Page Where Are They Now? Episode 3 Episode 3: BenchPrep April 29, 2021 Ashish Rangnekar, MBA ’11, grew up in a sleepy town in India where success looked like a white-collar job, not entrepreneurship. But early on...
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.
Program Resources A suite of programs and resources designed to provide graduating students and alumni access to the education, capital, and mentorship necessary to acquire and grow small businesses.
News Startup Spotlight: Debate It Forward The Polsky Center spoke with founder Josh Aaronson about his time in the Summer Accelerator and College New Venture Challenge programs.
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,...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 10 Episode 10: Andes STR June 17, 2021 Growing up in Chile in a family of entrepreneurs, Sebastian Rivas since childhood has been on the lookout for problems that need solving....
News Polsky Science and Technology Associates Helping Drive University Innovation Forward The new cohort of the Polsky Science and Technology Associates includes three University of Chicago graduate students who are working with the Polsky Center’s technology and business development teams to...
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News Senator Klobuchar to Moderate ‘Kid Presidential Debate’ with UChicago Startup Debate It Forward Debate It Forward (DIF), an education non-profit promoting healthy discourse in youth, this week is hosting its own “Kid Presidential Debate” moderated by former presidential candidate and University of Chicago...
News 14 Social Impact Startups Move Forward in UChicago’s 2017 Social NVC Along with the 32 startups selected for the main track of University of Chicago’s annual New Venture Challenge, the Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) also announced 14 social impact startups have been chosen to...
News Debate it Forward Takes Home Top Prize and $60,000 at the 2019 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals Winners of the ninth annual SNVC received a total of $140,000 in venture funding, the most prize money ever awarded at the startup competition.
