News 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 Center’s...
News 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...
Page 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,...
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 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-profit startups to...
News 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...
Page 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...
Event Gemini for Entrepreneurs: Bananas Galore, 12 Fast Moves in 60 Minutes May 21, 2026 Facilitator: Marki Lemons Ryhal, CSP, MBA, global keynote speaker and best-selling author. Here’s the thing. You already know your market. Today, you’ll turn that knowledge into clean deliverables that land meetings...
News 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...
News 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 simultaneously.
News 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 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 Challenge....
