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Page Where Are They Now? Episode 6 Episode 6: Power2Switch May 20, 2021 As a Black founder, Seyi Fabode, MBA ’10, has experienced the challenge of investors taking him seriously. Fabode, an immigrant from Nigeria, recalls an...
News The University of Chicago and the Grainger College Of Engineering Partner to Expand Undergraduate Track of UChicago’s Accelerator Program The College New Venture Challenge is expanding to partner with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
News The 10 Days of Polsky: Looking Back at 2020 The past year was unlike any we’ve experienced before. Despite the many challenges caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we stayed focused on advancing our Polsky Center mission. We authored...
News Finalists Announced for the University of Chicago’s College New Venture Challenge Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has officially announced the seven teams moving on to finals of the 2020 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC is...
News University of Chicago and Station F Launch New Summer Startup Internship Program in Paris Twenty-five UChicago students will work with 16 French technology startups through a new program connecting Chicago and Paris innovation ecosystems The University of Chicago and Station F, widely regarded as...
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,...
News Polsky Center Teams Up with ChicagoNEXT to Attract Startup Investment to Chicago The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago recently partnered with World Business Chicago’s ChicagoNEXT, an organization focused on driving inclusive growth and opportunity for Chicago’s...
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 Polsky Announces 10 Teams in the Winter 2021 I-Corps Cohort The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the participation of 10 teams in the winter 2021 I-Corps cohort. Open to other Chicago-area institutions, the Polsky I-Corps...