News Alumni New Venture Challenge Selects 25 Startups for 2022 Contest The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 25 startups accepted into the 2022 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all University of...
News Celebrating Black in Tech: Insight and Advice from Black Startup Founders Jasmine Shells, MBA ’21, founded her startup in Chicago with the intention of building it in Chicago as well. But when it came time to raise money, the checks were...
News Booth Students Win First Place at Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) A team of Chicago Booth students took first place at this year’s global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC), a unique challenge that puts MBA candidates in the shoes of the...
News Eight Alumni-Led Startups to Compete in 2022 ANVC Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the eight finalist teams that will vie for investment in the 2022 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated...
News Twelve Startups to Vie for At Least $1M in Finals of Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 12 teams selected to advance to the finals of the 26th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture...
News OrisDX Wins 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge with Saliva Test to Diagnose Oral Cancers UPDATE: The investment totals have been updated to reflect additional investment made in the days following the winner announcement. A startup developing saliva-based diagnostics to screen for oral cancers and...
Page 2022 Companies Traditional // OrisDX ($665,000) BlackCurrant ($352,000) Canopy Aerospace ($172,500) Block Rank ($165,000) Earthi ($150,000) Flights ($90,000) Softmed Technologies LLP ($35,000) TrueToForm ($35,000) Medici ($30,000) Alloy ($10,000) Cricket Hill ($10,000) ...
News How the Alumni New Venture Challenge Helped Lead These Startups to Success Launched in 2019, the Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) is the newest track of the New Venture Challenge – the top-ranked university accelerator that has been helping seed businesses for...
Event Founder Spotlight: Paul Hsu November 8, 2023 Join us at the Polsky Center as we launch our inaugural ‘Founder Stories’ event series. Engage with founders, operators, and top venture capitalists as they share the triumphs and trials...
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News 10 Startups Graduate from Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program In a ceremony at the Polsky Exchange, mentors, sponsors, and participants gathered to celebrate the completion of the program, which expanded from 10 weeks to nine months this year. The...
