News Why Surviving COVID-19 for NVC Alum BrewBike Includes Giving Back NVC alum, BrewBike, began on the Northwestern campus in 2015, when co-founder, Lucas Philips wanted to buy high-quality coffee without standing in a long line. The solution was BrewBike, a...
News 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 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
News 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-profit startups to...
News 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 students...
News 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 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...
News 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...
News 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),...
Program Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3) Receive funding and venture support to help continue building your startup after graduation.
News 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...