News Polsky Announces 6 Finalist Teams for the College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has officially announced the six teams moving on to the finals of the 2021 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC...
News Pandemic Contactless Check-In Demand Leads to Milestone for NVC Alum Lynx Lynx has distributed one million digital keys. Cofounded by Chicago Booth School of Business alum Dipen Gala, MBA ’16, Lynx makes it easier for property managers to rent out a...
News fillow, the First All-Female Team to Be Named Winner of the CNVC, Takes Home $75,000 The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC is the College track of...
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...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 5 Episode 5: Foxtrot May 13, 2021 Foxtrot cofounder and CEO Mike LaVitola, MBA ’14, has become expert at hearing “no.” He was not initially accepted into the New Venture Challenge,...
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...
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...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 10 Episode 10: Andes STR June 17, 2021 Growing up in Chile in a family of entrepreneurs, Sebastian Rivas since childhood has been on the lookout for problems that need solving....
News Multifunctional Nanomedicine Developed Using Novel UChicago Tech Gets FDA Nod to Initiate Clinical Trials Coordination Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPI) recently announced that the FDA has approved the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical study of its novel cancer...
News In “The Power Law,” Journalist Sebastian Mallaby Explores the “Intellectual Mystery” of Venture Capital All investing is a bet on uncertainty. But venture capital investing, often in fledgling companies without cash flow or any proof of viability, is so uncertain as to be an...
News Polsky Center Revitalizes Small Business Growth Program with New Funding from JPMorgan Chase The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is expanding programming that fuels local small business growth and improves the economic health of communities. Funded by a $400,000...
Event Info Session: E-Commerce Learning Lab May 5, 2023 The E-Commerce Learning Lab will launch in May 2023 to help entrepreneurs add e-commerce capabilities to their businesses. Business owners are invited to attend this information session to learn more...
