Page Where Are They Now? Episode 3 Episode 3: BenchPrep April 29, 2021 Ashish Rangnekar, MBA ’11, grew up in a sleepy town in India where success looked like a white-collar job, not entrepreneurship. But early on...
News Kin Insurance: How Passion and a Focus on Doing Good Gave Rise to Chicago’s Latest Unicorn Sean Harper, AB ’03, MBA ’09, knew his passion from an early age. “Going back to high school, I was the kid who was reading Milton Friedman while programming his...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 1 Episode 1: The Story of NVC April 15, 2021 When it launched 25 years ago, the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge (NVC) was a pioneer in helping business school...
News Harper Court Ventures Launches with $25M to Support UChicago Startup Ecosystem Led by Chicago Booth alum, Karthee Madasamy, MBA ’06, and managed by MFV Partners, a leading Silicon Valley deep tech fund, Harper Court Ventures will be a new engine of innovation for the Midwest—and...
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...
News Taking Portable Sinks to New Heights: How This Couple is Building a Thriving Family Business Through ETA For Ray Chery and his wife Dana, entrepreneurship has always been in their DNA. Both grew up in families where business ownership was a way of life—Ray in a Haitian...
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 Acclaimed Vintage Boutique Recycled Modern, a Polsky Alum, Expands With New Shop in Hyde Park’s Harper Court Recycled Modern, an alumnus of the Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program, is bringing its art, home décor, and lifestyle boutique to Hyde Park’s Harper Court, fulfilling its owner’s...
News Hyde Park’s Harper Court Development Now Fully Leased In a milestone that reflects growing economic development in the Hyde Park neighborhood’s historic commercial center, the mixed-use Harper Court development on 53rd Street is now fully leased. The award-winning...
News Polsky Center Gears Up for Big Expansion into Harper Court Development New innovation complex proposed by Wexford Science and Technology aims to expand Polsky Center’s support for new business creation and community engagement. Read more
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 2 Episode 2: ExplORer Surgical April 22, 2021 Jennifer Fried, MBA ’15, started her MBA at Chicago Booth with dreams of a career in venture capital. By the time she graduated,...
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,...
