replicate various cellular environments. As opposed to traditional dish-and-pi…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, tech commercialization, Microfluidics, Patent of the Week August 24, 2020

Caruso Zayo Foundation

August 27, 2020

Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation

August 27, 2020

University of Chicago Career Advancement

August 27, 2020

UIUC

 

August 27, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // August 28

Chicago’s new $115M quantum centers | Pandemic collaborations | Prof. Deutsch on changing biz relationships

News August 28, 2020

George Shultz Innovation Fund

The George Shultz Innovation Fund invests in promising startups from an ecosystem that includes the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermilab, and the Marine Biological Laboratory.…

August 30, 2020

Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge

Launched in 1996, the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) is recognized as one of the top-ranked accelerator programs in the nation. Through the NVC, the Polsky Center has graduated mor…

August 30, 2020

Polsky Build and Launch Accelerators

The Polsky Center Accelerators give teams the opportunity to work intensively and solely on their businesses and social enterprises in a collaborative and dynamic environment over the summer. The prog…

August 30, 2020

AI, Measurements Workshop to Explore the Intersection of Machine Learning and Physics

The University of Chicago’s Office of Research and National Laboratories Joint Task Force Initiative ea…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Center for Data and Computing, Fermilab, tech commercialization, Joint Task Force Initiative, Argonne National Laboratory, Artificial Intelligence August 31, 2020

Patent of the Week: A More Accurate Cancer Diagnosis for Improved Treatment Planning

Two cancer researchers at the University of Chicago in 1995 hypothesized that there was an intermediate state for patients with metastatic cancer. They called this state “oligometastasis,” which is G…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization August 31, 2020

New ‘Hacking for Defense’ Class Looks to Solve Mission-Critical Operational Issues

The Hacking for Defense class was started by Steve Blank at Stanford University and has spread to more t…

Featured, News, US Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Entrepreneuership September 2, 2020

Climate Neutral Certified, Open Water Eyes Retail Space for Aluminum Canned Water 

In 2009, Nicole Doucet, MBA ’16, and Jess Page watched a documentary on ocean pollution that inspired them to co-found Open Water (previously Green Sheep Water), the first bottled water company to us…

News, Open Water, Where are they now, NVC September 3, 2020

UChicago Alumni From Around the Globe Pitch for Investment at 2020 ANVCs

The Polsky Center is pleased to invite you to the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), the alumni track of the nationally-ranked Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, on Thursday, Septem…

Featured, News, Alumni New Venture Challenge, ANVC September 8, 2020

Illinois Ignite: Researchers to Showcase Breakthroughs in Healthcare, Computing, and Advanced Manufacturing

Illinois Ignite 2020 will feature technologies and startups from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois-Chicago, and Illin…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Artificial Intelligence, advanced materials, Illinois Ignite, oncology, tech commercialization, Healthcare September 10, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 11

2020 ANVC finalists | New class for solving DoD challenges | Quantum’s Chicago roots

News, Polsky Weekly 10 September 11, 2020

Researchers Light the Way for Minimally-Invasive Medical Devices, New Treatments

Aleksander Prominski (left), a graduate student at UChicago, and associate professor Bozhi Tian (right), have together developed severa…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Bozhi Tian, Illinois Ignite, tech commercialization September 14, 2020

Patent of the Week: Improving Post-CPR Outcomes in Heart Attack Patients

Cardiogenic shock occurs when the heart has been damaged and is unable to pump enough blood. It is a common cause of death, usually brought on by a severe heart attack. It also can occur after a pati…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Patent of the Week, tech commercialization September 14, 2020

Application & Eligibility

All UChicago undergraduate students, Chicago Booth students, PhD students, law school students, and post-docs are eligible to apply to the Polsky Science Innovation Fellows Program. Eligibility: Enro…

Entrepreneurship September 14, 2020

Contact

If you have questions about the Polsky Science Innovation Fellows Program, please contact Ellen Zatkowski, senior associate director at the Polsky Center, at ellen.zatkowski@chicagobooth.edu.

Entrepreneurship September 15, 2020

Unique Programming Environment Uses New Techniques to Enable Everyday Coding with Graphical User Interfaces

Sketch-n-Sketch is an output-directed programming system for creating programs that generate vector graphics. (Image credit: Ravi Chugh)…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, graphical user interface, tech commercialization, Illinois Ignite, Department of Computer Science, human-computer interaction September 15, 2020

Polsky Center, Argonne, and Fermilab Discuss Leadership in Water Innovation at First-Ever Chicago Water Week

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, is hosting a webinar as…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Fermilab, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago Water Week September 15, 2020

$1 Million Gift from Booth Alumnus Leon Wagner, MBA ’77

New gift will establish the Alumni Venture Support Fund at the Polsky Center and support the Harry L. Davis Center for Leadership.

News, Leon Wagner, Alumni Venture Support Fund, UChicago GEN, Alumni Entrepreneurs Growth Forum, UChicago Global Entrepreneurs Network, Alumni New Venture Challenge, ANVC September 17, 2020

Honey-Sweetened ‘Nice Cream’ Expands Nationally, Gives Back to the Bees

When Jessica Gartenstein, AB ’17, and Erik Nadeau, AB ’18, entered the 2017 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), Frönen (formerly BeeNana) was just an idea. “We weren’t really thinking about it long…

News, CNVC, Polsky Accelerator, Where are they now, College New Venture Challenge September 17, 2020

The Future of Energy Storage: Bringing Batteries to the Molecular Scale

The increasing use of renewable energy and…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Illinois Ignite September 17, 2020

ISTC Releases 2020 R&D Index and Names Three UChicago Professors Top Researchers to Know

The Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC) this week released its latest R&D Index – as…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, ISTC, tech commercialization, Jeff Hubbell, Researchers to Know, Cathryn Nagler, Maryellen Giger September 17, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 18

$1M gift supports alumni | New Booth London campus | Polsky at Chicago Water Week

News September 18, 2020

ETA Spotlight // Monica Weaver, MBA '07

Monica Weaver, MBA 07, acquired TGI Direct in July. After years as a product manager and marketing manager with Owens Corning and USG, Monica decided to launch Carmel Hill Acquisitions with the hopes…

News, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Search Fund, alumni spotlight, ETA September 21, 2020

Using Nanotechnology to Deliver ‘Potentially Transformative’ Peptide-Based Therapeutics

Professor James LaBelle is translating findings in his lab at the University of Chicago to pediatric and adult patients with cancer and…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Illinois Ignite September 21, 2020

Detecting and Monitoring Disease Using DNA-Nanotechnology

Advanced imaging p…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Illinois Ignite September 21, 2020

Patent of the Week: A Low-Cost and Non-Toxic Process for Creating Sustainable Material

Thin fibers made from wood, cellulose nanofibers are apt for use in materials applications because of their desirable chemical, mechanical, and environmental properties. However, isolating these mate…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Patent of the Week, tech commercialization September 21, 2020

Building Atomically Thin Circuits for Advanced Devices

The Park Group is conducting research on the synthesis, assembly, and characterization of nanoscale materials and devices using a varie…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, tech commercialization, Illinois Ignite September 23, 2020

Genetically Engineered Skin to Treat Disease, Promote Scarless Wound Healing, and More

Xiaoyang Wu is using genetically modified skin as an engineering platform to provide a solution for diseases beyond skin disorders.[/cap…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Illinois Ignite, Ben May Department of Cancer Research, tech commercialization September 24, 2020

Alumni New Venture Challenge Winner, Speeko, Secures $75K for AI-Driven Speech Coach

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC). The alumni track of the national…

Featured, News, Alumni New Venture Challenge September 25, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 25

$125K awarded in ANVC finals | Foxtrot outperforms | AIM Clinics expands

News September 25, 2020

Polsky Center Announces 2020 Fall Cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund

The Polsky Cent…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, George Shultz Innovation Fund, tech commercialization September 30, 2020

Value-Driven Banking: Mighty Deposits Helps Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Sophia Wagner, AB ’18, co-founder, was a sophomore at the University of Chicago when she got involved with Mighty Deposits – a comparison website for banks that enables users to find the ones that be…

News, SNVC, Mighty, Where are they now October 1, 2020

VIDEO: How to Collaborate with Universities and National Labs as Partners in Innovation

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, recently hosted a webina…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Chicago Water Week, Partners in Innovation October 1, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 2

Alum’s $872M exit | UChicago appoints new VP | Inno Fund announces new cohort

News October 2, 2020

Students and Small Businesses Work Together to Address Challenges, Form Strategies for Growth

Small businesses in Chicago and across the US have been hit hard during the shutdowns and changes affecting our economy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yelp estimates, for example, more than a…

News, west side, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business, south side October 5, 2020

Patent of the Week: A More Functional Freeze-Dried Formulation

Lactic acid bacteria has uses in the food and feed industries, as well as in medicine and chemistry applications. The bacteria is used as a source of probiotics and as a functional ingredient in dair…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Patent of the Week October 5, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 9

$100M for Cubii, Prof. Kaplan on Chicago’s tech future, and Google awards three Polsky companies.

News, Polsky Weekly 10 October 9, 2020

Patent of the Week: Identifying High-Risk Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive type of breast cancer and has the least favorable prognosis, as there are fewer targeted medicines available. Accounting for about 10-20% o…

News, Patent of the Week, Ben May Department of Cancer Research, oncology October 12, 2020

BallotReady to Reach 50 Million Voters in All 50 States

More than 15 million Americans have turned 18 since the 2016 election, and 63% of Americans ages 18 – 29 plans to vote in the 2020 General Election, according to Forbes. To register these younger vot…

Featured, News, Shultz Innovation Fund, SNVC, Where are they now, BallotReady October 15, 2020

Private Equity Firms Seek New Investments, Eye Growth Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Researchers recently asked more than 200 private equity (PE) managers about the performance of their portfolio during the COVID-19 pandemic – inquiring about their decision-making and other activitie…

News, Chicago Booth, Private Equity, Healthcare, Venture Capital, Information Technology, Covid-19, Steve Kaplan October 16, 2020

Benjamin Cox, PhD

Ben Cox, PhD, serves as manager of intellectual property and technology development at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He manages a diverse intellectual…

Technology Ventures October 16, 2020

Anna Dembo, PhD

Anna Dembo, PhD, serves as a manager, intellectual property and technology development, at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She manages patent filings and…

Technology Ventures October 16, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 16

Prof. Kaplan’s new PE research | Students supporting small businesses | BallotReady to reach 50 million voters

News October 16, 2020

Senator Klobuchar to Moderate ‘Kid Presidential Debate’ with UChicago Startup Debate It Forward

Held via Zoom, Debate It Forward is hosting a “Kid Presidential Debate” with Senator Amy Klobuchar on Tuesday, October 20th. (Image: iSto…

Featured, News, CNVC, SNVC, University of Chicago, NVC, Social New Venture Challenge, Debate It Forward, College New Venture Challenge October 19, 2020

Patent of the Week: A Low Dose, Multi-Drug Cocktail for Breast Cancer Treatment

More than 150,000 breast cancer survivors were living with metastatic disease, three-fourths of whom were originally diagnosed with stage I-III, as of January 1, 2019, according to the American Cance…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Patent of the Week, Ben May Department of Cancer Research, Breast Cancer, oncology October 19, 2020

Audience

 

October 21, 2020

Madhav Rajan

Madhav Rajan is Dean of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting. His primary area of research interest is the economics-based analysis of man…

University Leadership October 22, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 23

DIF hosts debate with US Senator | Actuate monitors safe distances | GGLeagues launches national league

News October 23, 2020

Polsky On Demand

 

October 26, 2020

Patent of the Week: A Predictive Gene Signature for Breast Cancer Therapy

Inventors, including University of Chicago researcher Edwardine Labay, have patented a seven-gene signature that can be used to assess the risk of breast cancer progression and treatment response. Th…

News, Patent of the Week, Edwardline Labay, innovation, patent, Breast Cancer, entrepreneur October 26, 2020

Same-Day Ethnic Grocery Delivery Provider OjaExpress Connects People with Food, Each Other

Boyede Sobitan is the CEO and co-founder of OjaExpress, the same-day ethnic grocery delivery platform. Sobitan and his co-founder, Fola Dada, are first- and second-generation Nigerian immigrants. The…

News, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, OjaExpress, Where are they now October 29, 2020

Mike Hinton, PhD

Mike Hinton, PhD, serves as a senior manager, technology marketing, at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Mike’s responsibilities include sourcing industry…

Technology Ventures October 30, 2020

Patent of the Week: Precisely Delivering High Dose Radiation to Multiple Tumor Sites

University of Chicago researchers have developed an algorithm and prototype software package that successfully generates radiation beam angles for more precisely delivering treatment to multiple tumo…

News, Ralph Weichselbaum, Patent of the Week, Daniel K Ludwig Distinguished Service Professor, oncology, innovation, entrepreneur, Cancer November 2, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 6

Varuna raises $1.5M | A path to custom plastics | Most disruptive MBA startups

News November 6, 2020

UChicago Grad Student Named ‘Changemaker,’ Awarded Grant to Support Bionic Breast Project

A graduate student in Sl…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Bionic Breast Project, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering November 9, 2020

Clarix Imaging Addresses Unmet Needs with Novel Imaging-Based Solution for Surgical Oncology

A lumpectomy specimen of invasive ductal carcinoma imaged with conventional 2D X-ray imaging (left) and Clarix Imaging’s True 3D imagin…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Xiaochuan Pan, Small Business Innovative Research, tech commercialization, National Cancer Institute of National Institutes of Health, Clarix Imaging, oncology November 9, 2020

Patent of the Week: Detecting ALS Earlier and More Accurately

The director of epilepsy research at the University of Chicago and an assistant professor of neurology, Naoum Issa focuses on detecting and diagnosing neurologic disorders – applying techniques used…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Uchicago faculty, Healthcare, tech commercialization, Patent of the Week, innovation, entrepreneur, Naoum Issa November 9, 2020

South Side Pitch Competition Awards $26,000 to Local Businesses

South Side Pitch, hosted by the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the University of Chicago Office of Civi…

Event, Announcement, News, South Side Pitch, Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship, Maestri Tutoring, office of civic engagement, New Magnolia Garden Center, kido, TheBlackMall.com, The Lemonade Land, Wesley’s Shoes., local businesses November 11, 2020

ANVC Alum Safe Rate Launches New ‘Coffee Chat’ and Closes Total $3 Million in Mortgage Loans

University of Chicago Booth School of Business alums Dylan Hall, MBA ’13, and Shima Rayej, MBA ’13, launched Safe Rate in 2018. The company offers a mortgage that doesn’t require the traditional 20%…

News, Shultz Innovation Fund, Innovation Fund, Where are they now, ANVC November 12, 2020

Chicago Booth Professor Steve Kaplan, a Top Private Equity and Finance Scholar, to Lead Executives’ Club of Chicago Tech Outlook with Prominent Entrepreneurs and Investors

On November 20, The Executives’ Club of Chicago will present their Tech Outlook event, led by Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chic…

News, Brad Keywell, Brad Feld, Jay Shekhawat, Dana Wright, Executives' Club of Chicago, Tech Outlook, Steve Kaplan November 13, 2020

UChicago Startup Super.tech Among Latest Partners to Join the Chicago Quantum Exchange

Featured, News, Super.tech, Argonne National Laboratory, Polsky I-Corps, quantum, Chicago Quantum Exchange, George Shultz Innovation Fund November 13, 2020

Governor Pritzker Discusses the Impact of Quantum Research with UChicago’s Juan de Pablo

University of Chicago Professor, Juan de Pablo, with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker at the third annual Chicago Quantum Summit.[/capti…

Featured, News, Argonne National Laboratory, quantum, Juan de Pablo, Fermilab, Chicago Quantum Exchange November 13, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 13

Prof. Kaplan speaks on Chicago tech | Pritzker sees quantum future | Crave Natural’s $650K raise

News November 13, 2020

Patent of the Week: A 3D Culture System for Ovarian Cancer Research

Researchers – including Ernst Lengyel, Arthur L. and Lee G. Herbst Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Chicago – have developed a 3D culture system that enables users to evalu…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, entrepreneur, ernst Lengyel, tech commercialization, Patent of the Week, oncology, innovation November 16, 2020

11 Teams Join Polsky’s Fall 2020 I-Corps Program Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce t…

Announcement, News, Stormy Palmer, Nalini Polavarapu, Yuri Alexeev, Stephen Chen, Rob Singleton, Carlo passeri, Xuan Hui, Danylo Lykov, Edify, National Science Foundation, Priya Shah, NSF, ChemImmune, Cody Googin, Argonne National Laboratory, Francis Mbayiwa, Ankur Dave, Saikat Manna, Kimberly Mbayiwa, Dino Kostas, Daniel Rood, The ElectroCorrosion Toolkit, Psynautics, Charles Thangaraj, STEM, Timothy Lin, Vineeth Kumar Gattu, conor murray, Thea Applebaum Licht, I-Corps, Mauricio Suarez, Sebastian Rivas, Khushboo Sharma, Fermilab, Alccelerate, Luke Johnson, Dock Therapeutics, John Harvey, Matteo Cremonesi, Bhargav Srinivasa Deskian, Aaron Esser-Kahn, Bohdam Khomtchouk, NeuroSense, Cancer Care Advisor, QuantumScale, Arvind Krishnan, painnavigator, Sayed Sadat, Jai Lanka, alexey Galda, Diana Zhang November 17, 2020

LoveBug Probiotics Co-Founder Reunites with Fellow Booth Alum for First Venture Round

Co-founded by University of Chicago Booth School of Business alum Ben Harris, MBA ’09, and…

News, Ben Harris, Chicago Booth, Pritzker School of Medicine, Ashley Harris, LoveBug Probiotics, CTK Investment, Sam Chun, Jonathan Weiss, Venture Capital November 18, 2020

Amber Bradley Williams, Ed.D., PPS

Amber Bradley, Ed.D., PPS, serves as the associate director, New Venture Challenge (NVC) at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She oversees and grows the NV…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program November 19, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 20

New quantum partners | Weekly 10 leads to alum investment | 11 new STEM startups

News November 20, 2020

Patent of the Week: A Wearable Microphone Jammer to Stop Devices from Eavesdropping

University of Chicago researchers have created a wearable device that disables microphones from listening in to surrounding conversation. According to the researchers, including Pedro Lopes, an assis…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Human Computer Integration Lab, Chicago Booth, Computer Science, tech commercialization, Patent of the Week, Pedro Lopes November 30, 2020

Applications for the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challenge Due January 5

Care Advisors won first place and $65,000 at the inaugural Alumni New Venture Challenge finals in 2019. The company helps hospitals get p…

News, Y Combinator, ANVC, Alumni New Venture Challenge, Polsky On Demand, Techstars, Application Deadline, Care Advisors December 1, 2020

Business Insider Names 8 Women Entrepreneurs Under 30 to Watch in 2021

In recognition of the disproportionately negative effect that COVID-19 has had on women-owned businesses, citing research published by the University of California at Santa Cruz, Business Insider rece…

News, College New Venture Challenge, University of California at Santa Cruz, CNVC, Business Insider, Shivani Jain, Cubii, Karen Desai, LUKH, Rajul Parekh, NVC, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Kinney Sheth December 3, 2020

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2021 College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has officially announced the 15 teams moving on to phase II of the 2021 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CN…

Announcement, College New Venture Challenge, CNVC, College December 3, 2020

A.M. Money Gets Google Grant and Expands Financial Support Services for Students

Daniel Rogers graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with his MBA in 2013. He then worked in the finance and technology sectors. “[I] got to a point in my career,” Rogers s…

News, TrustPlus, Daniel Rogers, A.M. Money, Lightbank, Where are they now, Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners December 3, 2020

Two Booth Alums Named Among Private Equity’s 'Most Influential Women of Today and Tomorrow'

The Wall Street Journal’s Private Equity Analyst has named two University of Chicago Booth School of Business alums, Katie Ossman, MBA ’13, and Amy Christensen, MBA ’11, to its annual list of women “…

Featured, News, Amy christensen, Booth School of Business, Supplemental Healthcare, Wall Street Journal, Behavioral Health Group, Private Equity, Water Street, NewSpring Capital, Gores Group, Avista Capital Partners, JP Morgan, Calder Capital Partners, Safeguard Medical, Svider Private Equity Partner, Vistria, Private Equity Group, Marty Nesbitt, Private Equity Conference, Alacura, Christopher McGowan, Chiro One, katie Ossman, St Croix Hospice, Steve Kaplan December 3, 2020

New Biopharma Manufacturing Company Founded by Booth Alum Robert Nelsen Raises $800 Million

Robert Nelsen, MBA ’87, is a co-founder and a managing director of ARCH Venture Partners. (Image credit: ARCH Venture Partners)[/captio…

Featured, News, innovation, RESILIENCE, Steve Kaplan, Booth School of Business, entrepreneur, Robert Nelsen, ARCH Venture Partners, biopharma, 8VC, public mutual funds, pharmaceutical company, ARCH December 4, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // December 4

PE’s most influential women | New CNVC teams | How to Start Up with Prof. Deutsch  

News December 4, 2020

Persistence in PE: Looking to Past Performance to Predict Future Success

A recently published research paper presents new evidence on the persistence of US private…

News, innovation, buyout investors, Steve Kaplan, Booth School of Business, entrepreneur, Private Equity, valuation, Venture Capital December 7, 2020

The 10 Days of Polsky: Looking Back at 2020 

The past year was unlike any we’ve experienced before. Despite the many challenges caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we stayed focused on advancing our Polsky Center mission. We authored a bo…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, ANVC, George Shultz Innovation Fund, New Venture Challenge, GNVC, Entrepreneurial Outlook, Private Equity, CNVC, SNVC, Small Business Bootcamp, College, tech commercialization, Venture Capital, Patent of the Week, Alumni New Venture Challenge December 7, 2020

Polsky Center Teams Up with ChicagoNEXT to Attract Startup Investment to Chicago

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago recently partnered with World Business Chicago’s ChicagoNEXT, an organization focused on driving inclusive growth an…

Featured, News, Chicago Comes Back, Super.tech, Iris Light technologies, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Mark Tebbe, Startup Chicago, PartySlate, Seurat Therapeutics, Pitchbook, AMOpportunities, P33, Tharzen, BiomeSense, OjaExpress, deep tech accelerator, liv labs, NetMicroscope, Clarix Imaging, ChicagoNEXT, Venture Capital, chicago VC Ecosystem Report, Speeko December 11, 2020

2020 Holiday Guide: 20 Polsky-Supported Businesses

As we near the end of 2020, the holiday season is officially here. While things will feel quite a bit different this year, we wanted to highlight some of our Polsky Center alums and their compa…

News, Polsky Summer Accelerator Program, Alumni New Venture Challenge, New Venture Challenge, College New Venture Challenge, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business Bootcamp, Social New Venture Challenge December 11, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // December 11

Prof. Kaplan researches persistence in PE | Polsky partners with ChicagoNEXT | LemonBox raises $2.5M

News December 11, 2020

Polsky On Demand Launches to Provide Entrepreneurs and Business Owners Access to World-Class Business and Entrepreneurship Training

The Polsky C…

Featured, News, Entrepreneurship Essentials, Melissa Byrn, innovation, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, entrepreneurs, Polsky On Demand, Mark Agnew, speaker events, E2, Kellogg School, Paul Cavalieri, Small Business Bootcamp, ETA, Brian O’Connor, Dan Sachs December 17, 2020

NanoPattern Technologies, ReAx Biotechnologies Receive $150,000 Each to Commercialize Research

Image (left) of a bird created with multiple patterning of red, green, and blue-emitting quantum dots. NanoPattern can use this pattern…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Dmitri Talapin, Marine Biological Laboratory, Ray Moellering, George Shultz Innovation Fund, National Science Foundation, ReAx Biotechnologies, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, SBIR, Eric Chapman, Yu Kambe, Jeff Montgomery, Fermilab, NanoPattern Technologies, GSIF, tech commercialization, Argonne, Chain Reaction Innovations January 4, 2021

Entrepreneurial Outlook

As we begin the New Year, join the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at our annual Entrepreneurial Outlook series to discuss important emerging trends in select industries. During thes…

January 5, 2021

Polsky Center Hires Christine Karslake, MBA '95, to Manage University of Chicago’s Portfolio of Science and Technology Ventures

The Polsky C…

Featured, News, Polsky Science Ventures, Polsky Science and Technology, Marine Biological Laboratory, St Louis economic development partnership, George Shultz Innovation Fund, entrepreneurs, Christine Karslake, Innovation Fund Associates, Bill Payne, Fermilab, GSIF, Argonne January 7, 2021

Love Cork Screw Secures Major Partnerships: ‘It’s Definitely Been a Time For a Lot of Allies to Open Their Eyes,’ says CEO

Wine and lifestyle brand Love Cork Screw is going national. Chrishon Lampley, founder and CEO of Love Cork Screw, first became involved in the wine space while owning an art gallery and bar in the So…

News, World Market, Love Cork Screw, target, Walmart, entrepreneur, innovation, Chrishon Lampley, Small Business Growth Program, Total Wines & More, Jewel-osco, Where are they now January 7, 2021

8 Things to Look for in 2021 at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

It’s a New Year and the Polsky Center kicks it off with a full line-up of events and programs, including our milestone 25th anniversary celebration of our nationally-ranked Edward K. Kaplan, ’71, New…

Featured, News, Entrepreneurship Essentials, ETA Conference, Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker, Entrepreneurial Outlook, New Venture Challenge, quantum, Private Equity, NVC, ETA January 8, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 8

New Polsky Science Ventures lead | Polsky invests $300K in startups | Polsky On Demand launches

News January 8, 2021

F3 Platform Biologics Developing Cancer-Preventing Drugs Based on the Work of UChicago Researcher

F3 Platform Biologics is developing a low dose of the FDA-approved drug Amifostine. The solution helps prevent radiation-induced genomi…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, oncology, Cancer, F3 Platform Biologics, David Grdina, department of radiation and cellular oncology, tech commercialization January 12, 2021

Electrochaea Produces Clean, Renewable Methane Using Catalyst Developed at UChicago

Electrochaea continues to maintain and operate the BioCat Plant (above) as a demonstration site for the power-to-gas energy storage tec…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, US Department of Energy, Electrochaea, molecular genetics, renewable energy, cell biology January 12, 2021

Researchers to Showcase Innovation at Polsky Collaboratorium Networking and Pitch Event

The Collaboratorium unites UChicago students with researchers, technologists, and faculty. (Image: iStock.com/Natalia Shabasheva)[/capt…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Argonne National Laboratory, Biological Sciences Division, Collaboratorium, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering January 12, 2021

Industry Experts to Lead Panels in 2021 Entrepreneurial Outlook Series

The Polsky Center’s annual Entrepreneurial…

News, seth Darling, health diagnosis, Ashley Hartman, cyber security, Bluestein Ventures, John Carlisle, CPG Food Innovation, Meati Foods, Varuna Tech, Entrepreneurial Outlook, Ernie Bio, Amy Francetic, ForgePoint Capital, Buoyant Ventures, Sergio Marrero, Amp Americas, Grant Zimmnerman, Nick Feamster, Tyler Huggins, EO, Media and Entertainment, Sustainable energy, Seyi Fabode January 13, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 15

Connecting PhDs with MBAs | Base Genomics sells for $410M | One Way Ventures closes second fund

News January 15, 2021

Navigating Startup Success: Polsky Launches the ‘Compass,’ a New Deep Tech Accelerator Program

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently launched the Compass – a first-of-its-kind deep tech accelerator program for early-stage startups and technologies. “Backed by a 25-year…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, compass, tech commercialization, Accelerator, Argonne National Laboratory, University of Chicago, Fermilab January 19, 2021

‘The ETA Model Works’: Booth Alum, Professor Talk ‘Grand Slam’ Investment and Their Path to Success

University of Chicago Booth School of Business alum, Shamus Hines, MBA ‘15, and Steve Morrissette, a visiting professor of business administration at Booth, first met in 2013 when Hines was a student…

News, Chicago Booth, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, entrepreneur, innovation, Private Equity, Search Fund, Shamus Hines, Steve Morrissette, Dennis Chookaszian, Brian O’Connor, ETA, Applied Data Corporation January 19, 2021

CNVC Alum Quevos to Appear on Shark Tank on Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST

Quevos received $15,000 at the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) in the Harper Center on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Photography Eddie…

News, Mark Cuban, Nick Hamburger, Shark Tank, College New Venture Challenge, Zack Schreier, CNVC, Lori Greiner, Vitamin Shoppe, Quevos January 20, 2021

esports Platform GGLeagues Launches Recreation Leagues Across the US

The esports tournament and league management platform GGLeagues is designed to make gaming a social experience. Structured like an outdoor recreational sports league, GGLeagues hosts teams and compet…

News, Super Smash Brothers, Where are they now, GGLeagues, Rocket League, Madden, PF3, FIFA, Chicago Booth, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, League of Legends, Overwatch, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Valorant, Erich Bao, NVC, Fortnite January 21, 2021

Data Shows Chicago Startups Making Progress in Increasing Diversity

The Chicago:Blend board recently provided an update on their recent initiatives, including demographic data collection among Chicago-ba…

News, Startups, Chicago Ventures, inclusion, Chicago:Blend, Lindsay Knight, entrepreneurs, innovation, diversity, founders, Venture Capital January 22, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 22

Quevos on Shark Tank | Polsky’s new deep tech accelerator | Chicago emerges as life sciences leader

News January 22, 2021

Quevos Lands $200,000 Investment on ABC's Shark Tank from KIND Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky

On Friday, January 22, Q…

Featured, News, Nick Hamburger, Shark Tank, Daniel Lubetzky, CNVC, Quevos January 25, 2021

Polsky Teams with National Labs, NSF’s I-Corps to Support Midwest Deep Tech Ecosystem

The initiative is part of the NSF I-Corp program, which aims to empower scientists, researchers, and students to test the commercial pot…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, CRI, NSF, tech commercialization, National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, Charin Reaction Innovations, I-Corps, SBIR, Innovation Crossroads, Oak Ridge National Laboratory January 27, 2021

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the 28 teams advancing to phase II of the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), the alumni track o…

Announcement, Stroom, My Life Finances, Trove, Analytics Inc, NURSD, ANVC, The Cumin Club, Old Town Wines, Alumni New Venture Challenge, spatium, project hive pet company, Xperx AI, Pointful Education, Taelor, Hearts Radiant, Sixth Sense Intelligence, STEMeIn, Spect8, Gravitrek, Corteza, KindWorks, PayHop, Collective, Virtual Dining Chicago, Sprout, Enablere Inc, KinStor, Hibernate, Nuooly, UNOECOM January 28, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // January 29

Alumna secures top VC role | Quevos scores a Shark Tank deal | Oak Street Health’s big moves

News January 29, 2021

Small Business Financial Fundamentals

The Polsky Small Business Financial Fundamentals focuses on supporting small businesses owners and help gain better financial management knowledge and skills.

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange January 29, 2021

Application & Eligibility

The Polsky Center seeks existing small business owners who can benefit from the classroom knowledge and personalized, no-cost consultation that this program will offer. The goal is to better position…

January 29, 2021

Contact

If you have additional questions about the Polsky Small Business Financial Fundamentals, please contact Isra Omar, Assistant Director at the Polsky Exchange, at isra.omar@chicagobooth.edu or 773.702.1…

January 29, 2021

Sustainable Energy Outlook: The Limitations, Opportunities, and Role of Water

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation kicked off its 2021 Entrepreneurial Outlook series with a session examining the state and potential of sustainable energy. John Carlisle, PhD, di…

Event, Featured, News, Sustainable energy, Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, Entrepreneurial Outlook, water innovation February 3, 2021

NVC Alum Tovala Raises $30 Million in Latest Funding Round

Tovala, which won the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge in 2015, is led by Bryan Wilcox (left), cofounder and chief technolog…

Featured, News, NVC, Bryan Wilcox, David Rabie, Startup Investment Program, PF3, Tovala, Chicago Booth, I-Corps, Series C, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Left Lane capital February 4, 2021

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2021 Global New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the 19 teams advancing to phase II of the 2021 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). The GNVC is the gl…

Announcement, Heartbeat, tendenza, Overtime Solutions, Well Diagram Inc, executive mba program, GNVC, Dar, Lucifer Gaming, One World education, Menu Mate, Global New Venture Challenge, Pillars, CLOUDLEAF, Chicago Booth, aquagenix, Contract Analyzer, TAC24H, BYOND, westport welding innovation, Driving Forward, Ember, reconbio, iCt February 4, 2021

Leading the Personalized Supplement Market in China, NVC Alum LemonBox Raises $2.5 Million to Expand Direct-to-Consumer Business

Founded by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Harris Public Policy alum Derek Weng, MBA/MPP ’16, LemonBox in December 2020 announced the close of a $2.5 million pre-series A round…

News, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, NVC, Where are they now, LemonBox, entrepreneur, harris public policy, innovation, Derek Wang, Chicago Booth, Eric Migicovsky February 4, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 5

Tovala raises $30M | Talis raises $150M for IPO | Kernel’s psychedelic partnership  

News February 5, 2021

In Memoriam: George Pratt Shultz, Former Secretary of State and Chicago Booth Dean (1920–2021)

Featured February 8, 2021

Polsky Center's First-Ever ETA Week Puts "Buy and Build" Model of Entrepreneurship on Center Stage

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is putting the ‘buy and build’ model of entrepreneurship on a global stage, hosting a first-ever ETA Week February 1…

News, ETA, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Alex Hodgkin, Paul Cavalieri, ETA Week, Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference February 10, 2021

‘It’s the American Dream’: Polsky Exec Talks Family-Owned Businesses, Innovation, and Education

Dan Sachs is the executive director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In this role, he oversees the education a…

Featured, News, Entrepreneurship Essentials, Jessica shah, family-owned businesses, fireside chat, Polsky Center, Dan Sachs, Jamie shah February 11, 2021

Health Diagnostics 2021: ‘Everything Has Changed’

The annual Entrepreneurial Outlook series continued last week with a discussion about health diagnostics and the state of the industry in 2021. The discussion was moderated by Christine Karslake, MBA…

Event, News, health diagnostics, Entrepreneurial Outlook February 12, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 12

BloomNation raises $11M for new parent co. | Polsky’s role in the “State of Innovation” | Prof. Kaplan’s advice for entrepreneurs

News February 12, 2021

Genes Reveal Details of 'the Crime,' Pathway to Develop a Novel Treatment for Neurodegenerative Disease

University of Chicago researcher Christopher Gomez is developing a gene therapy to treat a rare, neurodegenerative disease – and conducting a clinical trial, backed by Pfizer and Biogen, to establis…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Neurology, Gene therapy, ataxia, tech commercialization, Pfizer, Biogen, APDM, ERT, wearables, Patent of the Week February 17, 2021

Steven Kaplan Speaks with Financial Innovator Richard Sandor About Creating New Markets

The University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics recently held a conversation between…

Event, News, Steve Kaplan, Becker Freidman Institute, Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics, T-bond Futures, Climate futures, AMERIBOR, Richard Sandor February 17, 2021

NVC Alum Crave Natural Secures $650k in Pre-Seed Round for Healthy Food Startup

Crave Natural in November raised a $650,000 pre-seed round of funding. Founded by Chicago Booth MBA candidate Lin Jiang, Crave Natural is a healthy food company with an East Asian influence. Using nu…

News, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, NVC, Crave Natural, Where are they now, Lin Jiang, entrepreneur, innovation, Chicago Booth February 18, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 19

Simple Mills on NPR podcast | Jüsto raises $65M | Sapphire Ventures brings in $1.7B

News February 19, 2021

The Future of Media and Entertainment is New Experiences, Distribution Models, Not 'Just Another Streaming Service'

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has continued its Entrepreneurial Outlook series with a discussion about the state of the media and entertainment industry – how it has had to ad…

Event, News, Media and Entertainment, anne Kennedy McGuire, Venture Capital, Steven Galanis, entrepreneurs, Saudia Davis, Entrepreneurial Outlook, Andrew Sugerman, Luke Butler, Comcast NBCUniversal February 22, 2021

Celebrating Chicago’s Black Tech Innovators: ‘Leverage the Digital World’

The Polsky C…

Event, News, Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Shawn hill, Moderne Ventures, Nathan pelzer, national black MBA, Clinify, Hux Made Productions, Danielle James, fireside chat, Vince williams February 22, 2021

31 Teams Selected to Advance to Phase II for the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the 31 teams advancing to Phase II of the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC). This yea…

News, Announcement, stellatus, Meme Insurance, storyeasel, annuity risk, Allevia, Moni, ping, Nopaque, Mark Tebbe, Amanda Youker, NVC, Phlaxis, Rhobust AI, ml tech, Steve Kaplan, New Venture Challenge, Navability, Andres STR, Sesame, arcee Health, Spree, Cashew, ReSourceful, The Liquid Security company, Code Coins, Weat, deetz, resette, EQ Ally, Wizer, aina, HealthyPet, recreaish, legalytica, painnavigator February 23, 2021

NVC Alum Foxtrot Closes $42 Million Series B Round with $200,000 Investment from UChicago

Foxtrot Market this week…

Featured, News, NVC, New Venture Challenge, Foxtrot, UChicago Startup Investment Program February 24, 2021

16 Teams Advance in the 2021 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge

This week, 16 teams advanced to the next round of the 2021 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). With the announcement, teams move on to Phase II of the startup competition, which…

Announcement, Social New Venture Challenge, Southside Market, Sokowatch, SpotCheck Sensing, Axo Foods, Afrika Startup Lab, stack impact, BellPost, the 200 project, Block Party Capital, Chicago Textile cooperative, SNVC, MD Newsline, AIM Clinics, Mighty Homes, BallotReady, MNG HUB, SAEF Legal Aid, Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, Nelu Consulting Solutions LLC, LuminAID, Social profit February 24, 2021

Application & Eligibility

Graduate students in degree programs in business at Chicago Booth are eligible to apply to be a Business Development Fellow. Eligibility: Ability to work full-time during the summer quarter and part-…

Entrepreneurship February 24, 2021

Contact

If you are interested in applying to or have questions about the Business Development Fellows Program, please contact Ellen Zatkowski, senior associate director at the Polsky Center, at ellen.zatkowsk…

Entrepreneurship February 24, 2021

Polsky Teams with GET Cities to Address Gender, Race Inequities Facing Chicago-Based Founders

Pivotal Ventures, the investment and incubation company created by Melinda Gates, has together with its partners Break Through Tech and SecondMuse, launched Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities – a n…

Featured, News, Elle ramel, accelerators, Nima Merchant, GET Cities, Pivotal Ventures, Thelma Tennant, Break Through Tech, BIPOC, SecondMuse February 25, 2021

7th Annual ETA Conference

For more information on the 7th Annual ETA Conference hosted February 16th – 19th, 2021, please visit our website. // ETA Conference Opening Remarks // Panel: Current State of Search Download…

February 26, 2021

SeedCon 2021: Resilience and Opportunity

2020 was a year unlike any other. The effects of COVID-19 reverberated across the world and while the challenges each industry faced were different, similar themes and narratives emerged from panels…

News, SeedCon, RESILIENCE, Venture Capital, Bob Nelsen, ARCH Venture Partners, entrepreneurship, Nick Kokonas, Alinea group, Tock, Covid-19, EVC February 26, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 26

2021 NVC and SNVC teams announced | Foxtrot raises $42M | Steve Kaplan researches VC decisions

News February 26, 2021

StepStone Cofounder and Booth Alum Tom Keck Talks Investment Trends, Industry Evolution

Cofounded by University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumnus, Tom Keck, MBA ’97, the StepStone Group is a global private markets investment firm that last year went public with an IPO totaling…

News, growth equity, Tom keck, StepStone, ESG, Venture Capital, Steve Kaplan, Private Equity, ipo, fireside chat, SPAC, Chicago Booth March 2, 2021

LinkedIn Cofounder Reid Hoffman Talks Entrepreneurship, Investing in Tech Startups

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation began its Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series with Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn. In a discussion with University of Chicago Booth Sc…

Event, News, Reid Hoffman, Airbnb, Dean Madhav Rajan, Microsoft, Podcast, linkedin, entrepreneur, SocialNet, PayPal, fireside chat, Kiva, Chicago Booth, Do Something March 3, 2021

UChicago Researchers Isolate Antibodies to Treat and Diagnosis COVID-19, Work to Protect Against Future Threats

UChicago researchers aim to identify antibodies that are shared over multiple coronavirus strains to try and develop more broadly prote…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Patent of the Week, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, tech commercialization, Covid-19 March 4, 2021

Polsky Announces 6 Finalist Teams for the College New Venture Challenge

Subli, a peer-to-peer subletting marketplace, took home first place at the 2020 College New Venture Challenge finals. Photo credit: Polsk…

News, The Grainger college of engineering, fillow, hexNest, College New Venture Challenge, CNVC, Bridges Health, STIX Financials, IVY, DeepWalk March 4, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 5

UChicago appoints next president | 2021 CNVC finalists | Alums raise $32.5M and $5.7M

News March 5, 2021

Pandemic Contactless Check-In Demand Leads to Milestone for NVC Alum Lynx

Lynx has distributed one million digital keys. Cofounded by Chicago Booth School of Business alum Dipen Gala, MBA ’16, Lynx makes it easier for property managers to rent out a short-term vacation ren…

News, Chicago Booth, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Polsky Accelerator, Polsky I-Corps, automation services, Where are they now, Lynx, Accelerator, Resha Shroff, NVC, Dipen Gala, entrepreneurship March 8, 2021

Esya Labs Leads Paradigm Shift in Alzheimer’s Using Novel Biomarkers and AI for Revolutionary 360° Perspective of Disease

Esya Lab’s unique organelle-targeted assays facilitate drug discovery for lysosomal storage disorders and numerous other neurocognitive…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Souvik Modi, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Dhivya venkat, Esya Labs, tech commercialization, Novartis, Yamuna Krishnan March 8, 2021

Sponsors

David A. Daigle, MBA ’94 and Elizabeth Daigle Carl Meyer, AB ’91, MBA ’92 and Kristin Meyer Nikhil Thukral, MBA ’98 and Alka Thukral

March 9, 2021

Judges

March 9, 2021

Polsky Launches DeepTechU to Connect Investors with Faculty Startups in Deep Tech

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is launching DeepTechU, a venture conference convening investors and faculty innovators to showcase deep tech innovation.…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, DeepTechU, Fermilab, Argonne, ClostraBio, Chicago Booth, Iris Light technologies, deep tech, Venture Capital, ReAx Biotechnologies, Jeff Hubbell, Esya Labs, tech commercialization, NanoPattern Technologies, Maryellen Giger March 10, 2021

fillow, the First All-Female Team to Be Named Winner of the CNVC, Takes Home $75,000

fillow, a feminine hygiene product, took home first place at the 2021 College New Venture Challenge Finals. Photo credit: Polsky Center.[…

Featured, Event, News, Quevos, Juvencio Maeztu, Fronen, Julius Kim, DeepWalk, Ilan NAibryf, Benji asner, The Grainger college of engineering, Sokowatch, Ananiya Neeck, fillow, Helena Kim, Jacob Wolf, MoneyThink, Navam Awasthi, hexNest, Camryn Ross, Curran Chopra, Noah Adams, College New Venture Challenge, Wesley Gow, Cubii, Blake Lesser, Anshul Shah, Mark Van Den Avont, College, Phoebe Choi, Starr Marcello, brandon yates, CNVC, Mary woo, Bridges Health, STIX Financials, Ryan Choi, IVY March 11, 2021

2020 Companies

Traditional // Pippin Title ($450,000) Lighten ($280,000) ETALYC ($130,000) Ollipsis Fertility ($50,000) Ruby ($20,000) Tharzen ($20,000) Crave Natural ($10,000) Neesh ($10,000) Modern Reliance ($1…

March 12, 2021

Polsky Announces 10 Teams in the Winter 2021 I-Corps Cohort

The I-Corps program is specifically designed for participants working on projects related to the STEM (science, technology, engineering…

News, iCt, MadreCare, stellatus, MassPortage, Allevia, Mighty Mouth Recycling, National Science Foundation, Navability, NovaQare, NVC, Blood Test to Predict Brain hemorrhage, SBIR, STTR, IBench, I-Corps March 12, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 12

Fillow wins 2021 CNVC | Turtlemint raises $46M | Fi raises $30M

News March 12, 2021

Kate Turvy, MBA

Kate Turvy is the director, entrepreneurship programs at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, where she leads the strategic growth and execution of entrepreneurship initiatives for g…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program March 17, 2021

NVC Alum elphi Closes Funding Round and Announces Advisory Board

Less than a year after launching its software, elphi has closed a funding round and formed an advisory board of mortgage industry veterans as it looks to being a new, fresh perspective to the space.…

News, EIP, Chicago Booth, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, elphi, Where are they now, daniel Gottesmann, PF3, Polsky Founders Fellowship Fund, NVC, software March 18, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 19

Switched Source receives $8.56M | Open Water named fastest growing biz in Midwest | Booth entrepreneurs lead new VC firm  

News March 19, 2021

UChicago, Argonne, and Fermilab Look to Transform the Water Industry

On World Water Day 2021, people and organizations come together to celebrate water and raise awareness of the global water crisis – foc…

News, seth Darling, Fermilab, Argonne, Advanced materials for Energy water systems, Israel US Collaborative Water Energy research Center, Illinois Accelerator research center, World Water Day, US Department of Energy, Junhong Chen, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Third Coast Water Seminar March 22, 2021

Three Teams Selected for Spring 2021 George Shultz Innovation Fund

The George Shultz Innovation Fund invests up to $250,000 in promising startups from an ecosystem that includes the University of Chicago,…

News, addgraft, GSIF, Xiaoyang Wu, Souvik Modi, Fermilab, Carlo passeri, Marine Biological Laboratory, Dhivya venkat, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Christine Karslake, George Shultz, Esya, Jeff Hubbell, Argonne National Laboratory, heiothera, Innovation Fund Associates, Jun Ishihara, Innovation Fund, Ming Xu, ryan meyers, Yamuna Krishnan March 24, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // March 26

Alums raise $30M, $3.5M, $1M | A quantum startup’s story | New Inno Fund teams

News March 26, 2021

K4 Mobility Lands $500,000 from UChicago to Improve Maritime Internet

K4 Mobility has developed a digital platform that makes it easier to connect to the internet at sea. (Image credit: iStock.com/aapsky)[…

Featured, News, Startup Investment Program, K4 Mobility, Polsky Council, Michael Small, UChicago Startup Investment Program, Anand Chari, Gogo, Hyde Park Angels, Hyde Park Venture Partners March 30, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 2

Pyxis raises $152M | Inflammatix raises $102M | UChicago invests $500K in K4 Mobility

News April 2, 2021

Nation’s First Quantum Startup Accelerator, Duality, Launches at UChicago’s Polsky Center and Chicago Quantum Exchange

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Chicago Quantum Exchange today announced the launch of Duality, the first accelerator program in the nation that i…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, quantum, Argonne National lab, Accelerator, P33, tech commercialization, Duality, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Chicago Quantum Exchange April 7, 2021

NVC Alum Lighten Helps Mourners Plan Virtual Funerals. How Will It Pivot Post-Pandemic?

When Alexandra Koys’ uncle died, about four years ago, she took charge of the funeral planning to relieve her grief-stricken mother of the burden. She didn’t like her options: gloomy, impersonal fune…

News, Covid-19, Where are they now, New Venture Challenge, lighten, Alexandra koys, NVC, entrepreneur, innovation, spotlight April 8, 2021

Esya Labs Supports Drug Discovery Efforts at Novartis: 'This is Only the Beginning,' says CEO

Esya Labs was co-founded by Dhivya Venkat, CEO, (image left), and Dr. Yamuna Krishnan, Chief Scientific Officer, (image right).[/captio…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech, Professor Krishnan, Healthcare, Dhivya venkat, Esya Labs, patent, Novartis, tech commercialization April 9, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 9

First quantum startup accelerator | Punchh acquired for $500M | UChicago’s COVID-19 treatment research

News April 9, 2021

NVC@25 Fireside Chat: Ben & Frank Cofounder Mariana Castillo

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Edward L. Kaplan ’71 New Venture Challenge, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is hosting a series of fireside chats with alums of the program to…

Event, NVC@25, Mariana Castillo, Ben & Frank, Steven Kaplan, New Venture Challenge, fireside chat April 12, 2021

Polsky Podcasts

Produced by the Polsky Center and hosted by Chicago Booth faculty, tune in for expert advice, inspiring stories, and real-world entrepreneurial wisdom.

April 15, 2021

Where Are They Now? Episode 1

Episode 1: The Story of NVC April 15, 2021 When it launched 25 years ago, the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge (NVC) was a pioneer in helping business school students get their startups o…

April 15, 2021

Polsky Center Launches Podcast to Mark 25 Years of The New Venture Challenge: "It's Really Magical."

