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 Growth of Private Equity in a Challenging Environment: the 23rd Annual Private Equity Conference Last week the Polsky Center and the Chicago Booth Private Equity Group hosted the 23rd annual Private Equity Conference, bringing investors, students, and entrepreneurs together to network and share insights...
News 10 Entrepreneurs Graduate from E-Commerce Learning Lab Launched in partnership with 37 Oaks, supported by GET Cities’ Tech Equity Working Group (now part of World Business Chicago), and with additional funding provided by Verizon, the E-Commerce Learning...
News 13th Annual College New Venture Challenge Announces Competing Undergraduate Teams The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is pleased to announce the 15 teams selected for...
News Where Are They Now? Unlisted is Opening the Doors to Off-Market Homes Historically, less than 5% of homes in the U.S. are listed for sale at any given time. Combine that with the well-documented housing shortage and record-high costs of purchasing a...
Event Emerging Markets Group Speaker Series: Fireside Chat with Federico Ranero April 30, 2025 Join us for a fireside chat with Federico Ranero, MBA, ’12, CEO, Draiver, and general partner, Bridge, as we explore his journey leading high-growth companies and investing in startups across...
News The Power of a Shared Ecosystem: 27 Midwest Startups Pitch at Deep Tech Demo Day in San Francisco The University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Northwestern University came together to bring 27 deep tech startups in front of investors on the West Coast. The private, invite-only...
News The Polsky Center Welcomes the 2025 Innovate2Market Cohort The Polsky Center is welcoming the latest cohort of Innovate2Market, a five-week program designed to help community inventors and innovators explore the commercial potential and impact of their products and...
News NVC@30 Fireside Chat with Grubhub Cofounder Matt Maloney Highlights the Power of Persistence The Polsky Center kicked off its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with one of the more prominent faces of the New Venture Challenge — Matt Maloney, MBA ’10, cofounder of Grubhub...
Event Capital Access: LongJump and Chicago Early Growth Ventures April 28, 2026 This series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. The speakers for this event are Tina Hrabak, head of platform, LongJump and Brian...
News 18 Teams Selected for Classroom Portion of the 19th Annual Global New Venture Challenge From Chicago, Hong Kong, and London, 18 teams are advancing to the classroom portion of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2026 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). Now...
News The Coasts Don’t Own Innovation. They Just Own the Capital. Innovation is no longer confined to a few coastal cities. We know that well in the Midwest. Across the region, our universities, research labs, and entrepreneurs are launching companies in...
