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 2 Episode 2: ExplORer Surgical April 22, 2021 Jennifer Fried, MBA ’15, started her MBA at Chicago Booth with dreams of a career in venture capital. By the time she graduated,...
Program Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) The Polsky Center's Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) is a nationally-ranked accelerator program in the U.S.
News 12 Startups to Compete for At Least $1 Million in the 25th Anniversary Finals of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 12 teams selected to compete in the finals of the 25th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture...
News Record $2.267 Million Awarded at 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, B2B SaaS Company Takes First Rayni, a B2B SaaS company, has won first place in the 29th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), during which a record-breaking more than $2.2 million was...
News $2.1 Million Awarded at the 2026 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge; Cancer Pathology AI Company Takes First Slideflow Labs, a cancer pathology AI company, has won first place at the 30th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), during which $2.1 million was awarded to...
News Finalists Selected for the 2019 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge For the first time in its 23 year history, 12 teams have been selected to advance to the finals of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC).
News Finalists Selected for the 2020 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Eleven teams have been selected to advance to the finals of the 24th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) on Thursday, June 4. The NVC is the University...
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 Ten Startups Will Compete for Over $1M in Finals of 27th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 10 teams selected to advance to the finals of the 27th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture...
News 11 Startups to Compete for Over $1M in 28th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is excited to announce the eleven teams advancing to the finals of the 28th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC),...
News 10 Startups to Compete for Over $1 Million in 29th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is excited to announce the 10 teams advancing to the finals of the 29th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC),...
