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...
News Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Winner Simple Mills Acquired by Flower Foods for $795 Million The $795 million acquisition represents one of the largest exits by a Polsky Center startup Founded in 2012, Simple Mills offers nutrient-dense crackers, cookies, snack bars, and baking mixes made...
News Natural Foods Simple Mills is Riding a Wave Katlin Smith went on a mission to raise the bar for food ingredients, starting from her very own kitchen. She has developed crackers, cakes and cookies that are completely natural....
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 4 Episode 4: Simple Mills May 6, 2021 Katlin Smith, founder and CEO of Simple Mills, wowed her first buyer with a muffin recipe using almond flour. Now the Chicago-based natural...
News Quevos, the ‘Better for You’ Chip, Expands in the Snack Aisle Nick Hamburger and his company, Quevos – a low-carb, high-protein egg white chip brand – are taking the world by storm. The idea arose from Hamburger’s original business partner and...
News 5 Chicago Booth Students Honored with 2025 Student Entrepreneurship Awards Chicago Booth School of Business recently recognized five outstanding MBA students who demonstrated leadership in entrepreneurship, venture capital, or private equity during their time at school. The annual Student Entrepreneurship...
News Phase II Teams Selected for the New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 30 teams moving on to the next phase of the...
News Polsky Center Announces 2017 Summer Accelerator Cohort The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of the Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups to...
News Small Business Spotlight: OjaExpress, Designed By and For Immigrants, Brings Same-Day Delivery to Ethnic Grocery Stores When Boyede Sobitan worked as a healthcare consultant, traveling four or five days out of every week, his return home to Chicago was often met with a request from his...