Startups weren’t so…

Featured, News, Seyi Fabode, Seed accelerator rankings program, Katlin Smith, Jennifer Fried, Ellen Rudnick, Mark Tebbe, Bryan Johnson, launch, Mike LaVitola, Steve Kaplan, Podcast, Matt Maloney, New Venture Challenge, Jeff Meyers, Coco Meers, NVC, Ashish Rangnekar, Explorer Surgical April 16, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 16

$40B SPAC deal for Grab | Booth alums make the Midas list | ExplORer Surgical raises $2.5M

News April 16, 2021

Special Report >> Deep Tech Deep Dive: In the Lab, On the Market, and What Comes Next

Deep tech is an interdisciplinary approach to solving fundamental issues – one that leverages several advanced technologies to reimagine…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, DeepTechU, Deep Tech // Deep Dive, tech commercialization April 19, 2021

DEEP TECH // DEEP DIVE: In the Lab, On the Market, and What Comes Next

Access the report full screen using the controls above. >>To download DEEP TECH // DEEP DIVE, click here.   This special report is presented in part with the 2021 DeepTechU venture confer…

April 19, 2021

DeepTechU Day 1: Experts Talk Streamlining Tech Transfer, Accelerating Startup Success, and the Importance of Making Connections

Juan de Pablo, Vice President for National Laboratories, Science Strategy, Innovation, and Global Initiatives at the University of Chicago, kicked off the first day of DeepTechU – which attracted a g…

Event, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Deep Tech // Deep Dive, Chain Reaction Innovations, Chicago Quantum Exchange, tech commercialization, WARF, DeepTechU, Discovery Partners Institute, ANVC, John Carlisle, Jay Schrankler, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Clean Energy Trust, deep tech, P33, Erik Iverson, SBIR, Duality, NVC, I-Corps April 20, 2021

Polsky Announces Finalists for the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global program dedicated to supporting all University of C…

News, Announcement, Nick Florek, Anselmo Chung, Sherry Lin, NVC, Kira Burns, Carleigh Connelly, Rosita Longevity, Takehiro Nakamura, Richard Burns, Simran Rao, Blair Vorsatz, Andrew Burns, Mary Albano, Juan Cartagena, Melissa Rappaport Schifman, Alumni New Venture Challenge, project hive pet company, ANVC, Clara Fernandez, Jim Schifman, Taelor, Christen Johnson, Anya Cheng, David Gil, Jacqueline Hooten, Phoebe Tan, Gravitrek, Videep Rajendiran, PayHop, Virtual Dining Chicago, Sprout, alena le blanc, Eduardo Rossi, Disha Gulati, Mayang Ekaputri, wan Chun hsieh, Arthur Fontana April 21, 2021

DeepTechU Day 2: Industry Insights, Platform Tech Potential, and Advice for Attracting VC Funding

Da…

Event, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, hardik Bhatt, Sreelatha Surendranathan, tech commercialization, Akanocure, Sherine Abdelmawla, DeepTechU, Illumina Ventures, Venture Capital, Virtual Incision, deep tech, Venture Investors, DCVC Bio, GE Healthcare, Everett Cunningham, Amazon Web Services, James Phillips April 21, 2021

Where Are They Now? Episode 2

Episode 2: ExplORer Surgical April 22, 2021 Jennifer Fried, MBA ’15, started her MBA at Chicago Booth with dreams of a career in venture capital. By the time she graduated, she had launched a healthca…

April 22, 2021

Private Equity Alumni/Student Coaching Program

The Private Equity Alumni/Student Coaching Program matches Chicago Booth MBA students pursuing careers in private equity with members of the Polsky Center Private Equity Council and Chicago Booth alum…

Private Equity April 22, 2021

Key Dates & Deadlines

Application Dates // Application Opens: Thursday, April 24, 2025 Application Closes: Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 3:00 pm CT

Private Equity April 22, 2021

Application & Eligibility

Eligibility // Chicago Booth students who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply: MBA students in the full-time program are eligible to participate beginning the summer between their first…

Private Equity April 22, 2021

Contact

If you have questions about the Private Equity Alumni/Student Coaching program, please contact Megan Fox, Director, Svider Private Equity Program at megan.fox@chicagobooth.edu.

Private Equity April 22, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 23

AMOpportunities raises $5.4M | Celebrating 25 years of the NVC | Innoviz goes public at $1.4B  

News April 23, 2021

DeepTechU Day 3: Navigating Lab to Launch, Deep Tech Investment, and a Culture Shift Toward Commercialization

Day 3 of DeepTechU featured a panel discussion that brought together founders and investors to discuss the fundraising process.[/captio…

Event, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Maryellen Giger, Deep Tech // Deep Dive, Noga Tal, Kairos Ventures, tech commercialization, Series A, Alex Andrianopoulos, Qlarity Imaging, DeepTechU, Outlier Ventures, Jennifer Silva, Venture Capital, SentiAR, US Department of Energy, deep tech, Jeff Hubbell, Science April 26, 2021

Where Are They Now? Episode 3

Episode 3: BenchPrep April 29, 2021 Ashish Rangnekar, MBA ’11, grew up in a sleepy town in India where success looked like a white-collar job, not entrepreneurship. But early on he encountered a probl…

April 30, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // April 30

DeepTechU highlights Midwest’s leadership in tech | Actuate raises $8M | Offblak on Dragons’ Den

News April 30, 2021

Bioelectronics Get Upgrade with Novel Approach to Create More Stable, Electrically Efficient Devices

Researchers at the University o…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, machine intelligence, ComPlant Pharma Technology, Polsky Patented, Bozhi Tian, tech commercialization, entrepreneurship, innovation, patent, Bioelectronics May 3, 2021

UChicago Spinout Pyxis Secures $152 Million Series B, Signs Licensing Agreement with Pfizer

Dr. Thomas Gajewski with graduate student Jason Williams at the Gordon Center for Integrative Science on the University of Chicago camp…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Pyxis Oncology, biologics, AbbVie Foundation, tech commercialization, Thomas Gajewski, UChicago Startup Investment Program, Immunotherapy, Ben May Department for Cancer Research May 3, 2021

NVC@25 Fireside Chat: LemonBox Cofounder Derek Weng

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Edward L. Kaplan ’71 New Venture Challenge, a top-ranked accelerator at the University of Chicago, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is hosting…

Event, News, Derek Weng, LemonBox, Mark Tebbe, New Venture Challenge May 3, 2021

Where Are They Now? Episode 4

Episode 4: Simple Mills May 6, 2021 Katlin Smith, founder and CEO of Simple Mills, wowed her first buyer with a muffin recipe using almond flour. Now the Chicago-based natural baking brand is the cate…

May 6, 2021

Rosita Longevity wins Alumni New Venture Challenge and $50,000 to Grow Healthy Lifestyle App for Seniors

Rosita Longevity cofounders Juan Cartagena, MBA’12, and Clara Fernandez, MBA ’19, won first place in the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challe…

Featured, News, Announcement, Rosita Longevity, Alumni New Venture Challenge, project hive pet company, Gravitrek, New Venture Challenge May 7, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 7

Rosita Longevity wins 2021 ANVC | Eventnoire wins $100K+ at MTN Dew challenge | Tovala founder shares advice

News May 7, 2021

Where Are They Now? Episode 5

Episode 5: Foxtrot May 13, 2021 Foxtrot cofounder and CEO Mike LaVitola, MBA ’14, has become expert at hearing “no.” He was not initially accepted into the New Venture Challenge, and after he talked h…

May 13, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 14

Kin Insurance raises $64M | M25’s new $32M fund | Tovala on CNBC

News May 14, 2021

Fireside Chat: Booth Alums Rattan L. Khosa and Son Neel Discuss Bootstrapping, Running a Family Business, and Weathering COVID-19

Rattan Khosa, MBA ’79, and his son Neel Khosa, MBA ’07, engaged in a fireside chat with the Polsky Center’s Dan Sachs about running a f…

Event, Featured, News, Dan Sachs, innovation, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Rattan Khosa, Neel Khosa, AMSYSCO, entrepreneurship, Rattan L Khosa Entrepreneurs Program, fireside chat May 17, 2021

Where Are They Now? Episode 6

Episode 6: Power2Switch May 20, 2021 As a Black founder, Seyi Fabode, MBA ’10, has experienced the challenge of investors taking him seriously. Fabode, an immigrant from Nigeria, recalls an investor c…

May 20, 2021

Polsky Weekly 10 // May 21, 2021

MobieTrain raises €4M | AgileMD receives $750K from BARDA | Manifest wins MIT competition

News May 21, 2021

Fireside Chat: Airbnb Cofounder Nathan Blecharczyk Reveals How the Business Grew, Survived COVID-19 and Found Success Thanks to a Publicity Stunt

 As Airbnb neared the end of its first year in business, its prospects looked grim. The San Francisco-based startup — at the time called AirBed & Breakfast — wasn’t making money, wasn’t growing,…

Event, entrepreneurship, fireside chat, innovation, Airbnb, Y Combinator, Venture Capital, Nathan Blechar, Madhav R, Joe Gebbia May 24, 2021

12 Startups to Compete for At Least $1 Million in the 25th Anniversary Finals of the Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 12 teams selected to compete in the finals of the 25th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), one…

Featured, News, Announcement, New Venture Challenge, painnavigator, storyeasel, annuity risk, ping, 25th anniversary, shevolve, Phlaxis, finalists, ml tech, andes str, Mark Tebbe, Steven Kaplan, vetted, deetz, resette, aina May 25, 2021

Where Are They Now? Episode 7

Episode 7: Braintree May 27, 2021 Growing up in a small, religious town in Utah, Bryan Johnson felt he existed in a video game where the rules were all mapped out. His favorite part of the day as a k…

May 27, 2021

Eight Teams to Compete for $100,000 in the 2021 Global New Venture Challenge Finals

The Polsky Center for En…

News, Announcement, reconbio, tendenza, Waverly Deutsch, HeartScreen, match point, Chicago Booth, GNVC, Dar, Global New Venture Challenge, Pillars, entrepreneurship, Seraphim Gaming, Driving Forward, innovation June 1, 2021

2025 Finals Judges

Arnaud Bonzom Matt Botha Keith Breslauer, ’88 Vlad Cara, ’07 Vanessa Chan Cornel Chiriac, ’12 Carlos Covarrubias Lephate Cunningham Steven Dudash, ’22 Anh Duong Nguyen, ’…

June 1, 2021

Chicago Booth Announces Winners of 2021 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge

Featured, News, Social New Venture Challenge, SNVC June 2, 2021

Where Are They Now? Episode 8

Episode 8: PrettyQuick June 3, 2021 Coco Meers’ career has centered on helping women look and feel their best. When she caught the entrepreneurship bug and looked for a pain point to solve in that sp…

June 3, 2021

Compass Teams Gain ‘Clarity of Focus,’ Investor-Ready Pitches, and a ‘Deep Network of Experts’

The Polsky Center’s deep tech accelerator program, the ‘Compass,’ was launched publically in January after the completion of its first…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, compass, New Venture Challenge, Fermilab, Chicago Booth, Phlaxis, George Shultz Innovation Fund, tech commercialization, Argonne National Laboratory, AddGraft Therapeutics, deep tech, heiothera June 3, 2021

Record $1.6 Million Awarded in the 25th Anniversary Finals of Chicago Booth’s New Venture Challenge; First-Place Winner Andes STR Lands More Than $660,000

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University if Chicago has announced a record-breaking investment of $1.6 million in the winners of the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Ven…

Announcement, News, aina, New Venture Challenge, annuity risk, ping, shevolve, ml tech, andes str, Phlaxis, Mark Tebbe, Steve Kaplan, story easel, vetted, deetz, resette, pain navigator June 4, 2021

Immunoengineering Conference to Highlight the Latest Developments in Industry, Academia, and UChicago Startups

Immunoengineering 2021 will feature expert speakers from industry and academia, including an afternoon pitch and networking session wit…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Chicago Immunoengineering Innovation Center, Immunoengineering 2021, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Biological Sciences Division, New Ventures Spotlight, Collaboratorium, tech commercialization, Argonne National Laboratory, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Jeffrey Hubbell, Immunoengineering June 7, 2021

UChicago Alums, Researchers Develop Evidence-Based Police Force Management and Early Intervention System

The University of Chicago in 2018 announced a partnership with Benchmark Analytics to commercialize an early intervention system for po…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Benchmark Analytics, Police reform, tech commercialization, Center for Data Science & Public Policy, Data Science for Social Good, Harris School of Public Policy June 8, 2021

Novel Wound Dressing Seals, Protects, and Prevents Scar Formation with 'Significant' Advantages

The inventors have developed a method to enhance skin wound repair and prevent scarring after wounding and surgery. (Image credit: iSto…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Xiaoyang Wu, Polsky Patented, Ben May Department of Cancer Research, tech commercialization June 9, 2021

Cancer’s Achilles' Heel? UChicago Startup Secures $7 Million to Develop 'Game-Changer' Treatments

Onchilles Pharma is developing a pipeline of first-in-class biologic and small molecule drug candidates that have the potential to be b…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, oncology, Onchilles Pharma, Ben May Department of Cancer Research, Startup Investment Fund, tech commercialization, Lev Becker June 10, 2021

How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions? Research Paper Tackling That Question Receives Top Prize From Journal of Financial Economics

A prominent journal in academic finance has awarded top honors to a research paper that…

News, jensen prizes, Harvard, Stanford, Chicago Booth, JFE Best Paper Contest, Steven Kaplan, Journal of Financial Economics, Venture Capital, Best Paper June 10, 2021

Telemedicine Platform HeartScreen Wins $70,000 in 2021 Global New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University…

Featured, Announcement, News, Driving Forward, reconbio, Chicago Booth Executive MBA, tendenza, Waverly Deutsch, HeartScreen, match point, GNVC, Dar, Global New Venture Challenge, Steve Kaplan, Pillars, Seraphim Gaming June 11, 2021

Where Are They Now? Episode 9

Episode 9: Grubhub June 10, 2021 Matt Maloney admits he had a bit of an ego when he entered the New Venture Challenge. He had already launched Grubhub, had a few customers, and had landed at a top bu…

June 11, 2021

Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge Investment Pool Swells to $1.73 Million After Additional Funding Rolls In; First-Place Winner Andes STR Gets $681,000

The record investment pool in the 25th annual Edward L. Kapl…

Featured, Announcement, News, Kealy Fitzsimmons, Investment, vetted, deetz, resette, Josette Chang, Lindsey Whitlock, aina, NVC, Maya Shaposhnik Cadena, painnavigator, storyeasel, New Venture Challenge, annuity risk, investment pool, Ashley Brooks, second look, ping, Dr. Shelby Smyly, shevolve, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Chicago Booth, Geva Bidner, ml tech, andes str, Kristina Flathers, Phlaxis, Sebastian Rivas, Greg Weiss, Jeff Hubbell, Jiamin Yan, Delaney Wing, Shijie Cao, Matias Duhart, Seamus Naughton, Hikaru Ihara June 11, 2021

Drug Delivery, Diagnostics, AI Applications Among 10 Projects in the Spring 2021 I-Corps Cohort

The I-Corps program is specifically designed for participants working on projects related to the STEM (science, technology, engineering…

News, Leah Weiss, Hollis Rhone, Patricia Tsao, Ben Rachman, orisdx, Flow Medical, Emma Wu, Ponmile Oloyede, Daniel Laorenza, Partum Health, Osmanuddin Ahmed, Concilio, Small Business Innovation research, Chloe Fu, rezilient Power, Meghan Doyle, Janice Tam, Berk Kovos, Polsky I-Corps, Spencer Coffin, Nigel Becknell, Matt Rogers, VEctroDB, Sanja Tepavcevic, Small Business Technology Transfer, Rishi Shah, TrueToForm, John Paparrizos, Promontory Biotech, Jonathan Paul, Acapala, Chelsea Troy, Matthew Tirrell, Biological Sciences Division, aaron elmore, chris weber, SynthBits, Tianle Liu, Physical sciences division, Michael Franklin, Ke Shen, Jinyi Ye, Lara Liu, Fatemeh Khalili, Junhong Shen, Nishant Agrawal, Margaret Tam, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Jeffrey Hubbell, STTR, BEcca Butler, Yun Fang, SBIR June 16, 2021

Kenneth Gayosa Onishi, PhD

Kenneth Gayosa Onishi, PhD, serves as manager for business development and licensing at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Ken works with faculty in the Duc…

Technology Ventures June 16, 2021

Esya Labs and HeioThera Receive $250,000 Investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund

The George Shultz Innovation Fund invests in promising startups from an ecosystem that includes the University of Chicago, Argonne Nati…

News, Yamuna Krishnan, Explorer Surgical, GSIF, ClostraBio, Super.tech, Carlo passeri, compass accelerator program, Corvidia, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Esya Labs, Innovation Fund Associates, heiothera, Jeff Hubbell, Venture Capital June 17, 2021

University of Chicago’s Polsky Center Appoints Chuck Vallurupalli to Lead Duality, Preeti Chalsani Named Deputy Director

Chuck Vallurupalli, MBA ’05, (left) has been named the inaugural senior director of Duality and Preeti Chalsani, PhD, (right) will take on…

Featured, Duality, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Chuck Vallurupalli, Preeti Chalsani, P33, Argonne National Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign June 17, 2021

UChicago Grants InFlectis BioScience Exclusive Rights to a Potential New Class of Therapies for Neuromuscular Diseases

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has granted InFlect…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, pierre Miniou, InFlectis BioScience, tech commercialization, entrepreneurship, neuromuscular disease, Healthcare, Brian Popko, Feinberg School of Medicine, Clinical Trials, Thelma Tennant, patent June 22, 2021

Special Report >> Immunoengineering Deep Dive: What It Is and Why It Matters to the Future of Fighting Disease

In this special report, presented in part with the Immunoengineering 2021 conference and Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation explores work from across the Un…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Jeffrey Hubbell, tech commercialization, Immunoengineering, Chicago Immunoengineering Innovation Center, Molecular Engineering, Melody Swartz June 22, 2021

Immunoengineering Deep Dive: What It Is and Why It Matters to the Future of Fighting Disease

(Click the “View in full screen” button to enlarge the image) >> To view as a PDF, click here. The report with also be sent to you via email. For any questions or comments, please reach out to…

June 22, 2021

Where Are They Now? Episode 10

Episode 10: Andes STR June 17, 2021 Growing up in Chile in a family of entrepreneurs, Sebastian Rivas since childhood has been on the lookout for problems that need solving. He launched his first bus…

June 22, 2021

Polsky Accelerator Debuts Two Tracks -- Build and Launch -- and Selects 17 Teams Amid Soaring Applications for the Summer Program

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 17 team…

News, Announcement, Suppl, Tkor Couture, launch accelerator, summer, DeepWalk, Lucas Peralta, Axo Foods, fillow, Polsky Accelerator, Allevia, build accelerator, LadderUp Housing, Chama Capital, Counselors for America, Daba, Labworks, Chicago Textiles Cooperative, TrueToForm, shevolve, ReSourceful, Simplicita, STIX Financial June 23, 2021

Booth's Student Entrepreneurship Awards Honor Budding Leaders in Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and Private Equity

Chicago Booth last month recognized six outstanding MBA students who demonstrated leadership in entrepreneurship, venture capital or private equity during their time at school. The annual Student Ent…

Featured, News, Announcement, Bharat das, resette, pippin title, student entrepreneurship awards, against all odds, James havlock, ollipsis fertility, Albert castelltort Mikkelsen, najib jai, Ali Mahmoud, Whitney mcelwain July 1, 2021

Polsky Announces 2021 Founders Fund Fellows, Who Receive Support While Working Full-Time on Their Ventures

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Polsky Founders Fund Fellowship (PF3), a resource for graduating students who are committed to w…

News, Announcement, recreaish, Gopi Saladi, Tina Djenge, Aquagenixpro, resette, Helena Kim, fillow, Camryn Ross, Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship, PF3, Marco Lagone, ping, neural trend, Ari Perlin, Veena Krishnan, vaizian, SAFE, Dip Majumder, Whitney mcelwain July 7, 2021

Duality Quantum Accelerator Accepts Six Startups into Inaugural Cohort

Duality will help quantum startups bridge the gap between the laboratory and the marketplace through entrepreneurship training and acce…

Featured, News, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Duality, Great Lakes Crystal Technologies, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Quantopticon, Super.tech, quantum, qBraid, Axion Technologies, P33, QuantCAD, Argonne National Laboratory July 15, 2021

Kin Insurance To Go Public, Expand Nationally, With Aim to Save Homeowners Time and Money

Kin Insurance this week announced plans to go public and expand across the U.S., supercharging its eff…

Featured, News, Polsky Science Ventures, Joanna Rupp, Matt Higgins, Omnichannel Acquisition Corp, NYSE, Sean Harper, Joe Plumeri, Christine Karslake, stephen ROss, ipo, Jeff Blau, Kin Insurance, UChicago Startup Investment Program, Bruce Beal, Gary Vaynerchuk July 23, 2021

Shane Thomas Peace, PhD

Shane Thomas Peace, PhD, is a manager, intellectual property and technology development, at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He manages patent filings and…

Technology Ventures July 23, 2021

Polsky Founders' Circles

A virtual place where alumni founders can connect with fellow founders and receive coaching from an expert.

Entrepreneurship July 29, 2021

Multifunctional Nanomedicine Developed Using Novel UChicago Tech Gets FDA Nod to Initiate Clinical Trials

Depiction of CPI-300 nanoparticles with multiple therapeutic agents for combination therapy of colorectal and pancreatic cancer. (Image…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Cancer, oncology, tech commercialization, entrepreneurship, Wenbin Lin, innovation, Coordination Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Inc, FDA, UChicago Medicine, Clinical Trials July 30, 2021

ETA Spotlight // Andrei Papayanopulos, MBA ’14, Cofounder of Arpa Capital

Andrei Papayanopulos started at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with the aspiration to raise a venture capital fund in his native Mexico, where at the time, he said, VC “was pretty…

News, ETA, fireside chat, Intrinsic, NExxus Capital, investment banking, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, andrei Papayanopulos, Search Fund, arpa capital, Alex Hodgkin, Chicago Booth, sekura August 2, 2021

Researchers to Know: UChicago Professors Kunle Odunsi and Rama Ranganathan Recognized for Groundbreaking Work

The 2021 Researchers to Know represent 10 institutions of higher education leading innovationin Illinois. (Image credit: iStock.com/ser…

Featured, Announcement, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Maryellen Giger, oncology, tech commercialization, ISTC, Evozyne, BioCARS, Researchers to Know, Andrew Ferguson, University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, Kunle Odunsi, Rama Ranganathan, Cathryn Nagler, Jeff Hubbell August 3, 2021

UChicago Spin-Out Gives Researchers a Genome-Wide View of Cell Transcription

A University of Chicago spin-out company, AccuraDX is developing…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, John T Distinguished Service Professor, Frederick Jiang, bioinformatics, Research, innovation, Diana West-Szymanski, tech commercialization, Chuan He, AccuraDX August 4, 2021

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The Polsky Center has several newsletters targeted to different audiences. Learn more and sign up using the link below.   Polsky 10 Available to everyone! — Polsky 10 – Our flagship biweek…

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Stellatus Solutions, a Startup Born at UChicago and Nurtured By Polsky, Acquired by Slingshot Aerospace to Help Prevent Satellite Collisions in Space

Stellatus Solutions was acquired by Slingshot Aerospace, which is launching the space industry’s first centralized communications platf…

Featured, News, Hacking for Defense, I-Corps, Slingshot Beacon, Alex Hernandez, stellatus, NVC, Guy Karim Caland Puymartin, slingshot aerospace, Jerry McIntyre, Series A, holly highfill, New Venture Challenge, Raheel Syed, kishen Raghunath, Hyde Park Ventures, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Chicago Booth, Stellatus Solutions August 13, 2021

Duality Cohort 1 Company Super.tech Launches New SuperstaQ Platform

Super.tech, a participant in the inaugural cohort of the quantum tech startup accelerator Duality, announced the launch of a software platform endeavoring to make quantum computing commercially viabl…

Featured, News, Argonne National Laboratory, Chain Reaction Innovations, IBM, Duality, superstar, Super.tech, Pranav Gokhale August 16, 2021

Liv Labs Lands SBIR Grant and Spot in Y Combinator as it Develops a Better Tool for Women Experiencing Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence is a common ailment among women that often goes unspoken – and…

Featured, News, polsky mentor, SBIR, South Side Pitch, Y Combinator, entrepreneurship, Small Business Innovation research, Research, Polsky Incubator, innovation, Healthcare, liv labs, National Institute of Health, womens health, melody Roberts, ReadAskChat, Christina Lewicky-Gaupp August 18, 2021

Psyonic Racks Up Accolades as its Bionic Hand Prepares for Nationwide Launch

An Illinois startup that has developed a more affordable bionic hand has been racking up accolades as it prepares for the nationwide rollout of its high-tech prosthetic. Psyonic, which this summer pa…

Featured, News, Psyonic, SBGP, ability hand, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois innovation network, innovation award, entrepreneurship, 35 Innovators Under 35, innovation, US Army, Small Business Growth Program, Adeel Akhtar August 20, 2021

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August 20, 2021

Anna Wislocki, PhD, MS

Anna Wislocki, PhD, serves as the associate director of accelerators and investments at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She supports the quantum, clean t…

Technology Ventures August 24, 2021

YaQuavia Gooden, MPA

YaQuavia (Yaya) Gooden is the Compliance Manager at the Polsky Center. Yaya will support Polsky’s compliance strategy, by optimizing invention reporting for technologies spawned from federal grants an…

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Polsky Center Teams Up with $15 Million Great Lakes Innovation Hub to Catalyze Innovation in the Midwest

The I-Corps Hubs form the National Innovation Network, which brings together universities, NSF-funded researchers, established entrepre…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, University of wisconsin-Milwaukee, Jeffrey Hubbell, Raymond Mollering, I-Corps, Dmitri Talapin, mike franklin, Compass Deep Tech, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, Mikael Mayer, NVC, Purdue University, Aseem Bhardwaj, UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, Research, tech commercialization, ReAx Biotechnologies, National Science Foundation, University of Minnesota, Tharzen, Iowa State University, Michigan Technological University, Phlaxis, Yu Kambe, Steve Kaplan, Missouri University of Science and Technology, University of Akron, NanoPattern Technologies August 25, 2021

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Learn more about the presenters here. >> Agenda 5:00 p.m.: Welcome & Opening Remarks Dan Sachs, executive director, education & programs Melissa Byrn, director, innovation programs 5:1…

August 31, 2021

Renee Lowers

Renee Lowers serves as a financial analyst at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Renee supports the finance team with a particular focus on financial mainte…

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September 2, 2021

AI Helps to Earlier Detect Brain Injury in Survivors of Cardiac Arrest

The AI system improves the prognosis of surviving patients with Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury (HIBI) after cardiac arrest by allowing a…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, ali Mansour, Deep Learning, patent, HIBI, Artificial Intelligence, Maryellen Giger, AI, NVC, Qlarity Imaging, Polsky Patented, New Venture Challenge, tech commercialization, innovation, Healthcare, Fernando Goldenberg, Neuroscience, UChicago Medicine, Neuro-Critical Care at UCMC September 7, 2021

NanoPattern Receives $1 Million NSF Grant: ‘A Validation of Our Vision,’ Says Cofounder

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, NanoPattern Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Argonne National Laboratory, SBIR, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, GSIF, Chain Reaction Innovations, seed funding, Dmitri Talapin, NSF, Polsky Accelerator, Small Business Innovation research, Polsky I-Corps, Forrest Etheridge, George Shultz, National Science Foundation, tech commercialization, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Yu Kambe September 8, 2021

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship The Polsky Center offers a variety of programs and resources to help you on your entrepreneurial journey. In addition, you can visit our office, which is located on the second floor o…

September 10, 2021

Build Back Better: University of Chicago and mHub Seek Project Proposals, Partnerships to Accelerate Illinois Clean Energy Economy

The Illinois Clean Tech Coalition will establish a clean tech cluster in the Midwest region through focused investment in innovation ar…

News, Announcement, Charging infrastructure, mHUB, Climate prediction, Illinois Clean Tech Coalition, Clean tech, Research for Proposals, Economic Development administration, hydrogen & fuel cell, US Department of Energy, Grid Monetization, batteries, Carbon capture, energy storage, Clean energy, Transportation, Build Back Better September 10, 2021

Chicago Booth Students

Welcome to the Polsky Center. Are you a Booth student interested in launching a company? Or acquiring an existing one? Want to get into PE or venture capital? Looking to help commercialize new technol…

September 13, 2021

University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus

September 13, 2021

UChicago Spin-Out AccuraDX Launches KAS-seq Research Kits: ‘A New Way to Study Important Biological Processes and Regulatory Pathways’

A University of Chicago spin-out compa…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, healthcare technology, ye Fu, product launch, Diana West-Szymanski, Research, Polsky Center, biological sciences, innovation, tech commercialization, Chuan He, Healthcare, Chicago Booth, AccuraDX September 14, 2021

UChicago, Duality Teams to Pitch at 2021 Chicago Venture Summit

Several teams from the University of Chicago and Duality – the world’s first accelerator focused exclusively on quantum technologies – pitched at the 2021 Chicago Venture Summit. The venture capital…

News, Announcement, Science and Technology Commercialization, Yu Kambe, Mirella Koleva, Yamuna Krishnan, Gaby Slavcheva, NanoPattern Technologies, Jeffrey Hubbell, Souvik Modi, Argonne National Laboratory, Xiaoyang Wu, Duality, Quantopticon, Dmitri Talapin, Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), Andrea Coladangelo, Super.tech, Fred Chong, Jared Heath, quantum, qBraid, arrow Immune, Dhivya venkat, Graeme Jacobson, Pranav Gokhale, Elliot Potter, SuperstaQ, Esya Labs, Jun Ishihara, deep tech, Kanav Setia, Axion Technologies, tech commercialization, Chicago Venture Summit, Aslan Mansurov, Ricky Young, World Business Chicago, Ming Xu, ryan meyers, Melody Swartz, Deep Tech Showcase, Carol Scarlett September 14, 2021

Steven Gould, MD

Steven Gould, MD, serves as the Consulting Director for Polsky Technology Ventures and is responsible for leading the formation and launch of new science-based ventures from University of Chicago facu…

Polsky Executive Leadership, Technology Ventures September 14, 2021

Private Equity

Private Equity The Polsky Center supports the aspirations of students interested in a career in private equity through the Svider Private Equity Program. The program is supported through a generous gi…

September 19, 2021

Venture Capital

Venture Capital The Polsky Center supports the ambitions of students interested in pursuing a career in venture capital through a variety of experiential learning opportunities, coursework, and career…

September 19, 2021

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition The Polsky Center offers a suite of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) resources designed to provide students and alumni access to the education, capital,…

September 20, 2021

Science and Technology Commercialization

Science and Technology Commercialization The Polsky Center connects Chicago Booth students with University of Chicago faculty and researchers at the National Laboratories who are specifically looking…

September 20, 2021

Small Business Consulting

Small Business Consulting The Polsky Center connects Chicago Booth students with entrepreneurs and small business owners on Chicago’s South and West sides. Students play an important role in advising…

September 20, 2021

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September 22, 2021

College Students

Welcome to the Polsky Center. Are you a College student interested in launching a startup company? Looking to get involved with groundbreaking research coming out of the University of Chicago or the N…

September 22, 2021

Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital The Polsky Center offers a variety of programs and resources to help you on your entrepreneurial journey and get experience in venture capital. The front door of t…

September 22, 2021

Science and Technology Commercialization

Science and Technology Commercialization The Polsky Center connects ambitious College students with University of Chicago faculty and researchers at the National Laboratories who are specifically look…

September 22, 2021

Business Consulting and Internships

Business Consulting and Internships The Polsky Center connects College students with entrepreneurs and small business owners on Chicago’s South and West sides. Students play an important role in advis…

September 22, 2021

Graduate and PhD Students

Welcome to the Polsky Center. If you are a Chicago Booth student, please visit our dedicated section for Booth. If you are a graduate student or PhD student in the Harris School of Public Policy, Biol…

September 23, 2021

Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

Entrepreneurship The Polsky Center offers a variety of programs and resources to help you on your entrepreneurial journey. In addition, you can visit our office, which is located on the second floor o…

September 23, 2021

Science and Technology Commercialization

Science and Technology Commercialization The Polsky Center connects graduate students with University of Chicago faculty and researchers at the National Laboratories who are specifically looking for t…

September 23, 2021

Business Consulting

Business Consulting The Polsky Center connects graduate students with entrepreneurs and small business owners on Chicago’s South and West sides. Students play an important role in advising community b…

September 23, 2021

UChicago Spin-Out NowPow Acquired by Unite Us to Scale, Add Greater Value to More Consumers

Founder and Chief Innovation Officer Stacy Lindau and CEO Rachel Kohler. (Photography by Lucy Hewett for the University of Chicago Booth…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, UChicago Medicine, Series C, Catherine Lindsay Dobson, Unite Us, Dan Brillman, Carrot Health, Bionic Breast Project, Southside, Rachel Kohler, Rob Gertner, Rustandy Center, Stacy Lindau, NowPow, tech commercialization, Chicago Booth September 23, 2021

UChicago Researchers, Booth Students to Connect at Fall Collaboratorium

Seven t…

Announcement, News, innoface, Si-light, Leon Carroll Marshall, Monika Lach, Gateway Biome, Ryan Chang, Dan Fabrycky, Daniel Grzenda, Aleksander Prominski, I-Corps Program, martin boyer, Juan de Pablo, inclusive health, Open data platform, Bozhi Tian, Eugene Chang, SoundFlow, personal tumor models, Stefan Uddenberg, Gustavo Andres Vasquez Montoya, Collaboratorium, Dahlia Sultan, innovation, Guilherme Martins, Tadej Emersic, Andrew Todorov September 23, 2021

Alumni

Welcome to the Polsky Center. Are you an alumni interested in launching a startup company? Looking to get involved with groundbreaking research coming out of the University of Chicago or the National…

September 23, 2021

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship The Polsky Center offers a variety of programs and resources to help you on your entrepreneurial journey. Have questions? Book an appointment with a member our Polsky Center program t…

September 23, 2021

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition The Polsky Center offers a suite of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) resources designed to provide students and alumni access to the education, capital,…

September 23, 2021

Recruit Talent

RECRUIT TALENT The Polsky Center connects alumni with highly qualified and vetted students looking to intern or work in a startup setting.

September 23, 2021

Advancing Translational Research

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation manages all technology transfer operations at the University of Chicago. Our Polsky Science and Technology group serves as the central resource fo…

September 27, 2021

Jumpstarting Quantum Technology Commercialization: Test the Market Potential of Your Innovation

Teams from across the US are invited to apply for the Jumpstart workshop to test the commercial viability of their quantum technology. (…

Featured, Announcement, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, STTR, tech commercialization, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, I-Corps, SBIR, Duality, NSF, Midwest I-Corps Node, quantum, National Science Foundation, Application Deadline, Jumpstart workshop, SBIR/STTR September 30, 2021

AMOpportunities Launched to Help International Medical Students Secure U.S. Clinical Training Slots. Now it is Focused on Creating More Slots to Tackle a Global Physician Shortage.

AMOpportunities, founded to help international medical students find clinical training rotations in the U.S., now is also helping hospi…

Featured, News, Chicago Booth, UChicago Medicine, Romeen Lavani, AMOpportunities, Kyle Swinsky, Northwestern University, entrepreneurship, Series A, World Health Organization, Where are they now, ben Bradley, st. Anthony hospital, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, UChicago Startup Investment Program, innovation, Healthcare September 30, 2021

Looking to Advance New Drugs to the Clinic, UChicago Spinout Pyxis Files for $100M IPO

Dr. Thomas Gajewski with graduate student Jason Williams at the Gordon Center for Integrative Science on the University of Chicago camp…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Ben May Department for Cancer Research, tech commercialization, Nasdaq, Pyxis Oncology, Thoms Gajewski, Chicago Booth, Jason Williams, AbbVie Foundation, Pfizer, Polsky Center, ipo, Series B, UChicago Startup Investment Program October 4, 2021

NVC, Booth Alum Startup Mindful Care Closes $2.7M Series A with Investment from UChicago

1 in 5 US adults experiences mental illness each year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. (Image credit: Mindful Car…

News, innovation, Healthcare, Tamir Aldad, National Alliance on Mental Health, Chicago Booth, Series A funding, NVC, GNVC, Sopris Capital, Mindful Care, Global New Venture Challenge, Caruso Foundation, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Venkon Group, Mindful Urgent Care October 5, 2021

Collaboratorium Helps Kick off the Academic Year with a Collision of Entrepreneurial Brain Power

For entrepreneurial stud…

Featured, Event, News, innoface, Monika Lach, Chicago Booth, harper Center, Dahlila Sultan, inclusive health, Adrian Cordovy y Quiroz, Alex Todorov, Paul Mayer, Stefan Uddenberg, Anna Jacobs, Collaboratorium, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge October 8, 2021

Join a Team

Below is a listing of ventures open to recruiting team members and collaborators. This subset of the Polsky Center’s team-building listing hilights teams interested in the New Venture Challenge.…

October 11, 2021

Recruit Team Members

Below is a listing of people open to working on entrepreneurial ideas. Feel free to contact potential team members by clicking the connect button in the gallery below. You will receive a warm introduc…

October 11, 2021

Recruit Team Members

October 11, 2021

Join a Team

October 11, 2021

Join a Team

October 11, 2021

Recruit Team Members

October 11, 2021

Duality Quantum Accelerator Announces First Corporate Supporters

Amazon Web Services will work to advance quantum innovation in Illinois; other supporters, including Caruso Ventures, Lathrop GPM LLP, Mc…

Featured, News, Caruso Ventures, Chicago Quantum Exchange, MBHB, Duality, Toptica Photonics, AWS, Lathrop GPM LLP, quantum, Amazon Web Services October 13, 2021

2021 Companies

Traditional // Andes STR ($666,250) phlaxis ($278,750) Vetted ($198,750): Resette ($96,250) Aina ($95,000) ML Tech ($77,500) Annuity Risk ($50,000) StoryEasel ($45,000) PainNavigator ($32,500) deet…

October 13, 2021

Built at UChicago, Explorer Surgical Joins Global Healthcare Exchange Portfolio to Accelerate Core Mission

A layout of a general operating room and Explorer Live’s integration with imaging devices, navigation systems, and minimal footprint in…

Featured, News, innovation, Healthcare, Explorer Surgical, Covid-19, Jennifer Fried, Global Health Exchange, Bruce Johnson, NVC@25, Chicago Booth, entrepreneurship, NVC, New Venture Challenge October 14, 2021

A More Efficient and Sustainable Battery for a More 'Electrified' Society

An assistant professor in the department of chemistry at…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Department of Chemistry, tech commercialization, Polsky Patented, BloombergNEF, John Anderson, New Energy Outlook, Iron sulfides, batteries October 21, 2021

Chicago Quantum Summit to Feature Diverse Perspectives on Building a Quantum Infrastructure

Experts in quantum science and technology from around the globe will gather on November 4 for the fourth annual Chicago Quantum Summit.[…

News, Jesse Robbers, Chicago Quantum Summit, Quantum Delta NL, Doug Finke, Argonne, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Quantum Computing Report, Argonne National Laboratory, Cathy Foley, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Duality, Department of Energy, Paul Dabbar, National Quantum Initiative, Q-NEXT, David Awschalom, Vanessa Chan October 22, 2021

Will the "Golden Age" of Tech Investment Last? Three Venture Capitalists Dive In During a Conversation Moderated by the Polsky Center's Steve Kaplan

By all measures, 2021 has been a banner year for tech investment and returns. And money increasingly is flowing into markets like Chicago, thanks in part to a remote business environment that is enco…

Featured, Event, Executives' Club, Dana Wright, Executives' Club of Chicago, Tech Outlook, Mar Hershenson, Steve Kaplan, Sach Chitnis October 22, 2021

Book a Mentor Appointment

The mentorship program is a valuable resource offered at the Polsky Center in which entrepreneurs and business owners meet one-on-one meetings with industry leaders. Our mentors bring decades of exper…

October 31, 2021

Small Business Spotlight: Hemp Heals Body Shop Preaches Plants Over Pills

Tiffany Joi, owner of Hemp Heals Body Shop, started making CBD lotions to ease her mom’s knee pain. (Photo credit: Silver Room/Angela M…

Featured, News, Community Impact, Hyde Park farmers market, UChicago Arts, Roseland, hemp heals body shop, south side, Tiffany Joi, small business spotlight, L1 Retail Store, Small Business Growth Program, spotlight November 2, 2021

AMOpportunities Accepts National Export Award For Expanding Clinical Education

AMOpportunities CEO Kyle Swinsky, MBA ’19, accepts the President’s “E” Award for Exports from US. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Grav…

News, John F Kennedy, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, gina Raimondo, UChicago Medicine, University of Miami, B2B, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Florida International University, UI Health, AMOpportunities, Kyle Swinsky, department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, department of commerce, e award for exports November 9, 2021

AbbVie and UChicago Extend Collaboration to Support Preclinical Oncology Research

The University of Chicago and AbbVie in 2016 entered into a collaboration agreement that has been extended to 2025 with the goal of imp…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Walter Stadler, tech commercialization, AbbVie, Jay Schrankler, Juan de Pablo, AbbVie Foundation, Comprehensive Cancer Center, steve davidsen, Biological Sciences Division, Kunle Odunsi, oncology research November 10, 2021

Polsky-Supported Startups Honored Among Chicago's Hottest Innovators

An annual list spotligh…

News, chicago inno fire awards, Origin Ventures, David Rabie, Explorer Surgical, now pow, Alex Langerman, Jennifer Fried, Jason Heltzer, kin, Evozyne, Brent Hill, Tovala, Natures Fynd, Duality, New Venture Challenge, Rama Ranganathan November 17, 2021

Polsky Center Launches Customer Discovery Bootcamp to Help Early-Stage Ventures Explore Product-Market Fit

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the launch of Custom…

Announcement, News, Ellen Zatkowski, Polsky accelerators, I-Corps, harper Center, Chicago Booth, STEM, Customer Discovery Bootcamp, New Venture Challenge, Application Deadline, bootcamp November 18, 2021

UChicago Professors and Grad Students Among 2021’s Highly Cited Researchers

The Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate identifies scientists who have demonstrated significant influence through the publicat…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, David Awschalom, Ralph Weichselbaum, Paul Alivisatos, Pritzker School of Engineering, Qing Dai, Pyxis Oncology, Wenbin Lin, Xiao Wang, tech commercialization, Boxuan Zhao, Coordination Pharmaceuticals, Hailing Shi, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Eugene Chang, Zhike Lu, Thomas Gajewski, Junhong Chen, Sihong Wang, Jiwoong Park, Chuan He, AccuraDX November 19, 2021

Meet the Undergraduate Teams Competing in the 10th Annual College New Venture Challenge

Quevos receives $15,000 at the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) in the Harper Center on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Photo Credit: Ed…

Announcement, Tallli, Quevos, StandOut Search, Fronen, GrubHub, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Balma Health, Baryl, OrganX Scientific, Sokowatch, CamUX, Braintree, haylon technologies, MoneyThink, Casgains Enterprises, dan the Baking Man, College New Venture Challenge, Simple Mills, Cubii, Tiimu, Hang, magnaplay, Starr Marcello, CNVC, Nephra, alpha nur, ZERO For Men, Summit November 30, 2021

David Rubenstein Forum

December 1, 2021

Small Business Spotlight: ReformedSchool's Handmade Wearable Art Has Something to Say

Peter Gaona, founder of ReformedSchool, speaks at the grand opening of the L1 Retail Store in Washington Park. (Photo credit: Angie Sta…

Featured, News, Community Impact, AfroPunk festival, Small Business Growth Program, atlanta Essence Fest, SBGP, Community Impact, small business spotlight, ReformedSchool, L1 Creative Accelerator, Peter Gaona, Arts + Public Life, L1 Retail Store, L1 Retail Shop, randolph Street Market December 1, 2021

Duality Announces Technical Advisory Committee with Deep Expertise in Quantum

The Duality Accelerator is pleased to announce the members of its Technical Advisory Committee, which will support participating startups with business know-how as well as deep expertise in quantum s…

Announcement, News, Amazon Web Services, Monisha Ghosh, Ray Sharma, Celia Merzbacher, Great Lakes Crystal Technologies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mark Saffman, Rafael R Salmi, Caruso Ventures, Quantopticon, Lathrop GPM, Juan de Pablo, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, Super.tech, Argonne National Library, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Silicon Valley Bank, Toptica Photonics, qBraid, Jean-Francois Bobier, Duality, Michael Brett, P33, Axion Technologies, QuantCAD, Dan caruso December 7, 2021

UChicago’s Polsky Center Celebrates Three Startup Exits in Two Months

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is the central resource for transferring groundbreaking ideas and discoveries outs…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Stacy Lindau, NowPow, Global Healthcare Exchange, Catherine Lindsay Dobson, Explorer Surgical, Y Combinator, Pyxis Oncology, Unite Us, Alex Langerman, Jennifer Fried, Jay Schrankler, tech commercialization, AngelPad, Techstars, Rachel Kohler, Thomas Gajewski, ipo December 10, 2021

Led by mHub, Clean Tech Economy Coalition Secures $500K from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge

The 2025 Clean Tech Economy Coalition was selected from 529 national applicants to develop an Illinois regional growth cluster around t…

News, Cook County Government, World Business Chicago, Build Back Better, Center for Neighborhood Technology, mHUB, Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center, Climate Vault, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Richard J. Daley College, College of Lake County, University of Chicago, City of Chicago, Bright Star Community Outreach, Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Elevate Energy, Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University., Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce, Evergreen Climate Innovations December 13, 2021

Polsky Center Fall 2021 I-Corps Teams Tackle Unmet Medical Needs, Data Transparency, and Other Challenges

The I-Corps teams seen here at the fall Collaboratorium, which brings together Chicago Booth students with researchers and faculty who…

Announcement, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Hang-soo Park, Inclusive+, Ashley Sidebottom, daniel Nussbaum, Ayman Al-Hendy, Jin Seok, riptide therapeutics, Si-light, Wesley Suen, Sustainable Wickable Plastics, Gateway Biome, Ryan Chang, Hubbell Lab Anti-fibrotics, Stuart Roman, Monika Lach, Mohammad Ghasroldasht, Jeffrey Hubbell, Daniel Grzenda, INOFA, Aleksander Prominski, martin boyer, Harrison Paul, Guliherme Martins, Katherine Leahy, I-Corps, Candace Cham, andrew Zeller, Kirshna Satti, Open data platform, Grant Frost, erica budina, KATHERINE CHEN, Anh Nguyen, Bozhi Tian, Hiba Alkelani, Juan de Pablo, tech commercialization, Orlando DeLeon, SoundFlow, michael white, Eugene Chang, personal tumor models, Matthew Tirrell, Na Fei, Karl Scheidt, Emily Chen, James Jung, Stephen Kron, Daniel Fabrycky, Shunya Hiroshima, Gustavo Andres Vasquez Montoya, Dahlia Sultan, Jason Koval, Anna Jacobs, Farzana Liakath, Joseph Pierre, Guilherme Martins, Scott McKeon, Tadej Emersic December 14, 2021

Polsky Announces Cohort 4 of Its Deep Tech Accelerator, Compass

Compass participants receive ecosystem introductions, mentorship, and educational training, and have the opportunity to access addition…

Announcement, News, compass, Polsky Science Ventures, Booth School of Business, Fermilab, Compass Deep Tech Accelerator, Argonne National Laboratory, Business Development Fellows, deep tech January 6, 2022

Compass Demo Day to Showcase Deep Tech Startups

Designed for early-stage startups and technologies, Compass draws on expertise from across the University ecosystem with the goal of pr…

Event, News, deep tech, Demo Day, compass, Shultz, Booth School of Business, Fermilab, Compass Deep Tech Accelerator, Argonne National Laboratory, George Shultz, George Shultz Innovation Fund January 6, 2022

CRISPR-Modified Skin Grafts to Treat Addiction? ‘The Opportunities Are Endless,’ Says CEO

AddGraft has developed a platform that uses skin epidermal progenitor cells to deliver one or more therapeutic agents. (Image: iStock.c…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Ming Xu, ryan meyers, deep tech, addgraft, Gateway Foundation, Michael Darcy, Thomas Britton, Xiaoyang Wu, compass, Chicago Booth Angles Network, Limitless Ventures, Hello Tomorrow, Borislava Karageorgieva, tech commercialization, cancer research, FDA, Karen Sterling, AddGraft Therapeutics January 10, 2022

Small Business Spotlight: OjaExpress, Designed By and For Immigrants, Brings Same-Day Delivery to Ethnic Grocery Stores

When Boyede Sobitan wo…

Featured, News, Community Impact, Small Business Growth Program, innovation award, boyede Sobitan, OjaExpress, Community Impact January 11, 2022

Foxtrot Announces $100 Million Series C Funding; UChicago Ups Investment in the NVC Alum

Foxtrot on Tuesday announced $100 million in new funding and plans to open 50 stores over the next tw…

Featured, News, Venture Success, Series B, UChicago Startup Investment Program, Series C, Foxtrot, Mike LaVitola, NVC January 12, 2022

Meet the Teams Selected for the 2022 Global New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 16 teams selected to participate in the 2022 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC), a startup competition for students e…

News, Announcement, Ozon, Celery, Evory, Gray Matters, Azentric Perks, Design-a-Day, Peek-a-Play, Towbly, Check the Fit, Nimi, GNVC, Connect4, PermiTech, see-thru-ai, FaRong, Precogs, Barachiel, Global New Venture Challenge, Boolah January 27, 2022

The Secret Sauce Behind Chicago Booth’s Private Equity Program

When Yesenia Arteta was applying to business schools, looking to sharpen her sk…

Featured, News, Announcement, Steve Kaplan, Yesenia Arteta, ETA, Elfman-Wareham PE/VC Lab, Chris McGowan, investors in residence, Max Weiss, PE, Raymond Svider, PECC, SPITC, Fade Oluokun, Private Equity, Scott Meadow, Tim Kelly, VC, Sterling Partners February 3, 2022

Building a Quantum System on a Chip, memq Wins George Shultz Innovation Fund Award

Seen here in the Guha Lab, Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) equipment is used for the thin-film deposition of various quantum materials.[/c…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Venture Success, energy I-Corps, Supratik Guha, compass, Polsky I-Corps, tech commercialization, quantum, George Shultz Innovation Fund, sean sullivan, Manish Kumar Singh February 4, 2022

Small Business Spotlight: With Solo Noir and Zen Soul Apothecary, One Woman Nurtures Outer and Inner Wellness

Andrea Polk always considered herself a spiritual person. But it took time for her to see the deeper meaning when her body suddenly went into revolt. At 38, the normally active and healthy Polk becam…

Featured, News, Community Impact, Small Business Growth Program, solo noir, zen soul apothecary, Andrea polk, Community Impact, small business spotlight, L1 Retail Store February 7, 2022

University of Chicago Joins Global Scholars Program

The NIBR Global Scholars Program (NGSP) is a competitive program designed for innovators from invited institutions to gain funding for…

Featured, Announcement, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, science ventures, deep tech, NGSP, NIBR, tech commercialization, Novartis February 7, 2022

Alumni New Venture Challenge Selects 25 Startups for 2022 Contest

Rosita Longevity cofounders Juan Cartagena, MBA’12, and Clara Fernandez, MBA ’19, won first place in the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challe…

Announcement, News, steven tang, eTripment, Rebecca Stein, Oliver Dean, Carrie Brenner, Trevor Abbott, Alina Eneji, Shashank Chansoria, juju spirits, Frazier, Francie Jain, Driko Ducasse, Hoplon, Lamuyan.ph, Paritosh Kumar, A'govest, peasy, David Joyce, Luis Navarro, SetPro Technologies, Ready Education Group, Marisol Perez-Chow, PuzzleWrapIt, Stage Street Corporation, Jason Bern, ANVC, Entropia AI, peel lab, Emojent, Ratna Gogineni, Alumni New Venture Challenge, terawatt, Pargad "Jack" Biteng, Andres Ponce de Leon, trainML, Miles Chiu, Act2 Financial, Adam Kowalski, digital keeper, Shawn Thomas, Keirn O'Connor, Sahil Bhatia, Matt Halperin, essayist, solay, UnlistedKatie Hill, Hayato Usuda, C3 Joe Bernstein, Reti Health, Anthro Innovations February 8, 2022

Celebrating Black in Tech: Insight and Advice from Black Startup Founders

Jasmine Shells, MBA ’21, founded her startup in Chicago with the intention of building it in Chicago as well. But when it came time to raise money, the checks were elusive. So she moved the company t…

Featured, Event, Black Tech Unplugged, Founders First Capital Partners, Celebrating black in tech, Black History Month, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Walgreens Boots Alliance, jasmine shells, Five to Nine, Small Business Growth Program, national black MBA, general assembly, eventnoire, Renee Smith, Aaron Brand, Deena McKay, Jeff osuji, Kin + Carta February 17, 2022

Meet the Teams Selected to Participate in the 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship a…

Featured, Announcement, News, Alloy, Medici, Setu, Amenity Yoga, Inclusive+, Swyvel, Cricket Hill, orisdx, AURA, Tapra.io, axo, TaskWatch.ai, BlackCurrent, earthi, Block Rank, Tastelli, Carbon Negative Technologies, phase II, The Wine Co-Op, Edward L. Kaplan, Cargoha, TrueToForm, CheesePix, CodeUp, NVC, Circular, India-to-Go, New Venture Challenge, Softmed Technologies, canopy aerospace, Nexum Coffee February 17, 2022

THE PROTOTYPE FOR SUCCESS

LAUNCH YOUR CAREER IN STEM ENTREPRENEURSHIP New innovations — spanning fields as diverse as agriculture, biotechnology, engineering, green energy, and healthcare — have the potential to transform hum…

February 21, 2022

Prototype for Success

The Prototype for Success program explores career paths at the intersection of business and emerging technologies.

