Page Venture Gallery Venture Gallery View startups founded from across the University of Chicago ecosystem in a range of industries. Welcome to the Venture Gallery! The Polsky Center provides “first look” and early...
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 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 Benchmark Analytics and the University of Chicago Partner to Build First-of-its-Kind Early Intervention System for Law Enforcement Agencies
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Early Stage Legal Matters and Raising Capital, with Scott Smedresman March 24, 2026 Join the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Scott Smedresman, partner at Brown Rudnick LLP, for an informative and practical workshop designed to help founders navigate the legal landscape...
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 Where Are They Now? Episode 8 Episode 8: PrettyQuick June 3, 2021 Coco Meers’ career has centered on helping women look and feel their best. When she caught the entrepreneurship bug and looked for a pain...
Technology Low-Input Methylation Sequencing For Profiling Epitranscriptomic Signatures And Early Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis A method that analyzes cfRNA methylation in plasma to distinguish human RNA from microbiome RNA, accurately detecting colorectal cancer through specific methylation markers even in ultralow input samples. The Unmet…
News Data-driven, Early Intervention Technology for Police Officers Licensed to Benchmark Analytics The University of Chicago announced a partnership with Benchmark Analytics to commercialize an early intervention system for police officers. Benchmark Analytics is a provider of analytics-based police force management and...
News UChicago Alums, Researchers Develop Evidence-Based Police Force Management and Early Intervention System Benchmark Analytics working with research partners led by the University of Chicago has created an evidence-based police force management and early intervention system. The proprietary solution captures and aggregates police...
Event Capital Access: LongJump and Chicago Early Growth Ventures April 28, 2026 This series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. The speakers for this event are Tina Hrabak, head of platform, LongJump and Brian...
