News Climate Neutral Certified, Open Water Eyes Retail Space for Aluminum Canned Water In 2009, Nicole Doucet, MBA ’16, and Jess Page watched a documentary on ocean pollution that inspired them to co-found Open Water (previously Green Sheep Water), the first bottled water company...
Page Polsky Council The Polsky Council comprises many of the country’s leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and private equity investors, who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center.
News Behavior and Branding in Uncertain Times Polsky Exchange mentor Kenyata Martin, MBA ’09, last week discussed various ways in which business owners can support their brands and add value during a time of crisis. “We all...
News Small Business Spotlight: With Solo Noir and Zen Soul Apothecary, One Woman Nurtures Outer and Inner Wellness Andrea Polk always considered herself a spiritual person. But it took time for her to see the deeper meaning when her body suddenly went into revolt. At 38, the normally...
News How the Polsky Center Helped Zelia Bridge the Gap Between Fashion and Tech AI is seemingly everywhere, so why not your closet? Zelia, an AI-powered personal stylist and shopper, aims to bridge the gap between the fashion and the tech worlds. Through its...
Page Consumer Goods & Services Emerging consumer brands and services redefining the way we shop, eat, travel, and live.
News Oncology Startup Takes Home First Place at 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge as Judges Award $1.4M in Total Investment Alnair Therapeutics, a startup developing a platform technology to improve the delivery of drugs to difficult-to-treat cancers, has won first place in the 27th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New...
News 25 Teams Advance to Phase II of the 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 25 Phase II teams advancing in the 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the University of...
News Disrupting Brazil’s Ice Cream Industry Lowko, previously known as MUU, was a finalist at the 2018 New Venture Challenge and has since launched in Brazil.
News The Polsky Center Collaborates with the India Deep Tech Alliance to Launch the India Deep Tech Accelerator The new collaboration will help deep tech founders in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) translate breakthrough innovation into globally competitive companies through the newly established India Deep Tech Accelerator...
News Finalists Announced for the 2018 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Eleven teams have been selected to pitch their ventures during the finals of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge on Wednesday, May 30. The New Venture Challenge, a...