Science and Technology Acceleration, Entrepreneurship February 21, 2022

Super.tech Secures $1.65M Grant and Launches New Benchmarking Suite for Quantum Computers

Benchmarking is a keystone of the computing industry and is especially important for quantum computing at this stage of development. (I…

News, Venture Success, Brian Tolliver, science ventures, Small Business, deep tech, Venture Success, SupermarQ, BCG, Fred Chong, Super.tech, Matt Langione, Department of Energy, Pranav Gokhale, SuperstaQ, Duality, IBM Quantum Network, quantum February 24, 2022

Entrepreneurship in Africa Has "Big Risks" and "Big Payoffs." Here's How Ugandan Businessman Aga Sekalala Jr. Found Success.

The Polsky Center’s Distinguished Entrepreneur speaker series this month featured Aga Sekalala Jr., a prominent Ugandan businessman who founded Radio Simba, one of the most popular broadcasters in Ea…

Featured, Event, News, Dean Madhav Rajan, Ugachick Poultry Breeders, aga Sekalala, Radio Simba, Ugachick, distinguished entrepreneur February 25, 2022

Polsky Launches New Inventor Portal to Streamline Invention Disclosure

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innova…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Inventor Portal, clinical research, Toyota Technological Institute, science ventures, deep tech, tech commercialization March 2, 2022

Lab Innovation Fellowship Program Promotes Innovation at Argonne and Fermilab

Since the initiative launched in 2018, the University has committed significant resources in support of lab programs and mission suppor…

Featured, Announcement, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, JTFI, Shaorui Li, Argonne, deep tech, Megan Clifford, Fermilab, Compass Deep Tech Accelerator, Argonne National Laboratory, Mauricio Suarez, Jake Zappala, Lab Innovation Fellowship, TRACER Center, announcement March 3, 2022

Meet Polsky’s New Director of Science Ventures: How Out-of-the-Box Thinking Kickstarted Her Entrepreneurial Journey

Ozge Guney-Altay, PhD, has joined the Polsky Center as the new Director of Polsky S…

Announcement, News, announcement, Polsky Science Ventures, Ozge Guney Altay March 3, 2022

Winter Collaboratorium to Feature Research from Across the Data Science Institute, Biological Sciences Division, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

The Collaboratorium unit…

Event, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, CellCipher, Ellen Zatkowski, tech commercialization, EDACCare, Event, Kamal El Bissati, William Weber, Internet Access and Equity Initiative, Chart Decoder, Julia Lane, Polsky I-Corps, Marc Richardson, ChromoRx, Jason Cheng, Soarsity, Arjun Raman, Collaboratorium, Katie Rhodes March 3, 2022

Seven Undergrad-Led Startups to Compete for Investment in 10th Anniversary Finals of the College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the seven finalists selected to compete in the 10th Anniversary Finals of the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), an und…

Featured, Announcement, News, ZERO For Men, announcement, StandOut Search, Baryl, OrganX Scientific, 10th anniversary, haylon technologies, College New Venture Challenge, Tiimu, Starr Marcello, Natuur Brands, CNVC March 4, 2022

NIH Funds Preclinical Testing of Proposed Anti-COVID Therapy Patented By UChicago Researcher

Raphael Lee holds appointments in surgery (plastic), medicine (dermatology), molecular medicine, and organismal biology and anatomy (bi…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Maroon Biotech, clinical research, MacAurthur Foundation, tech commercialization, science ventures, Raphael Lee, deep tech, Michelle Ling, Polsky Patented, Kyle McCollum, Victoria Bigdelle, Michelle Nguyen, NIH March 7, 2022

Small Business Spotlight: In the Age of Amazon, Kido's Key to Retail Success is Knowing Your Community

When Keewa Nurullah, a performing artist, had her first ch…

News, Community Impact, retail, South Side Story Time, Adrienne Brown David, Small Business Growth Program, keewa nurullah, kido, Community Impact, small business spotlight March 9, 2022

Organ Transport Startup Wins First Place in UChicago’s College New Venture Challenge as Judges Dole out $150K in Investment to Undergrad-Led Teams at 10th Anniversary Finals

The Polsky Cen…

Featured, News, Venture Success, Haylon, Natuur Brands, CNVC, ZERO For Men, StandOut Search, Venture Success, Baryl, haylon technologies, College New Venture Challenge, OrganX, Tiimu, George Li, UIUC, Starr Marcello March 11, 2022

UChicago Startup 4SR Biosciences Selected to Participate in Illumina Accelerator

A University of Chicago startup, 4SR…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Venture Success, Chris Katanski, deep tehc, Illumnia Accelerator, tech commercialization, 4SR, Argonne, Amanda Cashin, Venture Success, compass, Illumina For Startups, Fermilab, Polsky I-Corps, Tao Pun March 22, 2022

Key Dates & Deadlines

Application deadline: April 4, 2022, 10:00 a.m.

Entrepreneurship March 22, 2022

Launch Accelerator Application & Eligibility

Application — The 2025 Polsky LAUNCH Accelerator application is open and you can apply here. Applications are due on March 31, 2025 at 3:00 pm.   Eligibility — The LAUNCH ACCELERATOR…

Entrepreneurship March 22, 2022

Sponsors and Partners

  Sponsors — Sharon Sadow Alper, AB ’80, JD ’84 & Andrew Alper, AB ’80, MBA ’81 John Edwardson, MBA ’72 Kenneth W. O’Keefe, MBA ’93 Ellen Rudnick, MBA ’73 & Paul Earle Thomas W. We…

Entrepreneurship March 22, 2022

Contact

Contact — Paul Cavalieri Associate Director and LAUNCH Accelerator Program Director

Entrepreneurship March 22, 2022

Build and Launch Summer Accelerators

The Polsky Center Build and Launch accelerators give teams the opportunity to work intensively on their businesses over the summer.

Entrepreneurship March 22, 2022

Recruit Teammates

Polsky Build and Launch Accelerator Teammate Gallery — Join this listing. >>   Teambuilding Galleries — Startups Currently Recruiting Potential Teammates   Join the…

Entrepreneurship March 22, 2022

Recruit Teammates

Teammate Gallery — Join this listing. >>   Teambuilding Galleries — Startups Currently Recruiting Potential Teammates   Join the Listings — Startups Listing…

Entrepreneurship March 22, 2022

Join a Team

Startup Gallery — Join this listing. >>   Teambuilding Galleries — Startups Currently Recruiting Potential Teammates   Join the Listings — Startups Listing…

Entrepreneurship March 22, 2022

Abigail Ingram, JD, MA

Abigail Ingram is executive director of the Polsky Exchange, a 34,000-square-foot incubator space that leads the Polsky Center’s engagement with the South Side community through programs and initiativ…

Polsky Executive Leadership, Polsky Exchange March 23, 2022

Benefits

Polsky Build and Launch Accelerator   Investment — Key resources include: $10,000 SAFE investment in the startup   Education — Optional educational content on sales, marketing, f…

Entrepreneurship March 24, 2022

Polsky Center Hires Abigail Ingram as Executive Director of the Community-Facing Polsky Exchange

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has hired Abigail Ingram to be the new executive director of the Polsky Exchange, where she spearheads initiatives to bring the University of Chi…

News, Announcement, Polsky Exchange, announcement, Community, Abigail ingram, WEI March 31, 2022

UChicago Doctors Wanted a Better Medical Device to Treat Pulmonary Embolism. Here Is How They Made Their Own

FLOW Medical founders Jonathan Paul, MD, (image left), director of the pulmonary embolism response team at UChicago Medicine, and Osman…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, George Shultz Innovation Fund, UChicago Medicine, Osmanuddin Ahmed, tech commercialization, Jonathan Paul, compass, FLOW, Biological Sciences Division, Polsky I-Corps March 31, 2022

Polsky Center Launches New Strategic Program for Innovation at the National Labs to Support Entrepreneurial Thinking

Seventeen scientists and staff from Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory make up the first cohort of th…

Featured, News, Announcement, Dan Sachs, JTFI, Michael Polsky, Jeffrey Hubbell, tech commercialization, Robert Altman, Elena Zinchenko, Juan de Pablo, Argonne National Laboratory, SPIN, Fermilab, Margaret Fleetwood April 4, 2022

With Prototype for Success, UChicago Prepares Students Under-Represented in STEM to be the Tech Leaders of the Future

Antonio Castano perked up at the first discussion question posed to the inaugural cohort of Prototype for Success, a new program designed to prepare University of Chicago undergraduates for careers a…

News, Announcement, EV commercialization, Corrie Barnes, Dan Sachs, prototype for success, Jim Nondorf, Meredith daw, Garry Cooper, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Paul nealey, Rheaply, career advancement, Emmet Reid, tech commercialization, STEM, PME, Juan de Pablo, diversity, Matt Hebron, under-represented, Antonio Castano April 6, 2022

Gleacher Center, Room 408

April 11, 2022

DeepTechU Venture Conference Returns, Highlights Deep Tech Innovation in the Greater Midwest

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is once again hosting DeepTechU, a venture conference that brings together global investors and deep tech startups in the…

Event, News, P33, science venture, World Business Chicago, Michael Fassnacht, Paul Alivisatos, Nancy Sullivan, Kayla Lee, Andrea Bez, Illinois Ventures, DeepTechU, Argonne, Jay Schrankler, Megan Clifford, deep tech, Brad Henderson, IBM Quantum, US Department of Energy, Fermilab April 15, 2022

Booth and Kellogg Host World’s Premier Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference

The 8th Annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference returns to downtown Chicago this month as an in-person event, continuing its tradition as the premier gathering for…

Event, Brian O’Connor, ETA, ETA Conference, Mark Agnew, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Search Funds, Apex Physics Partners, NextGen Growth Partners, Michael curry April 19, 2022

Makaia Smith

Makaia Smith serves as the Assistant Director of Events at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She will be supporting the Education and Programs team with the planning and execution…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program April 19, 2022

Booth Students Win First Place at Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

Chicago Booth team wins 2022 Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC). Left to right: Duncan McGillivary, Peter Pilone, Sophia Lamm…

Announcement, UNC, Scott meadows, Yumeng (Kelly) Bu, Sophia Lammers, Duncan McGillivary, Venture Capital Investment Competition, Peter Pilone, Prakash Ramani, BYU, Berkeley, Venture Capital, VCIC April 22, 2022

From Months to Weeks: Gene Delivery Method Improved with New ‘One-Step’ System

Inventors have evaluated a technique to simplify the Ad vector-making process by developing a one-step construction of an adenovirus (O…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, AsEasy, adenovirus, Gene therapy, science ventures, tech commercialization, deep tech, Polsky Patented, Tong Chuan He April 28, 2022

50 Companies to Pitch to Investors at DeepTechU

The DeepTechU venture conference will showcase 50 startups during the three-day virtual e…

News, Announcement, Influit Energy, Titan Bioworks, Alnair Therapeutics, Ciscovery Bio, Axion Technologies, Vascugen, QuantCAD, Margik, TRACER, Cogen Bioscience, 10xAR, Resynergi, Flow Medical, riptide therapeutics, CoinFX, Stemloop, Startups, orisdx, Concilio, Great Lakes Crystal Technologies, DynamiQ, Stoicheia, Confluence Pharmaceuticals, Fertility Basics, TERRACOH, Dimension Inx, GhostWave, Quantopticon, DeepTechU, Virtus Solis Technologies, Inomagen Therapeutics, Ohmic, 4SR Biosciences, memq, Novilytic, Accelerate Wind, Simsi, Amplified Sciences, NovoClade, qBraid, C-Motive Technologies., Lakril Technologies, tech commercialization, Anapneo Therapeutics, Lismikro, Prenosis, INOFFA Therapeutics, heiothera, Sparsity, Eonix Energy, MFNS Tech, Cayuga Biotech, Sensona April 28, 2022

DeepTechU Day 1: ‘The Innovation Ecosystem in the Chicago Area is Growing Beautifully – Go All In’

“We’re excited to unite the science and investor communities to advance innovation,” said Juan de Pablo, executive vice president for science, innovation, national laboratories, and global initiative…

Event, News, Mohammed Shahidehpour, science venture, IIT, Nancy Sullivan, Nichole Mercier, WashU, Illinois Ventures, Alicia Loffler, Paul Allivisatos, northwestern, DeepTechU, Jay Schrankler, Erik Iverson, deep tech, Juan de Pablo, Cheryl Turnbull, tech commercialization, Ohio State May 3, 2022

Eight Alumni-Led Startups to Compete in 2022 ANVC Finals

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the eight finalist teams that will vie for investment in the 2022 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competitio…

Announcement, News, solar, steven tang, Rebecca Stein, juju spirits, Francie Jain, peasy, Luis Navarro, ANVC, peel lab, Alumni New Venture Challenge, terawatt, Katie hill, untitled, digital keeper, Shawn Thomas, Keirn O'Connor, essayist, Jim Huang May 4, 2022

DeepTechU Day 2: Securing VC Funding and Federal Grants that 'Take on the Risk that the Private Market Cannot'

The second day of DeepTechU featured practical advice for deep tech startups seeking funding, including when to start conversations with venture capitalists and how to use federal government grants t…

Event, News, Leon Chen, tech commercialization, Collum Group, STTR, deeptechu recap, Bill Jackson, Pat Dillon, Becky Aistrup, SBIR, Discovery Partners Institute, BBC, AbbVie, Margarita Chavez, Anna Lisa Somera, Jamie Kasuboski, Rhaeos, Argonne, science ventures, Gerald Beechum, Josh Nichol Caddy, White Cornus Lane Investments, DeepTechU, Stephanie Wisner, Centivax, deep tech May 4, 2022

DeepTechU Day 3: Advice for Deep Tech Entrepreneurs, the Future of Immunotherapy, and Opportunities in Quantum

Day 3 of DeepTechU featured advice for entrepreneurs developing deep tech innovations, a look at the current and future immunotherapy market, and a Fireside Chat about growing the quantum ecosystem.…

Event, News, deep tech, Rebiotix, Veana Therapeutics, tech commercialization, Ray Sharma, Extreme Venture Partners, Danny Sachs, Dimitra Georganopoulou, AbbVie, Qral Group, Michael Salgaller, science ventures, Super.tech, Elizabeth Cho-Fertikh, DeepTechU, TJ Augustine, Meda Angels, Pranav Gokhale, Lee Jones, Emmanuel Akporiaye May 6, 2022

Small Business Spotlight: Larry's Barber College Stays a Cut Above With New Walmart Shop

Angela…

News, Community Impact, Larry's barber college, SBGP, Angela Harvey, Adam farmer, Walmart, Larry's Barber Maximus, Larry Roberts Jr, Small Business Growth Program, John Randolph, Christopher Hill, Beyond Basketball, Community Impact May 9, 2022

UChicago Spinout Super.tech Acquired by Quantum Ecosystem Leader ColdQuanta

Super.tech was founded in 2020 based on pioneering quantum computing research from EPiQC, an NSF Expedition in Computing at the Univers…

Featured, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Venture Success, George Shultz Innovation Fund, deep tech, EPiQC, tech commercialization, Chain Reaction Innovations, Research, Fred Chong, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Argonne, science ventures, Super.tech, ColdQuanta, Duality, Pranav Gokhale May 10, 2022

SNVC Finals Livestream

2025 Agenda: — 9:15-9:30 A.M. // Welcome 9:30-10:00 A.M. // ReLive 10:00-10:30 A.M. // Exactics 10:30-10:45 A.M. // Break 10:45-11:15 A.M. // Emerging Donor Alliance (EDA) 11:15-11:45 A.M. /…

May 11, 2022

Cancer Detection, Oil Spill Cleanup, Quantum Computing, and a New Medical Device: Meet the Spring 2022 Innovation Fund Finalists

Previous finalists have built exciting technologies across a wide range of industries representative of the core strengths of the Unive…

Event, News, Evgeny Izumchenko, Jacob Stangl, Osman Ahmed, Pranav Gokhale, Esya Labs Dhivya Venkat, George Shultz Innovation Fund, deep tech, Chetan Bettegowda, Adelyn Gunawan, tech commercialization, Flow Medical, Hongzi Sun, orisdx, Shaorui Li, benjamin Parpillon, Gregory Topel, Rifat Hasina, Xiang Qiu, Kathleen McGing, Rishi Chebrolu, Jonathan Paul, Argonne, Oleo Sponge, Ozge Guney Altay, science ventures, Harrison Payl, Super.tech, Fermilab, Lismikro, Nishant Agrawal May 11, 2022

10 Teams Participate in Polsky’s Spring 2022 I-Corps Program to Refine Market Fit for Novel Tech

The I-Corps program empowers UChicago scientists, researchers, and students to test The Ithe commercial potential of their research and…

News, Announcement, alpha nur, Sparsity, Derrick Tang, Fluxxe, Katie Rhodes, Vishan Persaud, CellCipher, Allison Liu, Natalia Gonzales, Wendy Luo, innoface, Jackson Finks, Seppe Kuehn, EDACCare, Peter Zhao, Max Reisman, tech commercialization, Brian Coe, Lakshya Kalra, Robert Chen, Kamal El Bissati, mason Rodriguez rand, Neurobehavior-AI, William Weber, Ying Zhou, Chart Decoder, Abhimanyu Thaku, Sara Thomas, Paras Aggrwal, Kevin o'sullivan, Rui He, Michael Han, ChromoRx, Opera Bioscience, Stefan Uddenberg, Jason Cheng, Tianjun Song, Ragy Amin, Polsky I-Corps, Shaun Wood, Sammiuddin Syed, Arjun Raman May 11, 2022

It's High Season for New Venture Challenge Finals. Watch and Learn From the Startups Competing For Investment.

The end of spring quarter is…

Event, News, New Venture Challenge, Steve Kaplan, CNVC, John Edwardson, Edward L. Kaplan, ANVC, SNVC, GNVC, Mark Tebbe May 11, 2022

Alumni New Venture Challenge Awards First Place to UNLISTED, a Startup Connecting Home Buyers with Off-Market Properties

The winner of the Polsky Center’s 4th annual Alum…

News, Venture Success, unlisted, solar, steven tang, gorana kolar, juju spirits, Luis Navarro, Alumni New Venture Challenge, Katie hill, ANVC, SNVC, GNVC, NVC, solay, digital keeper, Shawn Thomas May 13, 2022

Innovation through Academic-Industry Partnerships in Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials Day is celebrated annually on May 20th to recognize and raise awareness of clinical research and the profession. (Image…

Event, News, Clinical Trials, Sonali Smith, science venture, Olatoyosi Odenike, Clinical Trials Day, Walter Stradler, Hedy Kindler, David Rubin, Krishna Balakrishnan, medical research, Julian Solway May 16, 2022

Six Finalists Advance to the 15th Anniversary Finals of the Global New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and I…

Announcement, Global New Venture Challenge, Ozon, Waverly Deutsch, Azentric Perks, Towbly, Nimi, see-thru-ai, FaRong, GNVC, NVC May 19, 2022

UChicago Ranks Among Top 25 Institutions for Tech Transfer and Commercialization

A recent analysis entit…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Fermilab, Duality, deep tech, science venture, Pritzker School, tech commercialization, Duchossois Family Institute, Bill Payne, Jay Schrankler, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Argonne National Laboratory May 23, 2022

Seven Social Impact Startups To Compete in 2022 Social New Venture Challenge

Seven social impact startups will vie for investment June…

Announcement, Social New Venture Challenge, Aloe Points, Aprendi, Counselors for America, Rustandy Center, together.science, TechPass, Demi, SNVC, Mizaru May 25, 2022

Twelve Startups to Vie for At Least $1M in Finals of Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepr…

Announcement, News, Softmed Technologies, canopy aerospace, NVC, venture, Alloy, Medici, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Cricket Hill, orisdx, earthi, Blackcurrant, Block Rank, Rattan L. Khosa First-Place Prize, Flights, TrueToForm, Circular May 26, 2022

2025 Finalists

May 31, 2022

GNVC Finals Livestream

   

May 31, 2022

Finalists

Blueline Blueline creates the throughline between campaigns, retaining Democrats’ best talent in the off-year, by matching staff with participating employers for a short-term contract. It ensures that…

May 31, 2022

NVC Finals Livestream

Check out this year’s finalists >> 2025 Finals Agenda 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. // Welcome Remarks 8:45 a.m. – 9:10 a.m // Pitch 1: relos 9:13 a.m. – 9:38 a.m. // Pitch 2: GovChime 9:41 a.m.…

May 31, 2022

Winner of 15th Annual GNVC Has "Golden Opportunity" To Help Companies Tackle AI Regulatory Compliance Headaches

The Unive…

News, Venture Success, GNVC, Michael diarra, New Venture Challenge, Global New Venture Challenge, Ozon, Waverly Deutsch, Azentric Perks, Towbly, Nimi, Melissa Harris, see-thru-ai, FaRong June 1, 2022

OrisDX Wins 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge with Saliva Test to Diagnose Oral Cancers

UPDATE: The investment totals have b…

News, Venture Success, Jake Stangl, Nishant Agrawal, Evgeny Izumchenko, Softmed Technologies, canopy aerospace, NVC, New Venture Challenge, venture, Alloy, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, black current, Chetan Bettegowda, Moonshot Price, Cricket Hill, I-Corps, tech commercialization, orisdx, earthi, Blackcurrant, Block Rank, George Scultz Innovation Fund, Rattan L. Khosa First-Place Prize, Rifat Hasina, compass, Mark Tebbe, Steven Kaplan, Flights, TrueToForm June 3, 2022

‘You Need a Village’: Clinical Trial Leaders Discuss Collaborations, COVID, and Widening the Lens

Experts came together on Clinical Trials Day to discuss why early and frequent discussions among all stakeholders are necessary, how COVID forced the industry to think “more clearly and sharply about…

Event, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Julian Solway, Covid-19, Sonali Smith, clinical research, Walter Stadler, deep tech, science venture, Olatoyosi Odenike, PCCC, Clinical Trials Day, Ellen Bolotin, AbbVie, tech commercialization, Krishna Balakrishnan, NCATS, Assay Guidance Manual June 5, 2022

Social New Venture Challenge Awards Record $175K in Investment

The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation…

News, Venture Success, SNVC, Debate It Forward, Mizaru, Advance Illinois, Wasoko, ReHive, Hello Tractor, social impact, Social New Venture Challenge, Aloe Points, Counselors for America, AIM Clinics, Rob Gertner, John Edwardson, Apredi, BallotReady, together.science, TechPass, SAEF Legal Aid, CDW, LuminAID, Demi June 7, 2022

Small Business Spotlight: With Taylor’s Tacos, West Coast Street Food Finds West Side Community

After moving back home to…

Community Impact, Taylor mason, NBU Athletics, Project sWish, Above and Beyond, Tacos Create Community, Neighborhood entrepreneurship Lab, The Hatchery, Small Business Growth Program, Taylor's tacos, Douglas Park June 9, 2022

3 Novel Disease-Fighting Technologies You Should Know About Ahead of BIO 2022

Researchers from the University of Chicago and representatives from the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will be atten…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, science ventures, BIO International Conventio, oncology, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, deep tech, James LaBelle, FoxP3, tech commercialization, cancer research, Aaron Esser-Kahn June 9, 2022

In "The Power Law," Journalist Sebastian Mallaby Explores the "Intellectual Mystery" of Venture Capital

All investing is a bet on uncertainty. But venture capital investing, often in fledgling companies…

Event, the power law, Randall kroszner, Sebastian Mallaby, venture capital investing, risk assessment June 15, 2022

Polsky Accelerator Selects 18 Startups to Build and Launch Their Ventures

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 18 startups selected…

Announcement, alpha nur, Mizaru, Natuur Brands, Commas, Pyaariweddings.co, launch accelerator, Inclusive+, early stage venture, Alloy, Cricket Hill Inc, build accelerator, Polsky Accelerator, Emojent, A Bryce Project, Flights: A Wine Collective, My Advisor, IndustryNest, immersionED, Referee AI, Nene, Adiona, TeachMe June 16, 2022

AI, Life Sciences, Quantum Tech to Get Boost as Part of the Compass Accelerator’s Latest Cohort

Compass participants receive ecosystem introductions, mentorship, and educational training, and have the opportunity to access addition…

Announcement, News, Joseph Pierre, Laksh Kalra, science ventures, Sparsity, David Awschalom, Fermilab, Steohen Kron, Arjun Rama, SIT, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Gateway Biome, riptide therapeutics, Ryan Chang, innoface, Princeton, Seppe Kuehn, Berk Kovos, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Grant Frtost, Brian Coe, sQope, Yue Liu, Robert Chen, deep tech, Silvia Zorzetti, I-Corps, Kron Lab, Alex Todorov, northwestern, Eugene Chang, SynthBits, Tom Griffiths, Karl Scheidt, James Jung, compass, tech commercialization, Jordan Suchow, Stefan Uddenberg, Argonne, Joshua Peterson June 22, 2022

Compass Demo Day to Feature 5 Investor-Ready Deep Tech Startups

Polsky Science Ventures and the Compass deep tech accelerator team at the University of Chicago are hosting a “demo day” to highlight innovative research and technologies seeking growth opportunities…

Event, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Shyma Majumdar, Lismikro, quantum, science ventures, Flow Medical, AI, Alnair Therepeutics, orisdx, deep tech, Kim Kieras, INOFFA, compass, tech commercialization, Ozge Guney Altay June 28, 2022

Duality Quantum Accelerator Announces Startups Selected for Cohort 2

Duality, the nation’s first accelerator exclusively for quantum companies, has accepted five startups from across the globe into the second cohort of the year-long accelerator based in Chicago, IL. D…

Announcement, News, Argonne, Quantescene, quantum, SCALINQ, Duality, Fermilab, Wave Phonotics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Susan Martinis, Paul Kearns, QuBBE, QNEXT< SQMS, HQAN, Preeti Chalsani, memq, Eric Ginsburg, JB Pritzker, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Icosa Computing June 29, 2022

Booth Team Wins Oxford Global Private Equity Challenge for Second Consecutive Year

For the second year in a row, a team of Chicago Booth students took the top prize at a global privat…

Announcement, Chris McGowan, Oxford global private equity challenge, Columbia, Corbon Heizer, greg caraway, Alessandro Mocio, PECC, Kelsey brongo, Water Street Healthcare Partners, Private Equity, Tim Kelly, Private Equity Case Challenge June 29, 2022

University of Chicago Booth School of Business Gleacher Center

June 30, 2022

3 Startups Awarded $200,000 Each to Build Out Teams, Launch Novel Products

The core mission of the Shultz Innovation Fund is to help researchers turn their innovations into ventures that advance cutting-edge te…

Announcement, News, Super.tech, Ozge Guney Altay, Argonne, Jake Stangl, Lismikro, Evgeny Izumchenko, Patrick Conniff, NVC, ClostraBio, science ventures, Chunbai He, Fermilab, George Shultz Innovation Fund, venture capitalism, Explorer Surgical, Osmanuddin Ahmed, Chetan Bettegowda, Flow Medical, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Corvidia, Kathleen McGing, orisdx, Rifat Hasina, Jonathan Paul, Shaori Li, Innovation Fund Associates, Nishant Argawal July 5, 2022

Six Graduating Students Receive Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowships to Work On Their Ventures Full-Time

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the six recipients of…

Announcement, SAFE, Matthew Shieh, Alex Pu, Kelly McKay Lumbreras, canopy aerospace, painnavigator, Janice Tam, Baryl, Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship, Yuyang Zhang, PF3, Ali Masood, GaapRT, TrueToForm July 6, 2022

Small Business Spotlight: Dinobi Detergent's Plant-Based Laundry Soap a True Labor of Love

Sylvia and Augie Emuwa founded Dinobi Detergent as a premium plant-based laundry soap brand safe for sensitive skin. (All photos credit…

News, Community Impact, Community Impact, laundry soap, Polsky Exchange, Institute for Justice's Clinic of Entrepreneurship, South Side Pitch, Dinobi Detergent, Augie Emuwa, Sylvia Emuwa, Small Business Growth Program, Grove Collaborative, small business spotlight July 13, 2022

PropTech Startup Andes STR Makes Magic with Short-Term Rentals in Orlando

A year after taking first place in Chicago Booth’s Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), proptech startup Andes STR has $25 million in the bank to acquire investment properties to manag…

News, Venture Success, Matias Duhart, real estate, New Venture Challenge, NVC, Where are they now, Guillermo Arriagada, andes str, Edward L. Kaplan, Sebastian Rivas, WED Capital July 15, 2022

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July 18, 2022

Met With Too Many Late-Stage Diagnoses, Doctors Create Novel Test to Earlier Detect Cancer in Your Saliva

OrisDX recently took home first place at the Polsky Center’s 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge. (Photo by Matt Marton)[…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Collaboratorium, compass, tech commercialization, MATTER, Diagnostics, Nishant Agrawal, Evgeny Izumchenko, New Venture Challenge, Johns Hopkins University, NVC, oncology, George Shultz Innovation Fund, GSIP, Chetan Bettegowda, SMILE health, CareQuest Innovation Partners, I-Corps, Edward L. Kaplan, orisdx, Rifat Hasina July 19, 2022

Fermilab Engineer Scales Quantum Startup with Support from UChicago

Fermilab, located just outside Batavia, Illinois, near Chicago, is a US Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-e…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, compass, tech commercialization, Lismikro, quantum, Dan Sachs, Fermilab, Shaorui Li, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Mauricio Suarez, I-Corps, US Department of Energy, Lab Innovation Fellowship July 26, 2022

Grit It Done! Reid Tileston’s Journey from Self-Funded Search to Successful ETA Exit

Reid Tileston, MBA ’15, calls himself a “grit it done” kind of guy. An endurance athlete – ultramarathons, an Ironman, mountaineering, open-water swims, competitive stair climbing – Tileston introduc…

News, Venture Success, Liquid Environmental Solutions, University of California Berkely, reid tileston, Small Business Association, Giddings Hawkins, ETA, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition August 2, 2022

AbbVie, University of Chicago Symposium to Showcase Latest Oncology Research Efforts

The UChicago-AbbVie Research Symposium celebrates another successful year of strategic partnership, showcasing select innovative research efforts in oncology. Taking place Friday, August 19, 2022, th…

Event, News, tech commercialization, Walter Stadler, oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, AbbVie, steve davidsen, cancer research, Kunle Odunsi August 9, 2022

ETA Advisory Committee

Comprised of leading operators, investors, and academics in the ETA space, the Polsky Center ETA Advisory Committee is instrumental in providing guidance to the growth and impact of our ETA program. M…

August 10, 2022

SPIN’s Inaugural Cohort Departs with New Connections, Mindset, and Tools to Move Forward: ‘I Highly Recommend This Program’

Led by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and In…

Event, News, Argonne, JTFI, Michael Polsky, Amanda Youker, Jeffrey Hubbell, science venture, Fermilab, Charles Thangaraj, Elena Zinchenko, SPIN, Margaret Fleetwood, invenergy, Juan de Pablo August 10, 2022

Polsky Exchange North & South

August 15, 2022

Build and Launch Accelerator Virtual Demo Day Program

Recordings from Demo Day are available below: The LAUNCH Accelerator allows students to spend their summer fundraising for their venture, selling, and gaining/maintaining momentum.

August 18, 2022

Chicago Booth- Charles M. Harper Center

August 24, 2022

Stretchable, Self-Powered Bioelectronics Mimic Skin in Form and Function

The Sihong Wang Research Group focuses on the development of soft polymeric materials and devices that can merge electronics with biolo…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Stacy Lindau, tech commercialization, AI, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Sliman Bensmaia, Bionic Breast Project, Polsky Patented, Sihong Wang, wearables August 30, 2022

memQ Works to Develop Semiconductor Materials for Quantum Memory as Part of Duality's Latest Cohort

Drawing from cutting-edge laboratory research, memQ d…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Manish Kumar Singh, P33, Agronne, Supratik Guha, Sean Sullliva, Duality, quantum, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, tech commercialization, George Shultz Innovation Fund, memq August 30, 2022

Inclusive+ Builds Platform to Elevate LGBTQ+ Health Care with Support from the Polsky Accelerator (and a Collaboratorium Assist)

Inclusive+ cofounder Monika Lach, left, speaks with Booth student Anna Jacobs at the Fall 2021 Collaboratorium. (Photo credit: eClarke…

News, Venture Success, Anna Jacobs, NYU, Collaboratorium, Inclusive+, Monika Lach, Polsky Accelerator, LGBTQ September 1, 2022

Demonstrating Commercial Promise, UChicago Researcher Recognized for Novel Cancer Drug Delivery System

University of Chic…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, cancer research, Kunle Odunsi, compass, science ventures, Xiaoyang Wu, Duckworth Family Commercial Promise Award, tech commercialization, Alnair Therepeutics, deep tech accelerator, Tom Duckworth, Ben May Department of Cancer Research, Connier Duckworth September 6, 2022

Polsky Exchange to Host Open House to Mark Full Reopening to the Community

The Polsky Exchange, a University of Chicago initiative that offers business educa…

Event, Community Impact, Polsky Exchange, Abigail ingram, Hyde Park, Open House, small business financial fundamentals, Small Business Growth Program September 6, 2022

AbbVie Joins UChicago to Talk Oncology Research, Ongoing Collaboration, and Opportunities for Expansion

Henry Gosebruch, AbbVie executive vice president and chief strategy officer, presents at the UChicago-AbbVie Research Symposium, on Aug…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, jing chen, cancer research, Kunle Odunsi, christina baumgartner, megan mcnerney, tolga turan, juan mendoza, Walter Stadler, Thomas Hudson, science venture, tech commercialization, Henry Gosebruch, AbbVie, steve davidsen, omkar bhave September 13, 2022

6 UChicago Researchers to Present at Illinois Ignite

Researchers from the University of Chicago are showcasing novel technologies and innovative startups at the third biennial Illinois Ignite. The event takes place on September 22, 2022, from 9:00 a.m.…

Event, News, ColdQuanta, Illinois Ignite, Ming Xu, ryan meyers, Manish Kumar Singh, addgraft, Supertech, Supratik Guha, Ray Moellering, Xiaoyanhg Wu, Shyama Majumdar, Alex Todarov, science ventures, Duckworth Family Commercial Promise Award, Alnair Therepeutics, tech commercialization, George Scultz Innovation Fund, Fred Chong, memq, Stefan Uddenberg September 13, 2022

Small Business Spotlight: Sarah Ware, a Change Agent in Chicago Real Estate

Real estate has historically been a white man’s game, and continues to be so at leadership level…

Community Impact, small business spotlight, real estate, Community, Sarah ware, south side, ware realty group, small business financial fundamentals, CAR, Small Business Growth Program, Michelle Mills Clement September 13, 2022

From Corporate America to Social Impact: How Rachel Kohler Helped Blaze a Trail for Whole-Person Care

After 30 years in corporate America, Rachel Kohler, MBA ’89, resolved to redirect her career to have greater social impact. “If anyone could take risk in their life, I could,” said Kohler, part of th…

Venture Success, NowPow, Healthcare, social impact, Doug Monieson, Unite Us, Stacey Lindau, UICO, Rachel Kohler, MAPSCorps September 15, 2022

Polsky Exchange South

September 20, 2022

'This is What the Future Looks Like': Celebrating Quantum Innovation in Chicago

Last week, W…

Event, News, Emma Mitts, memq, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Super.tech, Ari Glass, QuantCAD, EeroQ, World Business Chicago, IBM, Argonne, Michael Fassnacht, Duality, Duality Acceleratorm qBraid, Great Lakes Crystal Technologies, JP Morgan, Matthew Anderson, Protiviti, Wave Photonics, Fermilab, IonQ, Pritzker, Manish Singh, Quantum Design, tech commercialization, northwestern, Quantum Machines, Lori Lightfoot September 23, 2022

Customer Discovery Bootcamp

The Customer Discovery Bootcamp is intended for early-stage, student ventures to explore their problem-solution fit by engaging directly with potential customers and industry stakeholders.

Entrepreneurship October 5, 2022

Key Dates & Deadlines

Participants are required to attend four sessions and complete in-class and out-of-class assignments. A minimum of two team members must attend these sessions. Sessions will be held in person at the C…

October 5, 2022

Application & Eligibility

Team eligibility requirements include: Minimum of two teammates who are committed to attending all three required workshops and completing out-of-class assignments. Team members fully participating i…

Entrepreneurship October 5, 2022

Contact

If you are interested in applying or have questions about the Customer Discovery Bootcamp, please contact Lucas Peralta.

Entrepreneurship October 5, 2022

ClostraBio Closes $4 Million Series A to Transform Intestinal Health with Plug-and-Play Drug Delivery Platform

ClostraBio will use the Series A funding to build out its team and move to lab space seen here at Portal Innovations. (Image credit: Co…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, ClostraBio, New Venture Challenge, George Shultz Innovation Fund, tech commercialization, I-Corps, Polsky Patented October 7, 2022

Entrepreneurial Teambuilding

Teams are listed alphabetically.

October 9, 2022

Polsky Center Revitalizes Small Business Growth Program with New Funding from JPMorgan Chase

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneur…

Community Impact, SoulPäz Bath & Body, Small Business Growth Program, Sylvia D, innovation, Polsky Exchange, SBGP, ascend, polsky Exchange open house, Community, Tiffany Joi, Ascend Program, office of civic engagement, Chicago Booth, Joanna Trotter, entrepreneurs, Abigail ingram, Chartwells Higher Education, Corporate Coalition of Chicago., Craig Terrill, JPMorgan Chase, mentorship October 11, 2022

Chicago Inno's "Under 25" Honors Seven UChicago Grads Making Waves as Young Innovators

Chicago Inno’s annual list of rising young innovators found plenty of entrepreneurial talent to celebrate at the University of Chicago. The 2022 “Inno Under 25” list featured seven recent graduates o…

Announcement, accelerators, alpha nur, Natuur Brands, CNVC, decibel Partners, Alex choi, Slingshot, StandOut Search, steven bruining, BUILD and LAUNCH, mason Rodriguez rand, haylon technologies, Chicago Inno Under 25, entrepreneurs, Kevin o'sullivan, Alexandra chung, Estelle reardon, dante vaisbort, College New Venture Challenge October 11, 2022

Polsky Tech Commercialization

We have a dedicated team of scientists and operations professionals with deep technical expertise who are exclusively focused on managing intellectual property and negotiating partnerships and license…

October 12, 2022

For Faculty and Researchers

This step-by-step guide is the “who, what, when, why, and how” for commercializing discoveries and innovations with the Polsky Center.

October 12, 2022

For Industry and Investors

The Polsky Center manages the University of Chicago’s technology portfolio and can help you find new technologies to add to your product developent pipeline. Our team will work closely with you throug…

October 12, 2022

Digital Health, Therapeutics Startups Selected for George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

The Polsky…

News, Announcement, Science and Technology Commercialization, INOFFA Therapeutics, Adiona, Alnair Therapeutics, Jim Mastrianni, Ayman Al-Hendy, Josh Kim, Varun Patel, Argonne, Mohammad Ghasroldasht, Startups, riptide therapeutics, Katherine Sylvester, Shultz, Farzana Begum Liakath Ali, Marine Biological Laboratory, Xiaoyang Wu, Hiba Alkelani, Fermilab, George Shultz, Emily Chen, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Ben May Department of Cancer Research, Stephen Kron, Argonne National Laboratory, Karl Scheidt, tech commercialization, Innovation Fund Associates October 17, 2022

Polsky Center For Entrepreneurship & Innovation

October 22, 2022

Small Business Spotlight: Nicole Jordan's Catering and Consulting Businesses Show "You Can Be Small But Not Small-Minded"

After a decade working as a consu…

News, Community Impact, urban operation, culinary school, Small Business Growth Program, Beverly neighborhood, small business spotlight, McKinley Park, Nicole Jordan, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Small Business, small business financial fundaments, Goldman Sachs 10, 000 Small Business Initiative, Nicole Jordan Catering, catering, Fund for Equitable Business Growth, Downstate Small Business Stabilization Program, Illinois Institute of Art, Financial Fundamentals, consulting, Knickerbocker Hotel October 25, 2022

Melissa Harris

Melissa Harris, MBA ’16, is founder and CEO of M. Harris & Co., a Chicago-based marketing consultancy. She formerly was an accomplished journalist who spent 15+ years at the Chicago Tribune, the B…

October 27, 2022

Dan Sachs

Dan Sachs is the executive director of Polsky Deep Tech Ventures. In this role, he oversees all aspects of the University’s effort to apply Chicago Booth’s 25-year history of accelerating companies to…

October 27, 2022

Jamie Shah

Jamie Shah, MBA ’13, is an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center and an assistant adjunct professor at Chicago Booth. She is managing director of her family’s business, Chem-Impex, and…

October 27, 2022

Michael Alter

Michael Alter is a clinical professor of entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth. He was previously the executive chairman (and former interim CEO) of Vanco, the largest provider of electronic payment solut…

October 27, 2022

Michael Frankel

Michael Frankel, JD, MBA ’95, MA, AB ’90, is president and CFO of Trajectory Capital Acquisition Corporation NYSE (TCOA) and founder and managing partner of Trajectory Capital Partners. Mi…

October 27, 2022

Duane Jackson

Duane Jackson is the founder of Author Capital Partners, a private investment firm that provides long-term, flexible capital to founder- and family-led businesses with less than $20M in EBITDA. Duane…

October 27, 2022

Ozge Guney-Altay

Ozge Guney-Altay, PhD, is the director of Polsky Science Ventures. In this role, she is responsible for leading and managing the startup initiatives for science and technology at the University of Chi…

October 27, 2022

Shilpa Gadhok

Shilpa Gadhok, MBA ’13, is passionate about building and re-energizing brands focused on changing the world for the better. In her present capacity as VP of Brand Marketing at HumanCo, Shilpa is…

October 27, 2022

Abigail Ingram

Abigail Ingram is executive director of the Polsky Exchange, a 34,000-square-foot incubator space that leads the Polsky Center’s engagement with the South Side community through programs and initiativ…

October 27, 2022

Science and Technology Acceleration

The Polsky Center draws on the University of Chicago’s leading research in the sciences, robust national laboratory affiliations, and partnership with the top-ranked Booth School of Business to transl…

November 2, 2022

Meet the Tech Transfer Team

We have a dedicated team of scientists and operations professionals with deep technical expertise who are exclusively focused on managing intellectual property and negotiating partnerships and license…

November 2, 2022

Acclaimed Vintage Boutique Recycled Modern, a Polsky Alum, Expands With New Shop in Hyde Park's Harper Court

  Recycled Modern, an alumnus of the Polsky Cent…

Community Impact, recycled modern, Shari Currie, Small Business Growth Program, Hyde Park Harper Court, innovation, Apartment Therapy, Kenwood, economic development, Small Business, community development, south side, Lincoln Park, entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth November 3, 2022

Reserve a Space

November 11, 2022

Abigail Prescott, MA

Abigail Prescott serves as the Executive Director of Marketing & Communications for the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In this role, she leads the Polsky Center’s internal and…

Polsky Executive Leadership, Marketing and Communications November 15, 2022

Meet Abigail Prescott, the Polsky Center’s New Executive Director of Marketing and Communications

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce that Abigail Prescott has joined the executive leadership team as executive director of marketing and communications. She…

Announcement, News, marketing and communications, Art Resources in Teaching, Teen Arts Pass, innovation, Urban Gateways, technology, Cannon Design, Old Town School of Folk Music, Green City market, strategy, Abigail prescott, Columbia College Chicago, entrepreneurship, executive leadership, Illinois Wesleyan University, Street-Level Youth media November 16, 2022

Transform

Transform is a unique 16-week program that focuses on solving complex problems, in partnership with the University of Chicago Data Science Institute.

Science and Technology Acceleration December 1, 2022

Program Support

Transform, a data science and AI accelerator, is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Science and Technology Acceleration December 1, 2022

Key Dates & Deadlines

August 19, 2024: APPLICATIONS OPEN for Cohort 4 (Apply) September 18, 2024: Virtual Info Session (See Deck and Recording Here) October 8, 2024: Hybrid Info Session (Register) October 21, 2024: Applica…

Science and Technology Acceleration December 1, 2022

Application & Eligibility

Transform is a data science and AI accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center.

Science and Technology Acceleration December 1, 2022

Contact

Transform is a data science and AI accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center.

