News ‘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...
Page 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...
Page 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, mentorship, and resources necessary...
News Super.tech Secures $1.65M Grant and Launches New Benchmarking Suite for Quantum Computers A University of Chicago quantum software spinout, Super.tech has been selected to receive $1.65 million in funding from the Department of Energy and today announced the release of SupermarQ, an application-centric...
Page 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.
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 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 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,...
News Polsky Center Announces Spring 2019 I-Corps Program Cohort The Polsky Center has announced the latest cohort of the Polsky I-Corps program.
News AI-Powered physIQ Inks DOD Contract to Support COVID-19 Research The digital health company physIQ is using FDA-cleared artificial intelligence-based analytics to analyze data from COVID-19 patients and those at high risk of exposure. A Chicago Booth alumni and past...
News 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...
News Small Business Spotlight: Larvetta Loftin Built L3 Agency To Deliver Culturally-Aware Content, Showcase Black Female Talent Larvetta Loftin, founder and CEO of full-service influencer marketing and communications firm The L3 Agency, has coined a motto that guides how she approaches her career: “Doing what you love...
