Program Chicago Booth and Polsky Center Private Equity Council Members 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...
News 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) through the Great...
News 22 Teams From Across Campus Explore Commercial Potential of New Ideas More than 20 teams participated in the Polsky Center I-Corps program this academic year – all with new research and ideas addressing challenges across various industries. The goal of the...
Program Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Program Learn how to acquire, operate, and grow small businesses through education, mentorship, and access to experienced ETA practitioners.
News 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 accelerators. The Collaboratorium provides the opportunity for...
News 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.
News 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).
Page About Us about us Advancing innovative ideas and technologies from the University of Chicago ecosystem to the world. The Polsky Center’s roots trace back to the University of Chicago’s longstanding commitment to...
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News 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.
Program 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...
News Polsky Center Launches Podcast to Mark 25 Years of The New Venture Challenge: “It’s Really Magical.” Startups weren’t so sexy 25 years ago. It was pre-Google, pre-dot-com bubble, pre-unicorn. The University of Chicago’s business school, renowned for finance, didn’t offer an entrepreneurship concentration. Steven Kaplan, a...