Science and Technology Acceleration December 1, 2022

11th Annual College New Venture Challenge Announces Competing Undergraduate Teams

The Polsky Center for Entrepr…

Announcement, News, MANN, Starr Marcello, podU, City Scholars Program, MedSwift Social, MBA, Natuur, Sakura, Fronen, GrubHub, The Grainger college of engineering, A1centive, VaiLocal, CNVC, Aer, Sokowatch, Demeter, Top Tier Lessons, Braintree, Theta Neurotech, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Hazy Bunny, Populus, quail.ai, Simple Mills, Cubii, ENVIRON, haylon technologies, Chicago Booth, JUNO Data, entrepreneurship, EchoLife, Logit, University of Illinois, College New Venture Challenge December 1, 2022

Q&A With Steve Kaplan, Co-author of New Academic Book on Private Equity

Private equity has become an increasingly popular investment vehicle as it outperforms other asset classes and ac…

Featured, Announcement, amazon, Neubauer Family Distinguished Service, MBA students, Kaplan, Steve Kaplan, Paul A. Gompers, Eugene Holman, Harvard Business School, Chris McGowan, dward Elgar Publishing, Paul Gompers, investment banking, CJM Ventures, advanced introduction to private equity, policymakers, book, Polsky Center, Private Equity, SPAC, Chicago Booth, entrepreneurship December 1, 2022

Newly Discovered Electrolyte Could Be The Answer To Lithium-Ion Storage Capacity, Stability

Researchers at t…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Infrastructure Bill, batteries, entrepreneurship, Polsky Patented, tech commercialization, Neubauer Family Distinguished Service, Polsky Science and Technology, innovation, Chibueze Amanchukwu, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Inflation reduction Act, electrolytes, lithium-ion, house committee on science space and technology December 21, 2022

2021-2022 Annual Report Highlights Polsky Center's Successes and Progress

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation last year launched several new initiatives – expanding access to its entrepreneurial training and programming, and setting records across the boa…

Announcement, News, deep tech ventures, Polsky Center, Success, annual report, faculty, educational tools, Small Business, entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization, Students December 30, 2022

Small Business Spotlight: Eventnoire Succeeds by Super Serving its Community

Jeff Osuji kne…

News, Community Impact, Afrotech, WTTW, tech, Essence, small business spotlight, ChicagoInno, Small Business Growth Program, WVON/Ariel Investment’s 2022 40 under 40 Game Changers, small business financial fundaments, ticketing, Femi Masha, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Forbes, events, Hameed Bello, eventnoire, influencers, Events by Pyramid, investments, Mountain Dew Real Change, Jeff osuji January 4, 2023

UChicago Launches Polsky Deep Tech Ventures to Support Startups Bringing Science, Tech to Market

The $20M initiative will include a new venture fund and a series of sector-specific accelerators to provide startups with technical and market expertise.   The Polsky Center is announcing Deep…

Featured, Announcement, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, entrepreneurship, DTV, Chicago Booth, life sciences, Science and Technology, quantum tech, industry partners, Clean tech, Duality, New Venture Challenge, innovation, Data Science, Startups, deep tech ventures, Accelerator, University of Chicago, NVC, Jay Schrankler, Polsky Center January 5, 2023

Application Deadline: 2023 John Edwardson, '72, Social New Venture Challenge

One of the nation’s first social venture competitions, the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) has helped jump-start more than 150 companies and nonprofits since 2011. The SNVC is…

SNVC, Application Deadline, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Deadline January 6, 2023

Application Deadline: Transform: Data Science and AI Accelerator

Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with UChicago’s Data Science Institute. This unique 16-week p…

Application Deadline, Transform, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Deadline January 9, 2023

Founder Story: Grubhub & Fixer.com Cofounder Mike Evans

Hear from and meet GrubHub & Fixer co-founder Mike Evans. Mike founded Grubhub in his spare bedroom and grew it into the multi-billion-dollar online food delivery colossus that is a household name…

competition, Chicago Booth, finals, funding, Startups, Accelerator, NVC, flagship, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Speaker / Conference January 10, 2023

Fireside Chat & Founders Story: Michael Polsky

Hear from Invenergy founder and CEO, Michael Polsky as he digs into the special challenges he faced as a trailblazer in the energy industry, and how cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset helped him f…

flagship, competition, Chicago Booth, finals, funding, Startups, Accelerator, NVC, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Speaker / Conference January 11, 2023

Harper Center, Room 204

January 11, 2023

Transform Accelerator for Data Science & Emerging AI Startups Launches

Transform launches at UChicago, a new accelerator for startup companies focused on the breakthrough technologies of data science and ar…

Announcement, News, Venture Capital, IoT, mentorship, Investment, Amazon Web Services, ColdQuanta, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Chicago Booth, technical training, Dan Nicolae, Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, funding, data engineering, blockchain, Google for startups, Dan Sachs, data analytics, Polsky Science and Technology, Duality, Shyama Majumdar, cybersecurity, Fintech, early-stage companies, Data Science, deep tech ventures, AI, biotech, data science institute, climate tech, Machine Learning, Department of Computer Science, Michael J. Franklin, Transform January 19, 2023

Info Session: Summer Internship Funding Programs

Is your goal to land a summer internship at a startup or are you pursuing your own business as a founder? Are you pursuing an internship in social impact or in venture capital? The Community Catalyst…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session January 19, 2023

Info Session: Duality Cohort 3

Join us for our Duality Accelerator info session where you will learn about our accelerator program, the application process for Cohort 3, and have the opportunity to meet with our Duality leaders…

Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Info Session January 26, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): How to Not Suck at Pitching Your Startup

“We suck at telling our story!” Ever said that to yourself? You have this great product, maybe you’re even securing a patent, but you’re either too technical, too in the weeds, or just say too muc…

Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training January 27, 2023

Alnair Therapeutics Awarded $175,000 From George Shultz Innovation Fund

The George Shultz…

News, Announcement, Science and Technology Commercialization, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Sanjeev Thohan, alterome therapeutics, Innovation Fund Associates, Ozge Guney Altay, tech commercialization, Cancer, Alnair Therapeutics, Super.tech, compass, Onchilles Pharma, GSIF, Polsky Compass Deep Tech Accelerator, ClostraBio, Explorer Surgical, riptide therapeutics, Shultz, Xiaoyang Wu, oncology, Anh Nguyen, Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Aziz Alam, deep tech ventures, Startup, George Shultz, Kinnate Biopharma, Esya Labs January 30, 2023

Riptide Therapeutics Awarded $175,000 From George Shultz Innovation Fund

TERT expression helps maintain the telomere caps at the ends of chromosomes. As cells differentiate, TERT is repressed and telomeres wi…

News, Announcement, Science and Technology Commercialization, George Shultz, I-Corps, Karl Scheidt, Science, Esya Labs, chemistry, George Shultz Innovation Fund, pharmacology, Innovation Fund Associates, Nobel Prize, Ozge Guney Altay, tech commercialization, Cancer, deep ventures, Alnair Therapeutics, Super.tech, compass, Onchilles Pharma, Steve Kron, GSIF, Grant Frost, ClostraBio, Explorer Surgical, riptide therapeutics, Shultz, northwestern, deep tech ventures January 30, 2023

2 Startups Awarded $175,000 Each to Further Develop Cancer Treatment Technologies

The George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in co-investment funding for early-stage tech ventures. (Image: iStock)[/capt…

Announcement, News, Argonne National Laboratory, Innovation Fund Associates, Ozge Guney Altay, tech commercialization, Cancer, Alnair Therapeutics, Super.tech, Onchilles Pharma, GSIF, ClostraBio, Argonne, Explorer Surgical, riptide therapeutics, Shultz, Marine Biological Laboratory, deep tech ventures, deep tech, Fermilab, Esya Labs, George Shultz Innovation Fund, investments January 30, 2023

Distinguished Entrepreneur Series: Greycroft and Apax Partners Cofounder Alan Patricof

Join the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago for a Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series Event featuring Apax Partners Founder and Greycroft Cofounder, A…

flagship, competition, finals, Chicago Booth, funding, Startups, Accelerator, NVC, Chicago Booth Students, Competition / Pitch Event January 31, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: Getting Lost Leads Owner of Forty Acres Fresh Market to Find Her Entrepreneurial Spirit

When Liz Abunaw, MBA’14, stepped off the No. 66 bus in Chicago’s Austi…

News, Community Impact, Healthy Food Financing Initiative, Westside Health Authority, Salvation Army, MBA, Famous Amos, small business spotlight, Austin Town Hall City Market, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Entrepreneur-in-residence, Forty Acres, Liz Abunaw, South Loop, Austin neighborhood, Small Business, General Mills, Lincoln Park, Forty Acres Fresh Market, Wicker Park, American Heart Association January 31, 2023

Application & Eligibility

SPIN is open to any National Laboratory. We require one contact from the National Lab to serve as a program liaison to manage and facilitate the nomination and selection process. Each laboratory is re…

February 1, 2023

South Side Business Development Internship Program

The South Side Business Development Internship Program creates an opportunity for College students at the University of Chicago to complete paid internships with Polsky Exchange community business mem…

Entrepreneurship February 2, 2023

Application & Eligibility

Student Eligibility — All Full-Time College Students at the University of Chicago (students in UChicago graduate programs are not eligible) Preference Given to Students with experience in Web…

Entrepreneurship February 2, 2023

Key Dates & Deadlines

Key Dates & Deadlines — Spring Quarter Application Opens: January 20, 2025 Application deadline: February, 2 2025, 11:59 p.m. Student Interviews: Early February Final acceptances: Late Febr…

Entrepreneurship February 2, 2023

Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon 2023: Building for Resilience

Mike LaVitola, MBA ’14, co-founder and CEO of Foxtrot contemporary corner stores, served as the Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon keynote speaker…

Event, News, Rattan L. Khosa, EVC, Chicago Booth Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Group, SaaS, Venture Capital, investors, SeedCon, entrepreneurship, flagship, founder, RESILIENCE, conference, Covid-19, B2B, Healthcare, networking, Fintech, Foxtrot, Mike LaVitola, keynote, AMSYSCO February 6, 2023

Novel Device Helps Eliminate Smoke in the Operating Room, a Workplace Hazard for Surgical Teams

UChicago Professor J. Michael Millis designed a new device to remove surgical smoke from operating rooms (Image credit: iStock.com)[/ca…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Medicine, Elizabeth Koprucki, Michael Hinton, Polsky Patented, Michael Millis, UChicago Medicine, tech commercialization, surgery, Professor J. Michael Millis, Polsky Science and Technology, operating room, electrosurgical tools, University of Chicago Medicine, medical centers, Ben Cox, prototype, Manufacturing February 7, 2023

24 Startups Accepted into the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 24 startups accepted into the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting a…

News, Announcement, Leslie Danford, global finals, Nelson Auner, Chidi Nwankpa, Brief, efficientSC, Cheista, asia-pacific, TEKIO, mentorship, Pam Schilling, BāKIT Box, Diana Tan, ComPlant Pharma Technology, Shea Boyd, Pyaari Weddings, Shelley Gupta, early stage ventures, Calica, Saeed Mehrabi, Puzzicle, entrepreneurship, Give Memento, ClimateFire AI, Lambda Function, north america, CrystalLine Insurance Services, Eric Xiao, Chelsie Patterson, Chicago Booth, Nigel Parsad, Sarah Kerin, Sanyou Chen, PurelyMed, EOS, Carlos Fernandes, Jaideep Deshpande, innovation, Europe, Adriano Pereira, Archer Career, adam silver, Vishaal Thanawala, Manali kamaria, Student Life Skills, Algorai Finance Limited, Middle East, Fortifyedge, Nuke, Paul Sweetow, Alumni New Venture Challenge, Africa, Anil Kale, Startups, ANVC, Tanmay Aggarwal, Iday Shanawaz, Accelerator, Vitaminis, Edward Lashinski, Latin America, Modern Diligence, Laxis, Promnibus February 9, 2023

Application Deadline: George Shultz Innovation Fund

The George Shultz Innovation Fund (GSIF) co-invests up to $250k in seed funding for deep tech startups affiliated with the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermilab, and the Marine…

Deadline February 13, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Content Marketing/Social Media

Join the Polsky Center and Entrepreneur in-Residence Melissa Harris for this workshop where you’ll learn how to produce and publish content on social media and company websites. In this E2 workshop, w…

Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training February 13, 2023

11th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Finals

Throughout the afternoon, the CNVC finalists will present to a panel of judges comprised of investors, entrepreneurs, and industry experts. Prizes – which include at least $150,000 in cash prizes and…

College Students, Competition / Pitch Event February 13, 2023

Quantum Startup memQ Raises $2 Million Seed Round to Shape the Future of Quantum Networking

memQ, a Chicago-based quantum memory startup, announced today a $2 million seed funding round. Funding came from the lead investor Quantonation, Exposition Ventures, and the George Shultz Innovation…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, cohort, sean sullivan, Argonne National Laboratory, memq, George Shultz Innovation Fund, mentorship, seed funding, Supratik Guha, entrepreneurship, quantum, Chain Reaction Innovations, investor, Quantonation, tech commercialization, Argonne, Christophe Jurczak, Exposition Ventures, Duality, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Shultz, Manish Singh, Department of Energy February 15, 2023

How Technology Commercialization Teams Are Thinking Differently

The tech transfer landscape is changing and operations teams are seeing new types of agreements, financial terms, royalty payments, equ…

Event, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, deep tech ventures, technology ventures, Science, stakeholders, tech, funding, tech commercialization, tech transfer landscape, equity, AUTM, Technology Commercialization, James Licklider, SAFE investments, AUTM 2023 Annual Meeting, KPI, Polsky Center February 16, 2023

Private Equity Conference Spotlights Industry Uncertainty

The Polsky Center hosted the 22nd annual BPOC Private Equity Conference February 3, 2023, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. Keynote spe…

Event, News, Carlyle Group, Polsky Center, Neubauer Family Distinguished Service, Steve Kaplan, conference, Chicago Booth Private Equity Group, Alumni, BPOC Private Equity Conference, public markets, technology, entrepreneurship, investing, portfolio, Chicago Marriott, keynote speaker, David Rubenstein, Private Equity February 17, 2023

Info Session: Duality Cohort 3

Join us for our Duality Accelerator info session where you will learn about our accelerator program, the application process for Cohort 3, and have the opportunity to meet with our Duality leaders…

Info Session February 20, 2023

Application Deadline: Duality Cohort 3

Duality is the first accelerator program in the U.S. exclusively focused on supporting innovative quantum startups. Led by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Ch…

Deadline February 20, 2023

CNVC Finals Livestream

 

February 22, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: Urban Roots Builds Business While Building Up Their Community

Jimmie Williams, owner of…

News, Community Impact, East Chatham, Mahalia Jackson Court, Urban Roots, POP! Heights Park, JP Morgan Chase, small business spotlight, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, entrepreneurship, investing, Small Business, Jimmie Williams, south side, innovation, Earth Day, Tiffany Williams, Chicago Urban League February 22, 2023

7 Startups Vie for Investment at the 2023 College New Venture Challenge

The CNVC is open to returning undergraduate students from UChicago, as well as students in the entrepreneurship track of the City Schol…

News, Announcement, EchoLife, UIUC, College New Venture Challenge, Starr Marcello, CNVC Finals, Quevos, Sakura MedTech, investors, judges, Fronen, QPlatform, CNVC, Jed Taylor, Sokowatch, MoneyThink, Demeter, Top Tier Lessons, New Venture Challenge, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Hazy Bunny, Populus, quail.ai, Cubii, innovation, entrepreneurs February 23, 2023

25 Teams Advance to Phase II of the 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 25 Phase II teams advancing in the 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the University of Chicago’…

News, Announcement, Clause Out, Nene, Polsky Innovation Showcase, reOrbital, Clementine, OBLSK Materials LLC, FlashForward, Olga Haeberli, Commas, MBA, GrubHub, Zelia App, Opti Pay, Cosmable, Proof Labs, Inclusive+, Kadia Health, WattShift, Home Life, Alnair Therapeutics, uTutor Education, Braintree, Chicago Booth, IndustryNest Corporation, funding, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, mergers, Medcypher, exits, New Venture Challenge, Rattan L. Khosa First-Place Prize, Simple Mills, MARview, Al Dawara, My Advisor, Blaze, NVC, Zaars, Venmo February 23, 2023

Phase II Teams Selected for the 16th Annual Global New Venture Challenge

  From Chicago, Singapore, and London, 19 teams are advancing to Phase II of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2023 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). The GNVC is the gl…

Announcement, News, NVC, Aladdin Software, GNVC, Hong Kong, Atomium, Global New Venture Challenge, Singapore, Soigne Aesthetics, Foxlove Strategy, GroupCom, Go Through, InvSync, Kledit, JobJedi, Chicago, Project X, Apricott, Viceroy, Executive MBA, London, South Pine Wealth Management, Chicago Booth, VolunPair, entrepreneurship, JOY DIMSUM, New Venture Challenge, Punctum, ReGen Cell Therapy, talent spark February 23, 2023

Winter Collaboratorium to Connect Students, Scientists Showcasing a Range of Innovations

The winter Collaboratorium will connect innovators from UChicago Medicine, the Physical Science…

Event, Announcement, News, Omer Raheem, Robin Kellogg, Joseph Leitzke, Collaboratorium, Mohamed Kamel, Ellen Zatkowski, GEARBOx, Aeternal, Luca Graglia, Ryan Hackler, UChicago Medicine, Samuel Volchenbaum, Robert Kennedy, Robust Conductive Coordination Polymer Inks, AI4MIND, Argonne, Partha Sarathi Dutta, tech commercialization, John Anderson, Physical sciences division, Suvo Banik, Patrick Crossland, Argonne's Chain reaction Innovations Program, Digital Sharps Counter, Universal Adaptor for D&E and D&C’s, Polsky I-Corps Program, business partnership February 23, 2023

Advisors

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition February 24, 2023

UChicago’s Polsky Exchange Expands Its Commitment to South Side Economic Growth with the Launch of a New Illinois Small Business Development Center

The Center will be the first dedicated to supporting professional services and tec…

Announcement, News, Washington Park, Illinois Small Business Development Center, Grand Boulevard, Community Impact, Chicago southside, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Polsky Exchange, Great Grand Crossing, SBDC, Kenwood, ericka White, Greater Englewood Community Development Corporation, Woodlawn, Oakland, professional services, Hyde Park, Small Business, South Shore, Douglas, entrepreneurs, technology entrepreneurs, Jay Schrankler February 27, 2023

Top Tier Lessons, Quail.ai Tie for First Place at 2023 College New Venture Challenge Finals

Top Tier Lessons and quail.ai have each been awarded $35,000 in investment after presenting their business plans to a judging panel com…

Announcement, News, entrepreneurs, EchoLife, UIUC, College New Venture Challenge, Starr Marcello, competition, Sakura MedTech, investors, The Grainger college of engineering, faculty, Alumni, CNVC, Jed Taylor, Demeter, Top Tier Lessons, Chicago Booth, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Hazy Bunny, Populus, quail.ai, entrepreneurship, New Venture Challenge, innovation March 1, 2023

Transform Student Networking Event

This event is a great opportunity for Booth and Data Science students to connect with these startups and potentially serve as interns within the accelerator program. The event will showcase pitches fr…

Team Building / Networking March 2, 2023

Forget the Exit. This Booth ETA Student Plans to Hold Onto his Newly Acquired Plumbing Company for the Long Haul.

For many students pursuing ent…

News, Venture Success, Private Equity, Monarch Services Group, J. Blanton Plumbing, plumbers, PE/VC Lab, Sam Zimmerman, technicians, mentorship, Miami University in Ohio, aizik Zimerman, ETA, plumbing, investment banking, Uber Eats, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth, Kilts Marketing Fellow, family business March 6, 2023

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

How did Grubhub grow from a startup to a $7 billion food delivery giant? How did Braintree get a jump on the mobile payment market? The founders of those and other successful companies delve into thei…

March 7, 2023

ETA Insider

Produced by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and hosted by Brian O’Connor, MBA ’08, the ETA Insider Podcast series features all things related to entrepreneurship through ac…

March 7, 2023

EPISODE LIBRARY

Browse a complete collection of ETA Insider episodes from its inception in 2016. Click the episode titles below to listen, or search for “Entrepreneurship through Acquisition” on Spotify, Apple Podcas…

March 7, 2023

Polsky Center Namesake Michael Polsky Talks Entrepreneurship Journey in Recent Fireside Chat

Ukrainian-born serial entrepreneur and energy visionary Michael Polsky, MBA ’87 r…

Event, News, clean energy projects, Clean energy, invenergy, Jay Schrankler, transmission facilities, Chicago Booth of Business, energy industry, Ukraine, Michael Polsky, Kiev University Polytechnic Institute, SkyGen, power generation, entrepreneur, Clean energy revolution March 9, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Laser Cutter Authorization

Learn how to cut and engrave a variety of materials with our laser cutter to prototype packaging, enclosures, and more! This class will get you started using the laser cutter safely. Prerequisite: Pol…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Vinyl Cutter Authorization

Create intricate designs in adhesive-backed vinyl for custom graphics and branding on the Fab Lab’s vinyl cutter! This class introduces the software and basic operations of the machine. Prerequisite:…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Intro to Tech for Non-Technical Founders

A non-technical founder’s job is not to learn to code, but to successfully manage the technology production process and make sure it aligns with business goals. To do this, non-technical founders n…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Taz5 3D Printer Authorization

Learn to use our Lulzbot Taz5 desktop 3D Printer to make your own plastic prototypes. This session will cover basic 3D design in TinkerCAD, and the printing process with Cura. Bring your laptop to des…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Founders Story with Jeremie Bacon

Join the Polsky Center for a fireside chat with Jeremie Bacon. Jeremie is a CEO and entrepreneur in the FinTech software and recreation industries and has worked in these industries for 20 years. He h…

Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Shopbot Authorization

Build large prototypes on the Shopbot! This computer numerically controlled router can cut and engrave large sheets of plywood and plastic as well as precisely carve soft metal like aluminum and coppe…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Application Deadline: Build and Launch Accelerator

The initial Polsky Center Summer Accelerator launched in June 2012 to give student teams the opportunity to work intensively and solely on their businesses and social enterprises in a collaborative an…

Deadline March 10, 2023

Investing Essentials: Lessons from Private Equity Failures

Join the Polsky Center and IIR Tim Kelly for an exciting and rare look at real private equity deals that didn’t work as expected. Real stories and the valuable lessons they offer for anyone interested…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Kickoff

The first event in this series will include an overview of the different types of capital available to businesses: debt (loans), equity investment (venture capital or angel investment), revenue-based…

Team Building / Networking March 10, 2023

Info Session: Polsky Founders Fund Fellowship Program (PF3)

The Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3) is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago students who are committed to growing a company after graduation, and have a viable plan for grow…

Info Session March 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Breakfast

Introducing the Polsky Exchange Breakfast Series Start your day right with coffee and treats at the Polsky Exchange. Members and prospective members are welcome to join us.

Team Building / Networking March 10, 2023

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Traditional Search Workshop (Part 1)

Join Trevor Lwin, MBA ’12 (Partner, Blue Frame Capital Partners) and Nathan Dey, MBA ’16 (Managing Partner, Northspring Partners) for part one of an ETA workshop on traditional search. This interactiv…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Mini 2 3D Printer Authorization

Learn to use our Lulzbot Mini desktop 3D Printer to make your own plastic prototypes. This session will cover basic 3D design in TinkerCAD, and the printing process with Cura. Bring your laptop to des…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: X-Carve Authorization

Learn to carve 3D shapes out of materials like wood, plastic, and soft metals like aluminum. The X-Carve is also great for etching custom circuit boards. We’ll work with the easy-to-use Easel software…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Investing Essentials: How Private Equity Can Create Value in Uncertain Times

Draw down your revolvers and batten down the hatches!” is the advice many savvy PE investors offer portfolio companies in a downturn. Savvy PE investors, however, also go looking for opportunities. In…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - CIBC Bank

Speaker: Sterling Neely, Community Development Specialist II, CIBC Bank. CIBC Bank offers simplified products, transparent terms and a dedicated team so that you can spend more time on your business a…

Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Building Your Beta 101

Join the Polsky Center for an interactive workshop that provides an introduction on building out your beta. Are you stuck in the beta stage? Not sure what to do next? Well, join the Polsky Center and…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Wood Shop Support Tools Authorization

Learn to safely use the Fab Lab’s wood shop support tools: the table saw, bandsaw, chop saw, spindle sander, and drill press. This session will cover the basics of using these tools to create prototyp…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Vinyl Cutter Authorization

Create intricate designs in adhesive-backed vinyl for custom graphics and branding on the Fab Lab’s vinyl cutter! This class introduces the software and basic operations of the machine. Prerequisite:…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Drive Capital

Speaker: Landon W. Campbell, Chicago General Manager, Drive Capital. Drive Capital is a venture capital firm in Columbus that invests in world-class founders building the next generation of market-def…

Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

Driving Growth: A Speaker Series on Operating in a PE/ETA Context

Join the Polsky Center as we explore topics on operating and CXO within private equity and entrepreneurship through acquisition. The first lecture in the Driving Growth Speaker Series will feature Boo…

Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Laser Cutter Authorization

Learn how to cut and engrave a variety of materials with our laser cutter to prototype packaging, enclosures, and more! This class will get you started using the laser cutter safely. Prerequisite: Pol…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Taz5 3D Printer Authorization

Learn to use our Lulzbot Taz5 desktop 3D Printer to make your own plastic prototypes. This session will cover basic 3D design in TinkerCAD, and the printing process with Cura. Bring your laptop to des…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Momentus Capital

Speaker: Yi Wei, Senior Director, Capital Deployment Initiatives, Momentus Capital. Momentus Capital is a non-profit organization that builds inclusive and equitable communities by providing people ac…

Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

ETA Insider Podcast: Live from the Harper Center

Join us for a special edition, live episode of the ETA Insider Podcast featuring host Brian O’Connor, MBA ’08, in conversation with Brian Vanderheyden, MBA ’14, founder and CEO of Glass Lake Holdings.…

Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Shopbot Authorization

Build large prototypes on the Shopbot! This computer numerically controlled router can cut and engrave large sheets of plywood and plastic as well as precisely carve soft metal like aluminum and coppe…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - CAST US: A Cleveland Avenue Fund

Speaker: Bernita Johnson Gabriel, Director, Strategic Relationships, CAST US – A Cleveland Avenue Fund. CAST US is a $70 million initiative that will bridge the capital and resource gap impacting Blac…

Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Mini 2 3D Printer Training

Learn to use our Lulzbot Mini desktop 3D Printer to make your own plastic prototypes. This session will cover basic 3D design in TinkerCAD, and the printing process with Cura. Bring your laptop to des…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Investing Essentials: Post-Transaction Management

Join the Polsky Center and IIR Dipa Mehta for a panel discussion on post-transaction management. She will be joined by recent Booth alumni panelists including : Patrick Harmon, B Capital Gr…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - LISC Chicago

Speaker: Marcus Yancey, Economic Development & Special Projects Officer, LISC. LISC Chicago provides technical assistance, capital, and contracting opportunities to small businesses across the cit…

Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Traditional Search Workshop (Part 2)

Join Trevor Lwin, MBA ’12 (Partner, Blue Frame Capital Partners) and Nathan Dey, MBA ’16 (Managing Partner, Northspring Partners) for the second part of a two-part series on traditional search in ETA.…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Using an MVP for Product Testing

Topics of discussion will include defining an MVP in the product life cycle, validating your product market fit, and creating user personas. About the Speaker Brigitte Anderson, Principal, is a profes…

Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

Investing Essentials: Impact Investing Panel

Join the Polsky Center and Investor in-Residence Kim Vender Moffat for an engaging panel discussion on impact investing. Kim will be joined by three experienced investors – Jason Rosenberg (Avathon Ca…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: X-Carve Authorization

Learn to carve 3D shapes out of materials like wood, plastic, and soft metals like aluminum. The X-Carve is also great for etching custom circuit boards. We’ll work with the easy-to-use Easel software…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - BMO Harris Bank

Speaker: Ronald Milsap, Director, BMO Harris Bank. BMO is the 8th largest bank in North America by assets. They provide personal and commercial banking, global markets, and investment banking services…

Small Business Owners, Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Wood Shop Support Tools Authorization

Learn to safely use the Fab Lab’s wood shop support tools: the table saw, bandsaw, chop saw, spindle sander, and drill press. This session will cover the basics of using these tools to create prototyp…

Workshop / Training March 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - JP Morgan Chase

Speaker: Savannah Boren, Senior Business Consultant, JPMorgan Chase – Minority Entrepreneur Initiative. JP Morgan Chase’s Minority Entreprenur Initiative supports business owners in growing their busi…

Small Business Owners, Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - PNC Bank

Speaker: John C Thrasher, VP of Relationship Manager Minority Business Development, PNC Bank. PNC Bank offers a wide range of personal banking services including checking and savings accounts, credit…

Small Business Owners, Speaker / Conference March 10, 2023

George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

The George Shultz Innovation Fund (GSIF) Finals will feature four startup teams who have been selected as finalists for potential investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund (GSIF). Each team wi…

Competition / Pitch Event March 10, 2023

Application Deadline: Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship (PF3)

The PF3 is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago students who are committed to growing a company after graduation. The goal of the program is to provide entrepreneurs with funding t…

Deadline March 10, 2023

#SBDC Day Q&A: How Will the New Small Business Development Center at the Polsky Exchange Help Chicago's South Side?

SBDC Day, held this year on March 15, is an annual celebra…

Announcement, News, entrepreneurship, Douglas, Washington Park, Grand Boulevard, automation, Greater Grand Crossing, Polsky Exchange, SBDC, Kenwood, technology, local economy, sbdc day, small business development center, Woodlawn, Oakland, Abigail ingram, small business owners, south side, professional services, Hyde Park, South Shore March 15, 2023

Application Deadline: Physical Products Incubator

The Physical Products Incubator is a six-week long program designed to help inventors and innovators go from idea to prototype. Instructional sessions are held in-person at the Polsky Exchange North,…

Faculty & Researchers, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Investors, Small Business Owners, Alumni, Deadline March 15, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: Egg Rolls Etc. Brings Comfort and Culture to the Frozen Food Aisle

It was a dare that brought Javon Nicholas, founder and president of Egg Rolls Etc.™…

News, Community Impact, entrepreneurship, amazon, Egg Rolls Etc, Taiwan, Walmart, Javon Nicholas, Polsky small business educational programs, Barnes & Noble, Food Processing Magazine, small business spotlight, General Mills, Heinz, Illinois Restaurant Association March 17, 2023

ANVC Finals Livestream

Agenda — 8:00 – 8:20 a.m. Welcome Remarks and Judge Intros Gorana Kolar, Senior Associate Director, Polsky Center Erika Mercer, Executive Director of Booth Entrepreneurship, Polsky Center 8…

March 20, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Customer Success for Startups

This workshop will provide entrepreneurs real time strategies on how to successfully engage with your customers. The following topics will be covered: Why is having a customer service strategy importa…

Workshop / Training March 20, 2023

TBA

March 20, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Kickoff

The first event in this series will include an overview of the different types of capital available to businesses: debt (loans), equity investment (venture capital or angel investment), revenue-based…

Small Business Owners, Speaker / Conference, Workshop / Training March 24, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Community Reinvestment Fund

Speaker: John Bodnar, Small Business Community Lender, Community Reinvestment Fund, USA. CRF is a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). CRF supports mission-driven organizations,…

Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Investors, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training March 27, 2023

Incorporation / Organization Day

Entrepreneurs who have been operating their businesses, as well as those with brand new ideas and ventures, are welcome to join licensed attorneys to establish their legal Illinois entities. Attorneys…

Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Investors, Small Business Owners March 27, 2023

1452 E 53rd St 1452 East 53rd Street Chicago, IL 60615

March 27, 2023

UChicago’s Transform Accelerator for Data Science and Emerging AI Startups Announces Inaugural Cohort

The accelerator kicked off with a networking event that brought together the three startups with students interested in learning more.[…

News, Announcement, Transform, Drip, IoT, Amazon Web Services, Venture Capital, deep tech ventures, World Business Chicago, polsky, notoros, mentorship, blockchain, Google for startups, Healthcare, University of Chicago Department of Computer Science, Shyama Majumdar, cybersecurity, early-stage companies, DSI, AI, Blackcurrant, cleantech, Data Science, Chicago Booth school of business, tech commercialization, Abin Kuriakose, data science institute, transform accelerator March 28, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: Big Plans are Brewing For Kikwetu Kenya Coffee Company

With three young children and a full-time job as a technology…

News, Community Impact, kikwetu coffee, Hyde Park, innovation, northwestern, Foxtrot Market, leecox omollo, Hyde Park farmers market, Martha Itulya-Omollo, Isra omar, Hilton Hotels, growth strategy, kenya, Dom's Kitchen and Market, Small Business Growth Program, West Loop, small business spotlight, coffee, South Loop, logan square, north center, Woodlawn, kellogg school of management, Wicker Park March 31, 2023

‘We Have a Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity,’ Says New Director of Duality Quantum Accelerator

The new director of Duality, Ezunial “Eze” Burts III, brings two decades of industry experience to the role – and is excited to be fully immersed in the Chicago ecosystem again. Born and raised in Lo…

News, Announcement, Boeing, water innovation, Fortune 500, innovation, Founder Institute, Argonne National Laboratory, early stage ventures, quantum, technology, Duality, Argonne, STEM, Ezunial Burts III, Fermilab, Eze Burts III, entrepreneur April 3, 2023

Techstars Workshop: Power of the Network

Learn how to navigate networks to support your primary needs as a founder: funding, talent, customer acquisition, mentorship and knowledge share. This talk is based on the in-program talk we give at o…

Workshop / Training April 3, 2023

Extended Application Deadline: Rattan L. Khosa, '79 "Against All Odds" Student Award

In 2018, Chicago Booth alumnus, Rattan L. Khosa, MBA ’79, established the Rattan L. Khosa Student Entrepreneurs Program structured to directly support Chicago Booth student entrepreneurs. Rattan has…

Deadline April 4, 2023

Advising Sessions with Jeremie Bacon

Serial entrepreneur Jeremie Bacon will be holding student advising sessions for any students interested in entrepreneurship. Please sign up for a 25 minute slot to meet with Jeremie. These sessions wi…

Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training April 6, 2023

Jan Lach, MPP

Jan Lach serves as a Data Manager for the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In this role, Jan leads data governance, systems optimization and special projects…

Operations April 10, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Hyde Park Bank/Beverly Bank (Wintrust)

Speaker: Jason Swan, Assistant Vice President & Relationship Manager, Hyde Park Bank/Beverly Bank (Wintrust). Beverly Bank & Trust provides Illinois with the resources of a big bank while main…

Small Business Owners, Speaker / Conference April 10, 2023

A Gut Check for Post-Op Infection: Covira Offers a Pro-Bacteria Approach

Covira discovers and develops novel therapeutics for modulating the gut microbiome to prevent diseases. (Image: istock/ClaudioVentrella)[…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Matt Tirrell, Brian Yoor, entrepreneurship, covira, Ground Zero Pharmaceuticals, John Alverdy, Microbiome, anastomotic leak, biological sciences, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, phosphate, Chicago Booth, Peter Farmakis April 12, 2023

Small Business Development Center

  The Illinois Small Business Development (SBDC) Center at the Polsky Exchange offers no-cost, one-on-one confidential business advice to pre-venture entrepreneurs and existing business owners s…

April 13, 2023

Info Session: Transform, Data Science & AI Accelerator

Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with UChicago’s Data Science Institute. This unique 16-week p…

Info Session April 14, 2023

Onchilles Pharma Advancing Tumor-Killing Drug Candidate to the Clinic

Onchilles Pharma is developing a pipeline of first-in-class biologic and small molecule drug candidates that have the potential to be b…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, George Shultz, Ben May Department for Cancer Research, cancer research, Polsky Patented, N17350, George Shultz Innovation Fund, LYZZ Capital Partner, Series A funding, Onchilles Pharma, Court Turner, American Association for Cancer Research, Shultz, tech commercialization, Lev Becker April 19, 2023

Four Startups Advance to Spring 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

The George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals will feature the startups that are finalists for investment from the Fund. The morning program…

News, Announcement, Science and Technology Commercialization, Shultz, Alex Zou, Decimal Code, Esya Labs, George Shultz, Ralph Weichselbaum, Akshay Thakur, Innovation Fund Associates, finals, life sciences, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Joey Panella, Super.tech, Michael Burns, healthcare IT, Yaroslav Kharkov, Onchilles Pharma, John Vandervest, Medical devices, NovaXS Biotech, ClostraBio, PersonaDx, Explorer Surgical, Oleg Ryzhkov, Blackcurrant, Alina Su, Kevin Donnelly, Jonathan Xing, Energy, Sean Pitroda April 20, 2023

Chicago Booth - Charles M. Harper Center, C-07

April 21, 2023

How Five UChicago Innovators Are Fighting the IP Gender Gap

It is estimated that only 16.2% o…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Novartis, tech commercialization, New Venture Challenge, IP, Shultz, world intellectual property day, entrepreneurs, patent, Stacy Lindau, inventors, Yamuna Krishnan, NowPow, Pritzker School of Medicine, Esya Labs, George Shultz, women innovators, Maryellen Giger, Anindita Basu, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Mary Hammes, Qlarity Imaging, UChicago Medicine, Unite Us, andres moya-rodreguez, Dominique Missiakas, Bionic Breast Project, ImmunArtes, national institutes of health April 26, 2023

Info Session: Transform, Data Science & AI Accelerator

Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with UChicago’s Data Science Institute. This unique 16-week p…

Info Session April 26, 2023

Info Session: Transform, Data Science & AI Accelerator

Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with UChicago’s Data Science Institute. This unique 16-week p…

Info Session April 26, 2023

Eight Finalists Announced for the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge

The eight Alumni New Venture Challenge finalists will be pitching for $100,000 in investment on May 11 via livestream, with the winners a…

News, Announcement, Edward Lashinski, Laxis, New Venture Challenge, efficientSC, Cheista, Pam Schilling, Plural Energy, Pyaari Weddings, Saeed Mehrabi, Lambda Function, Eric Xiao, Sarah Kerin, polsky center of entrepreneurship, Archer Career, adam silver, Manali kamaria, Algorai Finance Limited, Alumni New Venture Challenge, ANVC, Tanmay Aggarwal April 27, 2023

Swing By the Suite

The Polsky Center and the Rustandy Center are thrilled to welcome students, faculty, and staff to our newly renovated space – perfect for ideation and collaboration! Enjoy afternoon refreshments, visi…

Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Team Building / Networking April 27, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Founders First Capital Partners

Speaker: Song Chae, Regional Development Manager, Founders First Capital Partners. Founders First Capital Partners provides revenue-based funding, term loans and advisory services to service-based sma…

Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training April 27, 2023

Sarah Harris

Sarah Harris is the Assistant Director, Operations at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Part of the Education and Programming team at the Polsky Center, Sa…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program April 27, 2023

Blackcurrant: An Online Marketplace for Alternative Fuel

A startup in the inaugural cohort of Transfo…

Featured, Announcement, Uchicago data Science institute, Chicago Booth, Transform, cohort, AI accelerator, New Venture Challenge, federal funding, Akshay Thakur, quantum physics, carbon intensity tracking, Yaroslav Kharkov, Data Science, Machine Learning, Blackcurrant, Department of Energy April 27, 2023

Drip: Sports Tech Company Takes the Guessing Game Out of Hydration

A startup in the inaugural cohort of Transform, a data science and AI accelerator, Drip is working to solve chronic dehydration in athletes with its unique sweat-sensing wearable device. “Taking leap…

Featured, Announcement, entrepreneur, wearables, Transform, Drip, hydration, AI accelerator, founder, Karishma Bali, sports tech, hydration tech, LA Marathon, Data Science, transform accelerator April 28, 2023

Notoros: Building a More Secure Digital World

A startup in the inaugural cohort of Transform, a data science and AI accelerator, Notoros is working to solve blockchain technology security issues. “We are aiming for a world in which we can better…

Featured, Announcement, blockchain technology, Data Science, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, transform accelerator, Zero Trust applications, northwestern, Washington University, distributed ledger platform, Transform, Web3, AI accelerator, Andrew Brick, notoros, Brendan Laiben, blockchain, security, secure digital transactions, Healthcare, mainframe computing, internet communication protocols, cryptography, financial services April 28, 2023

Deep Tech Ventures Showcase

The Deep Tech Ventures Showcase will feature cutting-edge technologies coming out of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. More details on the event and full agenda are available here…

May 1, 2023

George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

Agenda — 9:00 – 9:30 a.m.: Registration 9:30 – 9:45 a.m.: Welcome & Opening Remarks Samir Mayekar, Associate Vice President and Managing Director, Polsky Center for Entrepreneu…

May 1, 2023

E-Commerce Learning Lab

In collaboration with 37 Oaks, E-Commerce Learning Lab is for businesses seeking to add or increase e-commerce capabilities as a strategy for growth.

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange May 3, 2023

Key Dates & Deadlines

5/5/23: E-Commerce Learning Lab Info Session 5/8/23: E-Commerce Learning Lab Application Deadline 5/23 – 4/24: Programming with Polsky & 37 Oaks

May 3, 2023

Contact

If you have additional questions about E-Commerce Learning Lab, please contact Abigail Ingram, Executive Director of the Polsky Exchange, at aingram@uchicago.edu

May 3, 2023

Application Deadline: PE Alumni/Student Coaching Program

The Private Equity Alumni/Student Coaching Program matches Chicago Booth MBA students pursuing careers in private equity with members of the Polsky Center Private Equity Council and Chicago Booth alum…

Chicago Booth Students, Deadline May 3, 2023

Info Session: E-Commerce Learning Lab

The E-Commerce Learning Lab will launch in May 2023 to help entrepreneurs add e-commerce capabilities to their businesses. Business owners are invited to attend this information session to learn more…

Alumni, Small Business Owners, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Investors, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session May 3, 2023

Application Deadline: E-Commerce Learning Lab

This program is for small businesses seeking to add or increase e-commerce capabilities as a strategy for growth. Funded by GET Cities and Verizon, the E-Commerce Learning Lab involves diverse-owned,…

Small Business Owners, Deadline May 3, 2023

UChicago Lab Creates 'Quantum Casino,' a Win-Win to Educate and Inspire

The quantum games research group is an interdisciplinary team playing and analyzing existing games as well as inventing, prototyping, a…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, South Side Science Festival, tech commercialization, quantum games, patent, Michael Hinton, Nancy Kawalek, Polsky Patented, STAGE, California Nanosystems Institute, Matthew Tirrell, Chicago Quant’em, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, American Physical Society May 4, 2023

UChicago Private Markets Program

The UChicago Private Markets Program is a one-week immersive academic and career-oriented program to educate students in the Private Markets through theory, cases, and modeling workshops, and position…

Private Equity May 5, 2023

Instructors

The UChicago Private Markets Program is a one-week immersive academic and career-oriented program to educate students in the Private Markets through theory, cases, and modeling workshops, and position…

Private Equity May 5, 2023

Contact

The UChicago Private Markets Program is a one-week immersive academic and career-oriented program to educate students in the Private Markets through theory, cases, and modeling workshops, and position…

Private Equity May 5, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: 'I Choose the Ladder' Coaches Fortune 500 Companies on Employee Development, Retention

  Three years ago, Watchen Nyanue, MBA ’22 had a dream job as the senior vice president of…

News, Community Impact, Nike, WNBA, Fortune 500 Companies, Booth School of Business, Small Business Growth Program, mentorship, netowrking, DePauw University, I Choose the Ladder, Yahoo, small business spotlight, Watchen Nvanue, Hearst, employee management, consulting, ALUMNI OF COLOR May 8, 2023

Improve Outcomes at Your Organization with Healthcare Informatics

Institutions that understand how to collect, store, and share data while adhering to ethical and legal guidelines will have an advantage across many facets of healthcare delivery. Collecting and shari…

Event, News, healthcare analytics, healthcare delivery, hospital algorithms, electronic health record, EHR, ethics, legal, data lifecycle, Healthcare, HIPAA, genomic sequencing data, Professional Development, patient-reported outcomes May 9, 2023

Autonomous Precision Machining Startup Takes First Place at 2023 ANVC

Four startups received investment at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC). The ANVC, which launched in 2019, is the alumni track of the New…

News, Announcement, Alumni New Venture Challenge, ANVC, Tanmay Aggarwal, midwest, NVC, Laxis, innovation, asia-pacific, entrepreneurship, New Venture Challenge, Pam Schilling, Pyaari Weddings, north america, Lambda Function, Eric Xiao, east coast, Archer Career, west coast, Manali kamaria May 12, 2023

Michael Batalia, PhD

Michael Batalia currenty serves as senior director, business development and licensing. Michael leads a Business Development team that negotiates and manages intellectual property (IP) licenses and op…

Technology Ventures May 12, 2023

Business Certifications Series - Intro & Illinois Certification

This workshop will introduce entrepreneurs to certifications that can help secure contracts, focusing on the available certifications in the state of Illinois. Speaker Bruce Montgomery is an active co…

Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training May 17, 2023

Innovations in Energy Storage: Researchers and Technology at the University of Chicago

University of Chicago researchers are advancing innovations in every discipline – leading the development of cutting-edge technologies and conducting field-defining research for the betterment of hum…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, US Department of Energy, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, entrepreneur, tech commercialization, Science, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science, Argonne National Laboratory, innovation, ACCESS, entrepreneurship, Shirley meng, electronic devices, electric grid, Argonne, renewable energy, energy storage May 17, 2023

Ten Startups Will Compete for Over $1M in Finals of 27th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship…

News, Announcement, Zaars, reOrbital, NVC, FlashForward, Zelia App, Inclusive+, Kadia Health, WattShift, Alnair Therapeutics, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, EverLeather, MARview May 18, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Getting Started with Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a powerful, flexible program for making 2D vector graphics. Learn the basics to create designs you can cut with the Fab Lab’s vinyl cutter, laser cutter, and computer numerically…

Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Vinyl Cutter

Create intricate designs in adhesive-backed vinyl for custom graphics and branding on the Fab Lab’s vinyl cutter! This class introduces the software and basic operations of the machine. Prerequisite:…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Laser Cutter

Learn how to cut and engrave a variety of materials with our laser cutter to prototype packaging, enclosures, and more! This class will get you started using the laser cutter safely. Prerequisite: Pol…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: 3D Printer Authorization - Lulzbot Mini 2

Learn to use our Lulzbot Mini desktop 3D Printer to make your own plastic prototypes. This session will cover basic 3D design in TinkerCAD, and the printing process with Cura. Bring your laptop to des…

Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: X-Carve Authorization

Learn to carve 3D shapes out of materials like wood, plastic, and soft metals like aluminum. The X-Carve is also great for etching custom circuit boards. We’ll work with the easy-to-use Easel software…

Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Shopbot Authorization

Build large prototypes on the Shopbot! This computer numerically controlled router can cut and engrave large sheets of plywood and plastic as well as precisely carve soft metal like aluminum and coppe…

Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Woodshop Support Tools

Learn to safely use the Fab Lab’s wood shop support tools: the table saw, bandsaw, chop saw, spindle sander, and drill press. This session will cover the basics of using these tools to create prototyp…

Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: 3D Printer Authorization: Lulzbot Taz5

Learn to use our Lulzbot Taz5 desktop 3D Printer to make your own plastic prototypes. This session will cover basic 3D design in TinkerCAD, and the printing process with Cura. Bring your laptop to des…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Getting Started with Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a powerful, flexible program for making 2D vector graphics. Learn the basics to create designs you can cut with the Fab Lab’s vinyl cutter, laser cutter, and computer numerically…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Vinyl Cutter

Create intricate designs in adhesive-backed vinyl for custom graphics and branding on the Fab Lab’s vinyl cutter! This class introduces the software and basic operations of the machine. Prerequisite:…

College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as…

Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Laser Cutter

Learn how to cut and engrave a variety of materials with our laser cutter to prototype packaging, enclosures, and more! This class will get you started using the laser cutter safely. Prerequisite: Pol…

Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: 3D Printer Authorization - Lulzbot Mini 2

Learn to use our Lulzbot Mini desktop 3D Printer to make your own plastic prototypes. This session will cover basic 3D design in TinkerCAD, and the printing process with Cura. Bring your laptop to des…

Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: X- Carve

Learn to carve 3D shapes out of materials like wood, plastic, and soft metals like aluminum. The X-Carve is also great for etching custom circuit boards. We’ll work with the easy-to-use Easel software…

Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Shopbot Authorization

Build large prototypes on the Shopbot! This computer numerically controlled router can cut and engrave large sheets of plywood and plastic as well as precisely carve soft metal like aluminum and coppe…

Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Woodshop Support Tools

Learn to safely use the Fab Lab’s wood shop support tools: the table saw, bandsaw, chop saw, spindle sander, and drill press. This session will cover the basics of using these tools to create prototyp…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: 3D Printer Authorization - Lulzbot Taz5

Learn to use our Lulzbot Taz5 desktop 3D Printer to make your own plastic prototypes. This session will cover basic 3D design in TinkerCAD, and the printing process with Cura. Bring your laptop to des…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training May 22, 2023

Application Deadline: Polsky I-Corps - Fall 2023

Supported with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and run by the Polsky Center, the I-Corps program is specifically designed for participants working on projects related to the STEM (s…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Deadline May 22, 2023

Build and Launch Accelerator Demo Day

This event will showcase teams participating in the University of Chicago’s Build and Launch Accelerators. The Polsky Build and Launch Accelerators give student teams the opportunity to work intensive…

Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Open to the Public, Investors, Competition / Pitch Event May 22, 2023

Application Deadline: Polsky Founders' Circles

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation & the Harry L. Davis Center for Leadership at the University of Chicago present the Polsky Founders’ Circles, a virtual place where early-stag…

Alumni, Deadline May 22, 2023

Veronica A. Haywood-Ragland, DPT, PT, PhD

Veronica Haywood-Ragland, DPT, PT, PhD, serves as a manager, intellectual property and technology development, at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She man…

Technology Ventures May 23, 2023

16th Annual Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Announces 7 Finalists to Compete for $150,000

On May 20, MBA teams…

News, Announcement, ReGen Cell Therapy, GNVC, Global, Global New Venture Challenge, Soigne Aesthetics, Eden Intelligence Financial, finalists, Apricott, South Pine Wealth Management, Talent Engine, RS Kids, yarra May 24, 2023

Fei Li, PhD

Fei Li, Ph.D., serves as a senior manager in venture partnership at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Fei supports science faculty with startup formation a…

Technology Ventures May 25, 2023

GNVC Finals Program

   

May 29, 2023

Fem-Health Innovator Yarra Takes First Place Prize of $75,000 at the 16th Annual Global New Venture Challenge

The 16…

News, Announcement, yarra, ReGen Cell Therapy, GNVC, Global, Global New Venture Challenge, Eden Intelligence Financial, South Pine Wealth Management May 31, 2023

New Funding Expands Tech Access to South Side Entrepreneurs at the Polsky Exchange

The Polsky Exchange is a 34,000-square-foot startup incubator featuring work and meeting spaces, a Fabrication Lab for prototyping phys…

News, Community Impact, TEWG, GET Cities, Tech Equity Working Group, E-Commerce, 37 Oaks, Polsky Exchange, Verizon May 31, 2023

NVC Finals Program

Vote for your favorite here! Voting opens at 3:10pm CDT.

June 1, 2023

Oncology Startup Takes Home First Place at 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge as Judges Award $1.4M in Total Investment

Alnair Therapeutics wins $585,000 at the 27th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge on Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Photo by…

News, Announcement, MARview, Zaars, alnair, ryan meyers, reOrbital, FlashForward, New Venture Challenge, zelia, Inclusive+, Kadia Health, WattShift, Alnair Therapeutics, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, EverLeather June 2, 2023

2022 Companies

Traditional // OrisDX ($665,000) BlackCurrant ($352,000) Canopy Aerospace ($172,500) Block Rank ($165,000) Earthi ($150,000) Flights ($90,000) Softmed Technologies LLP ($35,000) TrueToForm ($35,000) M…

June 6, 2023

2023 Companies

Traditional // Alnair ($585,000) reOrbital ($280,000) EverLeather ($315,000) Marview ($85,000) Flashforward ($15,000) inclusive+ ($35,000) Kadia Health ($10,000) WattShift ($10,000) Zaars ($10,000) Z…

June 6, 2023

Resources

A suite of programs and resources designed to provide graduating students and alumni access to the education, capital, and mentorship necessary to acquire and grow small businesses.

June 12, 2023

ETA Insider Newsletter

A suite of programs and resources designed to provide graduating students and alumni access to the education, capital, and mentorship necessary to acquire and grow small businesses.

June 12, 2023

Inaugural Deep Tech Ventures Showcase to Highlight 20 Startups, Keynote from Former Chicago Deputy Mayor Samir Mayekar

The Polsky Center for Entrep…

News, Announcement, Accelerator, Samir Mayekar, R&D, Data Science, tech commercialization, deep tech ventures, Transform, Deep Tech Ventures Showcase, innovation, federal funding, entrepreneurship, Chicago Deputy Mayor, life sciences, NanoGraf Corporation, quantum, CHIPS Act, funding, cleantech, Duality, founders, Inflation reduction Act, Department of Defense, deep tech, Startups, keynote June 12, 2023

Resurgence

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is a 9-month hybrid program designed to support ventures in the cleantech industry.

Science and Technology Acceleration June 15, 2023

Program Highlights

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is a 9-month hybrid program designed to support ventures in the cleantech industry.

Science and Technology Acceleration June 15, 2023

Program Support

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is a 9-month hybrid program designed to support ventures in the cleantech industry.

Science and Technology Acceleration June 15, 2023

Key Dates & Deadlines

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is a 9-month hybrid program designed to support ventures in the cleantech industry.

Science and Technology Acceleration June 15, 2023

Application & Eligibility

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is a 9-month hybrid program designed to support ventures in the cleantech industry.

