Event Application Deadline: Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab October 16, 2026 The Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab (PE/VC Lab) was created for Chicago Booth MBA students to learn firsthand about the PE and VC industries. Through the combination of an...
Event Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Exploring ETA Paths October 22, 2026 Join Chicago Booth adjunct faculty member and partner at Futaleufu Partners, Jason Jackson, for a workshop on exploring the various types of entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) search paths. Learn the...
Event Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Finding the Right Partner for Your ETA Journey October 24, 2026 If you are considering a partnered entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) search, this workshop is for you. Join Keziah Robinson as she walks you through choosing the right partner for your...
Event 13th Annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference October 30, 2026 The ETA Group at Chicago Booth, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Kellogg Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative are delighted to host the 13th Annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship through...
Event Application Deadline: Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) October 30, 2026 The Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly listed...
News The New Polsky Center Brings Innovation at UChicago Under One Brand University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has an expanded mission—and a new look. Following a $35 million donation from Invenergy CEO Michael Polsky this summer (bringing his total donations to Polsky...
News Polsky Helps Train the Next Generation of Fintech Entrepreneurs from Hong Kong In July of 2013, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business announced plans to move its Executive MBA program in Asia from Singapore to Hong Kong. At around the...
Page 2013 Companies Traditional // AEOS Technology ($20,000) Arc Mobile ($10,000) CancerIQ ($10,000) FoxTrot Intelligent Widgets ($2,500) Khelo ($2,500) Kishr ($5,000) Matchist ($30,000) Project Fixup ($15,000) Serenity Sender (formerly Wit Interactive) ($2,500) Stylisted Yella ($2,500) College // Cubii Global // Cytosial Easy Hang...
News Improving Precollege Education Last October, top-ranking representatives from McGraw-Hill spent a day on campus meeting with the authors, researchers and administrators responsible for creating some of the best, most widely used preK-12 math...
News Patent of the Week: Boosting the Microbiome to Prevent Infection Many antibiotic-resistant infections in humans can be traced to food and animals due to the widespread use of antibiotics on farms. Because of this, there is an urgent need to...
News F3 Platform Biologics Developing Cancer-Preventing Drugs Based on the Work of UChicago Researcher Amifostine has a long history and today could potentially help prevent the development of approximately 40,000 cancer cases each year – the goal of F3 Platform Biologics. Amifostine has traditionally...
News Polsky Center’s First-Ever ETA Week Puts “Buy and Build” Model of Entrepreneurship on Center Stage The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is putting the ‘buy and build’ model of entrepreneurship on a global stage, hosting a first-ever ETA Week...
