News Microbiome Modeling with Gusto Launching with a name like Gusto, the newest kid on the microbiome block needs to bring something different and energizing to the table. That is the plan, according to cofounder...
News UChicago Startup Gusto Brings Computational Modeling to Gut Health Maintaining harmony within the gut is extraordinarily important to the human body, as this microbiome interacts with the immune, hormone and nervous system. Not only can a disruption in the...
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 UChicago Startup Aims to Predict Behavior of Trillions of Microorganisms A new University of Chicago startup is working to better predict the behavior of the trillions of microorganisms living inside the human body and harness them to treat disease. Gusto...
Event Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Mona Ventures June 26, 2025 Speakers: Andrew Leon Hanna, Co-Founder, Mona Ventures. Anny Dow, Co-Founder, Mona Ventures. We will be joined by Andrew Leon Hanna and Anny Dow. They are the co-founders of Mona, a platform that helps...
Event Capital Access: Mona Ventures April 21, 2026 This series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. The speakers for this event are Andrew Leon Hanna and Anny Dow, cofounders...
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...
Program Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) The Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) is a track of the New Venture Challenge dedicated to Chicago Booth Executive MBA students worldwide. Second-year students in the Chicago Booth Executive...
News Booth Students Win First Place at Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) A team of Chicago Booth students took first place at this year’s global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC), a unique challenge that puts MBA candidates in the shoes of the...
News Fem-Health Innovator Yarra Takes First Place Prize of $75,000 at the 16th Annual Global New Venture Challenge The 16th Annual Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) has awarded first place to Yarra, a fem-health company working to commercialize a new type of menstrual cup that significantly improves women’s...
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 Booth Team Wins Oxford Global Private Equity Challenge for Second Consecutive Year For the second year in a row, a team of Chicago Booth students took the top prize at a global private equity competition, a success the winners credit to the...