Science and Technology Acceleration June 15, 2023

Contact

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is a 9-month hybrid program designed to support ventures in the cleantech industry.

Science and Technology Acceleration June 15, 2023

$1M Investment Moves Flow Medical Toward Commercialization for Its Novel Medical Device

Flow Medical founders Jonathan Paul, MD, (image left), director of the pulmonary embolism response team at UChicago Medicine, and Osman…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, I-Corps, tech commercialization, Osmanuddin Ahmed, compass, Flow Medical, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Jonathan Paul June 15, 2023

Incorporation/Organization Day Helps Local Entrepreneurs Form Legal Business Entities

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently…

Event, News, Community Impact, incorporation, pro bono, attorney, entrepreneurship, exchange, Polsky Exchange, Small Business June 20, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: Brown Sugar Bakery Hits the Sweet Spot Between Homey and Gourmet

“Some people talk about…

News, Community Impact, Small Business, brown sugar bakery, stephanie hart, hart, bakery, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business Growth Program, small business spotlight June 22, 2023

Build and Launch Accelerator Accepts 18 Teams for the 2023 Summer Program

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 18 startups selected to participate in the 2023 Polsky Accelerator, a competitive 10-week summer program open to all U…

News, Announcement, Venture Success, Demi, from the ground up, Polsky Summer Accelerator Program, wash day supply co, galleon ai, aleye health, launch accelerator, ibisgen, bunny blanco, Zelia App, linkr, build accelerator, locavor, eman equity, zelia, BUILD and LAUNCH, opto financial, nenes, familial, Polsky Accelerator, sommos, WattShift, tourme, stoodio June 22, 2023

A Distinguished Entrepreneur: Roopa Gandhi, MBA ’96, Talks How Sacrifice, a Refusal to Fail (and Luck) Led to Success

It was for an assignment at Chicago Booth that Roopa Gandhi, MBA ’96, first…

Event, Venture Success, GEP, Chicago Booth, entrepreneurship, Distinguished Alumni Awards, Roopa Gandhi June 23, 2023

Innovating for Resilience: Polsky Center Launches ‘Resurgence’ Cleantech Accelerator

  The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the launch of Resurgence, a new cleantech accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures. Polsky…

News, Announcement, Resurgence, deep tech ventures, tech commercialization, cleantech June 27, 2023

Amelia Salter, MBA

Amelia Salter is the Director, Corporate Advisory & Sponsorships for Polsky Deep Tech Ventures. In this role, she is responsible for engaging with corporate and philanthropic partners in support o…

Corporate Partnerships June 30, 2023

Info Session: Resurgence, Cleantech Accelerator

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Startups will gain access to business training a…

Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Affiliated with National Labs, Info Session June 30, 2023

Alnair Therapeutics Follows Polsky Path to String of Impressive Wins, $1M+ Funding Round

Alnair cofounder and CBO, Ryan Meyers, explains some of the science behind Alnair’s innovations at the 2023 Edward L. Kaplan New Ventur…

Featured, Announcement, News, Venture Success, NVC, alnair, New Venture Challenge, Alnair Therapeutics, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge July 5, 2023

Five Chicago Booth Students Honored with Entrepreneurship Awards

(Image: Duncan McGillivary, Andrew Lee, Tanvi Mago, and Greg Caraway at the celebration luncheon. Maya Shaposhnik joined the luncheon via…

Announcement, News, Hyde Park Angels Venture Capital Award, and Sita Vashee Promising Entrepreneur Award, Rattan L. Khosa, ’79, “Against All Odds” Student Entrepreneur Award, student entrepreneurship awards, Madison Dearborn Partners Private Equity Award, Moulder Student Entrepreneur Award, Vijay, ’77 July 10, 2023

Profound Trends Have Led to Unique Singularity Event: Samir Mayekar Talks Deep Tech

Event, News, Samir Mayekar, Deep Tech Ventures Showcase, deep tech ventures, tech commercialization July 10, 2023

Eight Graduating Students Receive Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowships to Work On Their Ventures Full-Time

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the eight recipient…

Announcement, News, EverLeather, vinalia, zelia, Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship, Inclusive+, Kadia Health, PF3 July 12, 2023

Info Session: Resurgence, Cleantech Accelerator

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Startups will gain access to business training a…

Alumni, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session July 14, 2023

Duality Quantum Accelerator Accepts Four Startups into Latest Cohort

The Chicago-based Duality quantum accelerator has accepted its latest cohort of four startups, which are developing solutions for a secure quantum internet, enabling the manufacture of products in mi…

Announcement, News, reOrbital, Icarus Quantum, Ingenii, Duality, Ki3 Photonics July 17, 2023

Polsky-Affiliated Initiatives, Startups Ranked Among Chicago’s Hottest Innovators

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago applies world-class expertise from Chicago Booth to…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Venture Success, chicago inno, chicago inno fire awards, 81 collection, DeepWalk, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Lofty Ventures, Argonne National Laboratory, GrubHub, Altris AI, Evozyne, deep tech ventures, Tovala, Beacon, ClearFlame, Cubii, Argonne, ARCH July 20, 2023

Info Session: Resurgence, Cleantech Accelerator

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Startups will gain access to business training a…

Alumni, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session July 25, 2023

Application Deadline: Physical Products Incubator

Curious about making a physical product but don’t know where to start? Want to take the first steps to make your idea real? Join the Polsky Exchange’s Physical Product Incubator for twelve weeks of in…

Alumni, Graduate & PhD Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline July 26, 2023

Kylie Gilmore, MA

Kylie Gilmore serves as the Assistant Director, Student Programs at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Kylie manages a portfolio of programs under the Svide…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program July 26, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: Larvetta Loftin Built L3 Agency To Deliver Culturally-Aware Content, Showcase Black Female Talent

The L3 Agency is a full-service integrated influencer marketing and communications consulting firm focused on creating authentic engage…

News, Community Impact, branding, Small Business, Marketing, Larvetta Loftin, Loftin, L3 Agency, The L3 Agency, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business Growth Program, L3, small business spotlight, communications July 26, 2023

Application Deadline: George Shultz Innovation Fund

Managed by the Polsky Center, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in co-investment funding for early-stage science-based ventures coming out of the University of Chicago, Argonne…

Application Deadline, GSIF, application, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Deadline July 27, 2023

Polsky Exchange Frozen Treats Summer Social

Join us for a frozen treats social at the Polsky Exchange where both existing members and potential ones are warmly invited. Our gracious host for this event will be Larvetta Loftin, the visionary beh…

ice cream social, Lorenzo's, The L3 Agency, Polsky Exchange, Team Building / Networking July 28, 2023

Application Deadline: Entrepreneurship for Science and Medicine

Graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, researchers, and faculty conducting scientific research and study at UChicago, Argonne, Fermilab, and Marine Biological Laboratory are encouraged to apply fo…

Application Deadline, GSIF, application, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Graduate & PhD Students, Deadline August 1, 2023

Innovating Hydrogen Trading: Blackcurrant Counts Another Win as the 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Awardee

Blackcurrant is a B2B marketplace to buy and sell hydrogen and obtain market and other data for hydrogen products. Blackcurrant applies…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Blackcurrant, Akshay Thakur, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Inflation reduction Act August 2, 2023

Shape-Shifting Robot Swarms Self-Assemble, Adapt to the Unfamiliar

A new robotic platfo…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Granulobot, Baudouin Saintyves, Heinrich Jaeger, tech commercialization August 4, 2023

Flu Antibodies Developed at UChicago Advance with Fast-Track Grant

Celdara Medical partners with inventors and their institutions, providing the developmental, financial, and business acumen required to…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Celdara Medical, Patrick Wilson, tech commercialization August 8, 2023

Startups to Receive Additional Support through ‘Opportunity Zones’ Programming

The Polsky Exchange is a 34,000-square-foot startup incubator featuring work and meeting spaces with a calendar of programming and work…

News, Announcement, Community Impact, Opportunity Zones, Duality, Polsky Exchange August 9, 2023

10th Annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference

The ETA Group at Chicago Booth, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative are delighted to host the 10th Annual Booth-Kellog…

ETA Equity, NextGen Growth Partners, M20 Search, Goodwin Procter, Miller Cooper & Co, Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative, HMB Legal Counsel, Oberle Risk Strategies, Capital allocation, Live Oak Bank, Plexus Capital, AJ Wasserstein, Miles & Stockbridge, Graham Weaver, Pacific Lake, ETA, Relay Investments, BankProv, Archipelago Capital Partners, Mowery & Schoenfeld, Blue Frame Capital Partners, Parkside Financial Bank, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Holland & Knight LLP, BakerHostetler, Liberty Search Ventures, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Speaker / Conference August 10, 2023

Application Deadline: Small Business Growth Student Application - 2024 Cohort

The Polsky Center seeks highly motivated UChicago graduate students looking to apply to be a small business growth consultant. Candidates will possess: // Interest in business management, entrepreneur…

Chicago Booth, business management, social impact, entrepreneurship, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, application, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline August 22, 2023

Application Deadline: Small Business Financial Fundamentals Student Application - 2024 Winter Cohort

The Polsky Center seeks highly motivated Chicago Booth students looking to gain experience in business finance consulting by helping clients grow profitable businesses and manage their finances. Quali…

Small Business, Finance, Chicago Booth, business management, social impact, entrepreneurship, application, small business financial fundamentals, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline August 22, 2023

Visiting ETA Advisors

The Visiting Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Advisors provides additional mentorship and coaching support to Chicago Booth students who are interested in learning more about ETA as a career…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 23, 2023

Registration and Eligibility

The ETA Visiting Advisors provides additional mentorship and coaching support to Chicago Booth students who are interested in learning more about ETA as a career path.

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 23, 2023

Contact

The Visiting Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Advisors provides additional mentorship and coaching support to Chicago Booth students and alumni who are interested in learning more about ETA…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 23, 2023

ETA Discovery Cohort

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort provides curated opportunities for students at Chicago Booth to explore ETA. This program is open to Chicago Booth MBA students, Master…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 23, 2023

Key Dates & Deadlines

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort provides curated opportunities for Chicago Booth students in the MBA Full-Time and Part-Time programs, EMBA program, Master in Managemen…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 23, 2023

Application and Eligibility

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort provides curated opportunities for Chicago Booth students in the MBA Full-Time and Part-Time programs, EMBA program, Master in Managemen…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 23, 2023

Contact

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort provides curated opportunities for Chicago Booth students in the MBA Full-Time and Part-Time programs, EMBA program, Master in Managemen…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition August 23, 2023

Darwin Minnis

Darwin Minnis serves as the associate director of media relations and external communications at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In this role he is respo…

Marketing and Communications August 24, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: Anthos Training Clubs Brings Personability to Personal Training

Anthos Training Clubs Team featuring co-founders Clifton Hempstead (far left) and Shaka Mitchel (far right). Photo courtesy of Anthos T…

News, Community Impact, small business spotlight, Shaka Mitchell, Clifton Hempstead, Small Business, Gym, personal training, Anthos Training Clubs, Small Business Growth Program, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Anthos August 24, 2023

Polsky Center I-Corps Teams Test Commercialization Potential of Research

The Polsky I-Corps program helps scientists, researchers, and students test the commercial potential of their research and ideas. Supported with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) thr…

News, Polsky I-Corps, I-Corps August 29, 2023

About Rattan Khosa, MBA '79

About Rattan Khosa, MBA ’79 Founder, President, and CEO of AMSYSCO Inc. Rattan Khosa, MBA ’79, started AMSYSCO in 1981 out of the basement of his home that he shared with his wife and young son,…

Entrepreneurship September 1, 2023

Polsky + Rustandy Open House

An open house event to meet and greet new and returning students and inform them about all of the great programming happening at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and the Rustand…

Students, Polsky Center, Rustandy Center, Full-Time Booth Students, Open House, entrepreneurship, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session, Team Building / Networking September 5, 2023

Collaboratorium

The Collaboratorium provides the opportunity for scientists and researchers who want to explore commercialization opportunities to showcase their work and network with students and alumni who may be i…

Graduate & PhD Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Chicago Booth Students, Team Building / Networking September 5, 2023

Polsky Exchange Breakfast

Introducing the Polsky Exchange Breakfast Series. Start your day right with headshots, coffee, and treats at the Polsky Exchange. Members and prospective members are welcome to join us. If you would l…

Small Business Owners, Investors, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, College Students, Faculty & Researchers, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Team Building / Networking September 5, 2023

Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Workshop: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) at Booth

Join Polsky Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Alex Hodgkin, MBA ’14 for a general information session on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA). Learn about the ETA programming at Chicago Booth and caree…

Chicago Booth, EIR, Entrepreneur-in-residence, ETA, Polsky Center Workshop, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training September 6, 2023

Chicago Booth - Charles M. Harper Center - C07

September 6, 2023

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Pre-Kickoff Networking and Pizza

Join the Polsky Center for networking and pizza in advance of the CNVC Kickoff event, which will follow directly afterwards. Students will have the opportunity to talk with other students interested i…

entrepreneurship, College New Venture Challenge, networking event, CNVC, University of Illinois Chicago, kickoff, University of Chicago, Edward L. Kaplan, College Students, Team Building / Networking September 6, 2023

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Kickoff

Join us for a kickoff event for the College New Venture Challenge, UChicago’s flagship entrepreneurship program. Students interested in jump-starting their entrepreneurship journey at UChicago are enc…

Edward L. Kaplan, entrepreneurship, College New Venture Challenge, Chicago Booth, CNVC, kickoff, Mike LaVitola, College Students, Info Session September 6, 2023

Investing Essentials: Private Equity Landscape for Career Changers

Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Chris McGowan, will present on and discuss the changing PE landscape and the necessary skills for car…

IIR, Private Equity, workshop, Investor-in-residence, investing essentials, Chris McGowan, Hyde Park Ventures, workshop series, Chicago Booth Students, Speaker / Conference September 6, 2023

E-Commerce Learning Lab Showcase

Join us for the E-Commerce Learning Lab Showcase! Interact with locally made products and the entrepreneurs who make them, and order direct to homes or businesses for gifting or personal use. No regis…

showcase, GET Cities, ecommerce learning lab, 37 Oaks, ecommerce, Verizon, Polsky Exchange, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Investors, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Team Building / Networking, Workshop / Training September 11, 2023

Polsky Exchange Workshop Series: Tech Enablement (1 of 8)

The Tech Enablement series, powered by GET Cities, provides an eight workshop overview of how adoption of tech products and services increases market reach and automates operational tasks. Busines…

Polsky Exchange, tech, polsky workshop, small business owners, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training September 11, 2023

Innovations in Quantum: Researchers and Technologies at the University of Chicago

University of Chicago researchers are advancing innovations in every discipline – leading the development of cutting-edge technologies and conducting field-defining research for the betterment of hum…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Duality, David Awschalom, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Supratik Guha, quantum, Fred Chong September 11, 2023

Transform Accelerator Announces Data Science and AI Startups Selected for Cohort 2

Following the success of its first cohort, Transform expands to seven early-stage companies utilizing advances in data science and AI.[…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Data Science, Transform, AI, data science institute September 12, 2023

‘A Great Formula for Success’: Booth Alum Jennifer Fried Named CEO of Another UChicago Startup

An early-stage healthcare investor, founder, and oper…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Jonathan Paul, I-Corps, Jennifer Fried, Osmanuddin Ahmed, compass, Flow Medical, George Shultz Innovation Fund September 15, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

workshop, ShopBot, Chicago Booth, laser cutter, prototype, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training September 15, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Woodshop Support Tools

Learn to safely use the Fab Lab’s wood shop support tools: the table saw, bandsaw, chop saw, spindle sander, and drill press. This session will cover the basics of using these tools to create prototyp…

prototype, woodshop, Polsky Exchange, workshop, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Workshop / Training September 15, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Laser Cutter Authorization

Learn how to cut and engrave a variety of materials with our laser cutter to prototype packaging, enclosures, and more! This class will get you started using the laser cutter safely. Prerequisite: Pol…

prototype, Polsky Exchange, workshop, laser cutter, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Workshop / Training September 16, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

prototype, ShopBot, Chicago Booth, workshop, laser cutter, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Workshop / Training September 16, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Vinyl Cutter

Create intricate designs in adhesive-backed vinyl for custom graphics and branding on the Fab Lab’s vinyl cutter! This class introduces the software and basic operations of the machine. Prerequisite:…

Polsky Exchange, vinyl cutter, workshop, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Workshop / Training September 16, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Shopbot Authorization

Build large prototypes on the Shopbot! This computer numerically controlled router can cut and engrave large sheets of plywood and plastic as well as precisely carve soft metal like aluminum and coppe…

Polsky Exchange, ShopBot, software, workshop, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Affiliated with National Labs, Workshop / Training September 16, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

workshop, laser cutter, prototype, Chicago Booth, ShopBot, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training September 16, 2023

Polsky Exchange Workshop Series: Tech Enablement (5 of 8)

The Tech Enablement series, powered by GET Cities, provides an eight workshop overview of how tech adoption increases market reach and automates operational tasks. Business owners who attend at least…

workshop, tech, Polsky Exchange, small business owners, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training September 16, 2023

Polsky Exchange Workshop Series: Tech Enablement (6 of 8)

The Tech Enablement series, powered by GET Cities, provides an eight workshop overview of how tech adoption increases market reach and automates operational tasks. Business owners who attend at least…

small business owners, workshop, tech, Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training September 16, 2023

Polsky Exchange Workshop Series: Tech Enablement (7 of 8)

The Tech Enablement series, powered by GET Cities, provides an eight workshop overview of how tech adoption increases market reach and automates operational tasks. Business owners who attend at least…

small business owners, workshop, tech, Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training September 16, 2023

Polsky Exchange Workshop Series: Tech Enablement (8 of 8)

The Tech Enablement series, powered by GET Cities, provides an eight workshop overview of how tech adoption increases market reach and automates operational tasks. Business owners who attend at least…

small business owners, workshop, tech, Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training September 16, 2023

Application Deadline: Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab

The Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab was created for Chicago Booth students to learn firsthand about the private equity and venture capital industries. Through the combination of an inte…

Private Equity, Application Deadline, Venture Capital, PE/VC Lab, investors, Chicago Booth, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline September 16, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: 3D Printer Authorization - Lulzbot Taz5

Learn to use our Lulzbot Taz5 desktop 3D Printer to make your own plastic prototypes. This session will cover basic 3D design in TinkerCAD, and the printing process with Cura. Bring your laptop to des…

3D design, prototype, workshop, Polsky Exchange, Chicago Booth, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training September 16, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) for Beginners, Part 1

No experience required! Get an introduction into computer-aided design (software) through a few guided exercises. The course will be taught using OnShape (free accounts available), and attendees are e…

Polsky Exchange, Maya Shaposhnik Cadena, workshop, OnShape, software, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Chicago Booth, laser cutter, prototype, workshop, ShopBot, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Woodshop Support Tools

Learn to safely use the Fab Lab’s wood shop support tools: the table saw, bandsaw, chop saw, spindle sander, and drill press. This session will cover the basics of using these tools to create prototyp…

Polsky Exchange, woodshop, prototype, workshop, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) for Beginners, Part 2

Session 2 of 2. No experience required! Get an introduction into computer-aided design (software) through a few guided exercises. The course will be taught using OnShape (free with a .edu address), an…

software, Polsky Exchange, Maya Shaposhnik Cadena, workshop, OnShape, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Application Deadline: Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC)

The Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company. The Challenge includes…

Chicago Booth, LBO, deadline, Oxford University, Private Equity, competition, PECC, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Getting Started with Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is a powerful, flexible program for making 2D vector graphics. Learn the basics to create designs you can cut with the Fab Lab’s vinyl cutter, laser cutter, and computer numerically…

laser cutter, Chicago Booth, Polsky Exchange, Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, vinyl cutter, workshop, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Learn To Use the Vinyl Cutter

Create intricate designs in adhesive-backed vinyl for custom graphics and branding on the Fab Lab’s vinyl cutter! This class introduces the software and basic operations of the machine. Prerequisite:…

workshop, Polsky Exchange, vinyl cutter, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

ShopBot, workshop, laser cutter, Chicago Booth, prototype, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Application Deadline: Southside Business Development Internship Program (SBDI)

This is the student application for the Winter Quarter of the Southside Development Internship program. We will accept 15 students for winter internships.

internship, small business owners, southside business development, SBDI, application, College Students, Deadline September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Basic Design for 3D Printing with Tinkercad

Learn to create your own files for 3D printing with Tinkercad, a simple browser-based 3D design program. Participants will need to make a free Autodesk account at www.tinkercad.com. No experience nece…

3D design, design, Chicago Booth, TinkerCAD, Polsky Center Workshop, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Learn to 3D Print with the Lulzbot Taz5

Learn to use our Lulzbot Taz5 desktop 3D Printer to make your own plastic prototypes. This session will cover basic 3D design in TinkerCAD, and the printing process with Cura. Bring your laptop to des…

workshop, 3D design, Polsky Exchange, Chicago Booth, prototype, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Learn To Use the X- Carve

Learn to carve 3D shapes out of materials like wood, plastic, and soft metals like aluminum. The X-Carve is also great for etching custom circuit boards. We’ll work with the easy-to-use Easel software…

x-carve, workshop, 3D design, Polsky Exchange, Chicago Booth, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

ShopBot, workshop, laser cutter, Chicago Booth, prototype, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Learn To Use the Shopbot

Build large prototypes on the Shopbot! This computer numerically controlled router can cut and engrave large sheets of plywood and plastic as well as precisely carve soft metal like aluminum and coppe…

software, ShopBot, workshop, Polsky Exchange, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

ShopBot, laser cutter, workshop, Chicago Booth, prototype, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Application Deadline: Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

The Chicago Booth Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is a VC simulation that allows students to think and act as venture capitalists and helps the school identify top student representative…

VCIC, deadline, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Investment Competition, Chicago Booth, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Learn To Use the Laser Cutter

Learn how to cut and engrave a variety of materials with our laser cutter to prototype packaging, enclosures, and more! This class will get you started using the laser cutter safely. Prerequisite: Pol…

prototype, laser cutter, workshop, Polsky Exchange, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why they are useful, as well as Fa…

Chicago Booth, prototype, ShopBot, laser cutter, workshop, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, College Students, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Learn to Use Wood Shop Tools

Learn to safely use the Fab Lab’s wood shop support tools: the table saw, bandsaw, chop saw, spindle sander, and drill press. This session will cover the basics of using these tools to create prototyp…

woodshop, prototype, Polsky Exchange, workshop, College Students, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training September 17, 2023

Info Session: Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC)

The Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company. The Challenge includes…

Chicago Booth Students, Info Session September 18, 2023

Info Session: Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab

The Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab was created for Chicago Booth students to learn firsthand about the private equity and venture capital industries. Through the combination of an inte…

Chicago Booth Students, Info Session September 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Workshop Series: Tech Enablement (2 of 8)

The Tech Enablement series, powered by GET Cities, provides an eight workshop overview of how tech adoption increases market reach and automates operational tasks. Business owners who attend at least…

Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Workshop Series: Tech Enablement (3 of 8)

The Tech Enablement series, powered by GET Cities, provides an eight workshop overview of how tech adoption increases market reach and automates operational tasks. Business owners who attend at least…

GET Cities, Tech Enablement, tech, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Workshop Series: Tech Enablement (4 of 8)

The Tech Enablement series, powered by GET Cities, provides an eight workshop overview of how tech adoption increases market reach and automates operational tasks. Business owners who attend at least…

digital marketing, GET Cities, Tech Enablement, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Developing a Business Model

Starting a business is like starting on a blank canvas. Without a solid business model, your business idea can easily become a business flop. Mapping out your business allows you to test out key assum…

Small Business Owners, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Info Session: Innovation Fund Associates Program

The Innovation Fund Associates program is a venture capital apprenticeship during which teams of students from a variety of academic programs perform due diligence on startups applying for the George…

College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Info Session September 18, 2023

Application Deadline: Customer Discovery Bootcamp

The Customer Discovery Bootcamp is intended for early-stage ventures to explore their problem-solution fit by engaging directly with potential customers and industry stakeholders. Over five weeks, tea…

bootcamp, Customer Discovery, industry stakeholders, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Deadline September 18, 2023

Info Session: Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) & MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT)

The Chicago Booth Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is a VC simulation that allows students to think and act as venture capitalists and helps the school identify top student representative…

VCIC, MIINT, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session September 18, 2023

Info Session: Transform Cohort 3

Virtual info session for Transform’s cohort 3 application cycle. — Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in part…

Uchicago data Science institute, Venture Capital, Transform, deep tech ventures, deep tech, Open to the Public, Info Session September 18, 2023

Application Deadline: Entrepreneurs Unplugged: A Monthly Meetup for Founders

During the 2023-24 year, early stage Booth founders will have the opportunity to convene monthly as a group with Entrepreneur in-Residence Mia Saini Duchnowski. These monthly meetups will help founder…

Mia Saini Duchnowski, ventures, Community, Oars + Alps, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline September 18, 2023

Info Session and Kickoff: Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC)

The Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) is the track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge supporting all University of Chicago alumni who are in the process of launching early-stage ven…

ANVC, kickoff, Alumni, Info Session September 18, 2023

Info Session and Kickoff: Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC)

The Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) is the track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge supporting all University of Chicago alumni who are in the process of launching early-stage ven…

kickoff, ANVC, Alumni, Info Session September 18, 2023

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Application Q&A and Networking

Undergraduate students looking to apply for the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) are encouraged to attend this workshop to ask any questions you may have about the application. During the workshop…

Starr Marcello, Feasibility Summary, CNVC, workshop, College Students, Info Session, Team Building / Networking September 18, 2023

Info Session: Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC)

The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) encourages students to form teams to conceive and propose an original investment thesis they wish to work on. Selected teams work with mentors…

Private Equity, SPITC, investment thesis, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session September 18, 2023

Info Session and Kickoff (Harper): New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

If you’re considering participating in the 28th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge or the 14th annual John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge, join us for this in-person kic…

SNVC, NVC, New Venture Challenge, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Info Session September 18, 2023

Public Speaking for Entrepreneurs

Join the Polsky Center and Entrepreneur in-Residence Melissa Harris for a workshop on public speaking. In this workshop, you will learn how to captivate your audience and clearly communicate your idea…

public speaking, Melissa Harris, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Info Session and Kickoff (Gleacher): New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

If you’re considering participating in the 28th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge or the 14th annual John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge, join us for this in-person kic…

SNVC, Gleacher, NVC, New Venture Challenge, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Competition / Pitch Event September 18, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Finding a Co-Founder and Understanding Equity Splits

Join the Polsky Center for a workshop on Finding a Co-Founder and Understanding Equity Splits, led by Entrepreneur in-Residence Mia Saini Duchnowski. This workshop will provide key strategies and insi…

cofounders, Mia Saini Duchnowski, E2, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Open to the Public, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Application Deadline: College New Venture Challenge (CNVC)

Applications are due for the College New Venture Challenge by Tuesday, November 7th at 11:59pm CST.

Application Deadline, College New Venture Challenge, CNVC, College Students, Deadline September 18, 2023

Jordan Tepper Office Hours (Guest Entrepreneur Office Hours)

Sign up here for a 30 minute slot.   Booth alum Jordan Tepper, MBA ’13, will be holding virtual office hours over Zoom and can help answer your questions related to entrepreneurship.   Jorda…

Apologue, Jordan Tepper, Booth, Big Star Cocktails, Cleveland Avenue, Don Thompson, UW, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session September 18, 2023

Application Workshop: Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC)

Join us for an application preparation workshop and Quick Pitch event for the ANVC!

ANVC, Alumni, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Hiring and Building Team Culture

Join Polsky Center Entrepreneur in Residence CJ Przybyl for a workshop on hiring the right people and establishing a strong team culture. Geared towards entrepreneurs and startup founders who are look…

workshop, CJ Przybyl, Reserv, team culture, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Application Deadline: Small Business Financial Fundamentals Program Client Application - 2024 Winter Cohort

The Polsky Small Business Financial Fundamentals begins with a nine week intensive program occurring January – March 2024 for South or West side businesses to receive tailored technical assistance and…

small business financial fundamentals, west side, capital, Small Business, south side, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Deadline September 18, 2023

Embracing Urgency in Entrepreneurship and in Life

Join the Polsky Center for a workshop led by Jamie Shah, Polsky EIR and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Mark Agnew, Adjunct Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, for a workshop…

Jamie shah, Mark Agnew, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Incorporation Basics: An Overview of Incorporation Options for Startups

Join the Polsky Center and facilitator Emily Underwood for a workshop that explores options and the process of incorporation for startups. This workshop will cover: • The types of business entities, a…

entities, innovation clinic, Law, Emily Underwood, incorporations, Open to the Public, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Small Business Owners, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Info Session: Transform Cohort 3

Virtual info session for Transform’s cohort 3 application cycle. — Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in part…

deep tech, Uchicago data Science institute, Venture Capital, Transform, deep tech ventures, Open to the Public, Info Session, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Info Session: Transform Cohort 3

Virtual info session for Transform’s cohort 3 application cycle. — Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partn…

data science institute, deep tech, Venture Capital, Transform, Open to the Public, Info Session, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Application Deadline: Small Business Growth Program Client Application - 2024 Cohort

The Polsky Small Business Growth Program is a nine-month program that supports small business owners to help them grow and scale their businesses through consulting work completed by top University of…

west side, Small Business Growth Program, south side, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Deadline September 18, 2023

Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) Finals

The Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company. The winning team of the PECC will advance…

Oxford global private equity challenge, Private Equity, PECC, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, Competition / Pitch Event September 18, 2023

Driving Growth: A Speaker Series on Operating in a PE/ETA Context

This lecture focused on CXO will feature Booth alum Jack Fitzgibbons MBA ’15, Jack is the Chief Executive Officer of Assembly Health, a technology enabled services provider to thousands of nursing hom…

Chicago Booth Students, Speaker / Conference September 18, 2023

George Shultz Innovation Fund Fall Finals

The George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals will feature startup teams who have been selected as finalists for potential investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund. Each team will pitch to the Inn…

George Shultz Innovation Fund, deep tech, GSIF, Investors, Alumni, Open to the Public, Competition / Pitch Event September 18, 2023

Small Business Showcase

Join us for the Small Business Showcase! Interact with locally made products and the entrepreneurs who make them, and order direct to homes or businesses for gifting or personal use. There’s going to…

Verizon, showcase, ecommerce learning lab, GET Cities, 37 Oaks, Polsky Exchange, ecommerce, Chicago Booth Students, Investors, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Affiliated with National Labs, College Students, Team Building / Networking, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Holiday Shopping Showcase

Join us for the E-Commerce Learning Lab Showcase! Interact with locally made products and the entrepreneurs who make them, and order direct to homes or businesses for gifting or personal use. There’s…

Polsky Exchange, ecommerce, Verizon, showcase, ecommerce learning lab, GET Cities, 37 Oaks, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Investors, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Affiliated with National Labs, Team Building / Networking, Workshop / Training September 18, 2023

Barbara Agyapong, MA

Barbara Agyapong serves as the Program Manager at Polsky Exchange. She manages community-facing programs and completes research on program effectiveness. She is responsible for planning, directing, co…

Polsky Exchange September 18, 2023

The Startup Connection: Researchers and Business Students Meet at Fall Collaboratorium

Connecting researchers with business expertise, the Fall 2023 Collaboratorium will feature teams participating in the Polsky I-Corps program in addition to startups from the Transform and Duality acc…

Announcement, News, Duality, Collaboratorium, I-Corps, Transform, tech commercialization September 19, 2023

Team Building Support

Check out our listing of ventures looking to recruit talented teammates. This tool is open to ALL startups, ventures, and ideas, including non-profits and social impact ideas. There is no stage or pro…

September 21, 2023

Join a Team

September 21, 2023

Recruit Team Members

September 21, 2023

Add Yourself to the Listing

September 21, 2023

Add Your Venture to the Listing

September 21, 2023

UChicago Talent, Programming Proves Itself as a Cornerstone of Illinois’ Quantum Success

Illinois is a to…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Duality, quantum, tech commercialization September 22, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: Amazing Edibles Catering Has Been Serving Great Food and Good Times For 30 Years

Amazing Edibles Catering specializes in transforming any event into something amazing. Pictured here steak frites: grilled steak cooked…

News, Community Impact, small business spotlight, Andrea Herrera, Herrera, Amazing Edibles Catering, wedding, Small Business, catering, events, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business Growth Program September 25, 2023

Meet with Polsky Center Staff

Schedule time to meet with a Polsky Center staff member for support or advice.  

September 25, 2023

Kin Insurance: How Passion and a Focus on Doing Good Gave Rise to Chicago’s Latest Unicorn

Sean Harper, AB ’03, MBA ’09, knew his passion from an early age. “Going back to high scho…

Featured, News, Venture Success, kin, Sean Harper, NVC, Chicago, New Venture Challenge, Where are they now, Unicorn, FeeFighters, Kin Insurance September 26, 2023

Energy Frontiers: A Public Event on Emerging Energy Technologies

  *This event has reached full capacity and is no longer accepting new registrations.* Is Illinois emerging as the next clean energy hub? The clean energy transition in the U.S. has presented a…

cleantech, Ugi Otgonbaatar, Clean energy, Y. Shirley Meng, Resurgence, panel, Clean tech, Anirban Das, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Speaker / Conference September 26, 2023

Vince Beachum, MBA

Vince Beachum is Senior Program Manager and Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Director at Polsky Exchange. In this role, Vince is responsible for setting the strategic direction for th…

Polsky Exchange September 28, 2023

Resurgence Networking Event

A follow-on to the September 28 Collaboratorium event, this event provides the opportunity for technical founders participating in the Polsky Center’s new cleantech accelerator, Resurgence, to showcas…

Chicago Booth, researchers, Female Founders, Resurgence, scientists, Collaboratorium, networking, Clean tech, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Team Building / Networking September 28, 2023

Info Session: Summer Funding Program

Is your goal to land a summer internship at a startup or are you pursuing your own business as a founder? Are you pursuing an internship in social impact or in venture capital? The Community Catalyst…

CCF, VCF, EIP, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session October 2, 2023

How the Alumni New Venture Challenge Helped Lead These Startups to Success

Launched in 2019, the Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) is the newest track of the New Venture Challenge – the top-ranked university accelerator that has been helping seed businesses for 27 years.…

News, Venture Success, digital keeper, Alumni New Venture Challenge, unlisted, steven tang, ANVC, RX Longevity, juju spirits, Clara Fernandez, Juan Catagena, Luis Navarro, Katie hill, UnlistedKatie Hill October 3, 2023

Application Deadline: Innovation Fund Associates Program

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund Associates (IFA) are an interdisciplinary group of students and post-docs who aid the George Shultz Innovation Fund in its Spring investment cycle. Associates…

College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Deadline October 4, 2023

University of Chicago’s Polsky Center Launches New Cleantech Accelerator, Resurgence

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) are pleased to announce the launch of Resurgence,…

News, Announcement, cleantech, Resurgence October 4, 2023

Narayan Subramanian, PHD

Narayan Subramanian currently serves as a Senior Manager at the Front End of Innovation at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago. In this role, he closely…

Technology Ventures October 4, 2023

Veteran, Teacher, Business Owner: Meet the New Leader of the Polsky Exchange’s Small Business Development Center

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently welcomed Vince Beachum as senior program manager and director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the Polsky Exchange. […

News, Announcement, Polsky Exchange, Illinois Small Business Development Center, Polsky Center, Vince Beachum, Beachum, small business development center October 5, 2023

License to Innovate: Separations Technologies from UChicago, Argonne, and Fermilab

A showcase of select IP and research capabilities at the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. View event booklet >> This technology sho…

Open to the Public, Speaker / Conference October 9, 2023

Investing Essentials: Secrets to Building Effective Slide Decks

Join Polsky Investor in-Residence Tim Kelly for an interactive workshop on building effective slide decks. Tim will cover ways to build a presentation that communicates your ideas and inspires your au…

Chicago Booth, Investor-in-residence, investing essentials, Private Equity, polsky workshop, Tim Kelly, PECC, Private Equity Case Challenge, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training October 11, 2023

Investing Essentials: Dissecting the PE Industry

Join the Polsky Center’s Investor in-Residence Tim Kelly for a workshop that explores the private equity industry. Students interested in a career in private equity often think “Venture versus Buyout/…

buyout investors, Chicago Booth, venture, Investor-in-residence, investing essentials, Private Equity, polsky workshop, Tim Kelly, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training October 11, 2023

Doctors Design New Device to Improve Care for Burn Patients

Sebastian Vrouwe and Ronak Patel with the new device, which is simple, portable, sterile, and can be used with readily accessible mater…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Medical device October 12, 2023

Clarix Imaging Gets $10 Million to Scale FDA-Cleared 3D Imaging Tech

University of Chicago spinout Clarix Imaging has received $10 million in funding from kineo finance, a Swiss-headquartered investment firm, to advance its novel imaging-based solution for surgical on…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Xiao Han, tech commercialization, Xiaochuan Pan, Clarix Imaging October 12, 2023

Info Session & Course Kickstart: Hacking for Defense

Don’t miss Hacking for Defense’s kickstart event. The event will be an inf ormation session, networking event, and simulation game focused on innovation. Hacking for Defense is both a class and an opp…

SNVC, NVC, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Faculty & Researchers, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session October 13, 2023

Harper Center, Polsky Center Suite 207

October 13, 2023

Don't Overlook the Power of the Family Business

The following article was written by Jamie Shah, entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on October 16, 2023. Read the original article on…

Thought Leadership, News, family business, Crain's, Thought Leadership, Jamie shah, Chicago Booth Insights October 16, 2023

Samir Mayekar Named Managing Director of Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Samir Mayekar, an accomplished leader with a track record of driving innovation and impact across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, has been named managing director of the University o…

News, Announcement, Mayekar, Managing Director, Samir Mayekar, meet the team, Polsky Center, executive leadership October 18, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: Love Cork Screw Welcomes Everyone to a Glass of Wine

In 2019, Chri…

News, Community Impact, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business Growth Program, Love Cork Screw, small business spotlight, wedding, Small Business, Lampley, wine, Chrishon Lampley October 19, 2023

Investing Essentials: Interview Prep for Career Changers

Join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Chris McGowan. Chris will discuss…

buyout investors, Chicago Booth, venture, Chris McGowan, career advancement, Investor-in-residence, investing essentials, Private Equity, polsky workshop, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training October 19, 2023

Polsky Exchange Workshop: Canva Basics

Want to take your small business brand to the next level? Join us for a hands-on workshop to learn about graphic design with Canva. Transform your brand’s visual identity, create logos, social posts,…

branding, entrepreneurship, innovation, polsky exchange workshop, Small Business, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training October 24, 2023

Global New Venture Challenge Welcomes Acclaimed Business Leader, Chicago Booth Professor Alyssa Rapp as Faculty Leader

  Alyssa Rapp has been named the faculty leader of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC), a dedicated track of the New Venture Challenge pro…

Featured, News, Announcement, yarra, GNVC, Alyssa Rapp, Steve Kaplan, Starr Marcello, Faculty Lead, Healthwell, Surgical Solutions, Bottlenotes October 25, 2023

Chicago Biomedical Consortium Secures $13.5 Million to Scale Work, Support for Life Sciences Industry

The mission of the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC) is to stimulate collaboration among scientists at Northwestern University, The Uni…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Chicago Biomedical Consortium, CBC October 26, 2023

Manifest

October 27, 2023

My Art Cache

October 27, 2023

Andes STR

October 27, 2023

OrisDX

October 27, 2023

Alnair Therapeutics

October 27, 2023

Pippin Title

October 27, 2023

Opportunity Zone (OZ) Incentives Info Session

The Opportunity Zone (OZ) Incentives Info Session will include a presentation by OZ expert Jeff Goldman and introduce startup founders and business owners to the incentives available related to real e…

Startups, Opportunity Zones, Investment, Polsky Exchange, real estate, info session, Jeff Goldman, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Info Session October 31, 2023

Application Deadline: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

Most other business schools and graduate entrepreneurship programs host a single day or weekend business plan competition as their New Venture Challenge. The NVC at the University of Chicago Booth Sch…

Social New Venture Challenge, New Venture Challenge, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Deadline October 31, 2023

NVC/SNVC Application Preparation Workshop & Quick Pitch

Quick Pitch: 5 – 5:30 p.m. CT Application Preparation Workshop/Q&A: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. CT Networking: 6:30 – 7 p.m. CT Join us for an application preparation workshop and Quick Pitch event for the E…

New Venture Challenge, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Deadline October 31, 2023

Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) Finals

Join us for the finals of the 28th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC). NVC finalists will present to a panel of judges comprising of top investors, entrepreneurs, and others. Pr…

New Venture Challenge, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Competition / Pitch Event October 31, 2023

Founder Spotlight: Paul Hsu

Join us at the Polsky Center as we launch our inaugural ‘Founder Stories’ event series. Engage with founders, operators, and top venture capitalists as they share the triumphs and trials from their un…

paul hsu, founder spotlight, innovation, blockchain, Venture Capital, AI, Transform, Open to the Public, Speaker / Conference November 1, 2023

Life Sciences Community Convenes at Chicago BioCapital Summit in a Showcase of Local Innovation

Hosted b…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Chicago Biomedical Consortium November 3, 2023

Academia and Private Sector Meet at 10th Annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference

The Polsky Center, in collaboration with the Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern K…

Event, Featured, News, Madhav Rajan, ETA Conference, polsky, Graham Weaver, ETA, Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference November 3, 2023

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Class Orientation and Teambuilding

Students with ventures that are admitted to the College New Venture Challenge should plan to attend the College New Venture Challenge class orientation. If you are an individual looking to join a team…

College New Venture Challenge November 6, 2023

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Finals

Join us for the finals of the 12th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). Throughout the afternoon, the CNVC finalists will present to a panel of judges comprised of investors, entrepreneurs, an…

College New Venture Challenge, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Competition / Pitch Event November 6, 2023

Polsky Center and the College’s Office of Career Advancement Launch New Program to Prepare Students for Careers in Private Markets

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Col…

News, Private Markets Program, Paul Carbone, Booth, Andreas Angelopoulos November 6, 2023

Samir Mayekar, MBA

Samir is an accomplished leader with a track record of driving innovation and impact across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Most recently, he was deputy mayor for the city of Chicago,…

Polsky Executive Leadership November 6, 2023

Polsky Center to Support New Biopharma Hub Funded by $10.4 Million Investment

The hub brings together nine local institutions, including the University of Chicago at which the Polsky Center is responsible for adva…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Chicago Biomedical Consortium November 7, 2023

Application Deadline: Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC)

The Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) is the dedicated track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge program that supports Chicago Booth Executive MBA students worldwide. Second-year stu…

Global New Venture Challenge, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline November 8, 2023

Application Deadline: Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC)

The Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) is the track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge supporting all University of Chicago alumni who are in the process of launching early-stage ven…

Alumni New Venture Challenge, Alumni, Deadline November 8, 2023

Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon

The Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon is Chicago Booth’s flagship entrepreneurship and venture capital conference. Through keynote fireside chats, panel discussions, and various networking sessions, SeedCon pro…

SeedCon, Chicago Booth Students, Investors, Speaker / Conference November 8, 2023

Team Building Reception: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

Who Should Attend: NVC/SNVC teams that are looking to add teammates for Phase II and students looking to join NVC/SNVC Phase II teams Hosted By: Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and t…

New Venture Challenge, Social New Venture Challenge, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Team Building / Networking November 8, 2023

Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference

The Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference, hosted by the Chicago Booth Private Equity Group and the Polsky Center, is an annual event that brings together investors, students, and entrepreneurs to n…

Private Equity, Open to the Public, Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, Chicago Booth Students, Speaker / Conference November 8, 2023

Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) Finals

Join us virtually for the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC)! ANVC is the track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge supporting all University of Chicago alumni who are in the pro…

Alumni New Venture Challenge, Alumni, Competition / Pitch Event November 8, 2023

Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Finals

Join us for the Finals of the Global New Venture Challenge, the Executive MBA track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge. 2024 Agenda: 9:00 – 9:15 A.M: Welcome and Dean’s Remarks 9:15…

Global New Venture Challenge, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Competition / Pitch Event November 8, 2023

Life Sciences, Tech Startups Advance to Fall 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

The final three teams will pitch to the Innovation Fund Advisory Committee, which consists of advisors, entrepreneurs, and industry exp…

News, Announcement, George Shultz Innovation Fund, CellCipher, NetMicroscope, NOFFA Therapeutics November 8, 2023

Winter Quarter Collaboratorium

The Collaboratorium unites UChicago students with researchers, technologists, and faculty who want to explore the commercialization opportunities and business applications of their work. A great oppor…

Collaboratorium, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Team Building / Networking November 8, 2023

George Shultz Innovation Fund Spring Finals

The George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals will feature four startup teams who have been selected as finalists for potential investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund. Each team will pitch to th…

Innovation Fund, Open to the Public, Investors, Alumni, Competition / Pitch Event November 8, 2023

Tech Commercialization 101

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is the central resource for transforming groundbreaking ideas and discoveries into new products, services, and ventur…

November 13, 2023

When

You should submit a confidential invention disclosure to the Polsky Center before talking about your translational work publicly. This includes: Publishing (including on arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Chem…

November 14, 2023

What

What is intellectual property? Patents, copyrights, and trademarks are legal methods of protecting different forms of intellectual property. The commercialization process involves contractually licens…

November 14, 2023

Who

The Polsky Center consists of 60 professional staff members supporting all University of Chicago students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community small business owners. We are ready to assist faculty i…

November 14, 2023

Why

Why is patent protection so important? Without patent protection, anyone is free to copy an invention. For certain types of inventions and discoveries, patent protection is necessary to justify the in…

November 14, 2023

How

Protecting your work starts with submitting an invention disclosure to the Polsky Center. To do, this, click on the “Inventor Portal” link on the top of the Polsky Center website, polsky.uchicago.edu.…

November 14, 2023

Startup Resources

Faculty interested in launching a startup company can engage with the Polsky Center in a number of ways through the Polsky Center’s numerous programs and resources. The following Polsky Center…

November 14, 2023

Contact Us

Our Polsky Center team is here to serve you. Visit our office on campus or set up a meeting with a member of our team: 6054 S. Drexel Ave., Ste. 405 Chicago IL 60637 Phone: 773.702.1692 Email: polskyl…

November 14, 2023

Mentors

Transform is a data science and AI accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Science and Technology Acceleration November 14, 2023

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: IBIS Computing

(Ibis Computing Logo)   Team Members Hugh Hoford – CEO Mark Kumleben – COO Ross Hackshaw – Operations Manager What does your company do? We are making a platform for users to scale common GPU-…

News, IBIS Computing, Transform, transform accelerator November 15, 2023

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Markison Patent Portal

Team Members Tim Markison – CEO, Co-chairman, & Cofounder Dave Fallon – COO & Cofounder Dave Larsen – Chief SW Architect Jesse Woghin – Principal Product Manager Jim Dugan – Co-chairman &amp…

News, Transform, Markison Patent Portal, transform accelerator November 15, 2023

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Subconcious.AI

Team Members Avi Yashchin – Founder and CEO Susannah Griffee – Chief Operating Officer Megan Lott – Chief Technology Officer Howard Moskowitz – Chief Science Officer Matt Sekerke – Chief Developmen…

News, Transform, transform accelerator, subconcious.ai November 15, 2023

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Nutrad

Team Members John Sexton Abrams – Founder and CEO What does your company do? Nutrad removes friction and complexity from the supply chain using AI. Every manufacturer has their own data foundation,…

News, Transform, transform accelerator, Nutrad November 15, 2023

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: RadioLogical.ai

Team Members Gerardo Chaquinga – Chief Executive Officer & Cofounder Tarun Gulrajani – Chief Strategy Officer & Cofounder Raul Albertti C. – Chief Technology Officer & Cofounder Martin C…

News, Transform, transform accelerator, Radiologicial.ai November 15, 2023

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Quail.ai

Team Members Aarthi Koripelly – Cofounder and CEO Jackson Lee…

News, Transform, Radiologicial.ai, transform accelerator November 15, 2023

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Echo Labs

Team Members Edward Aguilar – Cofounder and CEO Sahan Creddy – Cofounder and CTO What does your company do? We are building the first AI capable of human-level transcription that is better than any…

News, Transform, transform accelerator, echo labs November 15, 2023

Meet the Seven Early-Stage Companies that are Part of Transform's Cohort 2

In September, the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Data Science Institute announced the seven early-stage companies accepted into the second cohort of its…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Nutrad, IBIS Computing, Radiologicial.ai, subconcious.ai, Transform, Markison Patent Portal, echo labs, transform accelerator, quail.ai November 15, 2023

Heyward Harrison

Heyward Harrison serves as the Assistant Director of Entrepreneurship Programs and Outcomes. In this role, he assists the entrepreneurship programs team in administering a series of student founder-fo…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program November 17, 2023

Want Happier, More Productive Employees? Be a Coach, Not a Manager.

