Event Founders Day Lunch and Learn with Aon: Building Your Team—Equity, Talent and Growth for Life Sciences Founders August 26, 2026 Join Aon’s Executive and Board Advisory leaders Amy Jennings, Virginia Fischetti, and Katie Hill for an interactive founder discussion hosted in partnership with the UChicago Science Incubator. The discussion will...
News For Founders, Venture Capital is a Trade-off, Not a Triumph The following article was written by Chris Sell, cofounder of GrowthLoop and entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on March 23, 2026. For first-time founders, raising...
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...
Program Polsky Founders Circles Connect with fellow alumni founders for peer support, coaching, and founder-focused discussions.
News Celebrating Black in Tech: Insight and Advice from Black Startup Founders Jasmine Shells, MBA ’21, founded her startup in Chicago with the intention of building it in Chicago as well. But when it came time to raise money, the checks were...
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...
Event Application Deadline: Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3) June 6, 2023 The PF3 is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago students who are committed to growing a company after graduation. The goal of the program is to provide entrepreneurs...
Event Fireside Chat & Founders Story: Michael Polsky February 14, 2023 Hear from Invenergy founder and CEO, Michael Polsky as he digs into the special challenges he faced as a trailblazer in the energy industry, and how cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset...
Event Founders Story with Jeremie Bacon March 30, 2023 Join the Polsky Center for a fireside chat with Jeremie Bacon. Jeremie is a CEO and entrepreneur in the FinTech software and recreation industries and has worked in these industries...
Event Application Deadline: Founders’ Circles September 11, 2025 The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation & the Harry L. Davis Center for Leadership at the University of Chicago present the Polsky Founders’ Circles, a virtual place where early-stage...
Event Application Deadline: Polsky Founders Circles September 18, 2026 The Polsky Center and the Harry L. Davis Center for Leadership at the University of Chicago present the Polsky Founders Circles, a virtual place where you can connect with fellow...
