Page Venture Gallery Venture Gallery View startups founded from across the University of Chicago ecosystem in a range of industries. Welcome to the Venture Gallery! The Polsky Center provides “first look” and early...
News 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...
News 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...
News 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. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) jumped to $1.73 million this week after investors put additional money into the finalist...
News 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)....
Technology Zero-burden Risk Assessment (ZeBRA) Platform for Point-in-care Universal Screening of Complex Disorders ZeBRA is a software-based platform for universal, point-of-care risk screening that uses existing EHR data to identify patients at elevated risk for complex disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and related…
News 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...
Page 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) deetz ($20,000) Ping ($20,000) SHEVOLVE ($20,000) College...
News 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 to...
Technology Novel Metabolite-Based Diagnostic Technology for Accurate Cavernous Angioma Identification and Risk Assessment Newly identified plasma metabolites linked to cavernous angioma, a neurovascular disease, using machine learning and multi-omics data to improve diagnostic precision and offer new insights for developing specific biomarkers The…
Technology A Transcriptomic Signature Platform For Predicting Prognosis And Guiding Therapy In Ovarian Cancer Patients A 10-gene signature based on glucocorticoid receptor activity to predict survival risk in high-grade serous ovarian cancer patients, helping identify those who may benefit from specific therapies and improving personalized…
News Rattan L. Khosa Took a Risk to Build Something New and Now Helps NVC Founders Do the Same Rattan L. Khosa speaks to the students at SeedCon 2025. As part of the NVC@30 celebration, Rattan L. Khosa, ’79, reflected on his entrepreneurial journey, his connection to Booth, and...