The following article was written by Tim Kelly, investor-in-residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on November 20, 2023. Read the original article on Crai…

Thought Leadership, News, Crain's, Thought Leadership, Tim Kelly, Chicago Booth Insights November 20, 2023

Application Deadline: Introduction to Venture Capital

Graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, researchers, and faculty conducting scientific research and study at UChicago, Argonne, Fermilab, and Marine Biological Laboratory are encouraged to apply fo…

Venture Capital, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Faculty & Researchers, Deadline November 27, 2023

12th Annual College New Venture Challenge Announces Competing Undergraduate Teams

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with Universi…

Announcement, News, CampusConnect, Trackpatch, lynkr, BYLD Innovations, BonBini Technologies, sauna, KalyaanKosh, resolv, Domain Diligence, mycollector, DialyLink, 2024 CNVC, methafarm, Craft-A-Lotta, CNVC November 28, 2023

Small Business Spotlight: Ms. Jetsetter Takes Flight

Starting a travel accessory company at the beginning of a global pandemic isn’t easy. Just ask Tracey McGhee, founder of Ms. Jetsetter. “There were times when I thought that my business wouldn’t succ…

News, Community Impact, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business Growth Program, small business spotlight, Ms. Jetsetter, exchange November 29, 2023

Application Deadline: The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC)

The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) encourages students to form teams to conceive and propose an original investment thesis they wish to work on. Selected teams work with mentors…

Private Equity, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline December 1, 2023

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Self-Funded Search Panel

This panel will discuss self-funded searches with three panelists who will share their journey & insights of conducting a self-funded search post-graduation. Panelists include Shawn McCoy, MBA ’15…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training December 1, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Marketing Strategy

Learn how to build a marketing strategy that drives sales and customer satisfaction in this seminar with Polsky Center Entrepreneur-in-Residence Melissa Harris. Melissa is the founder and CEO of marke…

Entrepreneurship Essentials, Small Business Owners, Alumni, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Graduate & PhD Students, Investors, Faculty & Researchers, Workshop / Training December 1, 2023

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: PPM Building

Join Trevor Lwin, MBA ’12, partner at Blue Frame Capital Partners, and Nathan Dey, MBA ’16, managing partner at Northspring Partners, for an ETA workshop on traditional search. This interactive worksh…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training December 1, 2023

Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

Chicago Booth teams compete in the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) competition day. The Chicago Booth VCIC is a VC simulation that allows students to think and act as venture capitalists…

VCIC, Alumni, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Investors, Competition / Pitch Event December 1, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Sales for Entrepreneurs

This session is designed for those with little to no sales experience looking for some quick, actionable tips to get better immediately. We will discuss the different types of sales skills necessary f…

Entrepreneurship Essentials, Small Business Owners, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Graduate & PhD Students, Workshop / Training December 1, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

This hour-long Fab Lab orientation allows you to access the Fab Lab’s workspace and basic tools. Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn abo…

Affiliated with National Labs, Small Business Owners, Alumni, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Graduate & PhD Students, Investors, Faculty & Researchers, Workshop / Training December 2, 2023

Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101

This hour-long Fab Lab orientation allows you to access the Fab Lab’s workspace and basic tools. Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn abo…

Investors, Faculty & Researchers, Affiliated with National Labs, Small Business Owners, Alumni, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Graduate & PhD Students, Workshop / Training December 2, 2023

Polsky Exchange: Student Orientation

Calling all students! Looking to make your entrepreneurial ventures a reality? Unlock the full potential of a Polsky Exchange membership. This orientation demystifies how to maximize our startup resou…

Polsky Exchange, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Orientation, Info Session December 2, 2023

Trust in Transition: Ensuring Credibility During Business Acquisition, Transition, and Scaling

This workshop has been postponed. Rescheduled date TBD. Join the Polsky Center and Entrepreneur-in-Residence Jamie Shah for a hands-on workshop designed for emerging leaders. We will explore the vita…

Entrepreneur-in-residence, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training December 3, 2023

in-person

December 3, 2023

Polsky Overview for Chicago Booth Evening/Weekend Program Students

Join the Polsky Center during the lunch break for an info session and founder talk. Polsky staff from the student programs team and the Deep Tech Ventures team will present on ways to engage with Pols…

Graduate Entrepreneurs, Chicago Booth Students, Speaker / Conference, Info Session December 3, 2023

Application Deadline: I-Corps - Spring 2024

The Polsky Center I-Corps Program is a National Science Foundation-funded entrepreneurial program for teams working on ideas in the science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) fields. Tea…

I-Corps, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Faculty & Researchers, Affiliated with National Labs, College Students, Deadline December 3, 2023

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Legal Aspects of ETA

The Polsky Center is pleased to host Raam Jani, partner at BakerHostetler, for an interactive presentation on the legal side of Entrepreneurship through Acquisition investments and deals. A partner in…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training December 3, 2023

Lisa Hearon

Lisa Hearon is the Associate Director of Science Programs and Student Engagement at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In her role, Lisa leads strategic programming that bridges sc…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program December 4, 2023

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Women in ETA

Join the Polsky Center and the ETA Club for a panel discussion & Q&A featuring moderator Kim Vender Moffat with panelists Beth LaBossiere, Jessica Palfrey, and Ashley Quisol, MBA ’20. Topics i…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training December 4, 2023

Application Deadline: Southside Business Development Internship (SBDI) Program - Spring Quarter

Deadline for the Spring Quarter Southside Business Development Internship program. Like this past quarter, the applications will be on handshake. The South Side Business Development Internship provide…

South Side Business Development, College Students, Deadline December 4, 2023

Meet the Resurgence Cohort 1 Startups: Stranergy

Team Members Mei He – CEO and Founder Rui Deng – CFO and Cofounder Jianan Zheng – CIO and Cofounder Matthew Forquer – CTO and Cofounder What does your company do? Stranergy is revolutionizing the f…

News, ExPost Technology, Accelerator, Stranergy, deep tech, C+UP, Resurgence, Blaze Power, Natural Science December 7, 2023

Meet the Resurgence Cohort 1 Startups: Alpha Nur

Team Members Kevin O’Sullivan – Cofounder and CEO What does your company do? Alpha Nur is pioneering nuclear fuel recycling technologies to bolster American national security and clean energy develop…

News, ExPost Technology, Accelerator, Stranergy, deep tech, C+UP, Resurgence, Blaze Power, Natural Science December 7, 2023

Meet the Resurgence Cohort 1 Startups: ExPost Technology

Team Members Weikang Li – Chief Technology Officer Benson Lam – Chief Executive Officer Zheng Chen – President Shirley Meng – Chief Strategy Officer What does your company do? ExPost is creating a…

News, ExPost Technology, Accelerator, Stranergy, deep tech, C+UP, Resurgence, Blaze Power, Natural Science December 7, 2023

Meet the Resurgence Cohort 1 Startups: Natural Science, LLC

Team Members Arden Warner – Cofounder and partner, scientist, and inventor of the technology John Nelson – Cofounder and partner, business development, logistic and operations Gary Cullen – Partner,…

News, ExPost Technology, Accelerator, Stranergy, deep tech, C+UP, Resurgence, Blaze Power, Natural Science December 7, 2023

Meet the Resurgence Cohort 1 Startups: C+UP

Team Members Hamed Heidari, PhD – Founder and CEO. Prof. Mohammad Asadi – Cofounder and CTO What does your company do? C+UP’s breakthrough carbon capture utilization technology converts renewable e…

News, Blaze Power, Natural Science, ExPost Technology, Accelerator, Stranergy, deep tech, C+UP, Resurgence December 7, 2023

Meet the Resurgence Cohort 1 Startups: Blaze Power

Team Members Sagar Pande – Cofounder and CEO Dr. Arun Kumar – Cofounder and CTO What does your company do? Blaze Power is championing the power of lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) and iron-b…

News, resurgence accelerator, Blaze Power, Natural Science, ExPost Technology, Accelerator, Stranergy, deep tech, C+UP, Resurgence December 7, 2023

Meet the Six Early-Stage Companies that are Part of Resurgence Cohort 1

In October, the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, announced the launch of Resurgence, a new…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Resurgence, resurgence accelerator, Blaze Power, Natural Science, alpha nur, ExPost Technology, Stranergy, C+UP December 7, 2023

Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) Admitted Ventures Orientation

The Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) is the track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge supporting all University of Chicago alumni who are in the process of launching early-stage ven…

Alumni New Venture Challenge, Alumni, Orientation December 11, 2023

Virtual / Online Event (details emailed directly to admits)

December 11, 2023

Application Deadline: Polsky Exchange Idea Lab

The Idea Lab is an eight-week program designed to help community members who have a business idea and want to proceed to move from idea to launch. Idea-stage stagnation is often due to psychological b…

Idea Lab, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Deadline December 11, 2023

This is Your License to Innovate: UChicago, Argonne, Fermilab Showcase New Tech

“We have a recipe for the extraordinary – and the opportunities are endless,” said Juan de Pablo, Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories, and Global Initiatives at th…

Event, News, JTFI, License to Innovate December 11, 2023

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Intro to Tech for Non-Technical Founders

UPDATE: Zoom link for today’s session: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/93145696107?pwd=dWtYRHYyZnNJN0VPRHJJbFVoNFZMdz09 A non-technical founder’s job is not to learn to code, but to successfully manage the…

Entrepreneurship Essentials, Open to the Public, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Small Business Owners, Alumni, College Students, Info Session, Workshop / Training December 11, 2023

ETA Insider Podcast: Live from the Harper Center

Join us for a live episode of the ETA Insider Podcast feat. host Brian O’Connor, MBA ’08, in conversation with Aizik Zimerman MBA ’23. In 2022, Aizik acquired a Chicago-based plumbing business after a…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Speaker / Conference December 11, 2023

University of Chicago Booth School of Business London Campus

December 11, 2023

The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong

December 11, 2023

Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Hong Kong Prelims

The Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) is the dedicated track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge program that supports Chicago Booth Executive MBA students worldwide. Second-year stu…

Global New Venture Challenge, Alumni, Program Sessions December 11, 2023

Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) London Prelims

The Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) is the dedicated track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge program that supports Chicago Booth Executive MBA students worldwide. Second-year stu…

Global New Venture Challenge, Alumni, Program Sessions December 11, 2023

Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Chicago Prelims

This event is listed for informational purposes and is not public. The Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) is the dedicated track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge program that suppo…

Global New Venture Challenge, Alumni, Program Sessions December 11, 2023

Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Hong Kong Semifinals

This event is listed for informational purposes and is not public. The Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) is the dedicated track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge program that suppo…

Global New Venture Challenge, Alumni, Program Sessions December 11, 2023

Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) London Semifinals

The Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) is the dedicated track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge program that supports Chicago Booth Executive MBA students worldwide. Second-year stu…

Global New Venture Challenge, Alumni, Program Sessions December 11, 2023

Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Chicago Semifinals

The Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) is the dedicated track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge program that supports Chicago Booth Executive MBA students worldwide. Second-year stu…

Global New Venture Challenge, Alumni, Program Sessions December 11, 2023

The Idea Lab

The Idea Lab is a twelve-week program designed to help community members who have a business idea and want to proceed to move from idea to launch.

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange December 12, 2023

Key Dates and Deadlines

The Idea Lab is an eight-week program designed to help community members who have a business idea and want to proceed to move from idea to launch.

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange December 12, 2023

Instructional Schedule

The Idea Lab is an eight-week program designed to help community members who have a business idea and want to proceed to move from idea to launch.

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange December 12, 2023

Contact

The Idea Lab is an eight-week program designed to help community members who have a business idea and want to proceed to move from idea to launch.

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange December 12, 2023

For Startup Founders, This is the Classic Dilemma

The following article was written by Dr. Steven Gould, consulting director for Polsky Science Ventures, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on December 18, 2023. Read the original art…

Thought Leadership, News, Chicago Booth Insights, Steve Gould, Crain's, Thought Leadership December 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - CIBC Bank

Speakers: Miguel Gomez, Managing Director – Sales Manager, CIBC Bank. Alberto Moreno, Associate Managing Director, CIBC Bank. CIBC Bank offers simplified products, transparent terms and a dedicated…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training December 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - JPMorgan Chase

Speaker: Roy Nunez, Senior Business Consultant, JPMorgan Chase – Minority Entrepreneur Initiative. JPMorgan Chase’s Minority Entreprenur Initiative supports business owners in growing their businesses…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training December 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - LISC Chicago

Speaker: Marcus Yancey, Economic Development & Special Projects Officer, LISC. LISC focuses on bolstering entrepreneurs whose lack of access to capital and services reflects deep, longstanding str…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training December 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Founders First Capital Partners

Speaker: Song Chae, Regional Development Manager, Founders First Capital Partners. Founders First Capital Partners provides revenue-based funding, term loans and advisory services to service-based sma…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training December 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Momentus Capital

Speaker: Yi Wei, Senior Director, Capital Deployment Initiatives, Momentus Capital. Momentus Capital is a non-profit organization that builds inclusive and equitable communities by providing people ac…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training December 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Allies for Community Business

Speaker: Amanda Askew, Senior Community Lender, Allies for Community Business. Allies for Community Business supports entrepreneurs from any background to start and grow their businesses and create ge…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training December 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Somercor

Speakers: Kimberly Brisky, Managing Director of Communications and Engagement, Somercor. Manny Flores, President & CEO, Somercor. Somercor assists entrepreneurs in realizing their business visio…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training December 18, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Access Series

This Polsky Exchange Capital Series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. The series will commence with presentations from traditi…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange December 19, 2023

Related News

December 19, 2023

Partners

Resurgence is supported by its partners, including Breakthrough Energy, Constellation, ExxonMobil Corporation, and Invenergy.

December 19, 2023

Upcoming Events

This Polsky Exchange Capital Series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. The series will commence with presentations from traditi…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange December 19, 2023

Contact

This Polsky Exchange Capital Series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. The series will commence with presentations from traditi…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange December 19, 2023

Polsky Exchange SBDC: Are You Thinking of Starting a Business?

Are you thinking of starting a Business? What does it cost to run a business and to become a client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Discover the essential steps to take, the…

small business development center, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Info Session December 19, 2023

Related News

December 19, 2023

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - CAST US: A Cleveland Avenue Fund

Speaker: Jason Mercer, Principal – CAST US Due Diligence, CAST US – A Cleveland Avenue Fund. CAST US is a $70 million initiative that will bridge the capital and resource gap impacting Black, Latinx,…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training December 19, 2023

Application Deadline: Duality Cohort 4

UPDATE: The application deadline has been extended to 3/25 Duality is the first accelerator program in the U.S. exclusively focused on supporting innovative quantum startups. Led by the Polsky Center…

Duality, Affiliated with National Labs, Deadline January 2, 2024

Small Business Spotlight: 103 Collection Connects Beauty with Nature

Things in life often don’t just line up perfectly. But for Melinda Herron, founder of 103 Collection – an eco-beauty company rooted in nature – the inspiration for her company sort of did. “I was in…

Featured, News, Community Impact, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business Growth Program, small business spotlight, exchange, 103 Collection January 3, 2024

SNVC Application Workshop and Quick Pitch

Join the Rustandy Center for a workshop on applying to the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). During this SNVC-specific workshop, Professor Rob Gertner will share best practices…

New Venture Challenge, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training January 3, 2024

Info Session: Duality Cohort 4

Join us for our Duality Accelerator info session where you will learn about our accelerator program, the application process for Cohort 4, and have the opportunity to meet with our Duality leadership…

Duality, Graduate & PhD Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session January 4, 2024

Application Deadline: George Shultz Innovation Fund

Managed by the Polsky Center, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in co-investment funding for early-stage science-based ventures coming out of the University of Chicago, Argonne…

Innovation Fund, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline January 4, 2024

SBDC: Starting your Business in Illinois

Attend this in-person workshop to learn the things you need to consider and requirements to start and own a business in Illinois. Learn the basic elements of starting a successful business such as cho…

small business development center, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Info Session January 4, 2024

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - PNC Bank

Speaker: John C Thrasher, VP of Relationship Manager Minority Business Development, PNC Bank. PNC Bank offers a wide range of personal banking services including checking and savings accounts, credit…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Speaker / Conference, Program Sessions January 5, 2024

Jack Crewse

Jack Crewse serves as an Associate Manager of Intellectual Property and Technology Development as part of the Polsky Science and Technology team. In this role, he collaborates with a diverse group of…

Technology Ventures January 8, 2024

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Hyde Park Bank/ Beverly Bank (Wintrust)

Speaker: Mike McCracken, Senior Vice President, Hyde Park Bank/Beverly Bank (Wintrust). Beverly Bank & Trust provides Illinois with the resources of a big bank while maintaining the personalized s…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training January 8, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Building Your Beta

Are you stuck in the beta stage? Not sure what to do next? Well, join the Polsky Center and EIRs Mia Duchnowski (co-founder of Oars + Alps a men’s skin care brand) and CJ Pryzbyl (co-founder of Reserv…

Entrepreneurship Essentials, Open to the Public, Graduate & PhD Students, Small Business Owners, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Workshop / Training January 9, 2024

Info Session: Build and Launch Accelerators

Join us for an info session at the beginning of the application window for teams that want to know more about the Build and Launch Accelerator. This session will be virtual. Zoom link: https://uchicag…

launch accelerator, build accelerator, BUILD and LAUNCH, Alumni, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Info Session January 9, 2024

Application Deadline: Build and Launch Accelerators

Application deadline for both the Build and Launch Accelerator.

launch accelerator, build accelerator, BUILD and LAUNCH, College Students, Alumni, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline January 9, 2024

Building a Winning Culture Should be a Key Part of Your Intentional Business Strategy

The following article was written by Ellen Rudnick, senior adviser and adjunct professor for entrepreneurship at Booth, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on January 15, 2024. Read t…

Thought Leadership, News, Crain's, Thought Leadership, Ellen Rudnick, Chicago Booth Insights January 15, 2024

Healthcare Initiative: Fireside chat with Alyssa Jaffee, MBA '16, Partner at 7wire Ventures

Alyssa Jaffee, MBA ’16, is a partner at 7wire Ventures where she invests in companies that empower everyone to be better stewards of their health. Her portfolio includes Caraway Health, NOCD, MedArriv…

healthcare initiative, Chicago Booth Students, Speaker / Conference January 16, 2024

NBC Tower

January 16, 2024

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Exploring Financing Options

This event in this series will include an overview of the different types of capital available to businesses: debt (loans), equity investment (venture capital or angel investment), revenue-based finan…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training, Info Session January 16, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2)

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2) is designed to help you launch your startup successfully, with workshops ranging in everything from marketing strategy, sales, competitive analysis, financial modeling…

Entrepreneurship January 17, 2024

Upcoming Workshops

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2) is designed to help you launch your startup successfully, with workshops ranging in everything from marketing strategy, sales, competitive analysis, financial modeling…

Entrepreneurship January 17, 2024

Virtual Recordings

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2) is designed to help you launch your startup successfully, with workshops ranging in everything from marketing strategy, sales, competitive analysis, financial modeling…

Entrepreneurship January 17, 2024

Contact

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2) is designed to help you launch your startup successfully, with workshops ranging in everything from marketing strategy, sales, competitive analysis, financial modeling…

Entrepreneurship January 17, 2024

Distinguished Entrepreneur Series: A Fireside Chat with Marc Lore

Join the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago for a Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series Event featuring Marc Lore, CEO of Wonder Group & Owner of th…

Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series, Investors, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Alumni, Open to the Public, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Small Business Owners, Speaker / Conference January 17, 2024

Member FAQs

How do I get into the Polsky Exchange? Your membership swipe card remains active; please use it to enter the building. The building has security personnel available to monitor access to the Polsky Exc…

January 19, 2024

Polsky Center Pilots Proof-of-Concept Fund to Accelerate Tech Commercialization

The goal of the Polsky Center’s Proof-of-Concept Fund is to validate technologies and increase the potential for industry interest and…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Michael Millis, tech commercialization, Henry Frisch, proof-of-concept fund January 22, 2024

New PET Scan Tech to Expand Patient Access, Improve Early Disease Detection

This visualization is a simulation’s prediction of what ultra-low-dose images could look like. The example shows a 20 mm diameter spher…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Polsky Patented, Medical device, Henry Frisch January 22, 2024

Two UChicago Startups Receive Investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund

The finalists (including Nick Feamster, pictured here) pitched to the Innovation Fund Advisory Committee, which consists of advisors, e…

Announcement, News, Katherine Rhodes, George Shultz Innovation Fund, CellCipher, tech commercialization, NetMicroscope, Yoav Gilad, Nick Feamster January 23, 2024

Phase II Teams Selected for the 17th Annual Global New Venture Challenge

  22 teams from across the world are advancing to Phase II of the Polsky Center’s 2024 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). The GNVC is the global track of the New Venture Challenge, the Univer…

Announcement, News, Investable Wealth Management, SpeakFluent, Earth Labs, Action3, Hong Kong, Global New Venture Challenge, Ella, autism GPT, entrepreneurship, New Venture Challenge, Babel, Flowgreens, GNVC, Chicago Booth, Bamboo Wellness, FoundersDD.xyz, BuildWise, Genius Platform, Buy-Ex, HireRx, Executive MBA, London, Chicago, BYPASS, Zootron, NVC, ChatGPT Leads, Abamee Properties, DialyLink, Gropilot.ai, Close2Home January 24, 2024

Investing Essentials: VC Interview Prep

Join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Polsky Investor-in-Residence Dipa Mehta, MBA ’12, Managing Partner, Cobalt Ventures. Dipa will cover the process of interviewing and…

investing essentials, Venture Capital, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training January 24, 2024

Application Deadline: Resurgence Fellowship

The Resurgence Fellowship program will offer a limited number of fellowships to University of Chicago students and provide them with an opportunity to support innovation and business development in th…

Resurgence, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Deadline January 24, 2024

Resurgence Fellowship

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is a 9-month hybrid program designed to support ventures in the cleantech industry.

Science and Technology Acceleration January 24, 2024

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Booth Angels Network of Chicago & New York

Speaker: Amalesh Sanku, Board Director, Chicago Booth Angels Network of Chicago and New York. The Chicago Booth Angels Network of Chicago (CBAN Chicago) is a nonprofit, affinity organization founded a…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training January 25, 2024

Info Session: Summer Funding Programs

Is your goal to land a summer internship at a startup or are you pursuing your own business as a founder? Are you pursuing an internship in social impact or in venture capital? The Community Catalyst…

summer funding program, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session January 26, 2024

Where Are They Now? How Kindness Built KindWorks

Update 2/6/2025: KindWorks is featured in Season 7 of Meet The Drapers, a global pitch competition hosted by venture capitalist Tim Draper. Their pitch airs on March 14, and audience voting is now op…

Featured, News, Venture Success, Kindworks.ai, KindWorks, Beni, Chicago, Where are they now, Kindness, AI January 30, 2024

NetMicroscope Uses AI to Improve Network Monitoring for a Better Internet Experience

NetMicroscope is cofounded by CEO Nick Feamster, Neubauer Professor of Computer Science at UChicago, and Francesco Bronzino, chief tech…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Nick Feamster, George Shultz Innovation Fund, NetMicroscope February 1, 2024

Info Session: Duality Cohort 4

Info Session: Duality Cohort #4 Join us for our Duality Accelerator info session where you will learn about our accelerator program, the application process for Cohort 4, and have the opportunity to m…

Duality, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Info Session February 6, 2024

Info Session: Duality Cohort 4

Info Session: Duality Cohort #4 Join us for our Duality Accelerator info session where you will learn about our accelerator program, the application process for Cohort 4, and have the opportunity to m…

Duality, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Info Session February 6, 2024

Info Session: Duality Cohort 4

Info Session: Duality Cohort #4 Join us for our Duality Accelerator info session where you will learn about our accelerator program, the application process for Cohort 4, and have the opportunity to m…

Duality, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Info Session February 6, 2024

20 Startups Accepted into Phase II of the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 20 startups accepted into the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting a…

News, Announcement, Wesley Barnes, Theo AI, AgroNetZero, Secludy, Datomate, Uptrials, MeristemBio Limited, Zachary Jenkins, Amit Khanna, AlumSum, sZipps, Eleanor Jacobs, Renuka Agarwal, Stephen Lee, James Kim, sZipps Inc., entrepreneurship, Aster Period Products, Jane Lo, early stage ventures, Local, What's the Move?, Alumni New Venture Challenge, Panacea, ANVC, Annie Kuster, Dwight Frederick, What's the Move? by Movement Labs Co, Blue Raven Labs, Tanda Biotech, Accelerator, MedoPlus, Grace Elizabeth Oxley, innovation, Ariadne Souroutzidis, Isaac Troncoso, MedoPlus Services Private Limited, ZenHedge, familial, Brightriver, Yungquing Huang, Ramesh Thyagarajan, Oleg Ryzhkov, RampHR, Brightriver.AI, Patrick Lp, MeristemBio, Krishnan Kandasamy, Abotify, Sarah Press February 7, 2024

UChicago to Mentor Illinois Tech as Part of $6M NSF Program to Accelerate Research Translation

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will…

News, Announcement, Illinois Institute of Technology, Accelerating Research Translation, CHIPS and Science Act, NSF, tech commercialization February 8, 2024

Multi-Tissue Organoid Better Predicts Human Response to Drug Treatments: CellCipher

Katherine Rhodes, PhD ’21, CellCipher cofounder, presented at the George Shultz Innovation Fund finals where the team was awarded $150,0…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Katherine Rhodes, CellCipher, George Shultz Innovation Fund, Collaboratorium, I-Corps, Yoav Gilad February 8, 2024

Chicago Booth Healthcare Conference

This year’s Chicago Booth Healthcare Conference will explore the theme of how healthcare organizations across the board are balancing questions of cost, quality and the patient experience.   O…

healthcare conference, Chicago Booth Students, Speaker / Conference February 9, 2024

Harrison Paul, PhD

Harrison Paul, PhD, serves as an associate manager, technology marketing, at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Harrison’s responsibilities include sourcing…

Technology Ventures February 10, 2024

Entrepreneurs Need to Start Paying Themselves Correctly. Here’s How

The following article was written by Abigail Ingram, executive director of the Polsky Exchange. Entrepreneurs and those who work with entrepreneurs know that most do not pay themselves the sala…

Thought Leadership, News, Thought Leadership, Polsky Exchange, Abigail ingram February 12, 2024

Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon 2024: Innovating Amongst Giants in a Down Economy

Last week, the Polsky Center and Chicago Booth’s Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (EVC) Group co-hosted Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon 2024, Booth’s annual flagship entrepreneurship and venture capital…

Featured, Event, News, Airbird, Sonia Nagar, Jason Starr, Apologue, SeedCon, Seedcon 2024, Jordan Tepper, Alexander Choi, Rattan Khosa, Liz Tilatti, Jason Barsema, Veena Krishnan, Cole Lundquist, Coco Meers, Hanane Bouchareb February 13, 2024

Venture Gallery

Welcome to the Venture Gallery! The Polsky Center at UChicago provides “first look” and early access to startups with proprietary technology in your industry research area. Here you can vi…

February 15, 2024

30 Teams Advance to Phase II of the 2024 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

Today, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the 30 Phase II teams advancing in the 2024 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the University of Chicago’s sign…

Announcement, News, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Digital Partner, Herriot, Encore Marketplace, Decimal Code, Owler AI, Home Genius, Ark Health, EOS Health, Ido, ibisgen, ezbot AI, Memoir, Qualia, FreshX, Micah, AthleteConnect, Relate+, Monarch, Bound Boxes, Saletize, Icarus Quantum, Oro Intelligence, Cloudtech, Signl, Helio Vantage, NVC, tourme, CraftChain, Slosh Dynamics, Herriot's February 15, 2024

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Exploring Financing Options

This event in this series will include an overview of the different types of capital available to businesses: debt (loans), equity investment (venture capital or angel investment), revenue-based finan…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training, Info Session February 15, 2024

ETA Fellows Program

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Fellows Program is designed to provide tailored opportunities and resources to Chicago Booth students who plan to enter the ETA space immediately or with…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, Fellowships February 19, 2024

Seven Ways to Land Your First 100 Customers

The following article was written by Melissa Harris, entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on February 19, 2024. Read the original articl…

Thought Leadership, News, Melissa Harris, Crain's, Thought Leadership, Chicago Booth Insights February 19, 2024

Faculty Advisors

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Fellows Program is designed to provide tailored opportunities and resources to Chicago Booth students who plan to enter the ETA space immediately or with…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition February 19, 2024

Key Dates & Deadlines

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Fellows Program is designed to provide tailored opportunities and resources to Chicago Booth students who plan to enter the ETA space immediately or with…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition February 19, 2024

Application & Eligibility

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Fellows Program is designed to provide tailored opportunities and resources to Chicago Booth students who plan to enter the ETA space immediately or with…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition February 19, 2024

Contact

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Fellows Program is designed to provide tailored opportunities and resources to Chicago Booth students who plan to enter the ETA space immediately or with…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition February 19, 2024

Resurgence Fellowship

The Resurgence Fellowship program will offer a limited number of fellowships to University of Chicago students and provide them with an opportunity to support innovation and business development in th…

February 19, 2024

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Fellows Program

The Polsky Center is proud to launch the Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Fellows Program in the 2024-25 academic year. This program is designed to provide tailored opportunities and resourc…

February 19, 2024

Media Inquiries

For media inquiries contact Darwin Minnis at darwin.minnis@chicagobooth.edu or 630.923.2038

February 19, 2024

Info Session: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Fellows Program

Led by faculty advisors Mark Agnew MBA ’06 and Brian O’Connor, MBA ’08, the ETA Fellows Program will provide access to exclusive, curated opportunities and resources, including educational deep dives…

Entrepreneurship through acquisition fellows, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session February 19, 2024

Deep Tech Ventures (DTV): Corporate Collision

Deep Tech Ventures Corporate Collision provides a unique opportunity for companies to discover, connect and collaborate with some of the nation’s top quantum, data science & AI, and cleantech star…

Corporate Collision, deep tech ventures, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Info Session, Workshop / Training February 19, 2024

Polsky Center Launches ETA Fellows Program to Meet Surge of Interest in ETA

In response to the growing interest in Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA), the Polsky Center is launching the ETA Fellows Program. Made possible by a generous donation from Booth alum A. Mich…

Announcement, News, Brian O’Connor, Eta Fellows, Mark Agnew, Alex Hodgkin, ETA February 20, 2024

SBDC: Starting your Business in Illinois

To equip participants with the knowledge, tools, and resources necessary to successfully initiate and navigate the process of starting a business in the state of Illinois. PLEASE NOTE: This workshop i…

small business development center, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Info Session, Workshop / Training February 20, 2024

Chicago Booth Education Management Conference

The Booth Education Group is hosting its fifth Chicago Booth Education Management Conference next month on Friday, March 29th. This critical convening of education leaders, professionals, and graduate…

Chicago Booth Students, Speaker / Conference February 22, 2024

7 Startups Vie for Investment at the 2024 College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The University of Illinois’ Grainger College of Engineering is pleased to announce the seven finalists selected to compete in the College New…

Announcement, News, CNVC, Trackpatch, lynkr, belllie, BYLD, resolv, Domain Diligence, 2024 CNVC, methafarm February 23, 2024

Polsky Exchange Capital Series - Huntington National Bank

Speaker: Kwasi K Appiah Jr, Branch Manager, The Huntington National Bank. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $189 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Foun…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Program Sessions, Speaker / Conference February 23, 2024

Opportunities in ETA in Latin America

Come get to know more about the ecosystem of ETA in Latin America with top operators, searchers, and investors in the region! During 1-hour our speakers will share their valuable insights and experien…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Speaker / Conference February 26, 2024

How the Polsky Center Helped Zelia Bridge the Gap Between Fashion and Tech

AI is seemingly everywhere, so why not your closet? Zelia, an AI-powered personal stylist and shopper, aims to bridge the gap between the fashion and the tech worlds. Through its app, Zelia can curat…

News, Venture Success, EIP, launch accelerator, zelia, Laura Mattos, PF3, Polsky Poster Child, NVC February 26, 2024

Doctors Design a Simple Solution to Drug Delivery Dilemma

Delivering drugs to th…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Omer Raheem, Polsky Patented, tech commercialization February 27, 2024

Sihong Wang // Tissue-Like Bioelectronic Devices

Flexible, skin-like electronics seamlessly integrate with the body – analyzing data locally in real time with the power of AI. Drawing on inn…

February 28, 2024

8 Polsky-Affiliated Startups Named to Chicago Inno's 'Chicago Startups to Watch' List

Eight startups with roots in the Polsky Center or the University of Chicago have been included in an annual list featuring the top Chicago startups to watch for the year. Now in its 10th year, Chicag…

News, Venture Success, Chicago Inno 2024 Startups to Watch, chicago inno, Jonathan Paul, Nutrad, John Sexton Abrams, Osman Ahmed, Celadyne, alnair, Polsky Incubator, BiomeSense, Jennifer Fried, liv labs, eventnoire, Flow Medical, Chicago Startups to Watch, echo labs, 2024 Chicago Startups to Watch, Chicago Inno Startups to Watch February 29, 2024

Event Planning App Lynkr Takes First Place at 2024 College New Venture Challenge Finals

Lynkr was award $160,000 after presenting their business plans to a judging panel composed of investors, entrepreneurs, alumni, and facul…

News, Announcement, 2024 CNVC, methafarm, CNVC, Trackpatch, lynkr, belllie, BYLD, resolv, Domain Diligence March 2, 2024

3 Teams Advance to the George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

News, Announcement, PAC Dynamic, spring 2024, George Shultz Innovation Fund, NanoAffix Science, tech commercialization, Claudyn Biotech March 4, 2024

Growth of Private Equity in a Challenging Environment: the 23rd Annual Private Equity Conference

Last week the Polsky Cen…

Event, News, Rachel Arnold, John Rutledge, Thomas Grusecki, Pete Stavros, Geoff Smart, Alex Fisher, Ankur Rathi, PE Conference, Carl Thoma, 2024 PE Conference March 4, 2024

How the Build and Launch Accelerators Helped Lead These Startups to Success

The Polsky Center’s Build and Launch Accelerators are 10-week summer programs that provide a unique opportunity for founders to focus solely on their businesses and social enterprises in a collaborati…

Featured, News, Venture Success, Launch and build accelerator, Texchange unbrokered, fillow, launch accelerator, nenes, build accelerator, familial March 6, 2024

Apply Now: Entrepreneurial Internship Program (EIP)

The Entrepreneurial Internship Program (EIP) enables first-year Booth students in the Full-Time MBA program who demonstrate continued interest in entrepreneurship the opportunity to gain experiential…

Entrepreneurial Internship Program, Chicago Booth Students, Announcement March 6, 2024

Key Dates and Deadlines

The Visiting Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Advisors provides additional mentorship and coaching support to Chicago Booth students who are interested in learning more about ETA as a career…

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition March 7, 2024

Polsky Exchange Breakfast: Entrepreneurs in Professional Services/Management Space

The Polsky Exchange Breakfast is an event to facilitate networking among Exchange members across the professional services and management industry, gather feedback, and foster a sense of community.

Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Team Building / Networking March 7, 2024

Investing Essentials: Sourcing and Thematic Investing

The Investing Essentials workshop series continues Thursday, March 21 at 12:00 pm with an in-person workshop at the Harper Center on Sourcing and Thematic Investing. Polsky Investor-in-Residence Dipa…

Venture Capital, Private Equity, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, investing essentials, ETA, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Workshop / Training March 7, 2024

Investing Essentials: How to Build a Strong Investment Thesis

Join Polsky Center’s Private Equity Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Duane Jackson, Founder, Author Capital Partners, for a workshop focused on building a strong investment thesis. Topics will include the…

investing essentials, ETA, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Workshop / Training March 7, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Matt Meltzer on Immigration Issues and Visas

Join the Polsky Center and Matt Meltzer, an immigration attorney and entrepreneur, in a workshop focusing on immigration paths in the US for entrepreneurs, employers, and employees. Tune in for an int…

E2, Entrepreneurship Essentials, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Faculty & Researchers, Alumni, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training March 7, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Melissa Harris on Delivering an Effective Pitch

Join the Polsky center and Melissa Harris, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Booth and Entrepreneur in Residence, for a workshop on delivering an effective pitch. In this workshop, Melissa will…

E2, Entrepreneurship Essentials, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Faculty & Researchers, Alumni, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training March 7, 2024

Corporate Collision

Corporate Collision provides a unique opportunity for companies to discover, connect and collaborate with some of the nation’s top quantum, data science & AI, and cleantech startups.

Science and Technology Acceleration March 8, 2024

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Deep Tech Ventures Corporate Collision provides a unique opportunity for companies to discover, connect and collaborate with some of the nation’s top quantum, data science & AI, and cleantech startups…

Science and Technology Acceleration March 8, 2024

How to know if your business is ready for franchising

The following article was written by Abigail Ingram, executive director of the Polsky Exchange. Many business owners express interest in franchising their businesses, and it is easy to understa…

Thought Leadership, News, Thought Leadership, Polsky Exchange, franchising, Abigail ingram March 12, 2024

Transform: Founder Spotlight with Mark Achler

Transform presents: Founder spotlight with Mark Achler, Managing Director at MATH Venture Partners. Prior to MATH, Mark was the Senior Vice President of New Business, Strategy and Innovation for Redbo…

Transform, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Speaker / Conference March 13, 2024

Transform: Founder Spotlight with Jared Golden

Transform Presents: Founder Spotlight with Jared Golden, Co-founder, CEO, Leap. Jared Golden is a builder of, investor in and advisor to high growth technology companies. Businesses Jared has founded…

Transform, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Speaker / Conference March 13, 2024

Transform: Founder Spotlight with Orazio Buzza

Transform Presents, Founder Spotlight with Orazio Buzza, Founder and CEO, Fooda. Since its founding in 2011, Orazio Buzza has been the Founder & CEO of Fooda. Headquartered in Chicago, Fooda manag…

Transform, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Speaker / Conference March 13, 2024

Transform Cohort 3 Student Networking Event

Join Transform and Polsky Deep Tech Ventures for an engaging evening that will highlight the work of emerging data science and AI startups. The event also will feature a fireside chat with Andre Tost,…

Transform, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Team Building / Networking March 13, 2024

Starting your Business in Illinois

Attend this no-cost in-person workshop to learn the things you need to consider and requirements to start and own a business in Illinois. Learn the basic elements of starting a successful business suc…

small business development center, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training March 13, 2024

Thinking of Starting a Business?

This in-person workshop is for aspiring entrepreneurs who are thinking of starting a business and want to learn some good first steps prior to launching. This workshop will provide a realistic view of…

small business development center, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training March 13, 2024

Info Session: Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship

Join us to learn about The Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), which is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago students who are committed to growing a company after graduation. T…

Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Info Session March 13, 2024

Incorporation/Organization Day

Entrepreneurs who have been operating their businesses, as well as brand new ideas and ventures, are welcome to join licensed attorneys at the Polsky Exchange to establish their legal Illinois entitie…

Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training March 14, 2024

Investing Essentials: Intro to Corporate Venture Capital

Join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Polsky Investor-in-Residence Dipa Mehta, MBA ’12, Managing Partner, Cobalt Ventures. This workshop is an introduction to Corporate V…

investing essentials, ETA, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training March 14, 2024

Investing Essentials: Trends vs. Fads in Private Equity (PE) Investing

How do you identify investments that have a high probability of achieving growth and returning capital over the long-term? How do you separate short-term fads from industries and sectors with sustaina…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, investing essentials, ETA, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training March 14, 2024

Investing Essentials: Post-Transaction Management

Join the Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence Dipa Mehta, MBA ’12, Managing Partner, Cobalt Ventures for a panel discussion on post-transaction management. Dipa will be joined by panelists Kelsey Tsai,…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, investing essentials, ETA, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training March 14, 2024

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Traditional Search Workshop: Fundraising & LOI

Join Trevor Lwin, MBA ’12 (Partner, Blue Frame Capital Partners) and Nathan Dey, MBA ’16 (Managing Partner, Northspring Partners) for part two of an ETA workshop on traditional search. This interactiv…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, ETA, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training March 14, 2024

Application Deadline: Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship

The Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3) is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago students who are committed to growing a company after graduation. The goal of the program is to p…

Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Deadline March 14, 2024

Deep Tech Ventures Summit

The Deep Tech Ventures Summit is a signature event at the convergence of deep tech innovation and investment in the Midwest spurring collaboration between founders, investors, industry experts, and ot…

deep tech ventures, Open to the Public, Investors, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Alumni, College Students, Speaker / Conference March 15, 2024

11th Annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference

The Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference, cohosted by Chicago Booth and Kellogg, is the first-of-its-kind conference aimed at educating and inspiring students, alumni, a…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, In-person, Speaker / Conference March 15, 2024

Bringing Your Food-Based Product to Market

Javon Nicholas from Egg Rolls Etc will discuss the essential strategies, industry insights, and practical tips necessary to navigate the complex landscape of bringing your food-based product to market…

polsky exchange workshop, Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training March 16, 2024

UChicago Expert Develops ‘Personal Trainer for Your Sleep’

A new mobile health tool for patients with obstructive sleep apnea uses a novel CPAP adherence metric and tracks lifestyle features to…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Polsky Patented, Esra Tasali, tech commercialization March 18, 2024

Small Business Spotlight: Qui Solutions Unlocks the Potential Behind BIPOC and Woman-owned Businesses

Qui Solutions – a global member-based remote staffing…

Featured, News, Community Impact, Qui Solutions, TeQuila Cooper-Shabaaz, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business Growth Program, small business spotlight, exchange March 19, 2024

iTrials: A User-Centric Design Philosophy to Transform Clinical Trial Patient Enrollment

iTrials is a participant in Cohort 3 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innova…

News, Transform, iTrials March 19, 2024

Complete Wellness Solutions: A Holistic, Data-Driven Approach to Population Health Management

Complete Wellness Solutions is a participant in Cohort 3 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepr…

News, Complete Wellness Solutions, Transform March 19, 2024

Leaf Automation: Next-Generation AI-Enhanced CAD Plugins

Leaf Automation is a participant in Cohort 3 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship an…

News, Leaf Automation, Transform March 19, 2024

Healee: Applying AI to Improve the Consumer Experience in Healthcare

Healee is a participant in Cohort 3 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovat…

News, Transform, Healee March 19, 2024

Autonoma: Making Modernizing Legacy Code Easy

  Autonoma is a participant in Cohort 3 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship an…

News, Transform, autonoma March 19, 2024

Bettor Vision: Bringing All Your Fantasy Sports Betting Into One App

Bettor Vision is a participant in Cohort 3 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and…

News, Transform, Bettor Vision March 19, 2024

Legman: Bringing AI to the Construction Industry

Legman is a participant in Cohort 3 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovat…

News, Transform, legman.IO March 19, 2024

Driving Growth: A Speaker Series on Operating in a PE/ETA Context

This lecture focused on CXO will feature Booth alum Alex Panosian, MBA ’18. Alex Panosian obtained his undergraduate degree at the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Booth in…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training March 20, 2024

Transform Accelerator Announces Data Science and AI Startups Selected for Cohort 3

Following the success of its first and second cohorts, Transform adds seven new early-stage companies utilizing advances in data scienc…

News, Announcement, Transform March 21, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Anna Maria Viti-Welch on Learning How to Protect Your Business with Insurance

Join the Polsky Center and Anna Maria Viti-Welch, President of the Viti Companies, in an informative workshop focusing on protecting your business with the proper insurance. In this session you can ex…

Entrepreneurship Essentials, Graduate & PhD Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Alumni, Workshop / Training March 22, 2024

Application Deadline: Rattan L. Khosa, '79, “Against All Odds” Award

In 2018, Chicago Booth alumnus, Rattan L. Khosa, ’79, established the Rattan L. Khosa Student Entrepreneurs Program structured to directly support Chicago Booth student entrepreneurs. Rattan has an in…

Rattan Khosa, Student Awards, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline March 22, 2024

Polsky Science and Technology Associates

The Polsky Science and Technology Associates Program is an opportunity for current University of Chicago graduate students to work with the Polsky Center’s technology and business development teams.

Fellowships March 28, 2024

Application & Eligibility

Polsky Science and Technology Associates is an opportunity for current University of Chicago graduate students to work with the Technology Development, Market Intelligence and Innovation Growth, and B…

Fellowships March 28, 2024

Key Dates & Deadlines

Polsky Science and Technology Associates is an opportunity for current University of Chicago graduate students to work with the Technology Development, Market Intelligence and Innovation Growth, and B…

Fellowships March 28, 2024

Contact

Polsky Science and Technology Associates is an opportunity for current University of Chicago graduate students to work with the Technology Development, Market Intelligence and Innovation Growth, and B…

Fellowships March 28, 2024

Application Deadline: Polsky Science and Technology Associates

The Polsky Science and Technology Associates Program will participate in many aspects of the technology commercialization process, with a focus on screening new invention disclosures and evaluating th…

Polsky Innovation Catalyst Fellows, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline March 28, 2024

Investing Essentials: From Associate to Partner - The Neuroscience behind Being an Effective Leader

Join the Polsky Center’s Investor in-Residence for private equity, Tim Kelly, MBA ’00, for an interactive workshop to discuss special topics in EQ. Tim has been involved in private equity for nearly t…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training, Info Session March 28, 2024

Investing Essentials: Success and Failure in One’s Life and Career

Join the Polsky Center’s Investor in-Residence for private equity, Tim Kelly, MBA ’00, for an interactive workshop to discuss special topics in EQ. Tim has been involved in private equity for nearly t…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training, Info Session March 28, 2024

Investing Essentials: Lessons from Failure - Real Life Investments That Went South

Join the Polsky Center’s Investor in-Residence for private equity, Tim Kelly, MBA ’00, for an interactive workshop to discuss special topics in EQ. Tim has been involved in private equity for nearly t…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Workshop / Training, Info Session March 28, 2024

New Tumor Mapping Tech Shows Potential to Make ‘Major Impact’ on Cancer Research

Nicolas Chevrier in his lab, which develops interdisciplinary approaches and tools to study how the immune system functions across biol…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Duckworth Family Commercial Promise Award, UChicago Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center March 29, 2024

Charlie Shaw, PhD

Dr. Charlie Shaw assumes the role of Associate Director of Business Development and Licensing with a rich tapestry of experience and expertise. Driven by his passion for bridging the gap between acade…

Technology Ventures April 2, 2024

Chicago Booth - Harper Center, Room C-08

April 4, 2024

NanoPattern Closes $1.5M Seed Round to Scale Quantum Dot Ink Production

NanoPattern Technologies has raised $1.5 million in a seed round to scale its photopattern…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, NanoPattern Technologies April 5, 2024

Resilience and Reconstruction: A Conversation with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal

Two years after Russian’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the loss of life and the work of recovery and rebuilding continue to pose deep challenges. At the same time, Ukraine faces increasing scrutiny…

Ukraine, Prime Minister, Alumni, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Open to the Public, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Speaker / Conference April 8, 2024

Polsky Science and Technology Fellows

Polsky Science and Technology Fellows will participate in many aspects of the technology commercialization process, with a focus on screening new invention disclosures for potential intellectual prope…

April 10, 2024

22 Teams From Across Campus Explore Commercial Potential of New Ideas

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center runs two cohorts of its I-Corps Program during the academic calendar year. Each cohort presen…

Announcement, News, tech commercialization, I-Corps April 11, 2024

Application Deadline: Market Navigator

The Market Navigator is a customer discovery and market insight program designed to help Business-to-Consumer (B2C) businesses that have achieved product-market fit and initial traction to better unde…

Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Deadline April 11, 2024

Energy Tech Leaders Take to the National Stage at DOE Pitch Competition

The Polsky Center’s Ozge Guney-Altay, director of Resurgence, was a judge for the regional EnergyTech UP competition, which is sponsore…

News, Announcement, deep tech ventures, Resurgence, Blaze Power, Leaf Automation, Transform April 12, 2024

Market Navigator

The Market Navigator is a customer discovery and market insight program designed to help Business-to-Consumer (B2C) businesses that have achieved product-market fit and initial traction to better unde…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange April 15, 2024

Application & Eligibility

The Market Navigator is a customer discovery and market insight program designed to help Business-to-Consumer (B2C) businesses that have achieved product-market fit and initial traction to better unde…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange April 15, 2024

Timeline & Instructional Schedule

The Market Navigator is a customer discovery and market insight program designed to help Business-to-Consumer (B2C) businesses that have achieved product-market fit and initial traction to better unde…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange April 15, 2024

Contact

The Market Navigator is a customer discovery and market insight program designed to help Business-to-Consumer (B2C) businesses that have achieved product-market fit and initial traction to better unde…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange April 15, 2024

How to Launch Your Business-to-Consumer Business This Year

The following article was written by Mia Saini Duchnowski, entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on April 15, 2024. Read the original art…

Thought Leadership, News, Crain's, Mia Saini Duchnowski, Thought Leadership, Chicago Booth Insights April 15, 2024

Resurgence Startup ExPost Awarded $8M from DOE in Bid to Improve Battery Recycling

ExPost Technology is backed by a team of leading researchers, including battery expert Shirley Meng from the University of Chicago, see…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, deep tech ventures, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Resurgence, tech commercialization, Shirley meng April 17, 2024

SBDC Workshop: Starting your Business in Illinois

Attend this no-cost in-person workshop to learn the things you need to consider and requirements to start and own a business in Illinois. Learn the basic elements of starting a successful business suc…

small business development center, Small Business Owners, Info Session April 18, 2024

SBDC Round Table Talk - National Small Business Week

This roundtable is for small business owners and entrepreneurs to have an interacting and engaging discussion focused on sharing experiences, insights, and best practices for business growth and succe…

small business development center, Small Business Owners, Info Session April 18, 2024

2024 John Edwardson, '72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) Finals

Join us at the 14th Annual John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals as teams compete for over $150,000 in startup funding. Additional details on participating ventures will be shared s…

New Venture Challenge, Open to the Public, Competition / Pitch Event April 18, 2024

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal Discusses Rebuilding the Country's Economy at International House

In a conversation moderated by Institute of Politics director Heidi Heitkamp, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed the impact of war on the country’s economy, including his thoughts on wh…

Event, News, Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, invenergy, Prime Minister of Ukraine, Samir Mayekar, Michael Polsky, Ukraine April 19, 2024

'Corporate Collision' Sparks New Connections and Industry Collaboration

Corporate Collision featured a panel discussion followed by a networking reception and opportunities to meet with startups. Speakers in…

Event, News, deep tech ventures, Corporate Collision April 19, 2024

9 Local Entrepreneurs Form Legal Businesses at Incorporation/Organization Day

Earlier this month the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted its second annual Incorporation/Organization Day, a unique event that connects West and South Side entrepreneurs with at…

Event, News, Incorporation Day, Organization Day, Incorporation/Organization Day, Polsky Exchange April 25, 2024

How the University of Chicago is Innovating for a Sustainable Future

The Polsky Center manages the IP portfolio for all University of Chicago innovations and technologies and works to foster collaboration…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, world ip day April 26, 2024

New Fellowship Connects UChicago Students with Cleantech Startups

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the inaugural cohort of the Resurgence Fellowship – a new program connecting students with startups in its…

Announcement, News, Resurgence Fellowship, deep tech ventures, Resurgence April 29, 2024

8 Alumni-Led Startups to Compete in 2024 ANVC Finals

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the eight finalist teams that will vie for investment in the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competitio…

Announcement, News, Alumni New Venture Challenge, ANVC May 2, 2024

Application Deadline: Private Equity Alumni/Student Coaching Program

The Private Equity Alumni/Student Coaching Program matches Chicago Booth MBA students pursuing careers in private equity with members of the Polsky Center Private Equity Council and Chicago Booth alum…

Private Equity, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline May 6, 2024

SBDC: Quickbooks Basics

Attend this no-cost in-person beginner’s workshop on QuickBooks, an accounting software for small businesses. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve your bookkeeping skills, this works…

small business development center, Small Business Owners, Workshop / Training May 6, 2024

Polsky Exchange Capital Access Series - Honeycomb Credit

Speaker: Annamarie Galante, Head of Growth, Honeycomb Credit. Honeycomb Credit provides a platform for growing local businesses to borrow money from everyday investors. By launching an offering on Hon…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Program Sessions, Speaker / Conference May 6, 2024

Alumni Entrepreneur Student Lunch w/ Manish Kothari

Manish Kothari, MBA ’90 is a serial entrepreneur and advisor. Early in his career, he co-founded AlphaSmart, an edtech company where he led worldwide sales, marketing, and operations. While there, he…

entrepreneurship, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Team Building / Networking May 10, 2024

Chicago Booth - Charles M. Harper Center, Suite 207, Room 207D

May 10, 2024

Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Announces 7 Finalists to Compete for more than $100,000 in Investments

Seven teams have been selected for the 17th annual Global New Ventur…

Announcement, News, Close2Home, mycfo.ai, Action3, Global New Venture Challenge, Ella, autism GPT, Marinas Bio, Global, Investable, GNVC, finalists May 14, 2024

University of Chicago Innovation

May 14, 2024

Chuan He // RNA Modification Biology and Cancer Epigenetics

Flexible, skin-like electronics seamlessly integrate with the body – analyzing data locally in real time with the power of AI. Drawing on inn…

May 14, 2024

About Edward L. Kaplan, MBA '71

About Edward L. Kaplan Edward L. Kaplan, MBA ’71, is chairman emeritus and cofounder of Zebra Technologies Corp. In 1969, he and partner Gerhard Cless founded the company, then known as Data Specialti…

Entrepreneurship May 15, 2024

11 Startups to Compete for Over $1M in 28th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Finals

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is excited to announce the eleven teams advancing to the finals of the 28th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the Univer…

News, Announcement, Slosh Dynamics, NVC, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Herriot, Encore Marketplace, Decimal Code, Owler AI, Ark Health, FreshX, Pharos Aerospace, Oro Intelligence, tourme May 15, 2024

Bunny Blanco is Reviving a 2,000-Year-Old Drink of the Gods

“The world loves tequila and Mexican beer, so now it’s time for them to try the drink of the gods.” During the reign of the Aztec empire, priests and royalty consumed a mystical drink from the gods…

News, Venture Success, pulque, Polsky Poster Child, tequila, NVC, bunny blanco, launch accelerator, Diego, PF3 May 16, 2024

Chong Liu // Novel Strategies for Lithium Extraction

Flexible, skin-like electronics seamlessly integrate with the body – analyzing data locally in real time with the power of AI. Drawing on inn…

May 16, 2024

Clinical Trials Software Startup Takes First Place at 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge Finals

Four startups received investment at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) finals. The ANVC, which launched in 2019, is the alumni track of…

News, Announcement, MeristemBio, Krishnan Kandasamy, midwest, AgroNetZero, Uptrials, p!ng, MeristemBio Limited, NVC, Yingqing Huang, asia-pacific, Eleanor Jacobs, Renuka Agarwal, Stephen Lee, New Venture Challenge, Jane Lo, entrepreneurship, north america, Panacea, Alumni New Venture Challenge, ANVC, Tanda Biotech, innovation, east coast, Ariadne Souroutzidis, ZenHedge, familial, Oleg Ryzhkov, west coast May 16, 2024

7 Mission-driven UChicago Teams to Compete for $150,000 at 2024 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals

The following story was originally published by the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation. Seven mission-driven teams with innovative ideas, including leveraging AI to aid career development,…

News, Announcement, Iziko Ryacu, Blueline, The Dev Difference, SNVC, Sirkularis, Ohr, Nosso, Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, Rustandy Center, KindEd May 17, 2024

Startups Are Bringing a ‘Fresh Perspective’ to Clinical Trials

Organized and promoted by the Association of Clinical Research Professions, Clinical Trials Day is recognized annually on May 20.[/capt…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Transform, Clinical Trials, New Venture Challenge, Alumni New Venture Challenge, iTrials May 20, 2024

2025 Finalists

Entrepreneurship May 22, 2024

Polsky Exchange Capital Access Series - Old National Bank

Speaker: Monica Rubio, Community Lending Market Executive, Old National Bank. Old National Bank is proud to help minority-owned businesses succeed! The Empowerment program expands access to capital fo…

Capital Series, Small Business Owners, Program Sessions, Speaker / Conference May 23, 2024

2025 Finals Agenda

2025 Finals Agenda 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.: Welcome Remarks 8:45 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.: Pitch 1: relos 9:13 a.m. – 9:38 a.m.: Pitch 2: GovChime 9:41 a.m. – 10:06 a.m.: Pitch 3: Ampable 10:06 a.m. – 10:26 a.m…

Entrepreneurship May 24, 2024

Autonoma AI

Autonoma is using Generative AI to help development teams observe and understand any codebase, avoid legacy code generation, and escape vendor lock-in traps. From any source code, we provide a platfor…

May 29, 2024

Bettor Vision

Bettor Vision is the only app that syncs consumers’ sports betting, season-long fantasy, and daily fantasy sports accounts on one platform. We also serve as a marketplace for sports betting and daily…

May 29, 2024

Blackcurrant

Blackcurrant is a B2B marketplace to buy and sell hydrogen and obtain market and other data for hydrogen products. Blackcurrant applies advanced machine learning to predict hydrogen pricing and demand…

May 29, 2024

Complete Wellness Solutions

CWS delivers complete, configurable, and data-driven population health solutions with our technology and analytics platform. Our technology serves as the backbone for wellness program delivery while o…

May 29, 2024

Drip

Drip is a sweat monitoring device that combines sodium concentration data from sweat with biometric information from wearable devices to provide a customized hydration plan to endurance athletes in re…

May 29, 2024

Echo Labs

Echo Labs is building the first AI capable of human-level transcription. Echo labs aims at making accessibility affordable for the ~6,000 US higher-ed institutions that need to caption their content.

