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...
Event Distinguished Entrepreneur Series: Fireside Chat with Michael Polsky and Andy Karsner April 10, 2025 Join the Polsky Center for a fireside chat between Michael Polsky, MBA ’87 and Andy Karsner, moderated by Dean Madhav Rajan, where they will discuss their careers and leadership journeys...
News Asters: Leveraging AI to Elevate Emergency Preparedness Asters is a participant in Cohort 4 of Transform, a data science and AI startup accelerator powered at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Innovation in...
News Innovation on Display During Chain Reaction Innovations’ Demo Day Participants in Argonne’s entrepreneurship program will showcase their innovative technologies at Chicago’s Gleacher Center on September 12. For 18 months entrepreneurs in the first cohort of Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI),...
News Chicago Booth and Polsky Center Expand Energy Transition Offerings with $12.5M Gift from Michael and Tanya Polsky The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is set to significantly expand its support and offerings for students interested in energy transition innovation thanks to a generous $12.5 million gift...
News Air Energy: Transforming Energy Storage with Solid-State Lithium-Air Batteries Air Energy is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator led by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the UChicago...
Event Energy Frontiers: A Public Event on Emerging Energy Technologies October 12, 2023 *This event has reached full capacity and is no longer accepting new registrations.* Is Illinois emerging as the next clean energy hub? The clean energy transition in the U.S....
Program Polsky Energy Transition Leadership Program Explore leadership, innovation, and investment opportunities shaping the future of energy transition.
News Inclusive+ Builds Platform to Elevate LGBTQ+ Health Care with Support from the Polsky Accelerator (and a Collaboratorium Assist) As a medical student, Anna Jacobs often encounters LGBTQ+ patients who aren’t getting their health-care needs met. Many are afraid to share information with their providers. Others have providers who...
Event Tech Enablement Workshop Series: Using AI to Elevate your Customer Experience (Automation and Responsiveness) June 25, 2026 This session addresses one of the most common pain points for growing businesses: the gap between customer expectations for immediate responsiveness and the reality of limited staff and bandwidth. Participants...
News Led by mHub, Clean Tech Economy Coalition Secures $500K from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge The 2025 Clean Tech Economic Coalition (CTEC), led by mHUB, a Chicago-based hardtech and manufacturing innovation center, has been recognized by the US Economic Development Administration for its potential to...
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...