May 29, 2024

Healee

Healee’s leading patient experience platform enables independent specialty practices to offer their patients convenient, differentiated, frictionless digital experience with the simplicity they crave.…

May 29, 2024

Ibis Computing

Ibis Computing is a GPUaaS compute trading house. It creates efficiency by optimally directing buyers to multi-cloud bare-metal compute, and GPU operators to jobs, reducing prices and streamlining sca…

May 29, 2024

iTrials

iTrials is an AI platform transforming clinical trial patient enrollment. It precisely matches patient data to trial criteria, speeding up the process. By automating participant matching and reducing…

May 29, 2024

Leaf Automation

Leaf Automation develops next-generation AI-enhanced CAD plugins that expedite and optimize the design of commercial electrical and mechanical systems. By using our plugin, professionals can automate…

May 29, 2024

Legman

Legman is an AI powered data managment solutuion that optimizes sales, general and administrative (SG&A) activities for industiral, manufacturing, and construction firms.

May 29, 2024

Markison Patent Portal, Inc.

MPP’s platform uses data science, machine learning, and AI to examine millions of documents to identify, create, data populate, catalog, and value “Market-Tech Units.” Its mission is to revolutionize…

May 29, 2024

Notoros

Notoros is a distributed ledger platform for a new generation of zero-trust applications. Notoros decouples application and ledger state, allowing for a system that is both immutable and decentralized…

May 29, 2024

nuTRAD

nuTRAD is a SaaS model AI infrastructure for commerce. The platform links brands, distributors, and retailers digitally – creating new trade paths and machine-driven processes that unlock value trappe…

May 29, 2024

Quail.ai

Quail.ai is a machine learning toolkit for small and midsize businesses as they transition to the AI-driven economy. The toolkit, a plug-and-play solution that minimizes infrastructure investment, int…

May 29, 2024

Radiological AI

RadioLogical.ai creates AI solutions to optimize educational programs in universities, provide continuous training, and enhance the performance of radiology residents and graduate radiologists in heal…

May 29, 2024

Subconscious.ai

Subconcious.AI is developing a platform that enables users to measure demand, market share, and price elasticity for never-before-seen products and services. Users can perform segmentation, policy des…

May 29, 2024

Participants

Transform is a data science and AI accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Science and Technology Acceleration May 30, 2024

Supply Chain Software Startup Takes First Place at 2024 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge as Judges Award Record-Breaking $1.9M in Total Investments

FreshX, a startup developing a supply chain software that helps food companies and freight brokers easily book and manage cold chain transportation and storage, has won first place in the 28th Annual…

Announcement, News, tourme, Slosh Dynamics, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, Herriot, Encore Marketplace, Stratix, Decimal Code, Owler AI, Ark Health, New Venture Challenge, FreshX, Pharos Aerospace, Oro Intelligence May 31, 2024

Automated Investment App Investable Takes First Place Prize of $50,000 at the 17th Annual Global New Venture Challenge

The 17th Annual Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) has awarded first place to Investable, an automated robo-advisor app linked to your payroll which makes investing effortless. The app deducts a sma…

News, Announcement, Global New Venture Challenge, autism GPT, Marinas Bio, Global, Investable, GNVC May 31, 2024

2024 Companies

Traditional // FreshX ($1,000,000) Encore Marketplace Inc. ($375,000) Herriot ($170,000) Decimal Code ($75,000) Owler AI ($110,000) Slosh Dynamics ($125,000) Ark Health ($30,000) ORO Intelligence ($10…

June 3, 2024

Small Business Spotlight: Anthos Training Clubs

Anthos Training Club is an award-winning training club locate…

News, Video, Venture Success, Anthos, video, video small business spotlight, small business spotlight, Anthos Training Clubs June 4, 2024

Info Session: Resurgence Cohort 2

Virtual information session for Resurgence’s cohort 2 application cycle. — The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entr…

Resurgence, Open to the Public, Virtual, Info Session June 4, 2024

Info Session: Resurgence Cohort 2

Virtual information session for Resurgence’s cohort 2 application cycle. — The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entr…

Resurgence, Open to the Public, Virtual, Info Session June 4, 2024

Info Session: Resurgence Cohort 2

Virtual information session for Resurgence’s cohort 2 application cycle. — The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entr…

Resurgence, Open to the Public, Virtual, Info Session June 4, 2024

Application Deadline: Resurgence Cohort 2

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Startups will gain access to business training a…

Resurgence, Open to the Public, Deadline June 4, 2024

SBDC QuickBooks Workshop II

Attend this no-cost in-person workshop on QuickBooks, an accounting software for small businesses. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve your bookkeeping skills, this workshop is for…

small business development center, Small Business Owners, In-person, Workshop / Training June 4, 2024

Collaboratorium

The Collaboratorium unites UChicago students with researchers, technologists, and faculty who want to explore the commercialization opportunities and business applications of their work. A great oppor…

Collaboratorium, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, In-person, Team Building / Networking June 4, 2024

Info Session: Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab

The Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab was created for Chicago MBA Booth students to learn firsthand about the PE and VC industries. Through the combination of an intensive internship at a…

Venture Capital, Private Equity, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Info Session June 4, 2024

Quantum Ecosystem Leaders Expand Collaboration to 'Drive Meaningful Advances'

The Letter of Intent was signed by Samir Mayekar (Polsky Center), Martin Enault (Distriq), and Preeti Chalsani (Chicago Quantum Exchang…

Announcement, News, Chicago Quantum Exchange, Duality, quantum June 5, 2024

Deep Tech Ventures Summit: Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Industry Experts Convene

Explore new investment opportunities, learn how deep tech is reshaping industries on a global scale, and engage with a diverse community of tech leaders at the Deep Tech Ventures Summit, hosted by th…

Event, News, Transform, deep tech ventures, Deep Tech Ventures Summit, Resurgence, Duality June 5, 2024

Where You Fit in Your Business Brand

The following article was written by Abigail Ingram, executive director of the Polsky Exchange, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on May 20, 2024. Read the original article.…

Thought Leadership, News, Abigail ingram, Crain's, Thought Leadership, Chicago Booth Insights June 6, 2024

Application Deadline: Fall 2024 I-Corps

I-Corps is a highly-experiential, extracurricular eight-week-long program designed to empower UChicago scientists, researchers, and students to test the commercial potential of their research and idea…

I-Corps, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Deadline June 6, 2024

6 Chicago Booth Students Honored with 2024 Student Entrepreneurship Awards

Chicago Booth School of Business recently recognized six outstanding MBA students who demonstrated leadership in entrepreneurship, venture capital, or private equity during their time at school. The…

Announcement, News, Vijay and Sita Vashee Promising Entrepreneur Award, Hyde Park Angels Venture Capital Award, Rattan L. Khosa, “Against All Odds” Student Entrepreneur Award, student entrepreneurship awards, Madison Dearborn Partners Private Equity Award, Moulder Student Entrepreneur Award June 12, 2024

How an Operating System Can Help Your Small Business Break Through Barriers

The following article was written by Alex Hodgkin, entrepreneur-in residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on June 17, 2024. Read the original article.…

Thought Leadership, News, Chicago Booth Insights, Crain's, Thought Leadership, Alex Hodgkin June 17, 2024

Build and Launch Accelerator Accepts 15 Teams for the 2024 Summer Program

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation today announced the 15 startups selected to participate in the 2024 Polsky Accelerators, 10-week summer programs open to all University of Chicag…

News, Announcement, tsay tea, KindEd, familial, gamegain, bellie, insighted, Polsky Summer Accelerator Program, scout, rayni, zenara, Theta Neurotech, biopack, algorhythm, exactics, Polsky Accelerator, carob, launch accelerator, BUILD and LAUNCH, enlight education, build accelerator June 20, 2024

Innovate2Market

Supported by joint funding from the University of Chicago and UIUC through the Inclusive Innovation initiative, the Innovate2Market program is designed to empower community inventors and innovators to…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange June 21, 2024

Key Dates & Deadlines

Supported by joint funding from the University of Chicago and UIUC through the Inclusive Innovation initiative, the Innovate2Market program is designed to empower community inventors and innovators to…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange June 21, 2024

Application & Eligibility

Supported by joint funding from the University of Chicago and UIUC through the Inclusive Innovation initiative, the Innovate2Market program is designed to empower community inventors and innovators to…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange June 21, 2024

Contact

Supported by joint funding from the University of Chicago and UIUC through the Inclusive Innovation initiative, the Innovate2Market program is designed to empower community inventors and innovators to…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange June 21, 2024

'It's Remarkable': Deep Tech Ventures Summit Showcases Innovation in the Midwest

Nearly 350 attendees, 23…

Event, News, Resurgence, Duality, Transform, deep tech ventures, Deep Tech Ventures Summit June 21, 2024

SBDC QuickBooks Workshop III

Attend this no-cost in-person workshop on QuickBooks, an accounting software for small businesses. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve your bookkeeping skills, this workshop is for…

small business development center, Small Business Owners, In-person, Workshop / Training June 25, 2024

Polsky Center Welcomes 5 Fellows and Associates Taking on Roles Across Two New Programs

The Polsky Center is welcoming five new faces this summer taking on roles across two new fellowship programs. The Polsky Innovation Fellowship features three 4+1 students with technical backgrounds t…

News, Announcement, Alex Mosher, Isis Decrem, Innovation Fellowship, Innovation Fellows, Science and Technology Fellowship, Science and Tech Fellows, Dean Zhou, Montserrat Kwan, Matthew Chang June 27, 2024

Born at UChicago, AgileMD Takes Strides to Expand Healthcare Tech with Recent FDA Nod

A New Venture Challenge alum, AgileMD was founded by a team from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Ch…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, AgileMD, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, tech commercialization June 28, 2024

Info Session: Resurgence Cohort 2

The Resurgence cleantech accelerator is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Startups will gain access to business training a…

Resurgence, Open to the Public, Virtual, Info Session July 10, 2024

7 Graduating Students Receive Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowships to Work On Their Ventures Full Time

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the seven recipients of the 2024…

Announcement, News, PF3, bellie, Zaars, Owler AI, Texchange unbrokered, dan the Baking Man, Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship July 11, 2024

Past Participants

Meet the notable alumni of the Small Business Growth Program!  

July 11, 2024

UChicago Expands Microbiome Research Capabilities with New Manufacturing Facility

The current Good Manufacturing Practices Facility at the University of Chicago’s Duchossois Family Institute features anaerobic chamber…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Microbiome, Duchossois Family Institute, tech commercialization July 11, 2024

Cardiologist-Founded PAC Dynamic Wins $150K for Tool to Personalize Patient Care

PAC Dynamic Founder and CEO Jonathan Grinstein, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Chicago School of Medicine, is…

Announcement, News, PAC Dynamic, Jonathan Grinstein, George Shultz Innovation Fund July 12, 2024

Emily Mcfadden, PhD

Emily J. McFadden, PhD, serves as manager of business development and licensing at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago. Prior to joining Polsky, Emily wo…

Technology Ventures July 18, 2024

Inclusive Innovation Funding Supports New Programming for Community Entrepreneurs

The Polsky Exchange is a startup incubator featuring work and meeting spaces, and a full calendar of programming and workshops designed…

News, Community Impact, Polsky Exchange, Inclusive Innovation July 19, 2024

From Cutting Trees to Cutting Deals: Nick Oberhouse’s Unique Path Through ETA

Growing up on his family’s Christmas tree farm in Ohio, Nick Oberhouse, MBA ’20, was no stranger to small business entrepreneurship. From a young age, he was brought into the family business, earning…

Announcement, News, ETA Alum, DAWGS, ETA, Nick Oberhouse July 22, 2024

Application Deadline: Polsky Founders' Circle

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation & the Harry L. Davis Center for Leadership at the University of Chicago present the Polsky Founders’ Circles, a virtual place where early-stag…

founders' circle, Alumni, Virtual, Deadline July 22, 2024

Polsky Center Teams with Orange Grove Bio to Catalyze Biotech Innovation at UChicago

The strategic partnership between the Polsky Center and Orange Grove Bio represents a significant step forward in bridging regional gap…

News, Announcement, Science and Technology Commercialization, tech commercialization, orange grove bio July 23, 2024

Info Session: Transform Cohort 4

Virtual information session for Transform cohort 4 application cycle. APPLY HERE — Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and In…

Transform, Open to the Public, Virtual, Info Session July 24, 2024

Application Deadline: Transform Cohort 4

Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with UChicago’s Data Science Institute. This unique 16-week p…

Transform, Open to the Public, Deadline July 24, 2024

Polsky Exchange's Small Business Development Center Welcomes 2 New Advisors

Dima Elissa and Major Purnell join the Polsky Exchange’s Small Business Development Center (SBD…

News, Announcement, Major Purnell, Polsky Exchange, Dima Elissa, small business development center July 30, 2024

How to Scale the Glass Cliff

The following article was written by Kim Vender Moffat, investor-in residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on July 15, 2024. Read the original article.…

Thought Leadership, News, Chicago Booth Insights, Kim vender Moffat, Crain's, Thought Leadership July 30, 2024

Duality Quantum Accelerator Welcomes 5 Startups into Fourth Cohort

The Chicago-based Duality quantum accelerator has accepted its fourth cohort of startups into its program as the quantum revolution arrives in Illinois. The five startups in this cohort are developin…

News, Announcement, quantum, Duality, Photon Queue, Artificial Brain, QuantumAstra, Quantum Rings, SynthBits August 1, 2024

Polsky Center and Portal Innovations Announce New UChicago Science Incubator

The UChicago Science Incubator will be located at Hyde Park Labs, a state-of-the-art advanced sciences building driven by the Universit…

News, Announcement, Science and Technology Commercialization August 1, 2024

Duality

Duality is the first accelerator program in the US exclusively focused on supporting innovative quantum startups. The program is based in Chicago, the world’s leading hub for quantum innovation.

Science and Technology Acceleration August 6, 2024

Test

August 8, 2024

Polsky Center and Rustandy Center Open House

Join the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation in an open house event to meet and greet staff. Take the opportunity to learn about all of…

Open House, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Info Session August 14, 2024

Application Deadline: ETA Fellows Program Application

The Polsky Center is proud to launch the Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Fellows Program in the 2024-25 academic year. This program is designed to provide tailored opportunities and resourc…

Eta Fellows, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Deadline August 16, 2024

Info Session: Transform Cohort 4

Information session for Transform cohort 4 application cycle. A Zoom link will be provided for those that cannot attend in-person. — Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of C…

Transform, transform accelerator, Faculty & Researchers, Open to the Public, Alumni, Small Business Owners, Investors, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Info Session August 16, 2024

Application Deadline: Orange Grove Bio Senior Associate Program

The Orange Grove Bio (OGB) Senior Associate Program is designed to expose promising scientists to a world of venture capital and biotech.

orange grove bio, Chicago Booth Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Alumni, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Deadline August 19, 2024

Entrepreneurship 101 for UChicago STEM PhDs and Postdocs

Are you a University of Chicago PhD or postdoctoral researcher interested in leveraging your scientific training toward innovation and entrepreneurship?

Front End of Innovation, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training August 20, 2024

10 Startups Graduate from Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program

In a ceremony at the Polsky Exchange, mentors, sponsors, and participants gathered to celebrate the completion of the program, which expanded from 10 weeks to nine months this year. The Polsky Small…

News, Community Impact, That's a Burger, Sundrip, The Wynners Club, Polsky Exchange, Neighborhood Laundry Mat, Momentum Coffee, Murphy's Lounge, Renee Ramore Hair Care, Haire's Gulf Shrimp, MMG Earth, Enspyre Management Services August 22, 2024

Application Deadline: Entrepreneurship for Science and Medicine

Graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, researchers, and faculty conducting scientific research and study at UChicago, Argonne, Fermilab, and Marine Biological Laboratory are encouraged to apply fo…

Entrepreneurship for Science and Medicine, Application Deadline, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Deadline August 23, 2024

Small Business Spotlight: Chocolat Uzma

Chocolat Uzma is a retail chocolate shop located in Chica…

News, Community Impact, Video, Anthos, video, video small business spotlight, small business spotlight, Anthos Training Clubs August 26, 2024

Application & Eligibility

On Deck Pitch is aimed at entrepreneurs who are preparing to seek investment, enter pitch competitions, or just want to improve their pitch skills. Observers are welcome to register, watch the present…

Polsky Exchange August 28, 2024

Key Dates & Deadlines

On Deck Pitch is held every 4th Wednesday of the month from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Two presenters will be chosen each month. Observers are welcome to register, watch the presentations, and provide constru…

Polsky Exchange August 28, 2024

Contact

Questions? Please contact Vince Beachum, Illinois SBDC Director at the Polsky Exchange.

August 28, 2024

On Deck Pitch

Designed to develop and refine pitching skills to effectively present to potential investors or lenders.

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange August 28, 2024

Application Deadline: Polsky Exchange Innovate2Market Program

Supported by joint funding from the University of Chicago and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign through the Inclusive Innovation initiative, the Innovate2Market program is designed to empower co…

Polsky Exchange, innovate2market, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Deadline August 29, 2024

Business Acumen Series: Plugging the “Profit Holes” in your Small Business

This series is to equip entrepreneurs with fundamental business knowledge and skills essential for running and growing a business. Business Acumen Series will focus on plugging the “profit holes” in y…

Polsky Exchange, Business Acumen Series, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Hybrid, Program Sessions, Workshop / Training August 29, 2024

Neuroscientists Create New Algorithm for Better Decoding Brain Signals, with Applications Across Industries

Matthew Kaufman studies neural activity and develops new mathematical methods to understand how brain areas generate the signals needed…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Polsky Patented August 30, 2024

Polsky Exchange Member Breakfast: Food and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)

This month’s Exchange member breakfast aims to bring together our community of entrepreneurs and innovators in the Food and Consumer Packaged Goods sector for an exchange of ideas, networking, and col…

Member breakfast, Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, In-person, Team Building / Networking, Workshop / Training August 30, 2024

Business Acumen Series: Sales 101 Workshop

This series is to equip entrepreneurs with fundamental business knowledge and skills essential for running and growing a business. The Business Acumen Series – Sales 101 Workshop will cover: The art…

Polsky Exchange, SBDC, Business Acumen Series, small business development center, Small Business Owners, Hybrid, Workshop / Training August 30, 2024

SBDC: On Deck Pitch

On Deck Pitch is an SBDC initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present their businesses to potential investors. Join as an obser…

small business development center, On Deck Pitch, SBDC, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, In-person, Workshop / Training, Competition / Pitch Event August 30, 2024

SBDC: On Deck Pitch

On Deck Pitch is an SBDC initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present their businesses to potential investors. Join as an obser…

small business development center, On Deck Pitch, SBDC, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event, Workshop / Training September 3, 2024

SBDC: On Deck Pitch

On Deck Pitch is an SBDC initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present their businesses to potential investors. Join as an obser…

small business development center, On Deck Pitch, SBDC, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event, Workshop / Training September 3, 2024

SBDC: Starting a Business in Illinois

Attend this no cost in-person workshop to learn the things you need to consider and the requirements to start and own a business in Illinois. Learn the basic elements of starting a successful business…

SBDC, small business development center, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training September 6, 2024

Business Acumen Series: Business Model Canvas + Customer Discovery

This series is to equip entrepreneurs with fundamental business knowledge and skills essential for running and growing a business. Business Acumen Series: Business Model Canvas + Customer Discovery wi…

small business development center, Polsky Exchange, Business Acumen Series, Small Business Owners, Hybrid, Workshop / Training September 6, 2024

SBDC: "Experience Hyde Park" Hyde Park Chamber Business Seminar

This is an opportunity to bring together local businesses and civic, educational, and elected members of the Chicago Hyde Park Business Community to discuss key issues affecting the community and prov…

SBDC, small business development center, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, In-person, Team Building / Networking September 6, 2024

You Should Be Safeguarding Your Innovations

The following article was written by Narayan Subramanian, PhD, senior manager, Front End of Innovation, at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on August 19, 2024.…

Thought Leadership, News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Chicago Booth Insights, Narayan Subramanian, Crain's, Thought Leadership September 9, 2024

Juliet Twomey

Juliet Twomey is the Assistant Director of Student Programs at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She supports a variety of programs for students pursuing c…

Booth Entrepreneurship Program September 10, 2024

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Kickoff and Design Sprint

Join the Polsky Center for an exciting kickoff event for the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) program! This event will consist of two parts: 12:30-3 p.m. // CNVC Info Session, Quick Pitches and N…

CNVC, 2025 CNVC, College New Venture Challenge, College Students, In-person, Team Building / Networking September 12, 2024

Info Session: Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC)

The Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company. To partic…

PECC, Private Equity Case Challenge, Private Equity, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Info Session September 12, 2024

Polsky Exchange Business Acumen Series: Financial Planning Fundamentals

The Business Acumen Series – Financial Planning Fundamentals workshop is tailored for small business owners to address the unique financial challenges and opportunities they face. *This is a hybrid ev…

Business Acumen Series, SBDC, small business development center, Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Hybrid, Workshop / Training September 12, 2024

Lunch Hour Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Workshop: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) at Booth

Join Polsky Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Alex Hodgkin, MBA ’14, for a general information session on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA). Learn about ETA programming at Chicago Booth and how to m…

ETA, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training September 12, 2024

Chicago Booth - Charles M. Harper Center C-09

September 12, 2024

Chicago Climate Connect Hosted by Resurgence at University of Chicago

Join Chicago Climate Connect and the Polsky Center’s Resurgence cleantech accelerator for a discussion on energy, sustainability, and climate tech innovation. As part of the event, the incoming cohort…

cleantech, Resurgence, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Investors, Alumni, College Students, Open to the Public, In-person, Speaker / Conference, Team Building / Networking, Partner Event September 13, 2024

Impact in Action: Polsky Center Year in Review

  2023-24 Annual Report From providing world-class entrepreneurship e…

Announcement, News September 13, 2024

Application Deadline: Entrepreneurs Unplugged

During the 2024-25 year, early-stage Booth MBA founders will have the opportunity to convene monthly as a group with Entrepreneur in-Residence Mia Saini Duchnowski. These monthly meetups will help fou…

Entrepreneurs Unplugged, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline September 13, 2024

Polsky Exchange Business Acumen Series: Marketing Fundamentals

Business Acumen Series – Marketing Fundamentals marketing fundamentals for small business owners with practical strategies and/or tools.

Polsky Exchange Business Acumen Series, Open to the Public, Hybrid, Workshop / Training September 13, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Incorporation 101 with Emily Underwood

Join the Polsky Center and Emily Underwood, Clinical Professor of Law at The University of Chicago Law School, for an informative session on incorporation specifically as it relates to startups. In th…

Entrepreneurship Essentials, Open to the Public, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, College Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training September 13, 2024

Info Session: Innovation Fund Associates (IFA)

The Innovation Fund Associates program is a venture capital apprenticeship during which teams of students from a variety of academic programs perform due diligence on startups applying for the George…

Innovation Fund Associates, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Info Session September 13, 2024

Write Less. No, Less than That: How to Make Your Communication and Writing More Effective.

Join the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Kilts Center for Marketing for a workshop led by adjunct professor of entrepreneurship and EIR Melissa Harris and her co-author, M. H…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, In-person, Workshop / Training September 13, 2024

Polsky Exchange: Incorporation Workshop – Choosing the Right Entity for Your Business

Join us for a workshop that explores options and the process of incorporation for startups. This workshop will cover: The types of business entities, and factors that might cause a founder to choose…

Open to the Public, Hybrid, Workshop / Training September 13, 2024

Application Deadline: Small Business Growth Program Student Application – 2025 Cohort

The Polsky Center seeks highly motivated UChicago graduate students looking to apply to be a small business growth consultant. Candidates will possess: Interest in business management, entrepreneursh…

small business growth consultant, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline September 13, 2024

Application Deadline: Small Business Financial Fundamentals Student Application – 2025 Winter Cohort

The Polsky Center seeks highly motivated Chicago Booth students looking to gain experience in business finance consulting by helping clients grow profitable businesses and manage their finances. Quali…

Chicago Booth Students, Deadline September 13, 2024

Application Deadline: Innovation Fund Associates Program

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund Associates (IFA) are an interdisciplinary group of students and post-docs who aid the George Shultz Innovation Fund in its Spring investment cycle. Associates…

Innovation Fund Associates, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline September 13, 2024

Polsky Exchange and Women’s Business Development Center Partner to Empower Minority-Owned Businesses in Chicago

The Polsky Exchange will provide a number of resources for a Women’s Business Development Center-led program, including workshops led by Polsky Center staff, space to work, market research carried ou…

Announcement, News, WBDC, Polsky Exchange September 16, 2024

UChicago Researchers Honored with Prestigious Innovation Awards

University of Chicago Assistant Professor Chibueze Amanchukwu and PhD candidates Pengju Li and Shawn Shan were recently recognized for their groundbreaking innovations. Shawn Shan, 26, has been named…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Ben Zhao, Bozhi Tian, Chibueze Amanchukwu, Heather Zeng, Pengju Li, tech commercialization September 16, 2024

Polsky Exchange Business Acumen Series: Sales 101 Workshop II

This series is to equip entrepreneurs with fundamental business knowledge and skills essential for running and growing a business. Business Acumen Series – Sales 101 Workshop will cover: The art of s…

Business Acumen Series, Small Business Owners, Hybrid, Workshop / Training September 17, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Public Relations - How the Media Works with Melissa Harris

Join the Polsky Center and Melissa Harris, adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Booth and entrepreneur in residence, for a workshop on public relations and media. In this informative session, Meli…

Entrepreneurship Essentials, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Alumni, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training September 17, 2024

Info Session and Kickoff (Harper): New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

Kickoff for the 29th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, and 15th annual John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge. Agenda: 5:00 – 5:30 pm CT – Team Building & Networking…

2025 SNVC, NVC, SNVC, New Venture Challenge, 2025 NVC, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, In-person, Info Session September 17, 2024

Driving Growth: A Speaker Series on Operating in a Private Equity and Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (PE/ETA) Context

Join us for an engaging session in the “Driving Growth” series, focusing on strategies for operating and scaling businesses within the Private Equity (PE) and Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA…

CXO, driving growth, ETA, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Workshop / Training September 17, 2024

Polsky Exchange: Incorporation/Organization Day

Entrepreneurs who have been operating their businesses, as well as those with brand new ideas and ventures, are welcome to join licensed attorneys to establish their legal Illinois entities. Attorneys…

Polsky Exchange, Incorporation/Organization Day, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training September 17, 2024

Info Session and Kickoff (Gleacher): New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

Kickoff for the 29th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, and 15th annual John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge.   Agenda: 12:15 – 1:15 pm CT – Faculty Presentation an…

2025 SNVC, NVC, SNVC, 2025 NVC, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, In-person, Info Session September 17, 2024

Investing Essentials: Fireside Chat with a First-Year Venture Capitalist

Join Polsky Entrepreneur in Residence Doug Monieson, MBA ’89 and Michelle Cao, MBA ’24 in a fireside chat about being a first-year venture capitalist. Michelle is a Senior Associate on the healthcare…

investing essentials, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Workshop / Training September 17, 2024

Application Deadline: Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC)

The Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company. To partic…

PECC, Private Equity Case Challenge, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline September 17, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): HR and Culture with Michelle Aronson

Join the Polsky Center and Michelle Aronson, Owner of Culture and Strategy Lab, for an engaging workshop on building workplace culture. In this interactive session, Michelle will discuss the critical…

Entrepreneurship Essentials, E2, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Virtual, Workshop / Training September 17, 2024

Application Deadline: College New Venture Challenge (CNVC)

CNVC, Application Deadline, College New Venture Challenge, College Students, Deadline September 17, 2024

Application Deadline: Small Business Financial Fundamentals Program Client Application – 2025 Winter Cohort

Polsky Small Business Financial Fundamentals begins with a nine week intensive program occurring January – March 2025 for South or West side businesses to receive tailored technical assistance and con…

Polsky Exchange, small business financial fundamentals, Financial Fundamentals, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Deadline September 18, 2024

Application Deadline: Small Business Growth Program Client Application – 2025 Cohort

The Polsky Small Business Growth Program is a nine-month program that supports small business owners to help them grow and scale their businesses through consulting work completed by top University of…

Polsky Exchange, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business Growth Program, Application Deadline, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Deadline September 18, 2024

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Teambuilding Event

Join the Polsky Center for a networking event for college students interested in participating in the College New Venture Challenge. Admitted teams who are still recruiting team members will deliver q…

CNVC, 2025 CNVC, College New Venture Challenge, College Students, In-person, Team Building / Networking September 18, 2024

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Class Orientation and Team Building

Students with ventures that are admitted to the College New Venture Challenge should plan to attend this class orientation. If you are an individual looking to join a team, you can also join to hear s…

College New Venture Challenge, CNVC, 2025 CNVC, College Students, In-person, Info Session, Team Building / Networking September 18, 2024

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Self-Funded Search Panel

Join us for a panel discussion on the self-funded search process, featuring Mark Jackson, MBA ’11, Darrin Shillair, MBA ’16, Lia Majid. Each will discuss their experiences conducting a self-funded sea…

ETA, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Workshop / Training September 18, 2024

Application Deadline: Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab

The Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab was created for Chicago Booth students to learn firsthand about the private equity and venture capital industries. Through the combination of an inte…

PE/VC Lab, investors, Chicago Booth, Venture Capital, Application Deadline, Private Equity, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline September 23, 2024

Info Session: Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC)

The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) encourages students to form teams to conceive and propose an original investment thesis they wish to work on. Selected teams work with mentors…

SPITC, investment thesis, Private Equity, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Info Session September 24, 2024

Info Session: Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

The Chicago Booth Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is a VC simulation that allows students to think and act as venture capitalists and helps the school identify top student representative…

VCIC, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Info Session September 24, 2024

Investing Essentials: Private Equity (PE) Landscape for Career Changers

Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Chris McGowan, will present on and discuss the changing PE landscape and the necessary skills for car…

Private Equity, investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training September 25, 2024

Fall 2024 Collaboratorium Brings Together Science and Business Expertise

Connecting researchers with business expertise, the Fall 2024 Collaboratorium will feature teams participating in the Polsky I-Corps program in addition to startups from the Duality and Resurgence ac…

News, Announcement, Collaboratorium September 25, 2024

Investing Essentials: Private Equity (PE) Interview Prep for Career Changers

If you are pursuing PE as a career changer, join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Chris McGowan, a Polsky Center investor-in-residence focused on private equity and adjun…

Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training September 25, 2024

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Paul Cavalieri

The Polsky Center will feature a different staff member at the Gleacher Center campus one day each week of the fall quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gle…

Chicago Booth Students September 25, 2024

Registration Deadline: ETA Discovery Cohort

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort provides curated opportunities for students at Chicago Booth to explore ETA. This program is open to Chicago Booth MBA students, Master…

ETA Discovery Cohort, ETA, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Deadline September 25, 2024

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Kate Turvy

The Polsky Center will feature a different staff member at the Gleacher Center campus one day each week of the fall quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gle…

Chicago Booth Students September 25, 2024

Registration Open: ETA Discovery Cohort

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort provides curated opportunities for students at Chicago Booth to explore ETA. This program is open to Chicago Booth MBA students, Master…

ETA, ETA Discovery Cohort, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Deadline September 25, 2024

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Kylie Gilmore

The Polsky Center will feature a different staff member at the Gleacher Center campus one day each week of the fall quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gle…

Chicago Booth Students September 25, 2024

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Lucas Peralta

The Polsky Center will feature a different staff member at the Gleacher Center campus one day each week of the fall quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gle…

Chicago Booth Students September 25, 2024

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Erika Mercer

The Polsky Center will feature a different staff member at the Gleacher Center campus one day each week of the fall quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gle…

Chicago Booth Students September 25, 2024

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Megan Fox

The Polsky Center will feature a different staff member at the Gleacher Center campus one day each week of the fall quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gle…

Chicago Booth Students September 25, 2024

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Heyward Harrison

The Polsky Center will feature a different staff member at the Gleacher Center campus one day each week of the fall quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gle…

Chicago Booth Students September 25, 2024

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Isra Omar and Juliet Twomey

The Polsky Center will feature a different staff member at the Gleacher Center campus one day each week of the fall quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gle…

Chicago Booth Students September 25, 2024

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Amber Bradley Williams

The Polsky Center will feature a different staff member at the Gleacher Center campus one day each week of the fall quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gle…

Chicago Booth Students September 25, 2024

24th Annual Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference

The Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference, hosted by the Chicago Booth Private Equity Group and the Polsky Center, is an annual event that brings together investors, students, and entrepreneurs to n…

2025 PE Conference, Private Equity, PE Conference, Open to the Public, In-person, Speaker / Conference September 26, 2024

UChicago Microbiome Startups Come Together Under New Company to Amplify Results

32 Biosciences is advancing field-defining research to build clinically useful, validated, precision tools to diagnose and correct Dysb…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, 32 Biosciences, covira, Gateway Biome, John Alverdy, Duchossois Family Institute, Eugene Chang, tech commercialization September 26, 2024

Investing Essentials: Venture Capital Interview Prep

Join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Dipa Mehta who will cover the process of interviewing, and building out your thesis and story, for roles in venture capital. She wil…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training September 26, 2024

Investing Essentials: How to Build a Strong Investment Thesis

Join Polsky Center’s Private Equity Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Duane Jackson, for a workshop focused on building a strong investment thesis. Topics will include the foundations of an investment thes…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training September 26, 2024

Investing Essentials: Sourcing and Thematic Investing

Join Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence Dipa Mehta, MBA ’12, cofounder and managing partner, Valeo Ventures for an engaging panel discussion on thematic investing.

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Workshop / Training September 26, 2024

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Basics of a Traditional Search

Are you interested in acquiring and operating a business? The Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop provides an in-depth introduction to the fundamentals of a traditional search fund. Le…

ETA, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training September 26, 2024

Info Session: Polsky Overview for MiM and MiF Cohorts

Come hear from Erika Mercer, Executive Director of Booth Entrepreneurship, and Paul Cavalieri, Senior Associate Director, Small Business Operations about how the students in the Specialized Master Pro…

Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Info Session September 27, 2024

Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) Finals Competition

The Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly listed company. To partic…

Private Equity Case Challenge, Chicago Booth Students, Open to the Public, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event September 27, 2024

Gleacher Center, 450 Cityfront Plaza Dr., Classroom 408, Lounge 420, Chicago, IL 60611

September 27, 2024

Evening Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Workshop: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) at Booth

Join Polsky Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Alex Hodgkin, MBA ’14, for a general information session on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA). Learn about ETA programming at Chicago Booth and how to m…

ETA, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training September 27, 2024

Application Deadline: Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

The Chicago Booth Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is an investment simulation that allows students to think and act as venture capitalists and helps the school identify top student repre…

VCIC, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Deadline September 27, 2024

16 UChicago Researchers Awarded $7.2 Million from Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago

The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago announced its first cohort of Investigators, 48 innovative scientists and engineers from the Biohub’…

News, Announcement, Science and Technology Commercialization, CZ Biohub Chicago October 1, 2024

Do You Really Need an Accelerator to Launch Your Startup?

The following article was written by Shyama Majumdar, interim executive director of Deep Tech Ventures at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on September 17, 2024.…

Thought Leadership, News, Thought Leadership, Chicago Booth Insights, Shyama Majumdar, Crain's October 2, 2024

Small Business Market Research Clinic

The Small Business Market Research Clinic pairs Booth students with businesses that are part of the Women’s Business Development Center to carry out market research

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange October 3, 2024

Application & Eligibility

The Polsky Center seeks highly motivated students from across all University of Chicago programs (Graduate and Undergraduate) looking to gain experience in market and industry research and analysis th…

October 3, 2024

Contact

The deadline to apply is Monday, October 15, at 3:00 p.m. If you need any assistance or clarification while completing the application, please contact Paul Cavalieri at paul.cavalieri@chicagobooth.edu…

October 3, 2024

Application Deadline: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

Launched in 1996, the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) is recognized as one of the top-ranked accelerator programs in the nation. Through the NVC, the Polsky Center has graduated mor…

New Venture Challenge (NVC), Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC), New Venture Challenge, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Faculty & Researchers, Open to the Public, Deadline October 3, 2024

Investing Essentials: Secrets to Building Effective Slide Decks

Join Polsky Investor-in-Residence Tim Kelly for an interactive workshop on building effective slide decks. Tim will cover ways to build a presentation that communicates your ideas and inspires your au…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training October 3, 2024

Investing Essentials: Dissecting the PE Industry

Join the Polsky Center’s Investor-in-Residence Tim Kelly for a workshop that explores the private equity industry. Students interested in a career in private equity often think “Venture versus Buyout/…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training October 3, 2024

Investing Essentials: PE Due Diligence

Join the Polsky Center’s Investor-in-Residence Tim Kelly for a workshop on due diligence on PE Funds for employment or investment. This workshop will explore how one diligences the merits of a partner…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training October 3, 2024

Application Deadline: Small Business Market Research Clinic

Application is due by 3:00 pm on 10/15. You can apply here. The Polsky Center seeks highly motivated University of Chicago students looking to gain experience in market and industry research and analy…

small business market research, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline October 4, 2024

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Legal Aspects of ETA

The Polsky Center is pleased to host Raam Jani, partner at BakerHostetler, for an interactive presentation on the legal side of Entrepreneurship through Acquisition investments and deals. A partner in…

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, Chicago Booth Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training October 4, 2024

Polsky Exchange: Chicago Department of Public Health Suicide Prevention Initiative - Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Training

Identifying and assisting individuals at risk for suicide is key to suicide prevention. QPR training increases the number of people in the community who can recognize the warning signs of suicide and…

Polsky Exchange, Chicago Department of Public Health, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training October 7, 2024

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Application Workshop and Q&A

Undergraduate students looking to apply for the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) are encouraged to attend this virtual workshop to ask any questions you may have about the application. During the…

College New Venture Challenge, CNVC, 2025 CNVC, College Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training October 7, 2024

Application Deadline: Customer Discovery Bootcamp

The Customer Discovery Bootcamp is intended for early-stage ventures to explore their problem-solution fit by engaging directly with potential customers and industry stakeholders. Over five weeks, tea…

bootcamp, Customer Discovery, industry stakeholders, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Deadline October 8, 2024

Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon 2025

The Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon is Chicago Booth’s flagship entrepreneurship and venture capital conference. Through keynote fireside chats, panel discussions, and various networking sessions, SeedCon pro…

Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon, SeedCon, Seedcon 2025, Investors, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, In-person, Speaker / Conference October 8, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Customer Discovery with Ben Schmuck

Join the Polsky Center and Ben Schmuck, innovation manager at Caterpillar, for an informative session about customer discovery. For over five years, Ben has applied his “lean innovation” methodology a…

Entrepreneurship Essentials, Graduate & PhD Students, Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, Alumni, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training October 9, 2024

Polsky Exchange Business Acumen Series: Canva Basics

Canva Workshop for Small Business Owners. Boost Your Brand with Canva! Want to take your small business brand to the next level? Join us for a hands-on workshop to learn about graphic design with Canv…

Business Acumen Series, Polsky Exchange, Polsky Exchange Business Acumen Series, Small Business Owners, Hybrid, Workshop / Training October 9, 2024

10 Entrepreneurs Graduate from E-Commerce Learning Lab

Launched in partnership with 37 Oaks, supported by GET Cities’ Tech Equity Working Group (now part of World Business Chicago), and with additional funding provided by Verizon, the E-Commerce Learning…

News, Community Impact, Video, e-commerce learning lab, ecommerce learning lab October 11, 2024

Steven Mayer Lunch with Students

Registration for this event is now closed. Join the Polsky Center and Steven Mayer, Cofounder of Atari, for a lunch session where he will discuss his career and be available to answer questions. We a…

Steven Mayer, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Speaker / Conference October 14, 2024

Jacob Dander, PhD

In his role, Jacob manages patent filing and prosecution for a diverse portfolio of inventions, including those related to chemistry and therapeutics. He also participates in faculty outreach efforts…

Technology Ventures October 21, 2024

Application Deadline: Introduction to Venture Capital

Graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, researchers, and faculty conducting scientific research at UChicago, Argonne, Fermilab, or the Marine Biological Laboratory are encouraged to apply for Intro…

Venture Capital, Graduate & PhD Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Faculty & Researchers, Virtual, Deadline October 24, 2024

Application Workshop and Quick Pitch: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

Quick Pitch: 5 – 5:30 p.m. CT Application Preparation Workshop/Q&A: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. CT Networking: 6:30 – 7 p.m. CT Join us for an application preparation workshop and Quick Pitch event for the E…

New Venture Challenge, 2025 NVC, 2025 SNVC, NVC, SNVC, Graduate & PhD Students, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Info Session October 25, 2024

UChicago Cleantech Accelerator Resurgence Accepts 5 Startups into its Second Cohort

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, is pleased to announce the second cohort of s…

Announcement, News, cleantech, Resurgence, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering November 1, 2024

Make Critical Decisions Now for When Your Business Takes Off Later

The following article was written by CJ Przybyl, associate adjunct professor of entrepreneurship, entrepreneur-in-residence, and cofounder and CEO of Reserv, and originally published in Crain’s Chica…

Thought Leadership, News, Polsky Brain Trust, Thought Leadership, CJ Przybyl, Chicago Booth Insights, Crain's November 5, 2024

Polsky Center Powers WattShift’s Journey to Transform the Electric Grid

“There’s a missing piece in how the grid interacts with smart devices, that’s where WattShift comes in.”   In the moments between classes at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business,…

News, Venture Success, Polsky Poster Child, NVC, WattShift, launch accelerator, Will Blanchard November 7, 2024

Dania Baig

Dania Baig serves as the Associate Director for Events and Facilities at the Polsky Center. In her role, she plays a pivotal role in optimizing the usage of the Polsky Exchange, a multidisciplinary co…

Polsky Exchange November 11, 2024

Investing Essentials

Investing Essentials is designed for students interested in learning about and pursuing careers in the private equity and venture capital space.

Entrepreneurship November 13, 2024

Virtual Recordings

Investing Essentials is designed for students interested in learning about and pursuing careers in the private equity and venture capital space.

Entrepreneurship November 13, 2024

Contact

Investing Essentials is designed for students interested in learning about and pursuing careers in the private equity and venture capital space.

Entrepreneurship November 13, 2024

13th Annual College New Venture Challenge Announces Competing Undergraduate Teams

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovat…

Announcement, News, 2025, College New Venture Challenge, CNVC November 15, 2024

11th Annual Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference Hosts Record Number of Attendees

Earlier this month, the Polsky Center, ETA Group at Chicago Booth, and Northwestern Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative hosted the annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conferenc…

Event, Featured, News, 11th Annual ETA Conference, ETA, ETA Conference, Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference November 19, 2024

Polsky Center Receives Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation Award at the 2024 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference

The award recognizes centers that creatively…

News, Announcement, GCEC, Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers November 19, 2024

Application Deadline: The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC)

The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) encourages students to form teams to conceive and propose an original investment thesis on which they wish to work. Selected teams work with m…

Private Equity, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline November 20, 2024

NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Teams Q&A Webinar

NOTE: This event is hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF). You can view the original event listing on the NSF website here. — The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) invites you to jo…

I-Corps, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Faculty & Researchers, Virtual, Info Session, Partner Event November 22, 2024

Air Energy: Transforming Energy Storage with Solid-State Lithium-Air Batteries

Air Energy is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator led by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the UChicago Pr…

News, Air energy, Resurgence, resurgence cohort 2 November 22, 2024

Materium: Using Machine Learning to Create High-Performance, Sustainable Materials

Materium is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator led by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the Pritzker Scho…

News, materium, Resurgence, resurgence cohort 2 November 22, 2024

Inertial: Tackling Carbon Emissions through Supersonic Innovation

Inertial is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator led by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the Pritzker Scho…

News, Resurgence, resurgence cohort 2, inertial November 22, 2024

Tanda Biotech: Revolutionizing Bioproduction for a Sustainable Future

Tanda Biotech is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator led by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the Pritzker…

News, Tanda, Resurgence, resurgence cohort 2 November 22, 2024

AGC Carbon: Pioneering a Sustainable Future with Carbon Capture and Grid Energy Storage Batteries

AGC Carbon is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the Pritzker School…

News, AGC Carbon, Resurgence November 22, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Finding your Cofounder and Understanding Equity Splits with Mia Saini Duchnowski

Join the Polsky Center and Entrepreneur in-Residence Mia Saini Duchnowski for a workshop on finding your cofounder and understanding equity splits. Whether you already have a business idea or are just…

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2), College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training November 27, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Understanding IP, Patents, and Trademarks with Kate Berezutskaya

Join the Polsky Center and intellectual property attorney Kate Berezutskaya for an informative session about intellectual property assets and the value that they may provide for your company and inves…

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2), Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, Virtual, Workshop / Training November 27, 2024

Team Building Reception: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

Who Should Attend: NVC/SNVC teams that are looking to add teammates for Phase II and students looking to join NVC/SNVC Phase II teams Hosted By: Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and t…

New Venture Challenge, team building, Social New Venture Challenge, NVC, SNVC, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, In-person, Team Building / Networking November 27, 2024

Charles Harper Center - 104 ABC

November 27, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Understanding AI with CJ Pryzbyl

Join the Polsky Center and CJ Pryzbyl, cofounder of Snapsheet and Reserv, for an engaging and informative session on Understanding AI. AI is complex and often misunderstood, so CJ will clarify some im…

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2), Alumni, Faculty & Researchers, College Students, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training November 27, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Early Stage Fundraising with Leslee Cohen

Join the Polsky Center and Managing Partner of All Rise Legal Counsel, Leslee Cohen, for an informative session about early stage fundraising. In this workshop, Leslee will discuss the legal perspecti…

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2), College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training November 27, 2024

College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Finals

Join us for the finals of the 13th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). Throughout the afternoon, the CNVC finalists will present to a panel of judges comprised of investors, entrepreneurs, an…

College New Venture Challenge, CNVC, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, College Students, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event November 27, 2024

If You're Serious About Creating Value for Your Business, This is the Mindset You Need

The following article was written by Duane Jackson, investor-in-residence at the Polsky Center and founder and managing partner at Author Capital Partners, and Nick Brand, partner at Author Capital P…

Thought Leadership, News, Polsky Brain Trust, Crain's, Thought Leadership, Duane Jackson, Nick Brand, Chicago Booth Insights December 2, 2024

Alonna Dray, MA

Alonna Dray serves as the associate director of digital marketing and communications at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In this role, she drives digital…

Marketing and Communications December 4, 2024

Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

The Polsky Center and Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital (EVC) Group will host the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) in-person on January 10, 2025, at the Gleacher Center. We invite yo…

VCIC, Venture Capital, Alumni, Open to the Public, Investors, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event December 9, 2024

Registration Deadline: Winter 2025 ETA Discovery Cohort

The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort provides curated opportunities for students at Chicago Booth to explore ETA. This program is open to Chicago Booth MBA students, Master…

ETA, ETA Discovery Cohort, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Deadline December 9, 2024

Investing Essentials: From Associate to Partner - The Neuroscience behind Being an Effective Leader

Join the Polsky Center’s Investor-in-Residence and organizational psychologist, Tim Kelly, MBA ’00, for an interactive workshop to discuss the transition of associate to partner and the neuroscience b…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Info Session, Workshop / Training December 10, 2024

Investing Essentials: Careers in Early-Stage Private Equity (PE)

Are you interested in a career in private equity, particularly in the exciting and dynamic early-stage sector? Join us for an insightful workshop led by Duane Jackson, Investor-in-Residence at the Pol…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training December 10, 2024

Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) Finals

Join us for the Finals of the 29th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC). NVC finalists will present to a panel of judges comprising of top investors, entrepreneurs, and others. Pr…

2025 NVC, New Venture Challenge, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, NVC, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Alumni, College Students, Open to the Public, Investors, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event December 13, 2024

Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Finals

Join us for the finals of the Global New Venture Challenge, a track of the New Venture Challenge designed for students in Chicago Booth’s Executive MBA program. Following competitive semi-finals hoste…

2025 GNVC, Global New Venture Challenge, GNVC, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Investors, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event December 13, 2024

Book Talk Keynote

24th ANNUAL CHICAGO BOOTH PRIVATE EQUITY CONFERENCE Friday, February 28th, 2025 | Marriott Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611   Featured Book Talk Keynote Private Capital: T…

December 17, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Founder as an Operator vs. "Brought in" COO with Mia Duchnowski and Jamie Shah

Join Polsky Center entrepreneurs-in-residence Mia Duchnowski and Jamie Shah for an informative workshop on the differences between a founder operator and a “brought-in” COO. Mia, cofounder of Oars + A…

Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Open to the Public, Virtual, Workshop / Training December 17, 2024

Polsky Center Startups Adgile Media Group and Open Water Team Up to Drive Sustainability

Two startups born out of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are showing how collaborations can create impact in unexpected ways. Open Water, the sustainability-focused canned water…

News, Venture Success, Open Water, NVC Alums, Adgile Media, Tom Shea, NVC, Forbes 30 Under 30 December 18, 2024

Info Session: George Shultz Innovation Fund

Managed by the Polsky Center, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in co-investment funding for early-stage science-based ventures coming out of the University of Chicago, Argonne…

Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Virtual, Info Session December 18, 2024

Entrepreneurship through Franchise Ownership

This Entrepreneurship through Franchise Ownership workshop will be facilitated by Tim Lanai, a francishe owner and a current fellow of the University of Chicago Leadership and Society Initiative. This…

Open to the Public, Small Business Owners, In-person, Workshop / Training December 18, 2024

Application Deadline: Spring 2025 I-Corps Program

The National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program supports teams working on ideas in the science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) fields. I-Corps provides educational training and expe…

Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Affiliated with National Labs, Deadline December 18, 2024

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Negotiations with Tom Chowaniec

Join the Polsky Center and Tom Chowaniec, Certified FocalPoint Business and Executive Coach specializing in wealth managers and financial planners, for an informative workshop on negotiations.

Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Open to the Public, Virtual, Workshop / Training December 18, 2024

Winter 2025 Collaboratorium

The Collaboratorium unites UChicago students with researchers, technologists, and faculty who want to explore the commercialization opportunities and business applications of their work. A great oppor…

researchers, faculty, UChicago students, technologists, Collaboratorium, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event, Team Building / Networking December 18, 2024

Sizing Up a Startup? Check Out the Founder

The following article was written by Ale Breuer, adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on D…

Thought Leadership, News, Polsky Brain Trust, Venture Success, Crain's, Thought Leadership, Chicago Booth Insights, Ale Breuer January 8, 2025

Participants

Resurgence Cohort 2 >> AGC Carbon // AGC Carbon Inc. is an early-stage, deep tech startup focused on carbon capture and grid energy storage technologies. Air Energy // Air Energy is driving the…

January 9, 2025

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Deal Structuring as a Self-Funded Searcher

Join Booth alum Darrin Shillair, MBA ’16, for an insightful workshop on deal structuring as a self-funded searcher. Darrin will share his expertise on how to structure acquisition deals, balance risk…

ETA, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Workshop / Training January 9, 2025

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: ETA Club Co-Chair Panel

Join us for a panel featuring several second-year leaders from the ETA Club as they share their personal journeys in navigating ETA while at Booth. Hear how they explored different ETA models, what fa…

ETA, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Workshop / Training January 9, 2025

Info Session: Resurgence Fellows Program

The Resurgence Fellowship program will offer a limited number of fellowships to University of Chicago students and provide them with an opportunity to support innovation and business development in th…

deep, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Info Session January 13, 2025

Charles Harper Center - C05

January 13, 2025

Investing Essentials: Private Equity (PE) Portfolio Operations

Join Chris Conti, managing partner at Lancor, for an engaging workshop exploring the expanding role of PE operating partners. Gain insights into this critical function and learn actionable steps to di…

Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training January 13, 2025

Investing Essentials: Value Creation in Uncertain Times

“Draw down your revolvers and batten down the hatches!” is the advice many savvy PE investors offer portfolio companies in a downturn. Savvy PE investors, however, also go looking for opportunities. I…

Chicago Booth Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training January 13, 2025

George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

The George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals will feature four startup teams who have been selected as finalists for potential investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund. Each team will pitch to th…

Innovation Fund, Alumni, Investors, Open to the Public, Competition / Pitch Event January 15, 2025

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Value Creation in Small Businesses

Join Alex Hodgkin, MBA ’14, Senior Advisor for ETA and Polsky Center Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and co-teacher Dan Cremons, for a sneak peek into their Spring course on Value Creation in Small Busines…

ETA, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training January 15, 2025

Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Winner Simple Mills Acquired by Flower Foods for $795 Million

The $795 million acquisition represents one of…

Featured, Announcement, News, NVC 2014, Katlin Smith, Simple Mills January 17, 2025

Application Deadline: Resurgence Fellowship

The Resurgence Fellowship Program offers University of Chicago graduate students the opportunity to support startups in Resurgence, the Polsky Center’s cleantech accelerator, with key aspects of busin…

Resurgence Fellowship Program, resurgence accelerator, University of Chicago graduate students, cleantech accelerator, Resurgence Fellowship, startup support, business development, Polsky Center, Resurgence, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Deadline January 21, 2025

Rayni

Rayni helps scientists in the life sciences operate their instruments with complete confidence through fast, reliable, and personalized AI-powered guidance.

January 21, 2025

Cyclical

Cyclical is revolutionizing the way female hormonal cycles are understood in society as part of the rapidly-growing FemTech industry that has taken off in recent years. Female hormonal cycles affect o…

January 21, 2025

BRAIV

BRAIV is eliminating the guessing game of prescribing psychiatric medications for conditions such as Depression and Anxiety through Machine Learning and Big Data. Get better, faster, with BRAIV.

January 21, 2025

Rayni

Rayni helps scientists in the life sciences operate their instruments with complete confidence through fast, reliable, and personalized AI-powered guidance.

January 23, 2025

Cyclical

Cyclical is revolutionizing the way female hormonal cycles are understood in society as part of the rapidly-growing FemTech industry that has taken off in recent years. Female hormonal cycles affect o…

January 23, 2025

PAC Dynamic

The Virtual Patient Simulator (VPS) by PAC Dynamic uses a patients unique cardio-energetic profile to accurately identify and model the trajectory of patients living with heart failure. Using hemodyna…

January 23, 2025

BRAIV

BRAIV is eliminating the guessing game of prescribing psychiatric medications for conditions such as Depression and Anxiety through Machine Learning and Big Data. Get better, faster, with BRAIV.

January 23, 2025

relos

relos facilitates residential real estate transactions by converting purchase contracts into actionable, interactive timelines for realtors, their clients, and other stakeholders resulting in faster,…

January 23, 2025

Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem is a snack company that seizes the day to wipe out invasive species by turning them into the tastiest treats. We create the best tasting protein snacks that also happen to be sustainable by…

January 23, 2025

Doulala

Doulala is a virtual AI-powered pregnancy companion that is a woman’s one-stop shop for reliable and personalized information, recommendations, and resources through guided prompts and conversational,…

January 23, 2025

MOOJ Foods

MOOJ Foods is a South Asian health foods company focused on reimagining traditional staples with a modern, nutritious twist. Our first product is a high-protein paneer, which will be the highest prote…

January 23, 2025

Mudita Earth

Mudita Earth is a clean, plant-based skincare brand focused on the needs of melanin-rich skin. We are currently sold in 200 stores and Amazon.

January 23, 2025

Oro Intelligence

ORO Intelligence is a healthcare tech startup that empowers provider organizations to increase annual revenue and see more patients by maximizing provider utilization. Our AI-powered Digital Assistant…

January 23, 2025

Saply

Saply offers a plant-based caffeine alternative drink crafted with superfood ingredients to enhance focus and mental clarity without the jitters, driven by the mission to “be simple, be natural.”

January 23, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Huntington Bank

Speaker: Kwasi K Appiah Jr, Branch Manager, The Huntington National Bank. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $189 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Foun…

Capital Series, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session January 23, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: PNC Bank

Speakers : Shawn Boone, VP Business Banker , PNC Bank. Nicholas Reyes, Relationship Manager, PNC Bank. PNC Bank offers a wide range of personal banking services including checking and savings accounts…

Capital Series, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session January 23, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Founders First Capital Partners

Speaker: Song Chae, Regional Development Manager, Founders First Capital Partners. Founders First Capital Partners provides revenue-based funding, term loans and advisory services to service-based sma…

Capital Series, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session January 23, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Booth Angels Network of New York and Chicago

The Chicago Booth Angels Network of Chicago and New York (CBAN Chicago & New York ) is a nonprofit, affinity organization founded and run by alumni of the University of Chicago Booth School of Bus…

Capital Series, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session January 23, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Hyde Park Bank/Beverly Bank (Wintrust)

Speaker: Mike McCracken, Senior Vice President, Hyde Park Bank/Beverly Bank (Wintrust). Beverly Bank & Trust provides Illinois with the resources of a big bank while maintaining the personalized s…

Capital Series, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session January 23, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: BMO Bank

Speaker: Marco Garcia, VP Business Relationship Manager, BMO Harris Bank. BMO is the 8th largest bank in North America by assets. They provide personal and commercial banking, global markets, and inve…

Capital Series, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session January 23, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: First Women's Bank

Speaker: Jonathan Thrasher, Senior Vice President, Government Guaranteed Lending and Commercial Lending, First Women’s Bank. First Women’s Bank is the only women-founded, women-owned and women-led com…

Capital Series, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session January 23, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: JPMorgan Chase

Speaker: Roy Nunez, Senior Business Consultant, JPMorgan Chase – Coaching For Impact. JPMorgan Chase’s Minority Entrepreneur Initiative supports business owners in growing their businesses through acc…

Capital Series, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session January 23, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: CIBC Bank

Speakers: Miguel Gomez, Managing Director – Sales Manager, CIBC Bank. Alberto Moreno, Associate Managing Director, CIBC Bank. CIBC Bank offers simplified products, transparent terms and a dedicated…

Capital Series, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session January 23, 2025

Small Business Development Center On-Deck Pitch

The Polsky Exchange “On Deck Pitch” is an SBDC initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present their businesses to potential inves…

SBDC, Small Business, pitch, Open to the Public, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event January 27, 2025

Application Deadline: Southside Business Development Internship

The South Side Business Development Internship provides an opportunity for University of Chicago College students to gain valuable consulting experience working on projects with local community busine…

Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, College Students, Deadline January 27, 2025

Small Business Development Center - Starting your Business in Illinois

Attend this no-cost in-person workshop to learn the things you need to consider and the prequirements to start and own a business in Illinois. Learn the basic elements of starting a successful busines…

small, business, SBDC, small business development center, small business devel, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training January 27, 2025

Up to $130 Million to Fuel Drug Discovery and Development at the University of Chicago

Leaders from the University of Chicago and Deerfield Management came together to formalize the agreement and establish Hyde Park Discov…

News, Announcement, tech commercialization, Deerfield, Hyde Park Discovery, Deerfield Investment January 29, 2025

Corporate Collision

Corporate Collision provides a unique opportunity for companies to discover, connect, and collaborate with some of the nation’s top quantum, data science and AI, and cleantech startups. A panel of exp…

Corporate Collision, Open to the Public, In-person, Speaker / Conference, Competition / Pitch Event January 30, 2025

TechNexus, 20 N Wacker Dr 12th Floor

January 30, 2025

Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago StartUp LaunchPad Coach Program

Designed to develop and refine pitching skills to effectively present to potential investors or lenders.

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange January 31, 2025

Application & Eligibility

Requirements Applicants must be current Chicago Booth students who are located in Chicago during the Spring Quarter Applicants are required to meet with their teams a total of four times in March and…

Polsky Exchange January 31, 2025

Key Dates & Deadlines

1/31 Application Opens 2/10 3:00PM Application Closes Week of 2/10 Applicant Interviews Week of 3/3 Booth students matched with LaunchPad teams Coaching Meetings will occur (4 total): Week of 3/3 or 3…

Polsky Exchange January 31, 2025

Contact

Questions? Please contact Paul Cavalieri.

January 31, 2025

Application Deadline: Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago StartUp LaunchPad Coaching Program

The Polsky Center is thrilled to partner with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago and offer students at Chicago Booth the opportunity to coach and mentor young, local entrepreneurs participating in…

Chicago Booth Students, Deadline January 31, 2025

Polsky Center Teams with Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago to Mentor Young Entrepreneurs

Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, a non-profit dedicated to providing innovative programs in a safe and positive environment to empowe…

News, Announcement, Small Business February 3, 2025

Sometimes the Riskiest Choice is Playing It Safe

The following article was written by Jamie Shah, entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and an adjunct professor at Chicago Booth School of Business, and…

Thought Leadership, News, Polsky Brain Trust, Venture Success, Crain's, Jamie shah, Thought Leadership, Chicago Booth Insights February 3, 2025

Persisting in the Job Search to Land your Dream Job

Join the Polsky Center for an inspiring fireside chat with Doug Monieson, Entrepreneur in Residence at the Polsky Center, and Mohamed Ata, Sr. Content Acquisition Manager at Amazon Prime Video, as the…

IIR, Doug Monieson, EIR, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training February 3, 2025

20 Teams Selected for Classroom Portion of the 18th Annual Global New Venture Challenge

  From Chicago, Hong Kong, and London, 20 teams are advancing to the classroom portion of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2025 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). The GN…

News, Announcement, 2025 GNVC, GNVC February 4, 2025

Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon 2025: Built to Last

Rattan L. Khosa provides opening remarks to and audience of students, entrepreneurs, investors, and key members of the startup ecosystem.…

Event, Featured, News, Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon, SeedCon, Seedcon 2025 February 4, 2025

ORO Intelligence: AI-Powered Scheduling to Reduce No-Shows

ORO Intelligence is a participant in Cohort 4 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Innov…

News, Oro Intelligence, Transform February 12, 2025

PAC Dynamic: Predicting Heart Failure Progression for Precision Care

PAC Dynamic is a participant in Cohort 4 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Innovatio…

News, PAC Dynamic, Transform February 12, 2025

The Dev Difference: Revolutionizing Tech Hiring with AI-Powered Equity

The Dev Difference is a participant in Cohort 4 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and In…

News, Transform, The Dev Difference February 12, 2025

Slideflow Labs: Transforming Disease Diagnostics with AI-Driven Biomarker Discovery

Slideflow Labs is a participant in Cohort 4 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Innovat…

News, Slideflow Labs, Transform February 12, 2025

Legion Space: Making Satellite Operations Smarter and More Efficient

Legion Space is a participant in Cohort 4 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Innovati…

News, Transform, Legion Space February 12, 2025

Asters: Leveraging AI to Elevate Emergency Preparedness

Asters is a participant in Cohort 4 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Innovation in…

News, Asters, Transform February 12, 2025

Transform Data Science and AI Accelerator Accepts 6 Startups into Latest Cohort

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Data Science Institute today announced the six early-stage companies accepted into the fourth cohort of the Transform…

News, Announcement, Transform, Accelerator February 12, 2025

Info Session: Build and Launch Accelerator

The Polsky Center’s Build and Launch Accelerators give teams the opportunity to work intensively and solely on their businesses and social enterprises in a collaborative and dynamic environment ov…

build accelerator, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, Virtual, Info Session February 12, 2025

25 Teams Advance to Classroom Portion of the 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

Today, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the 25 teams advancing to the classroom portion of the 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the University o…

News, Announcement, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, NVC February 14, 2025

Winter 2025 Collaboratorium Brings Together Business Expertise and Science

Connecting researchers with business expertise, the Winter 2025 Collaboratorium will feature teams participating in the Polsky I-Corps program in addition to startups from the Duality and Transform a…

News, Announcement, Collaboratorium February 20, 2025

Investing Essentials: Strategies for Due Diligence and How to Close a Deal

Join the Polsky Center and Investor-in-Residence Dipa Mehta, MBA ’12, for a hands-on workshop exploring key strategies for conducting thorough due diligence. This session will cover best practices for…

investing essentials, Chicago Booth Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training February 25, 2025

New Tissue-Like Hydrogel Semiconductor is 'a Significant Step in Material Design'

Researchers in the lab of UChicago Pritzker School of Engineering Assistant Professor Sihong Wang (left), including PhD student Yahao D…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Bioelectronics, Sihong Wang, tech commercialization, Polsky Patented February 27, 2025

6 Startups Vie for Investment at the 2025 College New Venture Challenge

  The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The University of Illinois’ Grainger College of Engineering are pleased to announce the six finalists selected to compete in the Colle…

News, Announcement, 2025 CNVC, Rise reforming, prind, Club Hub, Avea Robotics, exactics, CNVC, Tilden February 27, 2025

Learn from Failure, Build for Success: 1871 x Polsky Center 'Founder Failures'

Join us March 12th to hear authentic entrepreneurial stories that rarely make the spotlight In the startup world, we celebrate successes loudly but whisper about failures quietly—yet it’s those failu…

1871, Open to the Public, In-person, Speaker / Conference, Partner Event February 27, 2025

Polsky Exchange: Choosing the Right Entity for your Business

Join us for a workshop that explores options and the process of incorporation for startups. Facilitator: Beth Kregor, IJ Clinic Director This workshop will cover: The types of business entities, and…

Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training February 28, 2025

Polsky Exchange Breakfast: Educational Services

Calling all Polsky Exchange Members. Start your day right with coffee and treats at the Polsky Exchange. You don’t want to miss it! This month’s Exchange member breakfast aims to bring together our co…

Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, In-person, Team Building / Networking February 28, 2025

Incorporation / Organization Day

Entrepreneurs who have been operating their businesses, as well as those with brand new ideas and ventures, are welcome to join licensed attorneys to establish their legal Illinois entities. Attorneys…

Polsky Exchange, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training February 28, 2025

Small Business Development Center: On-Deck Pitch

The Polsky Exchange “On Deck Pitch” is a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present…

Polsky Exchange, small business development center, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event February 28, 2025

Application Deadline: Build and Launch Accelerator

The Polsky Center Build and Launch Accelerators give teams the opportunity to work intensively and solely on their businesses and social enterprises in a collaborative and dynamic environment over the…

College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Alumni February 28, 2025

Polsky Center and Chicago Booth Private Equity Group Host 24th Annual PE Conference

The conference brings together investors, students, and entrepreneurs to network and share insights into the dynamics of investing in a constantly changing economy. The conference began with opening…

Event, News, 2025 PE Conference, PE, PE Conference March 4, 2025

Where Are They Now? Unlisted is Opening the Doors to Off-Market Homes

Historically, less than 5% of homes in the U.S. are listed for sale at any given time. Combine tha…

Featured, News, Venture Success, unlisted, Chicago, Katie hill, Where are they now March 5, 2025

Polsky Exchange: Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Workshop

The Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Program supports entrepreneurs with customized learning opportunities, incentives and networking to thrive in the digital economy. This workshop is to show bus…

Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training, Partner Event March 6, 2025

Application Deadline: Commercialization Fellowship Program

The Polsky Commercialization Fellowship offers PhD STEM students at the University of Chicago the opportunity to create new ventures around promising research and develop leadership skills during a co…

Graduate & PhD Students, Deadline March 6, 2025

Info Session: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Fellows Program

Led by faculty advisors Mark Agnew MBA ’06 and Brian O’Connor, MBA ’08, the ETA Fellows Program will provide access to exclusive, curated opportunities and resources, including educational deep dives…

Chicago Booth Students, Hybrid, Info Session March 6, 2025

Investing Essentials: Introduction to Corporate Venture Capital

Join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Polsky Investor-in-Residence Dipa Mehta, MBA ’12, cofounder and managing partner, Valeo Ventures. This workshop is an introduction t…

College Students, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Workshop / Training March 6, 2025

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Small and Family Business

Join Polsky Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Jamie Shah, MBA ’13, for a workshop covering small & family businesses. In addition to teaching Outperform & Outlast: Operating and Investing in Closely…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Workshop / Training March 6, 2025

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Talking to People with Nell Compernolle and Tanya Treptow

Join the Polsky Center and Nell Compernolle, PhD, and Tanya Treptow, PhD, in an informational workshop on how to talk to people to understand your existing or potential business audiences. Nell and Ta…

College Students, Small Business Owners, Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training March 6, 2025

Investing Essentials: Success and Failure in One’s Life and Career

Join the Polsky Center’s Investor in-Residence for private equity, Tim Kelly, MBA ’00, for an interactive workshop to discuss special topics in EQ. Tim has been involved in private equity for nearly t…

Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training March 6, 2025

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Due Diligence with Elliott Holland

Join Elliott Holland, Managing Director of Guardian Due Diligence, for an in-depth discussion on the critical role of due diligence in the acquisition process. With years of experience guiding entrepr…

Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training March 6, 2025

Info Session: Polsky Programs for PhD Students and Postdocs

This info session will feature information on Polsky programs for PhD students and postdocs at the University of Chicago, with a specific focus on the Commercialization Fellows Program and Polsky Scie…

Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Info Session March 6, 2025

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Optimizing your Data with Nell Compernolle and Tanya Treptow

Join the Polsky Center and Nell Compernolle, PhD, and Tanya Treptow, PhD, in an informational workshop on how to leverage survey data to understand your existing or potential business audiences. Nell…

Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Small Business Owners, Open to the Public, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training March 6, 2025

Investing Essentials: Post-Transaction Management

Join the Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence Dipa Mehta, MBA ’12, cofounder and managing partner, Valeo Ventures for a panel discussion on post-transaction management. Dipa will be joined by panelists…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training March 7, 2025

Investing Essentials: Trends vs. Fads in Private Equity (PE) Investing

How do you identify investments that have a high probability of achieving growth and returning capital over the long-term? How do you separate short-term fads from industries and sectors with sustaina…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training March 7, 2025

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Investor Perspectives on Self-Funded Search Acquisitions

Join Jason Ehrlich, Managing Partner of Fruition Capital, for a workshop on investor perspectives in self-funded search acquisitions. He will discuss what investors look for in target businesses, deal…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training March 7, 2025

Beverage Tasting and Innovation & Brand Transformation Talk with Greg Hughes, President and CEO of Suntory Global Spirits

Join us for an exclusive evening of innovation with Greg Hughes, president and CEO of Suntory Global Spirits. Hosted by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Kilts Center for M…

whiskey tasting, global brands, fireside chat, leadership, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Speaker / Conference March 7, 2025

104ABC

March 7, 2025

Fireside Chat featuring Raymond Svider, MBA ’89, Chairman and Partner, BC Partners

Raymond Svider, MBA ’89, is chairman and a partner at BC Partners, a private equity firm focusing mainly on the upper mid-market in Europe and North America. The firm also invests in credit and real e…

Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Faculty & Researchers, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Speaker / Conference March 7, 2025

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Tech Stack Setup and Best Practices

Join Skyler Almquist, Founder and Managing Partner of Alliance Growth Partners for an ETA Workshop on Tech Stack Setup & Best Practices. This session will provide essential insights into selecting…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training March 7, 2025

Exactics Wins 2025 College New Venture Challenge, Securing $115K for Innovative Rapid Diagnostic

The Exactics team (from left to right): Devin Singh, Miranda Thomson, Zachary Sarmoen, Julian Kage, Dylan Murray, Sean Greeby, Maxwell Al…

Announcement, News, CNVC, Tilden, 2025 CNVC, Rise reforming, prind, Club Hub, tilden therapeutics, exactics March 10, 2025

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Exploring Transaction Structures

Join members of Redpath and Company for a workshop on the tax implications of common M&A transaction structures. This session will explore the tax consequences of asset and stock/share deals and s…

Graduate & PhD Students, Chicago Booth Students, Hybrid, Workshop / Training March 11, 2025

Nicole Bell, MBA

Nicole Bell serves as Chief of Staff at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In this role, she leads strategic initiatives and operations, including HR, finance, corporate partnershi…

Polsky Executive Leadership March 12, 2025

Info Session: Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship

This is a virtual info session for the Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3) The Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3) is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago students who are co…

Polsky Founders' Fund Fellowship, PF3, Chicago Booth Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Group, Polsky Founders Fellowship Fund, entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Info Session March 13, 2025

Booth 455, 455 Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611

March 13, 2025

Booth 455

March 13, 2025

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Kylie Gilmore

The Polsky Center will feature staff members at the Gleacher Center campus a few times during the spring quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gleacher in th…

resources, Polsky Center, entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, In-person March 13, 2025

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Fundraising for Non-Technical Founders with Sophia Matveeva

Join the Polsky Center and Sophia Matveeva, CEO & founder of Tech For Non-Techies, for an informative workshop on Fundraising for Non-Technical Founders. Investors are often skeptical about tech v…

Entrepreneurship Essentials, E2, Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2), Chicago Booth Students, Alumni, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Open to the Public, Virtual, Workshop / Training March 13, 2025

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): The Non-Technical Founder's Introduction to Tech with Sophia Matveeva

Join the Polsky Center and Sophia Matveeva, CEO & founder of Tech For Non-Techies, for an informative workshop on Tech for Non-Technical Founders. Do you have an idea for an app or a web-based bus…

Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Virtual, Workshop / Training March 13, 2025

Speakers

Jonathan Grinstein | PAC Dynamic – Developing advanced models to better understand heart failure, paving the way for more personalized and effective treatments. Brian Martin (Senior Research Fellow)…

March 13, 2025

Polsky Exchange Member Breakfast

Calling all Polsky Exchange Members. Start your day right with coffee and treats at the Polsky Exchange. You don’t want to miss it! This month’s Exchange member breakfast aims to bring together our co…

entrepreneurs, networking, Polsky Exchange, Open to the Public, In-person, Team Building / Networking March 13, 2025

Chibueze Amanchukwu // Electrolytes for Energy Storage and Electrocatalysis

March 14, 2025

Taking Portable Sinks to New Heights: How This Couple is Building a Thriving Family Business Through ETA

For Ray Chery and his wife Dana, entrepreneurship has always been in their DNA. Both grew up in families whe…

News, Venture Success, Ray Chery, MONSAM, ETA March 20, 2025

Charles Harper Center - 104ABC

March 20, 2025

Distinguished Entrepreneur Series: Fireside Chat with Michael Polsky and Andy Karsner

Join the Polsky Center for a fireside chat between Michael Polsky, MBA ’87 and Andy Karsner, moderated by Dean Madhav Rajan, where they will discuss their careers and leadership journeys as well as th…

leadership, Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker, fireside chat, Michael Polsky, Chicago Booth Students, College Students, In-person, Speaker / Conference March 20, 2025

UChicago Science Incubator

The incubator is a space for startups, researchers, and industry experts to work together. Learn more about programming, equipment, and amenities.

March 20, 2025

The Family Business

Every family has a story worth telling. The Family Business Podcast shines a light on the inspiring, often unconventional journeys of family-owned businesses. Through rich conversations and reflection…

March 24, 2025

Application & Eligibility

University of Chicago PhD candidates who have completed qualifying exams and will be enrolled as full-time students throughout the fellowship Candidate is currently working on research project or tec…

Science and Technology Acceleration, Fellowships March 25, 2025

Polsky Commercialization Fellowship

The Polsky Commercialization Fellowship offers PhD STEM students at the University of Chicago the opportunity to create new ventures around promising research and develop leadership skills during a co…

Science and Technology Acceleration, Fellowships March 25, 2025

Contact

Questions? Contact Ellen Zatkowski, Director, Science Programs and Student Engagement.

Science and Technology Acceleration, Fellowships March 25, 2025

Cohort 1 Fellows

Christopher Basile Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Technology: Platform using split RNA polymerase system to encode genes for protein in bacteriophage to select and replicate specific protei…

Science and Technology Acceleration, Fellowships March 25, 2025

Polsky Commercialization Fellowship Gives PhD Students Dedicated Support to Pursue Entrepreneurship

The Polsky Commercialization Fellowship offers PhD students at the University of Chicago the opportunity to create new ventures around promising research and develop leadership skills during a compet…

Announcement, News, tech commercialization, Polsky Commercialization Fellowship March 26, 2025

Chicago Booth and Polsky Center Expand Energy Transition Offerings with $12.5M Gift from Michael and Tanya Polsky

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is set to significantly expand its support and offerings for students interested in energy transition innovation thanks to a generous $12.5 milli…

Featured, Announcement, News, Polsky Energy Transition Leadership Program, Michael Polsky March 26, 2025

Tech Enablement Workshop: Digital Marketing Strategies for Growth

The Tech Enablement series provides an eight workshop overview of how adoption of tech products and services increases market reach and automates operational tasks. This session will focus on “Digital…

Tech Enablement, Open to the Public, Virtual, Workshop / Training March 30, 2025

Tech Enablement Workshop: Marketing, AI Automations and Chatbots

The Tech Enablement series provides an eight workshop overview of how adoption of tech products and services increases market reach and automates operational tasks. This session will focus on “Marketi…

Tech Enablement, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training March 30, 2025

Tech Enablement Workshop: E-commerce and Online Sales Strategy

The Tech Enablement series provides an eight workshop overview of how adoption of tech products and services increases market reach and automates operational tasks. This session will focus on “E-comme…

Tech Enablement, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training March 30, 2025

Small Business Development Center: On-Deck Pitch

The Polsky Exchange “On Deck Pitch” is an SBDC initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present their businesses to potential inves…

Open to the Public, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event March 30, 2025

Tech Enablement Workshop: Financial Technology for Small Businesses

The Tech Enablement series provides an eight workshop overview of how adoption of tech products and services increases market reach and automates operational tasks. This session will focus on “Financi…

Tech Enablement, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training March 30, 2025

Tech Enablement Workshop: Utilizing AI and Streamlining Internal Process

The Tech Enablement series provides an eight-workshop overview of how adoption of tech products and services increases market reach and automates operational tasks. This session will focus on “Utilizi…

Tech Enablement, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training March 30, 2025

Tech Enablement Workshop: Brand Development

The Tech Enablement series provides an eight workshop overview of how adoption of tech products and services increases market reach and automates operational tasks. This session will focus on “Brand D…

Tech Enablement, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training March 30, 2025

Tech Enablement Workshop: Cloud Computing and Cybersecurity

The Tech Enablement series provides an eight-workshop overview of how adoption of tech products and services increases market reach and automates operational tasks. This session will focus on “Leverag…

Tech Enablement, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training March 30, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Pursuit

Speakers: Alex Felton, Vice President, Sr. Business Development Officer, Pursuit. Our mission is simple: to provide businesses with affordable loans and resources so that they can reach higher and g…

Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training March 30, 2025

Small Business Development Center: On-Deck Pitch

The Polsky Exchange “On Deck Pitch” is an SBDC initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present their businesses to potential inves…

Open to the Public, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event March 30, 2025

Tech Enablement Workshop: Tech-Powered Market Research

The Tech Enablement series provides an eight workshop overview of how adoption of tech products and services increases market reach and automates operational tasks. This session will focus on “Tech-Po…

Tech Enablement, Open to the Public, In-person, Workshop / Training March 30, 2025

4 Teams Advance to the George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

The spring 2025 George Shultz Innovation F…

News, Announcement, Claudyn Biotech, tech commercialization, PAC Dynamic, spring 2024, George Shultz Innovation Fund, NanoAffix Science April 2, 2025

Contact

If you have additional questions about Focus Group, please contact Barbara Agyapong, Program Manager, Polsky Exchange at bagyapong@uchicago.edu

Polsky Exchange April 3, 2025

Focus Group

The Polsky Exchange offers focus groups for our members and program participants in support of their businesses.

Polsky Exchange April 3, 2025

'You Start with a Problem and Ambition': One PhD Student's Journey to Quantum Startup Founder

One of six Polsky Commercialization Fellows, Shankar Menon (image right), is working to commercialize work from the lab through his sta…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Duality, Polsky Commercialization Fellowship, George Shultz Innovation Fund, I-Corps April 4, 2025

Application & Eligibility

Prior to selection of focus group participants, each business owner should provide a narrative identifying their target market and desired objective they hope to achieve from the focus group. The narr…

Polsky Exchange April 8, 2025

Tech Enablement Series

This Polsky Exchange Capital Series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. The series will commence with presentations from traditi…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange April 8, 2025

Contact

If you have additional questions about Tech Enablement Series, please contact Barbara Agyapong, Program Manager, Polsky Exchange at bagyapong@uchicago.edu

Polsky Exchange April 8, 2025

Business Acumen Series

The Polsky Exchange Business Acumen Series offers targeted workshops designed to help small business owners strengthen their core business knowledge and decision-making skills.

Polsky Exchange April 8, 2025

Contact

If you have additional questions about Business Acumen Series, please contact Barbara Agyapong, Program Manager, Polsky Exchange at bagyapong@uchicago.edu

Polsky Exchange April 8, 2025

Upcoming Events

The Polsky Exchange Tech Enablement Series offers workshops for small business owners seeking to leverage technology to grow and improve their operations.

Polsky Exchange April 8, 2025

It's Time to Get Hardcore About Your Core Values

The following article was written by Michael Curry, co-CEO and co-chairman of Lullwater, a Baltimore-based operations-focused investment company, and an adjunct assistant professor of entrepreneurshi…

Thought Leadership, News, Polsky Brain Trust, Venture Success, Michael curry, Crain's, Thought Leadership, Chicago Booth Insights April 10, 2025

Michael Polsky and Andy Karsner Discuss the Future of Energy Innovation

Michael Polsky, CEO of Invenergy, and Andy Karsner, senior strategist at Alphabet’s X, came together in a fireside chat moderated by Chicago Booth School of Business Dean Madhav Rajan to examine the…

Featured, News, Announcement, invenergy, Polsky Energy Transition Leadership Program, Michael Polsky, andy karsner April 10, 2025

Emerging Markets Group Speaker Series: Fireside Chat with Federico Ranero

Join us for a fireside chat with Federico Ranero, MBA, ’12, CEO, Draiver, and general partner, Bridge, as we explore his journey leading high-growth companies and investing in startups across Latin Am…

Federico Ranero, Ranero, Emerging Markets Group, College Students, Chicago Booth Students, Graduate & PhD Students, Hybrid, Speaker / Conference April 11, 2025

Application Deadline: Rattan L. Khosa, ’79, “Against All Odds” Student Entrepreneurship Award

In 2018, Chicago Booth alumnus, Rattan L. Khosa, ’79, established the Rattan L. Khosa Student Entrepreneurs Program structured to directly support Chicago Booth student entrepreneurs. Rattan has an in…

Deadline April 14, 2025

Deep Tech Demo Day in San Francisco

​The Deep Tech Demo Day will spotlight 20 startups from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Science and Technology Acceleration April 16, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access Series

This Polsky Exchange Capital Series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. The series will commence with presentations from traditi…

Entrepreneurship, Polsky Exchange April 16, 2025

UChicago Tech Ventures Demo Day

The UChicago Tech Ventures Demo Day is a signature event at the convergence of deep tech innovation and investment in the Midwest.

Event, Science and Technology Acceleration April 16, 2025

Transform Participant The Dev Difference Wins TechRise Season 5 Kickoff Pitch Competition

Cofounded by Jolene Bernagene, Jovanay Carter, and Moyosore Okeremi, The Dev Difference is…

News, Announcement, techrise, The Dev Difference April 21, 2025

Corporate Collision: Bridging the Gap Between Corporates and Startups

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in March hosted Corporate Collision at TechNexus, bringing together more than 120 startup founders, innovation leaders, investors, and subject-ma…

Event, News, Corporate Collision April 24, 2025

Small Business Spotlight: How Diversity Connected Helps Companies Turn Chaos into Clarity

For more than two decades, Sara Gregory has been the head of Diversity Connected, a boutique consulting firm that specializes in operational excellence, project management, event execution, and data…

Featured, News, Community Impact, Sara Gregory, Diversity Connected, Polsky Small Business Growth Program, Small Business Growth Program, small business spotlight, exchange April 24, 2025

Fellowship Connects UChicago Students with Cleantech Startups: Meet Cohort 2

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced Cohort 2 of the Resurgence Fellowship – a program connecting students with startups in its cleantech accele…

Announcement, News, Resurgence Fellowship, Resurgence April 25, 2025

Application Deadline: Private Equity Alumni/Student Coaching Program

The Private Equity Alumni/Student Coaching Program matches Chicago Booth MBA students pursuing careers in private equity with members of the Polsky Center Private Equity Council and Chicago Booth alum…

mentorship, Application Deadline, Chicago Booth Students, Deadline April 25, 2025

UChicago Tech Ventures Demo Day

The UChicago Tech Ventures Demo Day, hosted by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is a signature event at the convergence of deep tech innovation and investment in the Midwest. ​Th…

Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, Faculty & Researchers, Alumni, Investors, Industry & Corporate Partners, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event, Speaker / Conference, Team Building / Networking April 28, 2025

Google Chicago

April 28, 2025

Contact

For more information, contact Anna Wislocki.

Science and Technology Acceleration April 28, 2025

Polsky Office Hours @ Booth 455 featuring Kylie Gilmore

The Polsky Center will feature staff members at the Gleacher Center campus a few times during the spring quarter! These office hours will take place at Booth 455 (across the street from Gleacher in th…

office hours, Chicago Booth Students, Info Session April 29, 2025

From Discovery to Dissemination: How a New Collaboration is Helping Get Knowledge ‘Out the Door’

Healthcare investment firm Deerfield Management recently visited the University of Chicago to meet with researchers and discuss Hyde Park Discovery, a new collaboration to advance discoveries from th…

Event, News, Deerfield, tech commercialization, Hyde Park Discovery April 30, 2025

Polsky Energy Transition Leadership Program

The Polsky Energy Transition Leadership Program was established to accelerate Chicago Booth’s offerings related to energy transition, renewable energy infrastructure, and entrepreneurial leadership.

Science and Technology Acceleration, Entrepreneurship April 30, 2025

About Michael Polsky

About Michael Polsky, MBA ’87 Michael Polsky is a visionary entrepreneur, business leader, and energy industry pioneer whose work has defined the global energy landscape. He is the founder and CEO of…

April 30, 2025

Private Equity Insights: Raymond Svider Returns to Chicago Booth for Fireside Chat with Steve Kaplan

The conversation spanned from creating value in portfolio companies to the evolving impact of AI and geopolitical uncertainty on global investing. Raymond Svider, MBA ’89, chairman and partner at BC…

Event, News, Steve Kaplan, Raymond Svider, Svider May 1, 2025

Exploring Careers in Biomedical Innovation

Join us for an insightful panel discussion that delves into the diverse and dynamic world of biomedical innovation. This event will feature experts and leaders from various sectors, including startups…

Biomedical, sciences & tech, Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Chicago Booth Students May 4, 2025

Rahul Singal

Rahul Singal is a Program Manager at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, where he manages accelerator programming for pre-seed startups in Cleantech, Qu…

Technology Ventures May 5, 2025

Build and Launch Accelerators Accept 16 Teams to the 2025 Summer Program

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation today announced the 16 startups selected to participate in the 2025 Build and Launch summer accelerators, 10-week summer programs open to all Uni…

News, Announcement, Exalt Data, launch accelerator, IVY, CareLumi, Grid CoOperator, Hydrastack, Get Patched!, Polsky Summer Accelerator Program, Coclo, prind, Levelrie, Indor, Uncle May's Produce, PantherNet, Roxxem, CoThera, Polsky Accelerator, Gotchu, BUILD and LAUNCH, Neon Seoul May 6, 2025

Where Are They Now? Beacon Takes Aim at Eliminating Airborne Transmission

Beacon is harnessing Far-UVC technology to make indoor spaces safer, and shaping the future of public health in the process. When the world shut down in March 2020, most people stocked up on grocerie…

Featured, News, Venture Success, Where are they now, Brian Clark, far-uvc, 2015 NVC, Beacon May 7, 2025

Fireside Chat Featuring Matt Byington, Investor at General Catalyst

Join us for a fireside chat with Matt Byington, investor at General Catalyst, moderated by Will Gossin, adjunct assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth, as we explore the rapidly evol…

Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Open to the Public, Chicago Booth Students, In-person, Speaker / Conference May 7, 2025

21 Teams Tackling Innovations in Quantum, Healthcare, AI, and More Take First Steps Toward Commercialization

The I-Corps program is designed to empower scientists, researchers, and students to test the commercial potential and impact of their r…

News, Announcement, I-Corps, 2025 May 9, 2025

Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) Finals

Join us for the 15th John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals, where teams will compete for over $250,000 in startup funding. Throughout the day, our finalists will present their innov…

Open to the Public, Hybrid, Competition / Pitch Event May 9, 2025

Host Firm Terms of Participation

Overview The Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab lets students combine an intensive internship at a PE or VC firm with an academic course. Students selected for the Lab intern with their firm for a…

May 9, 2025

Presenting Companies

Quantum Photon Queue is introducing efficient quantum memories to expedite the adoption of quantum communication, computing, and metrology technologies. Artificial Brain is a quantum computing co…

Science and Technology Acceleration May 13, 2025

Global New Venture Challenge Announces 7 Finalists Competing for Investments

Seven teams have been selected for the 18th annual Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) finals, taki…

News, Announcement, Global New Venture Challenge, Global, finalists, GNVC May 19, 2025

Chicago Booth Team Heads to Oxford for Private Equity Case Challenge Global Finals

A team of four students from the Universi…

News, Announcement, PECC, Water Street, Private Equity Case Challenge, Tim Dugan May 20, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Bank of America

Speaker: Johnny H Wilbon IV, Vice President, Bank of America. Bank of America’s mission is to improve people’s financial lives through connections. They aim to help clients achieve their goals by prov…

small business development center, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session May 21, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Allies for Community Business

Speaker: Amanda Askew, Senior Community Lender, Allies for Community Business. Allies for Community Business supports entrepreneurs from any background to start and grow their businesses and create ge…

Small Business, Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session May 21, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Mona Ventures

Speakers: Andrew Leon Hanna, Co-Founder, Mona Ventures. Anny Dow, Co-Founder, Mona Ventures. We will be joined by Andrew Leon Hanna and Anny Dow. They are the co-founders of Mona, a platform that help…

Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session May 21, 2025

5 Chicago Booth Students Honored with 2025 Student Entrepreneurship Awards

Chicago Booth School of Business recently recognized five outstanding MBA students who demonstrated leadership in entrepreneurship, venture capital, or private equity during their time at school. The…

News, Announcement, Vijay and Sita Vashee Promising Entrepreneur Award, Hyde Park Angels Venture Capital Award, Rattan L. Khosa, “Against All Odds” Student Entrepreneur Award, student entrepreneurship awards, Madison Dearborn Partners Private Equity Award, Moulder Student Entrepreneur Award May 22, 2025

10 Startups to Compete for Over $1 Million in 29th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Finals

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is excited to announce the 10 teams advancing to the finals of the 29th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the University…

News, Announcement, K-One semiconductor, NVC, GovChime, Ampable, nutracareU, rayni, Solitude Labs, Selene, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge, relos, Mudita Earth, MOOJ, MOOJ Foods May 23, 2025

Spring 2025 Finals

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.: Registration 9:15 – 9:30 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks Shyama Majumdar, Director, Accelerators and Investments, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation 9:30 – 11:30…

Science and Technology Acceleration May 27, 2025

Harper Court Ventures Launches with $25M to Support UChicago Startup Ecosystem

Led by C…

News, Science and Technology Commercialization, Harper Court Ventures, tech commercialization May 29, 2025

Polsky Exchange Member Breakfast: Arts, Entertainment & Media

Calling all Polsky Exchange Members. Start your day right with coffee and treats at the Polsky Exchange. You don’t want to miss it! This month’s Exchange member breakfast aims to bring together our co…

Open to the Public, In-person, Team Building / Networking June 3, 2025

Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Cleveland Avenue

Speaker: Jason Mercer, Principal, Cleveland Avenue. Cleveland Avenue is a Chicago-based global venture capital firm that invests in lifestyle consumer brands and technology companies that positively…

Open to the Public, In-person, Info Session June 5, 2025

FreshX

FreshX is a supply chain software company that helps food companies and freight brokers easily book and manage cold chain transportation and storage. The complexity of the cold supply chain has grown…

New Venture Challenge June 6, 2025

Record $2.267 Million Awarded at 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, B2B SaaS Company Takes First

Rayni, a B2B SaaS company, has won first place in the 29th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), during which a record-breaking more than $2.2 million was awarded to the finalist…

Announcement, News, Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge June 6, 2025

AI-Driven Psychiatry Platform Takes First Place at 18th Annual Global New Venture Challenge

Th…

Announcement, News, Global New Venture Challenge June 6, 2025

Speakers

Science and Technology Acceleration June 10, 2025

Small Business Development Center: On-Deck Pitch

The Polsky Exchange “On Deck Pitch” is an Small Business Development Center (SBDC) initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present…

Open to the Public, In-person, Competition / Pitch Event June 10, 2025

Zenblen’s Smooth Rise from Office Blender to Robotic Smoothie Bar

As a college athlete at the University of Chicago, Tom Zhang always made health and wellness a priority. A track and field runner who later competed in triathlons, he became known for his early-morni…

News, Venture Success, polsky pathways, Zenblen, Tom Zhang June 11, 2025

Meet the 3 New Innovation Fellows Joining the Polsky Center This Summer

The Polsky Center is welcoming three new faces this summer taking on roles as Innovation Fellows. The Polsky Innovation Fellowship features three students with technical backgrounds to support analy…

News, Announcement, Innovation Fellowship, Innovation Fellows, alexander gappert, Barbara Yuchen Wang, Julia Goberman June 12, 2025

Three UChicago Startups Receive Investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund

The finalists pitched to the Innovation Fund Advisory Committee, w…

News, Announcement, StaC12, CavilinQ, Theta Neurotech, GSIF, George Shultz Innovation Fund June 17, 2025

Fall 2025 Collaboratorium

The Collaboratorium unites UChicago students with researchers, technologists, and faculty who want to explore the commercialization opportunities and business applications of their work. A great oppor…

Graduate & PhD Students, College Students, Faculty & Researchers, In-person, Team Building / Networking, Competition / Pitch Event June 24, 2025

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor The Polsky Center is proud to support the Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor—an exciting opportunity for undergraduates to blend liberal arts learning with ent…

June 26, 2025

Application Deadline: Market Navigator Program

The Market Navigator is a customer discovery and market insight program designed to help Business-to-Consumer (B2C) businesses that have achieved product-market fit and initial traction to better unde…

Open to the Public, Deadline June 30, 2025

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